Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy from Organic Waste, 05/12/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy from Organic Waste, 05/12/2019. 96 waste-to-energy projects for generation of electricity based on Urban, industrial, agricultural waste and Municipal Solid Waste have been successfully established in the country.

Publication Date: 
05/12/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Energy, Organic Waste, Waste To Energy, India, Parliament
Environment

Order of the Supreme Court regarding protection of Taj Trapezium Zone, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 04/12/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/12/2019 regarding environment protection of Taj Mahal. Among the various directions passed by the apex court are the following:

a. The Agra Municipal Corporation has been directed to submit the report (Environment Impact Assessment) of the waste to energy plant submitted by M/s Spaak Bresson Pvt. Ltd. to the NEERI.

Judgement Date: 
04/12/2019
Tags:
Monuments, Agra (T), Supreme Court, Air Pollution Control, Uttar Pradesh, Rail Transport, Air Transport, Waste To Energy
Energy

Status report on thermal gasification of biomass and waste 2019

IEA Bioenergy Task 33 monitors the status of thermal gasification in its member countries, and publishes a Status report every three years.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2019
IEA Bioenergy
Tags:
Biomass, Biomass Gasification, Waste To Energy, European Union (EU), Biofuel
Energy

Status report on thermal gasification of biomass and waste 2019

IEA Bioenergy Task 33 monitors the status of thermal gasification in its member countries, and publishes a Status report every three years.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2019
IEA Bioenergy
Tags:
Biomass, Biomass Gasification, Waste To Energy, European Union (EU), Biofuel
Energy

Waste-to-energy with CCS: a pathway to carbon-negative power generation

A growing global population and rising living standards are producing ever greater quantities of municipal solid waste (MSW). This same growth in population and living standards is also driving ever-larger demand for energy, especially electricity.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2019
Global CCS Institute
Tags:
Waste To Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Municipal Solid Waste, Carbon Dioxide
Solid Waste

Waste-to-energy: panacea for Asia’s pollution problem or a load of rubbish?

Liu Xiao spends her weeks visiting sludge and organic waste treatment plants across China.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Financial Times (London)
Tags:
Solid Waste, Garbage, Waste Management, Asia, Pollution, Waste To Energy, Renewable Energy
Energy

Rs 500 crore NTPC plant to help Delhi turn trash into power, bio-CNG

NEW DELHI: NTPC has so far been a major source of power for Delhi.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Waste Management, Waste To Energy, CNG, Electricity, Energy
Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding status of waste to energy plants in Himachal Pradesh, 06/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Residents of Balh Panchayat Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 06/05/2019 regarding status of waste to energy plants in Himachal Pradesh. Counsel for the State Pollution Control Board submits that waste to energy plant in Manali will become functional by June 30, 2019 and process to set up waste to energy plants at Kullu and Bhuntar has been initiated for which expeditious steps will be taken.

Judgement Date: 
06/05/2019
Tags:
Waste To Energy, Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Environment

Green ministry notice to Delhi's Okhla waste plant after protests

NEW DELHI: The Union ministry of environment forest and climate change has issued a show-cause notice to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant for violation of the environmental clearance.

Publication Date: 
22/04/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Environment Clearance (EC), Waste To Energy, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Waste Management, Pollution, Environment
Energy

Nigerian University Launches First Organic Waste Power Plant

Power outages are frequent and random in Nigeria. To solve this problem, a university in Nigeria has built an organic waste power-generating plant to provide electricity to the whole university.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2019
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Nigeria, Waste To Energy, Waste Management, Electricity, Africa

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