World’s first action oriented renewable energy meet

Green energies and sustainable development are bustling growth industries in India. However, as with any quickly developing economic sector, keeping track of the major actors, upcoming startups and thriving wellsprings of tomorrow’s breakthrough ideas can be hard. Thankfully, there are landmark events such as the Reaction meeting which recently took place at the Chennai Trade Centre. The event took place on July 26th and 27th and is already hailed by many as one of this year’s highpoint for renewable energies. Reaction 2012 has been organized by Energy Alternatives India (EAI) whose knowledge of the Indian renewable energy industry and expertise in clean technology is widely acknowledged. Self-titled “The World’s First Action Oriented Renewable Energy Meet”. The event had been conceived...

Will Biogas Help India Reach Swadeshi*?

With growing scarcity of resources, Gandhi’s dream of self-sufficient communities, sustaining their needs from the local environment is more than ever a burning issue. India’s rural areas have an amazing source of perennial and cost-effective energy at their disposal, thanks to biomass. Biogas potential is huge and can contribute to lowering greenhouse gas emissions, alleviating women’s drudgery, and to enhancing rural development. These renewable energy options are promoted by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), which operates under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) through subsidies and information dissemination. The government has organized the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) nationwide for the promotion of biogas technology...