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Units to turn waste into power planned in Karnataka

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2017

Two waste-to-energy units, each with a capacity of 500 tonnes of waste, will come up at Kannahalli and Mavallipura and tenders have been invited for the purpose, Bengaluru Development Minister K...

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Let plant work in public interest, remove mental block: NGT

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 6, 2017

Noting that proper functioning of waste-to-energy plant would serve public interest, which must prevail over “little inconvenience”, the National Green Tribunal has advised citizens to overcome...

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Madhya Pradesh’s first waste-to-energy plant inaugurated

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2017

Madhya Pradesh's first biomethanation plant that can generate biogas to power street lights or for other similar use, was inaugurated by mayor Alok Sharma at Bittan Market in the state capital,...

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Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s waste to energy project to finally take off

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

After months of long wait, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has finally reached an agreement with Essel Infraprojects and Hitachi Zosen India regarding the tipping charges for its waste to...

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Indian Oil Corporation to set up biomass-to-ethanol plant in Panipat

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2016

To reduce pollution arising from burning of agricultural waste, a biomass-to-ethanol plant is being set up by the Indian Oil Corporation in Panipat to prepare ethanol from agricultural and other...

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Delhi Pollution Control Committee to explain how Okhla plant got okayed

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2016

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday summoned Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) officials, who had given a "consent to operate" certificate to the Okhla waste-to-energy plant in...

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Government seeks to tap energy wasted by factories as power source

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 29, 2016

The government has drawn up a plan to tap waste heat as a source of power. In a draft policy, the ministry of new and renewable energy estimates that the potential in selected industrial sectors for waste heat power generation (WHP) is about 5,000 megawatts (MW).

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Okhla waste to energy plant's fate under National Green Tribunal's lens

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 21, 2016

The National Green Tribunal may pronounce a judgment on the Okhla waste-to-energy plant on Monday. Residents of Sukhdev Vihar are eagerly waiting for the hearing - probably the final one - on...

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Trichy to get first food waste to biogas plant

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 10, 2016

The National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NIT-T), will set up a biogas plant, NISARGRUNA, to produce bio-gas out of food waste, in collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)...

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Power generated from waste for the first time at Kathamandu, Nepal

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2016

After years of continuous effort, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has finally succeeded in generating electricity from waste for the first time in Nepal.

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