Biogas

Civic body plans to set up biogas plant to treat organic garbage

The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to decompose organic waste to generate biogas at the unused dome of the old sewage treatment plant (STP) in Kasba Bawda.

Publication Date:

22/05/2015

Author(s): Abhijeet Patil

Source: Times of India (Kolhapur)

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Maharashtra, Kolhapur (T), Municipal Corporation, Biogas, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Solid Waste, Waste Management, Garbage, Pune

Industry

Apple Expands Renewable Energy Goal

Apple has pledged to create enough energy through renewable sources to power its global operations. Now it’s setting a far more ambitious goal to do the same for its manufacturing supply chain.

Publication Date:

11/05/2015

Source: Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)

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Energy, Renewable Energy, Industry, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biogas

Energy

Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Renewable Energy Sources – Biomass, Biogas and Biomass Gasifier Energy) Regulations, 2015

These Regulations shall be called ‘Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Renewable Energy Sources – Biomass, Biogas and Biomass Gasifier Energy) Regulations, 2015’. These Regulations shall extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

Publication Date:

07/05/2015

Source: Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission

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Renewable Energy, Biomass, Biomass Gasification, Biogas, Rajasthan

Environment

Central government yet to issue final notification for SGNP green zone

The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has notified an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) up to 12 sq km around the Vidarbha Tiger Reserve but has not given the final notification for expansion

Publication Date:

13/04/2015

Author(s): Clara Lewis

Source: Times Of India (Mumbai)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Eco-Sensitive Zone, Tiger Reserves, Stone, Mining, Hydroelectricity, Biogas, Solar Energy, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment

Energy

Energy poverty in India compounded by inequality

Presentation by Satish B Agnihotri at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Author(s): Satish B Agnihotri

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Energy, Electricity, India, Anil Agarwal Dialogue, Poverty, Rural Electrification, Rural Energy, Kerosene, Firewood, LPG, Biogas, Animal Dung, Crop Residues

Climate Change

Co-benefits of reducing short-lived greenhouse pollutants or PICs and the poor

Presentation by Kirk R. Smith, Professor of Global Environmental Health University of California, Berkeley at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Author(s): Kirk R. Smith

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Energy

Clean, affordable and sustainable cooking energy for India: possibilities and realities beyond LPG

CEEW's latest study 'Clean, Affordable and Sustainable Cooking Energy for India: Possibilities and Realities beyond LPG' analyses potential alternate cooking options, going beyond LPG.

Publication Date:

20/02/2015

Author(s): Abhishek Jain, Poulami Choudhury, Karthik Ganesan

Source: Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Tags:

Chulhas (Cookstoves), Household Energy, LPG, Biomass, Biogas, Electric, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, India, Green House Gases

Energy

Decentralised energy solutions: investment potential in solar thermal, modern biomass energy systems for heat and decentralised electricity generation

This publication explores a range of opportunities for India in decentralized energy generation, that offer clean and efficient energy solutions for rural and remote areas. The booklet was released during the first Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet organized by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.

Publication Date:

16/02/2015

Source: UNDP India

Tags:

Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Solar Thermal Power, Biomass, Biomass Gasification, Chulhas (Cookstoves), Off-Grid, Biogas, Electricity, India, Finance

Energy

Punjab to set up biogas CNG projects in every district

The Punjab government plans to set up a biogas compressed natural gas (CNG) plant, on a pilot basis, in every district, to harness the potential of the state.

Publication Date:

28/01/2015

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Punjab, Biogas, CNG, Waste To Energy, Agriculture

Energy

Renewables for lifestyle shift: a user-friendly booklet on renewable energy applications in India

This booklet attempts to demystify renewable energy based technologies, and brings it a step closer to the general masses from a practical perspective.

Publication Date:

19/01/2015

Source: WWF India

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