The Yosemite/Sequoia Resource Conservation and Development Council is thrilled to unveil the latest initiative in our ongoing commitment to wildfire mitigation
India is making significant strides towards sustainable development through regulatory mandates like the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022 and BRSR, unleashing investment opportunities for Indian businessmen and investors.
Hawaiian Electric is seeking public comment for the preliminary draft of the Integrated Grid Planning Request for Proposals, the latest phase of clean energy procurements aimed at stabilizing rates and advancing energy equity, growing the marketplace for large-scale renewables, creating a modern and resilient grid, and securing reliability as existing fossil fuel generators reach the end of their useful lives.
Osaka University researchers have developed a groundbreaking biomanufacturing technology that utilizes chemically synthesized sugar as a raw material, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional biomass sugars and revolutionizing the biotech industry.
Biomass briquettes, made from agri-residue such as sugarcane trash, corn cob, soya husk, tamarind, and pomegranate waste, serve as a substitute for coal in boilers and furnaces.
The inability to collect biomass at an economically viable price has been one of the key reasons holding back the expansion of compressed biogas plants in the country.
A new report reveals that 41% of the Indian population still relies on biomass for cooking, emitting 340 million tonnes of CO2 annually. The study, titled "India's Transition to E-cooking" by the Centre for Science and Environment, highlights that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has not ensured a sustained transition to clean cooking. Globally, 2.4 billion people lack access to clean cooking solutions, resulting in significant damage to the economy, public health, and the environment. Indoor air pollution from wood-based cooking causes about 3 million premature deaths annually, with 0.6 million in India.