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This month’s digest comprises top stories from all the renewable energy sectors, the best of innovations, tenders, renewable energy events, technical papers and green community stories.

It is good to see that the government is taking lots of initiatives in this sector. The government has decided that 75 per cent of 750 MW solar projects under the 2nd phase of JNNSM will be built with local content. Interestingly, unlike phase 1 where bidders were asked to quote a viable tariff at which they could sell solar power to the government, phase 2 will follow reverse bidding through a viability gap funding model. Phase 2 also has a 75% domestic content requirement which augurs well for the domestic manufacturing industry currently in shambles due to the inability to compete with cheap foreign components on price.

Also, the ministry is planning to launch large megawatt size (in the order of 500 MW and above) solar projects in India. This apart, MNRE has also constituted a working group to review issues troubling biomass-based power producers in India. Some interesting innovations transpiring in this industry have also been provided in this edition.

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Table of Contents

 

Top Stories ........................................................................................................................................

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Solar ..........................................................................................................................................................

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Wind..........................................................................................................................................................

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Hydro.........................................................................................................................................................

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Biomass, Biofuels & Waste to Energy .......................................................................................................

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Energy Efficiency and Conservation..........................................................................................................

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Cleantech – Beyond Renewable Energy ...................................................................................................

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Innovations........................................................................................................................................

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Upcoming Tenders ...........................................................................................................................

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Upcoming Events .............................................................................................................................

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Technical Papers ..............................................................................................................................

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Green Community Stories ................................................................................................................

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EAI (almost) Daily - June...................................................................................................................

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Top Stories

Solar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar Mission-II projects to have 75%

 

MNRE to launch mega-sized solar power

 

 

 

 

local content(Published on: 12th June)

 

projects(Published on: 14th June)

 

 

 

 

The Government has decided that 75 per cent of

 

To give a boost to its efforts to bring down the cost

 

 

 

 

750 MW solar projects, to be offered under the 2nd

 

of solar power in India, MNRE is planning to roll

 

 

 

 

phase of JNNSM, will be built with local content.

 

out large megawatt size solar power projects, in

 

 

 

 

This has put to rest all uncertainties pertaining to

 

the order of 500 MW and above. The ministry is

 

 

 

 

the use of local content in the Mission because of

 

hoping to bring down the cost of solar power with

 

 

 

 

US pressure.More: http://bit.ly/12cQY4y

 

this effort. More: http://bit.ly/174IPAd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AP receives bids for 350 MW of solar

 

India, US science body launch space solar

 

 

 

 

photovoltaic units (Published on: 6th June)

 

power initiative(Published on: 11th June)

 

 

 

 

Thirty-four bidders have accepted the Rs 6.49 per

 

India and a top US science body have forged an

 

 

 

 

unit price offer for solar photovoltaic power

 

international organisation to develop space solar

 

 

 

 

project development under the Andhra Pradesh

 

power, an initiative that has the potential of

 

 

 

 

State policy. Of the 1,000 MW on offer, the

 

solving humanity's energy needs and greatly

 

 

 

 

aggregate bids resulted in response for about 350

 

mitigating climate change.

 

 

 

 

MW. More: http://bit.ly/14s2lnT

 

More: http://bit.ly/19paSxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MNRE to promote solar power in

 

BORG launches solar power generation

 

 

 

 

hospitality sector in Tamil Nadu (12th June)

 

products in Andhra Pradesh (3rd June)

 

 

 

 

MNRE is now targeting hospitals and hospitality

 

US-based BORG has launched its power generation

 

 

 

 

sectors in Tamil Nadu to promote solar energy as

 

products meant for the domestic sector in AP.

 

 

 

 

an alternative. To demonstrate this, the

 

With intelligence built into the system, the ‘Astra’

 

 

 

 

Government of India partnered with the United

 

home series power plant generates power using

 

 

 

 

Nation Development Program (UNDP) and Global

 

solar radiance to fully charge the battery and then

 

 

 

 

Environment Fund (GEF) to conduct programmes

 

uses differential excess power requirement from

 

 

 

 

based on solar power for market development.

