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Following ministry of new and renewable energy ( MNRE) goal of bringing one million fuel cell powered vehicles on the road by 2020, the city-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri) has developed a technique of safe storage, transport and supply of hydrogen for such vehicles.

Alstom disbursed a Euro 90K grant to a husk power systems project which aims to minimize water usage by over 80% and save 150,000 tons of CO2 by 2014. Alstom, as part of its commitment towards social responsibility announced launch of Dry Gasifier project in India in collaboration with Husk Power Systems(HPS) -USA, one of the world's lowest cost providers of biomass based renewable energy equipment.

The government said Coal India has so far signed pacts with 18 power plants for supply of the fuel, amid electricity producers' reservations about certain clauses of the fuel supply agreement. "The fuel supply agreements have been signed with around 18 power plants," Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters.

The Haryana Government would set up five biomass projects costing Rs 230 crore to generate about 51 MW of power for which it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four companies. Two of these projects would soon be completed, a spokesman of Renewable Energy Department said.

The Haryana Government would set up five biomass projects costing Rs 230 crore to generate about 51 MW of power for which it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four companies. Two of these projects would soon be completed, a spokesman of Renewable Energy Department said.

With the proposal for using garbage as filler material for platform construction at the Kochu Veli railway station also hitting the roadblock, the State government is now bringing the focus back on source-level waste treatment projects. The government is now considering a proposal to provide subsidy for hotels, chicken stalls, hospitals, private schools, and other institutions also for setting up independent waste-processing plants on their premises.

With the proposal for using garbage as filler material for platform construction at the Kochu Veli railway station also hitting the roadblock, the State government is now bringing the focus back on source-level waste treatment projects. The government is now considering a proposal to provide subsidy for hotels, chicken stalls, hospitals, private schools, and other institutions also for setting up independent waste-processing plants on their premises.

The Mayors of Kochi, Kollam and Thrissur Corporations are on a tour to visit the ‘waste-to-energy' plants set up in Pune and New Delhi. Besides the civic heads, the chairpersons of the health standing committees, corporation secretaries and health officers are also in the team. After visiting the waste treatment plant in Pune on Wednesday, the team will leave for New Delhi.

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd. (KREDL) is on a mission in Mysore to promote renewable energy concepts and highlight the potential to harness solar energy. It has launched an initiative here to educate people to adopt renewable energy systems and devices, mainly solar-powered ones, to reduce the dependence on conventional energy sources.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency plans to add more products under the mandatory energy efficiency labelling drive bringing in water heaters, direct cool refrigerators and television sets. However, it is yet to finalise the timeline for bringing them into the mandatory products as manufacturers would also need to gear up to make such products.

* An Israeli solar company says it has raised more than $200 million to build eight solar energy fields in the country's southern desert.Arava Power Co. says the deal is by far the biggest ever in Israel's solar power industry.Arava Power's chief executive, Jon Cohen, said  the fields will generate 58.5 megawatts of power. Investors include the Noy investment fund, French energy company EDF, Bank Hapoalim, Israeli insurer Migdal and pension fund manager Amitim.How are these companies getting the funding. Why cant  we do the same at Rajasthan ? What were the calculations for Arava power company ? Capital cost ?Selling price…

Issues with OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY  Most sites onshore for wind energy have been tapped.Considering the huge potential for wind energy, particularly in Tamilnadu many investors are keen to enter this field. Recently a tax incentive has been withdrawn but this has not held back interest in wind energy.  Setbacks for offshore  wind energy1 Poor infrastructure development roads as well as power grids to evacuate the produced power.In fact tamilnadu which has been in the forefront of wind power has lost some wind energy investors as a result of lack of evacuation facilities.2 Setting up of offshore wind energy could interefere with…

In a report titled, 'Hype Cycle for Green IT and Sustainability in India, 2011," analysts said Green IT and sustainability initiatives have already found their way into the IT roadmap of many industries in India. Although still buzzwords for many, they will soon emerge as top priorities for businesses, investors and technology professionals across industries and policymakers in India, it added. The report pegged spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives at $ 35 billion in 2010. * Green IT: Build on Firm FoundationsFirst, we have to do the groundwork. Building the right foundations for Green IT itself breaks down into three separate inter-connected…

Hello, I wanted to share this funding opportunity from the U.S. Dept. of Energy regarding urban energy planning in India: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaId49ecd369-be51-41fa-957a-9a81ff1a288eYou can download the full announcement by clicking the Full Text link under the FOA Documents section. I am a environmental engineer by training and am sincerely interested in partnering with public and/or private entities in the Bombay and Pune area to pursue this grant. To give you an idea of what is being asked for, here is an excerpt:"Applicants are encouraged to propose activities that contribute to city-wide comprehensive plans, and entail the participation of a city/metropolitan council or senior city officials, representatives…

*Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project moves closer to productivity as reactor pressure vessel unsealed In a crucial move in the commissioning of the first 1000 MW reactor of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) was unsealed on Monday to facilitate the removal of dummy fuel rods and load enriched uranium fuel assemblies. "The commissioning activities are in progress on 24-hour basis and an important milestone of unsealing of the reactor pressure vessel was achieved. The equipment known as multiple stud tensioner was lowered on top of the sealed reactor vessel to loosen all the studs which are used for…

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Bananas are a staple crop of Rwanda. The fruit is eaten raw, fried and baked — it even produces banana beer and wine. Around 2 million tons are grown each year but the fruit is only a small percentage of what the plant produces. The rest — skins, leaves and stems — is left to rot as waste. Now scientists at The University of Nottingham are looking at ways to use that waste to produce fuel, developing simple methods of producing banana briquettes that could be burnt for cooking and heating. PhD student Joel Chaney in the Faculty of Engineering…

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