ID: 64415
Title: Recycling waste to improve thermal comfort in High-altitude village of East Sikkim
Author: Mariyam Zakiah, Anne Feenstra and Himanshu Lal
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2015
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 12 Issue No. 1&2 39-50 (2015)
Subject: Recycling waste to improve thermal comfort in High-altitude village of East Sikkim
Keywords: Open design, thermal comfort, recycled waste materials, adaptive behaviour, annual energy consumption
Abstract: This article proposes an open design process to improve thermal comfort in high altitude villages in East Sikkim, India. In order to enhance the internal thermal comfort of the inhabitants and to reduce the high annual heating energy consumption of the existing dwellings, design of the building envelope using locally recycled waste materials has been proposed.
The fieldwork involved measuring the internal temperatures of two houses in order to arrive at a comparative analysis to diagnose the problems. This was then followed by the occupants' interviews in an attempt to understand their thermal preferences and adaptive behaviours. These data have been used as base case in thermal analysis software (EDSL TAS) to simulate the reduction in annual energy consumption through various interventions in the building envelope. Design solutions using local recycled waste were then proposed to improve thermal comfort.
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Sudhakar K., Gusain PPS. 1992.Rural Energy Planning in Sikkim. Vikas Publishing House, Noida, UP, India.
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ID: 64414
Title: Impact of Modern Baking stoves in Ethiopia:A study of Amhara region
Author: Tefera Berrihun Taw and Kesar Singh Bhangoo
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2015
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 12 Issue No. 1&2 25-38 (2015)
Subject: Impact of modern baking stoves in Ethiopia:A study of Amhara region
Keywords: Traditional cook stoves, biomass stove, modern cooking technology, Ethiopia
Abstract: About half of the world's population meets their daily household energy needs with traditional cooking facilities that cause health, gender, natural resource, economic, and environment related problems. Most Ethiopian households use traditional cook stoves to meet their energy needs. Households' awareness and perception regarding benefits of clean cook stoves play a key role in adoption and sustainable use of modern cooking technologies. Thus, this study assessed the perceived impact of using improved biomass baking stove and electric baking stove. The finding of the study proved that use of improved biomass baking stove and electric baking stove provides many perceived benefits over traditional biomass stove. At the same time, it is perceived that the process of improved biomass stove and electric stove are significantly higher than the price of traditional biomass stove.
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Alem Y, Hassen S, and Kohlin G.2013.The dynamics of electric cookstove adoption: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia. EFD Discussion Paper 13-03.EFD and RFF.
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Barnes D F,Openshaw K, Smit K, and Plas R. 1994.What makes people cook with improved biomass stoves? World Bank Technical Paper242.Energy Series, Washington, DC.
ID: 64413
Title: Energy trajectory in India:Challenges and opportunities for innovation
Author: Ramachandra TV and Ganesh Hegde
Editor: Nitya Nanda
Year: 2015
Publisher: TERI
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources, Energy and Development Vol. 12 Issue No. 1&2 1-24 (2015)
Subject: Energy trajectory in India:Challenges and opportunities for innovation
Keywords: Indian energy scenario,sustainable energy,distributed generation,renewable energy, energy trajectory
Abstract: Energy plays a pivotal role in the development of a region. Increasing dependency on fossil fuels has caused serious concerns at the local (energy dependency, pollution, etc) and global (global warming, GHG emissions, etc) levels. Harvesting of energy depends on the availability of resources apart from the economic viability and technical feasibility of meeting the demand. The energy requirement of India is mainly supplied by coal and lignite (19378.24 PJ), followed by crude oil and petroleum products (18432.96 PJ) and Electricity (7562.24 PJ). However, energy consumption in rural India is largely dependent on non-conventional energy sources due to the availability, possibility of rapid extraction, and appropriate technologies. Globalization and consequent opening and appropriate technologies. Globalization and consequent opening up of Indian markets has led to urbanization with the enhanced energy demand in the industrial and infrastructure sectors. The perishing stock of fossil fuel coupled with the growing concerns of climate change has necessitated the exploration of cost effective, environment friendly, and sustainable energy alternatives.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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Albadi MH and El-Saadany E.F. 2007.Demand response in electricity markets: An overview. Energy Policy 33:1021-1036.