 

the grid, thus saving a lot in the form of power

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/1buvcKx

 

bills. More: http://bit.ly/14a0aHl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNPV realises first large scale captive

 

Kerala’s solar dreams wilt away even

 

 

 

 

consumption solar project in India (5th June)

 

before takeoff(Published on: 15th June)

 

 

 

 

CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited liability

 

The discouraging response to the ‘10,000 Roof-Top

 

 

 

 

company organized under the laws of the Grand

 

Solar Power Plant’ project, the baby step towards

 

 

 

 

Duchy of Luxembourg and a leading integrated

 

making 25 lakh households switch over to solar

 

 

 

 

manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, with

 

power, has put a big question mark over the

 

 

 

 

Cheenu Group of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,

 

state’s move to tap alternative energy sources.

 

 

 

 

announced the advancement of the first large

 

Only 30 per cent of the 10,000 houses selected for

 

 

 

 

scale captive consumption Solar utility project in

 

the 1 kW Roof-Top Solar Power Plant project have

 

 

 

 

India as part of their 10 MWp strategic

 

placed work orders.

 

 

 

 

agreement.More: http://bit.ly/12cJkak

 

More: http://bit.ly/17xi2Ae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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JinkoSolar supplies 25.8 MW of solar

 

Fortum buys 5 MW solar power plant in

 

 

 

 

modules to first private solar park in

 

India(Published on: 11th June)

 

 

 

 

India (Published on: 21st June)

 

Fortum Oyj, Finland’s largest power utility, has

 

 

 

 

JinkoSolar, a leading global solar PV power product

 

bought a 5-megawatt solar power plant in India,

 

 

 

 

manufacturer, has supplied 25.8 MW of high-

 

where it plans further investments. The company

 

 

 

 

efficient solar PV modules to the first private solar

 

acquired a photovoltaic plant that was completed

 

 

 

 

park in India.

 

in Rajasthan in February last year.

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/12ZbtDD

 

More: http://bloom.bg/13xhy6B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar power from Chennai Corporation

 

Civic bodies in West Bengal get highrise

 

 

 

 

buildings in 2 yrs (Published on: 11th June)

 

solar panel deadline (Published on: 12th June)

 

 

 

 

Solar energy will soon contribute to the power

 

Calcutta high courtdirected all civic bodies in West

 

 

 

 

requirements of the 3,500 buildings of Chennai

 

Bengal, including the Kolkata Municipal

 

 

 

 

Corporation. The civic body has set a two-year

 

Corporation (KMC), to ensure that all highrises

 

 

 

 

deadline for the installation of solar panels in all its

 

install solar panels on their roofs within the next

 

 

 

 

buildings. More: http://bit.ly/18FmZau

 

four months.More: http://bit.ly/1cd5Tx4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read more news on Solar: http://bit.ly/14WjLdy

Wind

 

 

India plans to revive tax breaks for wind

 

 

Tamil Nadu may lose its leadership

 

 

 

 

farms(Published on: 24th June)

 

 

position in wind energy(24th June)

 

 

 

 

 

India plans to revive tax breaks for wind farms

 

 

Tamil Nadu, which has been enjoying leadership

 

 

 

 

after the expiry of earlier incentive programs led

 

 

position in wind energy sector in India, may lose

 

 

 

 

to a 47 percent slump in installations. The Ministry

 

 

out on its top position now as investments are

 

 

 

 

of New and Renewable Energy proposed to

 

 

now shifting towards Gujarat and Rajasthan.

 

 

 

 

resume a break for depreciation on wind farms

 

 

According to industry representatives, investment

 

 

 

 

and boost a subsidy for alternative generation.

 

 

for setting up wind farms in Tamil Nadu have

 

 

 

 

Investment in the wind industry sputtered after

 

 

dropped to around Rs 600 crore invested so far

 

 

 

 

the two incentives expired on March 31, 2012.

 

 

this year, from Rs 7,000 crore 2011-12.

