Tuscany gets the world’s first integrated geothermal and biomass plant

The company claims the plant has nearly zero impact on the environment

Wealth in waste

Poor air quality a major cause of premature deaths

A study conducted 11 north Indian cities says that annual premature mortality rate linked to air pollution ranges from 150-300 people per 1 lakh …

Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year

Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …

India’s compressed biogas sector needs a big push, says ETAC report

India should target a 10 per cent blend of CBG in natural gas by 2030, notes Energy Transition Advisory Committee 

Factsheet: Black carbon - A short-lived climate forcer

Black carbon is a component of soot, released during combustion, particularly incomplete combustion of fossil fuels or biomass. It is released …

Now, a web tool to help estimate forest biomass and carbon stock

The updated GlobAllomeTree tool provides access to expansive data that may aid mitigation plans for climate change

She walks in oblivion

Society itself doesn't care to know about headloading

Steep decline in predatory fish population in past 40 years, says study

Humans reduced the biomass of predatory by two-third in just one century; decline hastened in the 1970s

The four pillars of non-conventional energy

After initial success in deriving energy from water, sun, wind and biomass, India is poised for a great leap in making these the energy sources …

Policy enablers needed to strengthen India’s Bio-CNG sector

In Indore, some 400 buses ply on the Bio-CNG generated from municipal solid waste

Wealth in waste

More domestic renewable energy generation, regional ties can help Thailand’s green transition

 Around 54% of the energy was generated through natural gas, while 17% was done using coal and lignite

Trees likely to absorb CO2 only till 2100: Study

Continued dependence on fossil fuels and rapid deforestation have limited their level absorption 

Scientists look into the past to identify locally threatened fish

The researchers reconstructed species’ occurrences by combining modern underwater transect surveys and catch assessments with historical records

Spurt forecast in nonconventional energy

The nonconventional energy sector is seen as the mainstay of the nation's future power requirements and is all set for major expansion, following …

More fuelwood = more forests?

In India, where 500 million people out of about 1,000 million depend on forests for their survival, any 'sweet-talk' about wood consumption is …

Power corrupts

Coal-based power plants caus haze over Indo-Gangetic plains

Debate over effects of biomass extraction in forests

Phulmai's walk - a day in the life of a headloader

Headloaders - collectors of fuelwood in India's woodlands. On the one hand, seen as forest destroyers, on the other, they are the sole support of …

Drought reduces forest’s capacity to absorb carbon

The new study focused on the Amazon Basin finds reduction in tree growth after drought

What's cooking?

Biofuels can trigger climate change, claims study; Indian scientists sceptical

Pinewood smoke: Cause of lung problems

Newest Biggest Deal

In Kyoto, in 1997, nations of the world agreed the Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) was a competent way to combat climate change. The process …

A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future

Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …