Energy

Controlling thermal emission with refractory epsilon-near-zero metamaterials via topological transitions

Control of thermal radiation at high temperatures is vital for waste heat recovery and for high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion. Previously, structural resonances utilizing gratings, thin film resonances, metasurfaces and photonic crystals were used to spectrally control thermal emission, often requiring lithographic structuring of the surface and causing significant angle dependence. In contrast, here, we demonstrate a refractory W-HfO2 metamaterial, which controls thermal emission through an engineered dielectric response function.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2016
P. N. Dyachenko, S. Molesky, A. Yu Petrov & et al
Nature Communications
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Tags:
Energy, Energy Technology, Waste To Energy, Thermal Power Plants
Climate Change

Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Wayanad

The climate change and biodiversity hotspot of Wayanad took its first steps towards eco-restoration and climate change mitigation with the rolling out of the state's first carbon neutrality project

Publication Date: 
06/06/2016
K R Rajee
Times Of India (Kozhikode)
Tags:
Kerala, Wayanad, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Climate Mitigation, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Renewable Energy, Waste To Energy
Solid Waste

Corpn plans to make Chennai zero garbage zone

Chennai: 'Zero waste' Chennai could soon be a reality as the corporation, in a bid to reduce the quantity of waste taken to landfills, is all set to introduce a bin-less waste transfer process acro

Publication Date: 
03/06/2016
Pradeep Kumar
Times Of India (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (T), Waste Management, Landfill, Organic Waste, Waste To Energy, Solid Waste
Water Resources

Wastewater systems and energy saving in urban India

This paper analyses the interdependency of water and energy in India’s wastewater sector. Wastewater treatment plants consume a great deal of energy. Energy-efficient technologies are available, but are only spreading slowly in developing countries. In India, only 10% of all wastewater generated is treated, while energy demand is soaring.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Babette Never
German Development Institute
Tags:
Wastewater Treatment, Energy Efficiency, Urbanisation, India, Delhi, Nashik, Kochi, Waste To Energy, Water Pricing
Solid Waste

Decentralised waste management in Indian railways: a preliminary analysis

The Indian Railways has installed a waste to energy (WtE) plant for biodegradable waste in its residential colony at Kishanganj in Delhi and has plans to build two more WtE projects at New Delhi and Jaipur railway stations.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2016
Mohit Sharma, Kangkanikaa Neog, Rudresh Kumar Sugam, Aditya Ramji
Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Tags:
Waste Management, Rail Transport, India, Solid Waste, Sewage, Wastewater, Waste To Energy, Sanitation
Energy

Waste-to-energy drive gets a boost in Chennai

Officials initiate steps to process at least 50 per cent of the city's 5,000 tonnes of daily garbage

Publication Date: 
26/05/2016
Aloysius Xavier Lopez
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Waste To Energy, Electricity, Waste Management, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Energy Technology, Renewable Energy, Energy
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity from Solid Waste, 28/04/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity from Solid Waste, 28/04/2016. Ministry of Power vide notification dated 28.01.2016 has notified the revised Tariff Policy which mandates the distribution licensee to procure 100% of power produced from waste to energy plant.

Publication Date: 
28/04/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Waste To Energy, Electricity, Solid Waste, Renewable Energy, India, Parliament
Environment

Kumaun University's Project to synthesise Graphene from plastic waste gets nod from NMHS

The National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), G. B.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2016
Shivani Saxena
Times Of India (Dehradun)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Plastics, Waste To Energy, Nano Technology, Ecosystems, Environmental Security, Environment
Solid Waste

Govt. notifies new rules on waste management

Municipal bodies will be allowed to charge user fees and levy spot fines for littering and non-segregation

Publication Date: 
06/04/2016
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Waste Management, Garbage, Waste Recycling, Landfill, Waste To Energy, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Solid Waste
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste to energy plant in Delhi, 04/04/2016

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Ors. Vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. dated 04/04/2016 regarding waste to energy plant in Delhi.

Judgement Date: 
04/04/2016
Tags:
Waste To Energy, Municipal Solid Waste, Waste Conversion, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Health Effects

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