Energy

Farming biogas leads 40% increase in sector electricity generation

Growth in the UK anaerobic digestion (AD) sector has seen electricity generation from bioenergy surge by 40% from 2013-14, according to figures from the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Associa

Publication Date: 
03/08/2015
Edie (UK)
Tags:
Energy, United Kingdom (UK), Biogas, Renewable Energy, Electricity, European Union (EU)
Energy

Decentralized energy in water-energy-food security nexus in Developing Countries: case studies on successes and failures

Access to modern energy is vital for sustainable development. In rural areas, decentralized energy solutions may play a significant role in reducing poverty, supporting community institutions and facilitating the generation of basic services such as communication, water access, education and health services.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2015
Dawit Guta, Jose Jara, Narayan Adhikari, & et al
Centre for Development Research
Tags:
Energy, Household Energy, Energy Technology, Biomass Gasification, Biogas, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Rural Energy, Developing Countries, India
Energy

Uganda: Women Group Saves Environment Using Biogas

A group of women break into a rousing welcome song and dance as we get to Buwali village in Bududa district, an hour's drive from Mbale town.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Biogas, Renewable Energy, Uganda, Climate Impacts, Climate Mitigation
Water Pollution

Govt. bodies served notice over biogas plant

Appellant says the project violates order on protecting water bodies

Publication Date: 
14/07/2015
T. Madhavan
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Water Pollution, Water Resources, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Biogas, Industrial Pollution
Energy

A second life for scraps: Making biogas from food waste

In 2010 an estimated 31% of the food in U.S. stores and homes went uneaten, and Americans shipped approximately 34 million tons of food waste to landfills. When food decomposes under anaerobic conditions—for instance, buried beneath other waste in a landfill—it produces methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, landfills are the third largest producer of methane in the United States, accounting for about 18% of methane emissions in 2013.2

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Richard Dahl
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Biogas, Waste Conversion, Landfill Gas, Methane, Green House Gases, United States Of America (US), Waste Recycling, Technology
Energy

Biogas: clean energy access with low‐cost mitigation of climate change

With data from the nearly 6,000 households in the Nepal Living Standards Survey of 2010–11, this paper finds that the mean reduction in household firewood collection associated with use of a biogas plant for cooking is about 1,100 kilograms per year from a mean of about 2,400 kilograms per year.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
E. Somanathan, Randall Bluffstone
The World Bank
Tags:
Biogas, Firewood, Nepal, Climate Change, Carbon Offset, Climate Mitigation, Biomass, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Global Warming
Energy

Clean energy project to fuel growth in villages

Cook up a storm, albeit with cleaner, greener energy.

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
Sangamesh Menasinakai
Times Of India (Hubli)
Tags:
Karnataka, Fuel Efficiency, Dharwad (T), Solar Energy, Biogas, Sustainable Development, Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Energy
Energy

IICT's waste-to-biogas tech draws good response

The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)-developed organic waste-to-biogas system is witnessing significant interest from various quarters.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Organic Waste, Biogas, Hyderabad, Waste To Energy, Energy Technology
Energy

DJB commissions biogas power plant in East Delhi

Biogas from the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) sewage treatment plant in Kondli is now being used to generate power, which will bring the water utility’s electricity bill down by Rs.20 crore annually.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2015
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Biogas, Waste To Energy, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Electricity, Renewable Energy
Energy

Renewable energy capacity statistics 2015

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has set out to produce comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. The first such data set shows renewable power-generation capacity for 2000-2014. The renewable power capacity data shown represents the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use renewable energy sources to produce electricity. For most countries and technologies, the data reflects the capacity installed and connected at the end of the calendar year.

Publication Date: 
Monday, June 1, 2015
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Statistics, Hydroelectricity, Small Hydro Power, Geothermal Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Concentrating Power, Wind Energy, Biomass, Biogas, Biofuel, India, Global

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