LanzaTech chief executive Dr Jennifer Holmgren says LanzaTech has licensed its technology to CES to enable the production of both power and fuels from MSW syngas. LanzaTech's other multiple deals throughout Asia have been joint venture deals to establish plants using LanzaTech technology and partnership arrangements to help develop the technology, or identify licensing opportunities."Concord Enviro Systems' gasification units convert a variety of feedstocks including MSW and waste biomass," Dr Holmgren says. "This collaboration will enable us to accelerate deployment of our technology utilizing waste synthesis gas streams and is central to our mission of harnessing waste streams for the… - more»

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After a 20-month campaign by Greenpeace, online social networking giant Facebook has agreed to begin to "unfriend" coal-fired power and make the switch to renewable energy at all new data centers.  Over 700,000 people joined the Greenpeace campaign to "poke" Facebook into action, urging the company to join the fight against climate change by powering its massive server farms with 100% renewable energy.  - more»

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Touted as the country's biggest, a hybrid power generation system which uses solar and wind energy has been inaugurated in western Nepal to help residents facing acute shortage of electricity. Environment Minister Hem Raj Tated inaugurated the wind-solar energy centre at Hurhure Danda area of Nawalparasi district which will benefit 46 families living there.  With this, Nepal has become the first country to benefit from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiative of encouraging clean and renewable energy. "Now, locals of Hurhure Danda can watch television and use computers," Narayan Prasad Chaulagain, Executive Director of Alternative Energy Promotion Board (AEPB), said.  - more»

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As per the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, concurrence of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is required for setting up of hydro generation projects estimated to involve capital expenditure exceeding (presently greater than Rs.500 cores) such sum as may be fixed from time to time, by notification by the Central Government. Presently, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of ten Hydro Electric projects with aggregate Installed Capacity of 5135 MW are under various stages of examination in CEA, Central Water Commission, Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Water Resources. The State-wise details are given below:-DPRs of hydro electric projects under examination Scheme… - more»

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Prime Minister Calls for Increasing Proportion of Clean Energy in Total Energy Consumption Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has reiterated India’s commitment to increasing the proportion of clean energy in its total energy consumption, as spelt out in the National Action Plan on Climate Change. He was inaugurating the National Energy Conservation Day function in New Delhi today. Stating that the target of 9 percent annual growth in GDP in the 12th Five Year Plan would increase energy consumption rapidly, Dr. Singh called for redoubling efforts both to increase the domestic supply of energy and to reduce the energy intensity… - more»

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JAMSHEDPUR: Tata Power, India's largest integrated private power company, commissioned its effluent treatment plant in Jamshedpur today. The effluent treatment plant has a capacity of 100 Cu M/Hr and is based on the proven solid-liquid separation technology, using which the water quality generated from the treatment plant meets with the industry's specifications, a release said.  - more»

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3.75 MW capacity Tidal Energy Power Plant at Durgaduani Creek in Sunderbans region to West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA), Kolkatta.Electricity from Sea Tides and WavesMinistry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has Research & Demonstration and Technology Demonstration policy for producing electricity from sea tides. Giving this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the MNRE has sanctioned a demonstration project for setting up 3.75 MW capacity Tidal Energy Power Plant at Durgaduani Creek in Sunderbans region to West Bengal Renewable Energy Development… - more»

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State wise villages Electrified thru Renewable energy sources The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Remote Village Electrification Programme for providing financial support for lighting / basic electrification using renewable energy sources in those remote unelectrified census villages and unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid extension is not found feasible by the state governments and hence are not covered under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana. Details of such villages/hamlets covered through renewable energy sources in the country during the last five year are given below: Sl. No.StateNo. of villages & Hamlets covered1.Andhra Pradesh132.Arunachal Pradesh8673.Assam16914.Chhattisgarh2435.Gujarat366.Haryana2417.Himachal Pradesh208.Jammu & Kashmir439.Jharkhand16210.Karnataka3011.Kerala4912.Madhya Pradesh35113.Maharashtra22814.Manipur5715.Meghalaya7216.Nagaland1117.Orissa58418.Rajasthan16319.Tripura53920.Uttarakhand7621.Uttar Pradesh18422.West Bengal5  State-wise details of funds sanctioned and released  to various states  during… - more»

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The company in partnership with SN Power already has two hydro projects in its kitty, including the 880 MW project coming at Tamakoshi in Nepal. When asked whether the two entities are looking for other opportunities, Tata Power Executive Director (Finance) S Ramakrishnan said, "Yes, the joint venture is scouting for other opportunities both in India and Nepal... The Tamakoshi hydro power project in Nepal is at an early stage of development and is awaiting government approvals." According to him, the commissioning date would be decided after receiving necessary government approvals.  - more»