 

 

 

 

 

More: http://buswk.co/19oJEIk

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/12dioqQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low valuations make wind energy sector

 

 

FISME and IWPA seek restoration of

 

 

 

 

attractive for risk capital needs; sector

 

 

Accelerated Depreciation for wind energy

 

 

 

 

sees 1,500 Cr investment (24th June)

 

 

projects(Published on: 10th June)

 

 

 

 

 

More investors are backing wind energy projects

 

 

The Federation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium

 

 

 

 

as low valuations make the sector attractive for

 

 

Enterprises (FISME) and the Indian Wind Power

 

 

 

 

risk capital deals. This year over 1,500 crore has

 

 

Association

have

demanded

immediate

 

 

 

 

been invested so far and the momentum is

 

 

restoration of Accelerated Depreciation (AD) for

 

 

 

 

expected to continue with deep-pocketed players,

 

 

wind energy projects, which was withdrawn two

 

 

 

 

such as Goldman Sachs, increasing their exposure

 

 

years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the sector.More: http://bit.ly/11z5ofz

 

 

More:http://bit.ly/19hxaBx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mytrah Energy to increase capacity to

 

Nalco commissions 48 MW wind power

 

 

 

 

600 MW by next year(5th June)

 

plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan (11th June)

 

 

 

 

India’s largest wind power producer Mytrah

 

Nalco has set up its 2nd wind power plant at

 

 

 

 

Energy expects to increase its capacity to 600 MW

 

Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan with a

 

 

 

 

by next year.The company reported 310 MW

 

capacity of 47.6 MW. One part of the project has

 

 

 

 

capacity at Dec 31stbut has plans to add to its

 

been commissioned successfullyand power

 

 

 

 

assets in India. The group is targeting a 5,000 MW

 

production has commenced from 18 wind energy

 

 

 

 

operating capacity by 2017.

 

generators.

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/19B2ysc

 

More: http://bit.ly/19xSK4M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SJVN to commission first wind power

 

DPSC to delay capacity addition on India

 

 

 

 

project by August(Published on: 1st June)

 

wind policy uncertainty(3rd June)

 

 

 

 

SJVN would commission its first wind power

 

DPSC, a Kolkata-based power producermay delay a

 

 

 

 

project, having a capacity of 47.6 mw in

 

plan to double wind power capacity because of

 

 

 

 

Ahmednagar in Maharashtra, by August.The PPA

 

uncertainty over when India will reinstate a

 

 

 

 

for the project has been executed at a price of Rs.

 

subsidy for the industry.

 

 

 

 

5.72 a unit. More: http://bit.ly/14gV2Oc

 

More: http://buswk.co/11ohBzN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hydro

AP, Orissa join hands to build hydel project(Published on: 3rd June)

Andhra Pradesh and Orissa have arrived at an understanding to construct a 60 MW capacity hydro-electric project jointly at a cost of Rs.300 crore at Chitrakonda, some 20 km above Upper Sileru hydel power station. The two States will equally share the cost of the project and also the generated power. More: http://bit.ly/134uGFl

Govt inks $150 mn loan pact with ADB for Uttarakhand hydropower(5th June)

The government has signed a $ 150 million loan agreement with ADB for hydropower development in Uttarakhand. This is the fourth tranche of the loan under the Uttarakhand Power Sector Investment Programme that will help develop infrastructure for a new 400 kV substation at Pipalkoti. More: http://bit.ly/11zQSUS

Read more news on Hydro: http://bit.ly/15aRwrc

Biomass, Biofuels & Waste to Energy

MNRE sets up working group for biomass power(Published on: 14th June)

MNRE has constituted a working group to review issues troubling biomass-based power producers in the country. The constitution of the committee indicates that the Government is concerned about issues facing the sector.

More:http://bit.ly/15xJtDc

Lakshadweep to generate electricity from coconut leaves, stem and shells(1st June)

Lakshadweep islands have decided to coconuts for meeting their frugal power needs. SP Gon Choudhury, advisor to the Lakshadweep's power department, has shown the residents how to generate sufficient electricity from coconut leaves, stem, husk and shells.More: http://bit.ly/16Bi4qp

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Trials on coconut biofuel begin at IIT

 

Bio-energy and bio-plastics produced by

 

 

 

 

Madras(Published on: 16th June)

 

 

novel methods(Published on: 6th June)

 

 

 

 

IIT Madras has begun experimental trial of using

 

Scientists at IICT, Hyderabad, have developed a

 

 

 

 

coconut oil-based biofuel for running automobile

 

novel method to produce bio-energy and value-

 

 

 

 

engines. The trials will explore the possibility of

 

added products through wastewater treatment.

 

 

 

 

using a mixture of biofuel derived from coconut oil

 

The scientists have adopted a bio-refinery

 

 

 

 

and diesel. The results will be available after a

 

approach and produced futuristic green fuels and

 

 

 

 

three-month trial.More: http://bit.ly/11Yn7cB

 

bio-hydrogen. More: http://bit.ly/11HVK6T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic waste

from

Goa

to fuel

 

Methane plants to power streetlights in

 

 

 

 

Karnataka-based

Vasavdatta

Cement

 

Chennai(Published on: 9th June)

 

 

 

 

plant (Published on: 6th June)

 

 

With Chennai Corporation’s plan to set up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compost yards near residential localities and in

 

 

 

 

GSPCB signed a MoU with Karnataka-based

 

 

 

 

 

Vasavdatta Cement to utilise plastic waste

 

parks facing stiff resistance from residents, the

 

 

 

 

generated in Goa as fuel for its manufacturing

 

civic body proposes to install small bio-

 

 

 

 

plant. More: http://bit.ly/10f0PWD

 

 

methanation plants. More: http://bit.ly/12cLPJG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read More News on Biomass: http://bit.ly/11kzvlJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Bank provides $50 mn to BEE to

 

AP to notify energy conservation building

 

 

 

 

produce energy efficient fans (20th June)

 

code soon(Published on: 16th June)

 

 

 

 

The World Bank is providing $50 million to the

 

The Andhra Pradesh Government will soon notify

 

 

 

 

government’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to

 

an Energy Conservation Building Code (ECB) code.

 

 

 

 

produce five million super-energy efficient fans

 

The code is one of the six-point programme

 

 

 

 

that would help India save 100 MW power every

 

proposed to be launched soon to provide some

 

 

 

 

day. A super-energy efficient fan would consume

 

relief to electricity consumers and utilities to

 

 

 

 

35 watts as against 70 watts consumed by a

 

achieve huge energy savings in identified key

 

 

 

 

normal fan. More: http://bit.ly/11CfZmt

 

sectors.More:http://bit.ly/1757zIF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indian hospital’s 100 eco-friendly MRI

 

Epson unveils energy-saving printers(21st

 

 

 

 

installations save energy costs of Rs.3.6

 

June)

 

 

 

 

Cr annually (Published on: 22nd June)

 

Indian companies need printers that save

 

 

 

 

Indian hospitals which have installed the 100 eco-

 

electricity. Epson, manufacturer of various types of

 

 

 

 

 

printers, claims it has an answer with its M series

 

 

 

 

friendly MRI installations save energy costs of

 

 

 

 

 

 

printers that use one-fourth the electricity of

 

 

 

 

Rs.3.6 crore to hospitals annually. The green MRI

 

 

 

 

 

 

equivalent laser printers. An entry level laser can

 

 

 

 

systems use 34 per cent less energy than previous

 

 

 

 

 

 

consume nearly 360 watts of power while its just

 

 

 

 

generation MRI systems while achieving

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 watts for Epson’s new range printers.

 

 

 

 

outstanding image

quality

required

for accurate

 

 

 

 

 

 

More:http://bit.ly/14sgt0x

 

 

 

 

patient diagnosis.More: http://bit.ly/130ZaIa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cleantech – Beyond Renewable Energy

US firm Natural Power Concepts to study tidal power generation in Kerala(4th June)

KSEB is all set to explore the opportunity to reap fortunes from the new 'tidal and flow auger turbine technology', developed by Natural Power Concepts. More: http://bit.ly/16tnUWv

Gujarat varsity first in the country to foray into geothermal energy (24th June)

CEGE at PDPU, an industry-government initiative to create a talent pool for the energy field, has completed pre-feasibility studies in geothermal energy.More:http://bit.ly/16tuuwe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alstom and Intel to work together in

 

Intelligent Energy inks partnership to

 

 

 

 

 

creating technologies for smart grids and

 

take fuel cells into Indian telco market

 

 

 

 

 

smart cities (Published on: 6th June)

 

UK fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy could be

 

 

 

 

 

Alstom Grid and Intel have agreed to work

 

on the brink of opening up a major new market for

 

 

 

 

 

together in creating technologies for smart grids

 

its technology, after inking an agreement with

 

 

 

 

 

and smart cities. The two companies will combine

 

Microqual Techno Limited to explore the use of

 

 

 

 

 

their expertise for the advancement of new

 

fuel cells in Indian telecommunications industry.