Literature cited 2: Al-Mulali U and Che NBC s. 2012.The impact of energy consumption and CO2 emission on the economic growth and financial development in the sub-Saharan African Countries. Energy 39:180-186.
Annual Report 2011-12. Centre for Wind Energy Technology, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Chennai, India.
ID: 64412
Title: Protecting against invasive species: A risk-based approach to live plant inspection
Author: Rebecca Epanchin-Niell, Michael Springborn and Amanda Lindsay
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 36-39 (2016)
Subject: Protecting against invasive species: A risk-based approach to live plant inspection
Keywords: Invasive species, live plant inspection
Abstract: The important of live plants to the United States has been expanding at a substantial rate, fueled by domestic demand for house and landscaping plants and low offshore production costs. In fact, since the mid-1970s, the dollar value of imported plants for cultivation has grown at an average rate of 68percent per decade. However, these imported plants have long represented a primary pathway for the unintentional introduction of invasive pests and pathogens, which can "hitchhike" on imported good s with sometimes costly consequences.
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ID: 64411
Title: Ten recommendations for plugging the Gaps in inactive well policy
Author: Alan J.Krupnick
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 30-35 (2016)
Subject: Ten recommendations for plugging the Gaps in inactive well policy
Keywords: US landscape, Pennysylvania
Abstract: In places like Pennsylvania, where the first oil well was drilled in 1859,100-year-old abandoned oil wells are part of the landscape, if you can find them. Some of these inacative wells are so old that they were originally plugged with dirt or lumbar, and many of these older wells do not appear on official state records.
Today, of the at least 3.5 million oil and gas wells that have been drilled in North America, less than 25 percent are actively in production. The remaining wells are presumably left inactive, potentially threatening human and environmental health. These inactive wells can leak methane or contaminate nearby lakes, streams, and aquifers. Whether and to what extent even properly plugged wells can leak at some point in their existence are still open questions.
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ID: 64410
Title: Is halting the clean power plan economically justified?
Author: Joshua Linn, Dallas Burtraw and McCormack
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 26-27 (2016)
Subject: Is halting the clean power plan economically justified?
Keywords: Environmental Protection Agency, climate change
Abstract: The US Environmental Protection agency's (EPA's) Clean power plan is one of the most significant and controversial climate policies of the Obama administration. Some argue that the plan takes an important step in demonstrating US leadership in addressing climate change and meeting the emissions reduction goals laid out in Paris. Others have sued EPA, arguing that the Plan is an overreach of the agency's power and will significantly harm the US economy. In February, the Supreme Court halted implementation of h plan util the legal challenges are solved.
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ID: 64409
Title: Protecting our national parks new entrance fees can help
Author: Margaret A. Walls
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 20-25 (2016)
Subject: Protecting our national parks new entrance fees can help
Keywords: National parks, Entrance fees, America
Abstract: This year, the National Park Service turned 100.In celebration of this anniversary, entrance fees were waived at all parks during National Park Week in April.
The promotion was one of the many ways that the Park Service and its partner, the National Park Foundation, have been encouraging people to get out and enjoy "Americas's Best Idea, "the subtitle of Ken Burns's popular nine-part PBS miniseries on the history of the national parks.
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ID: 64408
Title: Water conservation policies: Prices versus restrictions
Author: Casey J. Wichman
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 18-19 (2016)
Subject: Water conservation policies
Keywords: Water conservation policies, Price, Restriction
Abstract: Economists love prices. But at what cost, theoretically, are we willing to raise the price of water to manage demand during periods of drought?
In the context of residential water policy, raising prices to encourage conservations an attractive option for several reasons. First, in the face of a price increase, people have complete flexibility on how and where to use their water.
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ID: 64407
Title: Lighting up the last Mile
Author: Ujjayant Chakravorty,Kyle Emerick and Majah-Leah Ravago
Editor: Sarah Aldy
Year: 2016
Publisher: Resources for the future
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Resources Issue No. 193 15-17 (2016)
Subject: Lighting up the last Mile
Keywords: Rural electrification
Abstract: Approximately one in seven people in the world are still without access to electricity, according to the World Bank. In many counties, the regions that remain to be electrified are remote, and providing electric connections to the mostly poor people living in these areas is cost-prohibitive.
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ID: 64406
Title: Solar rooftop: attractive option of grid security
Author: Ashok Upadhyay
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Electrical India, Vol 58 (9) 68-76 (2018)
Subject: Solar rooftop: attractive option of grid security
Keywords: Solar rooftop, grid security
Abstract: Renewable energy contributes about 20 per cent to India's installed capacity. Although conventional fuels still dominate this segment, the share of renewable sources has been steadily increasing from about 10 percent in 2009.This growth has been fuelled by the increased availability of renewable source at competitive costs near industrial demand centres, declining capital costs of equipment, and rising grid tariff of industrial and commercial consumers. Measures like preferential tarifs, accelerated depreciation ,generation based incentives, third party power sale option, provisions for banking and wheeling power, concessional loans, and prompt clearance have also played a crucial role in promoting the renewable power segments growth.
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ID: 64405
Title: Wireless power transmission
Author: Raghukishore Marupaka
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
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Subject: Wireless power transmission
Keywords: Wireless power transmission, Wireless Power Transmission (WPT)
Abstract: There is an unsolved problem over a century, wireless power transmission (WPT). It all started in last decades of 19th century, s we know, Nicolas Tesla was the first to propose and work on wireless power transmission. He demonstrated Wireless bulbs at World Columbian Exposition in early 1890s.In early 1961s William C Brown proposed possibilities of microwave power transmission.
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ID: 64404
Title: Transmission Losses in India
Author: C.S.Indulkar, K. Ramalingam
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Electrical India, Vol 58 (9) 54-60 (2018)
Subject: Transmission losses in India
Keywords: Power sector, energy
Abstract: Transmission and distribution (T&D) losses are a percentage of energy lost in power grid in the process of transporting electricity from generating stations to points of consumption. The concept of Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses was introduced in India in the 90s.
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ID: 64403
Title: Wind of Change
Author: Subhajit Roy
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Electrical India, Vol 58 (9) 48-52 (2018)
Subject: Wind of Change
Keywords: Solar power, Wind power
Abstract: In the last 3 years, installed renewable energy capacity in India has more than doubled from around 32to 71 GW. Wind energy is leading the pack contributing more than 50 percent of this with cumulative installed capacity of over 34 GW. According to J P Chalasani, Group CEO, Suzlon, Due to the shift to competitive bidding, wind energy has become the cheapest source of energy across all sources.
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ID: 64402
Title: E-mobility & Solar: The Perfect pair
Author: Supriya A Oundhakar
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Electrical India, Vol 58 (9) 40-46 (2018)
Subject: E-mobility & Solar: The Perfect pair
Keywords: E-mobility, Solar, perfect pair
Abstract: Global transport system is witnessing a rapid transition due to burgeoning global CO2 emission levels and commitments to decarbonisation as the transport system is one of the factors responsible for deterioration of environment. The transport system, being the biggest consumer of crude oil, is responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and thus, it is making a switch to green energy utilization worldwide.
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ID: 64401
Title: Solar beyond safeguard duty
Author: Subhajit Roy
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2018
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Electrical India, Vol 58 (9) 26-32 (2018)
Subject: Solar beyond safeguard duty
Keywords: Safeguard duty
Abstract: Of late, the Finance Ministry of India has notified the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)decision to impose 25 percent safeguard duty on solar panels imported from China and Malaysia. Under the proposed plan, the tariff would be applicable for two years and would reduce to 20 per cent for the first half of the second year and 15 percent for the second half. The announcement has led to rise of lots of ambiguities within the solar power industry.
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