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Developing nations led by China and India pledged they’d work toward an agreement that would limit their fossil fuel emissions for the first time, the biggest advance in the fight against global warming in 14 years.Envoys from more than 190 nations also extended the Kyoto Protocol, the only ratified treaty limiting greenhouse gases. They will develop document with “legal force” by 2015 that would curb pollution for all nations, according to a text adopted today in Durban, South Africa. - more»

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For renewable energy projects in the country, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed assured long-term tariff visibility and alignment of financial norms with the prevailing market conditions. In its draft tariff regulations, 2012, it has proposed the return on equity (RoE) to be revised keeping in view the increase in the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT). Unlike the earlier three-year control period, the proposed period is for five years. The various proposals, except the capital cost norms for solar power, would remain valid for five years from April 1 next year. CERC, which plans to launch these regulations from… - more»

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The company in partnership with SN Power already has two hydro projects in its kitty, including the 880 MW project coming at Tamakoshi in Nepal.When asked whether the two entities are looking for other opportunities, Tata Power Executive Director (Finance) S Ramakrishnan said, "Yes, the joint venture is scouting for other opportunities both in India and Nepal... The Tamakoshi hydro power project in Nepal is at an early stage of development and is awaiting government approvals." According to him, the commissioning date would be decided after receiving necessary government approvals. Earlier this year, they had bagged the 240 MW Dugar… - more»

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Several companies are looking at entering the green energy sector after the government made it mandatory for consumers of thermal power to source a certain percentage of their requirement from renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydro and bagasse. Under the clause of Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation introduced this fiscal, power consumers — electricity distributors and industries procuring thermal power for running their units —are required to source a certain percentage of their total requirement from green energy producers.The purchase obligation varies from state to state, rising as high as 10% of the total power sourced, with failure to comply invoking… - more»

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Assam has clarified that until its demand for free share of 600 MW of power from the under-construction Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP) was met, it won’t sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NHPC Ltd, the developer of the project. “There is a formula called that Gadgil Formula for allocation of free power by the Centre. Presently, we are being offered 208 MW of power. We demand that at least 600 MW of free power be given to us,” said Assam’s Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi.  - more»

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The Department of Telecom will make it mandatory for mobile companies to tap into renewable sources of energy for powering their towers.Under the new rules, at least 50 per cent of towers and 20 per cent of the urban towers are to be powered by hybrid energy sources (renewable +grid) by 2015.This will have to be scaled up to 75 per cent of rural towers and 33 per cent in urban areas by 2020.The move is aimed at reducing the carbon emissions due to increased dependence on diesel. India has around 3.5 lakh telecom towers of which about 70 per… - more»

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has finally decided to buy back its Hydro Electric Power Projects from Nation Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to meet its ever increasing energy demand. The Cabinet Subcommittee (CSC) of J&K government on power has adopted a report which will be submitted to the cabinet for consideration by or before December 23, 2011. CSC which met here today under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ab. Rahim Rather decided to furnish its report to the cabinet by 23rd of this month. Sources said that the interesting thing to note was that all the members of the committee were… - more»

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NHPC has so far commissioned three Hydroelectric Projects during 11th Five Year Plan.  The aggregate installed capacity of three projects is 1150 MW as per details given below: Name of Project State Installed Capacity (MW) Commissioning Schedule Omkareshwar (in Joint Venture) Madhya Pradesh 520 November, 2007 Teesta-V Sikkim 510 March, 2008 Sewa-II Jammu & Kashmir 120 July, 2010 Total   1150   Plant Load Factor is used for measuring performance of Thermal Power Stations, whereas as per present CERC regulation, performance of Hydro Power Stations is measured in terms of Plant Availability Factor (PAF).  Average PAF of Omkareshwar, Teesta-V and… - more»

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Mr KC Venugopal minister of state for power informed the Lok Sabha that concurrence letters have been issued by the Central Electricity Authority for Detailed Project Reports of 18 hydro electric projects with aggregate installed capacity of 9920 MW during the last three years (2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11) and the current year till date in the country.No DPR of Chhattisgarh State has been concurred in by the CEA during the above period. With the enactment of Electricity Act 2003, techno economic clearance of CEA is not required for setting up of Thermal Power Plants. As such no thermal power plant… - more»

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Karnataka is going green. The State ignored by green power developers for long has now become the darling of green investors, with as many as 257 projects totalling to 3501 MW have already commissioned in the State over the last couple of years.With policies in place, attractive tariffs and abundant potential to harness wind and solar energy, several companies are now looking to set up shop here.An NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) official was quoted in the media as saying Karnataka had a good potential to tap renewable energy — both wind and solar — and NTPC was trying to… - more»

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