 

 

 

 

 

architectures. More: http://bit.ly/10MgDCJ

 

More: http://bit.ly/19uLOTz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Delhi’s five star hotels promise to go

 

Engineers India Ltd sets up reverse

 

 

 

 

 

green(Published on: 4th June)

 

osmosis water treatment plant in in

 

 

 

 

 

More than 30 five-star hotels in New Delhi have

 

Kanchipuram (Published on: 10th June)

 

 

 

 

 

agreed to comply with the ‘Green Hotel

 

Engineers India Ltd has put up a reverse osmosis

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines’. A memorandum of understanding was

 

water treatment plant in Kanchipuram to provide

 

 

 

 

 

signed between the Delhi Government’s

 

clean and filtered drinking water to people in the

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Environment and 32 five-star

 

temple town.

 

 

 

 

 

hotels.More: http://bit.ly/14jBD0C

 

More: http://bit.ly/14414Vn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MoEF asks state governments to follow

 

Organic revolution slowly catching on in

 

 

 

 

 

E-waste management rules (22nd June)

 

Chennai(Published on: 3rd June)

 

 

 

 

 

The ministry of environment and forests has asked

 

An organic food revolution is slowly catching on in

 

 

 

 

 

the state governments and municipal corporations

 

Chennai as more and more people turn to

 

 

 

 

 

to follow the E-waste (Management and Handling)

 

agricultural products grown without the use of

 

 

 

 

 

Rules, 2011 for proper management and handling

 

pesticides or chemical fertilisers. More:

 

 

 

 

 

of e-waste. More: http://bit.ly/17xiBdq

 

http://bit.ly/14mTpPk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Innovations

 

 

Low cost solar cell assembles

 

 

A cheaper drive to ‘cool’ fuels

 

 

 

 

Working in his lab in UD's Department of

 

 

 

itself

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry, Joel Rosenthal and

 

 

 

Researchers from the Rice University and Penn

 

doctoral student John DiMeglio have developed an

 

 

 

State have developed an efficient organic solar cell

 

inexpensive catalyst that uses the electricity

 

 

 

based on a compound polymer that assembles

 

generated from solar energy to convert carbon

 

 

 

itself into tidy bands. They discovered a block

 

 

 

 

 

 

dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, into synthetic

 

 

 

copolymer, P3HT-b-PFTBT, which they created

 

fuels for powering cars, homes and businesses.

 

 

 

within a “sandwich” topped by a layer of

 

More: http://bit.ly/16ZjvOx

 

 

 

 

 

glass/indium tin oxide.More: http://bit.ly/16t9v0z

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UW-Madison

researcher

 

 

New

synthesis

could

make

 

 

 

designs solar panel that stores energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

biofuel

more

appealing

for

mass

 

 

 

In his lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,

 

 

 

 

Hongrui Jiang has designed a new kind of solar

 

production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

panel that incorporates energy storage right in the

 

MIT chemical engineers have devised a cheaper

 

 

 

panel. The idea is to combine two technologies —

 

way to synthesize a key biofuel component, which

 

 

 

production of energy from sunlight and energy

 

could make its industrial production much more

 

 

 

storage — into one. The researchers are now

 

cost effective. The compound, known as gamma-

 

 

 

looking to combine the two technologies together.

 

valerolactone (GVL), is attractive because of its

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/17TbyuT

 

 

versatility.More: http://bit.ly/10MEEJS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PowerDisc solving fuel cells’ unequal current distribution

PowerDisc Development Corporation has announced that its eFlow has solved one of the most challenging issues within the fuel cell industry: unequal current distribution. PowerDisc Development Corporation is a fuel cell company based in Vancouver BC. eFlow enables a totally new approach to fuel cell design, from component

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Finnish technology company creates a recycling robot

Finnish technology company ZenRobotics has created a recycling robot that could help address the escalating global waste problem. The ZenRobotics Recycler (ZRR) is an intelligent robot which separates construction materials on a conveyer belt, plucking out recyclable materials and depositing them in bins for collection.

