ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION – PART 3
Methane pyrolysis
It is a fundamentally new technology that splits natural gas or biomethane directly into the components of hydrogen and solid carbon. This process...
NEW RENEWABLE SOURCE DEVELOPMENTs – Part 2
Solid-Oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
According to developers, solid oxide fuel cell technology would be among the most in demand. Researchers at Harvard School of Engineering...
TRANSITION IS INEVITABLE
With rise in the use of renewable energy, its cost of installation is coming down very rapidly, the post-COVID19 development packages must be spent on building sustainable power systems with more renewable energy plants… - P.K Chatterjee
RE and Modern Grid Necessity & Constraints
Several initiatives have been taken by the Government of India (GoI) to increase the renewable energy generation, which will not only be useful to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also result in some increase in per capita energy demand…
A JOURNEY ON ENERGY RESEARCH
In October 2020, the Sustainable Environergy Research Lab (SERL) under the Chemical Engineering Department of IIT Delhi, successfully demonstrated the working prototype of VRFB that can efficiently store and utilize renewable energy for a wide range of applications. Here is a brief on the versatile energy research being conducted in the institute…
DUBAI’S VENTURE TO PRODUCE ENERGY FROM WASTE
World’s largest Energy from Waste Plant in Dubai; which is also significant as one of the various projects for the conservation of natural resources,...
UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNO-ECONOMICS Part 1
Bio Coal or Green coal and Bio Methanisation are two ways of utilising agricultural waste to generate energy, both can be considered renewable since...
UNDERSTANDING THE TECHNO-ECONOMICS PART II
Bio-methanisation
Biomethanation is a process by which organic material is microbiologically converted under anaerobic conditions to biogas. Three main physiological groups of microorganisms are...
ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION PART 1
We have arrived a long way from the days when people debated whether global warming is real, some of us would ridicule our ageing ...
ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION Part 2
Conversion of waste into hydrogen first requires the production of a synthesis gas (syngas), composed of CO and H2. Gasification is used to directly...
US DOE ACTS TO BOOST BIOECONOMY
The projects will ensure the United States’ leadership across all segments of the growing global bioeconomy.
Global Dynamics of WTE Plants
Although according to EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) June 2022 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, in the recent past, U.S. Waste-To-Energy (WTE) electric-generating...
SUPCON Waste to Energy Total Solution
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Challenges ahead
According to...
USING BIOMASS PELLETS FOR Electricity Generation
The world’s energy demand has been steadily increasing as the population grows and economies develop. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global energy...
REVISED BIOMASS POLICY MANDATES 5% BIOMASS CO-FIRING IN TPPS FROM FY 2024-25
The Ministry of Power issued modification on 16.06.2023 to revise the biomass policy dated 08.10.2021 – and now it mandates 5% biomass co-firing in...
AEMETIS BIOGAS CLOSES $25 MILLION USDA-GUARANTEED FINANCING TO FUND DIGESTERS
Aemetis, Inc. (AMTX) has closed its second $25 million, 20-year term loan guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a total of...
Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic And Bio-gas Power Plant
Sun being an inexhaustible source of energy is used to produce clean energy through solar photovoltaic panels. Solar cells absorb solar radiations emitted by...
RE For Rural Electrification In India – part 2
In areas with consistent wind resources, wind energy systems, or wind farms, present an opportunity for larger-scale rural electrification. These systems consist of multiple...
A PERSPECTIVE ON THE LARGE COAL BASED CAPACITY ADDITION
The government has decided to add 80 GW thermal power capacity by the year 2031-32, as Power demand of the country has increased at...
The Potential Of Renewable Energy Sources In The Energy Sector In India
India became the world's third largest producer of electricity in the year 2013 and accounts for 4.8% of global share in electricity generation. But its per capita electricity consumption is only 746 kWh, which is lower compared to many countries, though electricity tariff is cheaper in India. - Lekha Chandran