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Molecular

switch

for

 

 

 

New

enzyme

technology

 

 

 

 

cheaper biofuel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

produces more ethanol with less corn

 

 

 

 

 

At the Vienna Univ. of Technology, genetically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novozymes has announced the launch of new

 

 

 

 

modified mold fungi are created, which have the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enzyme technology that can increase ethanol yield

 

 

 

 

ability to break down long cellulose and xylan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from corn by up to 5 percent. The technology also

 

 

 

 

chains into smaller sugar molecules. This

could

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

increases corn oil extraction by 13 percent.

 

 

 

 

 

make the production of biofuel a lot cheaper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/17jz9W3

 

 

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/14rYAz4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UOW scientists develop a

 

 

 

Scientists create novel silicon

 

 

 

 

novel way to turn sea water into hydrogen

 

 

electrodes

to

improve

lithium-ion

 

 

 

 

UOW scientists have developed a novel way to

 

 

batteries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

turn sea water into hydrogen. Using this method,

 

 

Stanford Univ. scientists have dramatically

 

 

 

 

as little as five litres of sea water per day would

 

 

improved the performance of lithium-ion batteries

 

 

 

 

produce enough hydrogen to power an average-

 

 

by creating novel electrodes made of silicon and

 

 

 

 

sized home and an electric car for one day. The

 

 

conducting polymer hydrogel, a spongy material

 

 

 

 

research team has developed a light assisted

 

 

similar to that used in contact lenses and other

 

 

 

 

catalyst. More: http://bit.ly/159kXYF

 

 

 

household products.More: http://bit.ly/11Y41DH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soon, battery made of wood

 

 

 

Method for recycling plastic

 

 

 

 

 

 

with printed ink developed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scientists have found that a sliver of wood coated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Researchers at the University of Alicante have

 

 

 

 

with tin could make a tiny, long-lasting, efficient

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

developed a procedure that removes printed ink

 

 

 

 

and environmentally friendly battery. Scientists at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on plastic films used in flexible packaging getting a

 

 

 

 

the University of Maryland in US tested the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

product free from ink and suitable for recycling.

 

 

 

 

components in the battery, which were a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The process allows the removal of printed ink

 

 

 

 

thousand times thinner than a piece of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

through a physical-chemical treatment and

 

 

 

 

Using sodium instead of lithium, as many

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

retrieves the plastic film clean, increasing the

 

 

 

 

rechargeable batteries do, makes the battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

added value

of the

recycled

product,

plus

 

 

 

 

environmentally benign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pigments obtained can be used in

other

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/12d1rNk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More: http://bit.ly/19jhqP8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Upcoming Tenders

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

Organisation

Description

Link

Deadline

Himachal

SJVN Ltd

Supply, Installation, Testing and

http://bit.ly/19HwfYH

17.07.2013

Pradesh

 

Commissioning of Solar Water Heating

 

 

 

 

System at New Office Building, NJHPS

 

 

 

 

Jhakri

 

 

Madya

Madya Pradesh

R C for Construction Supply testing and

http://bit.ly/11Nmh68

19.07.2013

Pradesh

Urja Vikas Nigam

Commissioning of Bio Gas based Power

 

 

 

Limited (MPUVN)

Plant

 

 

Bihar

Bihar Renewable

Expression of Interest (EOI) for

http://bit.ly/1cur9hU

22.07.2013

 

Energy

Empanelment of

 

 

 

Development

Consultants/Consultancy Agencies for

 

 

 

Agency (BREDA)

Preparation of Detailed Project Reports

 

 

 

 

(DPR’s) for Installation of Solar/Biomass

 

 

 

 

Power Plants of Various Capacities in the

 

 

 

 

State of Bihar

 

 

Bihar

Bihar Renewable

Sealed Tenders in Two Bid System (i)

http://bit.ly/14em5Nb

25.07.2013

 

Energy

Technical & Commercial, Part-I (ii)

 

 

 

Development

Financial Part, Part-II are Invited from

 

 

 

Agency (BREDA)

Only Reputed, Experienced and

 

 

 

 

Financially Capable Manufacturers of

 

 

 

 

Solar Street Lighting System (SSLS)

 

 

 

 

CFL/LED & Solar High Mast Lighting

 

 

 

 

System (SHMLS) CFL/LED Systems

 

 

 

 

Confirming to Latest Specifications of

 

 

 

 

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy,

 

 

 

 

Govt. of India

 

 

Punjab

Punjab Energy

Request for Proposal Document for

http://bit.ly/12uNzd2

01.08.2013

 

Development

Setting Up Mini Hydel Projects on Build,

 

 

 

Agency (PEDA)

Operate and Own (BOO) Basis in the

 

 

 

 

State of Punjab

 

 

Chattisgarh

Chattisgarh State

Application for Empanelment of System

http://bit.ly/16EjIDC

30.09.2013

 

Renewable Energy

Integrators/Financial Integrators/RESCO

 

 

 

Development

with CREDA to Work as Channel Partner

 

 

 

Agency (CREDA)

for Implementing Off Grid Decentralized

 

 

 

 

Solar PV and Thermal Applications in

 

 

 

 

Project Mode Under Second Phase

 

 

 

 

(2013-2017) of JNNSM in Chhattisgarh

 

 

 

 

As Per the Scope of Work and Guidance

 

 

 

 

of CREDA.

 

 

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Upcoming Events

Start Date

Sector

Name of the Event

Venue

Link

04.07.2013

Solar

EUROTHERM seminar on

Vienna

http://bit.ly/15EtbbD

 

 

Concentrating Solar Energy

 

 

 

 

Systems

 

 

05.07.2013

Solar

Management Development

Dehradun

http://bit.ly/14wyTgC

 

 

Program on Solar Energy

 

 

05.07.2013

Climate

Training Programme on

Chennai

http://bit.ly/17erB3j

 

Change

Carbon Footprint

 

 

 

 

Accounting

 

 

08.07.2013

Solar

Intersolar North America

USA

http://bit.ly/135A4a2

08.07.2013

Waste

Management Development

Hyderabad

http://bit.ly/12jf4dH

 

Management

Programme on Integrated

 

 

 

 

Municipal Solid Waste

 

 

 

 

Management: 2013

 

 

11.07.2013

Energy

Training Programme on

Lucknow

http://bit.ly/11H8BtC

 

Efficiency

Energy Management in

 

 

 

 

Sugar Industry

 

 

14.07.2013

Organic

One Day Programme on

Nasik

http://bit.ly/149gd7K

 

Farming

Organic Farming

 

 

15.07.2013

Agriculture &

Greenco Summit 2013

Pune

http://bit.ly/11H9pP0

 

Forestry

 

 

 

17.07.2013

Solar CSP

1st CSP LATAM 2013

Chile

http://bit.ly/12jgjcT

22.07.2013

Solar

SolarTech Expo India 2013

New Delhi

http://bit.ly/10keID6

22.07.2013

Green

Summer School -

Puducherry

http://bit.ly/10TTiiA

 

Building

Sustainable Design &

 

 

 

 

Building Workshop

 

 

23.07.2013

Hydro

HydroVision International

USA

http://bit.ly/c2KImB

 

 

USA

 

 

25.07.2013

Green

Advanced Training

Mumbai

http://bit.ly/11HapCX

 

Building

Programme on Green

 

 

 

 

Building Rating Systems

 

 

30.07.2013

Biodiesel

Global JOJOBAWORLD

Jaipur

http://bit.ly/1aMBV5f

 

 

2013

 

 

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Technical Papers

 

Sector

Title

Link

 

 

Solar

Boosting solar investment with limited subsidies: Rent

http://bit.ly/1aKcQIa

 

 

 

management and policy learning in India

 

 

 

Solar

Domestic Content Requirements and India’s Solar Mission

http://bit.ly/132Qksf

 

 

Biomass

Biomass supply chain design and analysis: Basis, overview,

http://bit.ly/136p7WW

 

 

 

modeling, challenges, and future

 

 

 

Biomass

Biomass energy policies and strategies: Harvesting potential

http://bit.ly/179fxm6

 

 

 

in India and Indonesia

 

 

 

Biomass

A review of cleaning technologies for biomass-derived syngas

http://bit.ly/1aaxqTh

 

 

Biofuel

Second generation biofuels and food crops: Co-products or

http://bit.ly/1aauJ3U

 

 

 

competitors?

 

 

 

Biofuel

Assessing viability of bio-ethanol production from sweet

http://bit.ly/1476hLW

 

 

 

sorghum in India

 

 

 

Waste Management

Determining the sustainability of options for municipal solid

http://bit.ly/17zQfza

 

 

 

waste disposal in Varanasi, India

 

 

 

Green Buildings

Sustainable energy performances of green buildings: A review

http://bit.ly/19oD2tB

 

 

 

of current theories, implementations and challenges

 

 

 

Organic Farming

Comparing Organic and Conventional Farming

http://bit.ly/136pmBe

 

 

 

Systems: Metrics and Research Approaches

 

 

 

Tidal

A techno-economic analysis of tidal energy technology

http://bit.ly/1chQXhd

 

 

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy Scenario in India: Opportunities

http://bit.ly/1aKbNb0

 

 

 

and Challenges

 

 

Green Community Stories

Rural solar plant brings dependable power to Rampura village

Till the year 2008, there was no electricity in Rampura village in Uttar Pradesh district. Development Alternatives, a non-profit organisation, in collaboration with Scatec Solar of Norway, gave the village the Community-based Solar Power Plant. The approach followed for setting up the solar power plant was ‘Build-Own-Operate-Transfer’ (BOOT), where the ultimate ownership of setting up and operating the plant rested with the village community itself. The concept of ‘Pay for Energy’ was introduced in the village to ensure financial sustainability of the plant.

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Date

Title

Link

June 3

Calling TN Solar Developers, PV Training in Chennai, Lakshadweep to

http://bit.ly/1382SzU

 

Generate Electricity from Coconut Leaves, Stem, Husk and Shells

 

June 5

Eversun Energy Awarded 5 MW Contract from NTPC, 3D Solar Photovoltaic

http://bit.ly/1382Wzq

 

Leaves, US Firm to Study Tidal Power Generation in Kerala...

 

June 7

Bids for National Solar Project Delayed Again, Novel Method to Produce Bio-

http://bit.ly/1adBZw5

 

energy & Bio-plastic, Method for Recycling Plastic with Printed Ink

 

June 10

Godawari Green Energy to Commission First CSP Plant Under JNNSM,

http://bit.ly/10U6NyR

 

Haryana's First Biomass Project Commissioned, World's Quietest Wind

 

 

Turbine

 

June 12

Seminar on Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies in Hyderabad, Procure

http://bit.ly/14rXwL7

 

Wind Power at below EB tariffs in TN, Recycling Robot and More

 

June 14

MNRE to Launch Mega-Sized Solar Projects, UOW Scientists Develop a Novel

http://bit.ly/17eLEPk

 

Way to Turn Sea Water into Hydrogen, Solairedirect Kickstarts 5 MW Solar

 

 

Park in Rajasthan

 

June 17

Azure, Solairedirect Among Winners of Punjab Solar Bids, MNRE Sets Up

http://bit.ly/11Hirvp

 

Working Group for Biomass Power, AP to Notify Energy Conservation Building

 

 

Code Soon

 

June 19

Solar Installations in India for 2013 Looks Flat Compared to 2012, Trials on

http://bit.ly/17eLTtx

 

Coconut Biofuel Begin, New Synthesis Could Make Biofuel More Appealing for

 

 

Mass Production…

 

June 21

Solar Network Poztz Gets New Features, Raja Bhoj Airport in Madhya Pradesh

http://bit.ly/12Z36Jz

 

Set to Use Solar Energy, Battery Made of Wood Soon…

 

June 24

MNRE Data Shows Wide Range of Performance for Indian Solar PV Plants,

http://bit.ly/11MJm5E

 

World Bank Provides $50 mn to BEE to Produce Energy Efficient Fans, A

 

 

Cheaper Drive to 'Cool' Fuels

 

June 26

Canadian Solar and Bonfiglioli Bag Orders for 20 MW Solar Project in TN, India

http://bit.ly/10U7E2s

 

Plans to Revive Tax Breaks for Wind Farms, NREL Reports 31.1% Efficiency for

 

 

III-V Solar Cell

 

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