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Three-day training on Environmental impacts of Renewable energy projects

Posted by Digvijay Singh Bisht on September 2, 2015 at 5:53am

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is organizing a hands-on three-day training programme on Environmental Impacts with specific reference to renewable energy power projects.

The three-day training programme aims to address the following topics:

  • Why EIA is important for renewable energy project?

  • Environmental and social issues associated with the sector

  • Applicable policy, guidelines and legal provisions for the sector in India

  • Comparison of EIA process in different countries for renewable energy

  • Prediction, evaluation and  assessment of impacts

  • How to prepare an Environment Management Plan (EMP)

  • Best practices

  • Reviewing an EIA report for renewable energy project

Topic: Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Projects

Venue: Chennai

Date: September 9-11, 2015

Fee: Free*

CSE will bear the course fee of the training which includes the cost of lectures, study materials and lunch for three days. I sincerely hope you will take this opportunity to nominate yourself and your colleagues for the training.

*Note:  The transportation and accommodation cost shall be borne by the participants.

Kindly revert back to the email stated below or phone to confirm participation.

Contact Details: 

Aruna Kumarankandath
Renewable Energy Deptt
Phone: (91) (11) 29955124-25 Extn: 241
Mobile: 91-9818084477
Email: k_aruna@cseindia.org

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Join us for a Tweet Chat on World Environment Day

Posted by Jayashree Rukhaiyar on June 4, 2013 at 6:04am

Social innovation has been hard at work, devising and applying creative ideas to solve development issues.

 

Enterprises like Businesses like Claro Energy are using solar panels to power tube wells. Similarly, businesses like Barefoot Power are lighting up huts with solar lamps and enabling children to complete their homework while the likes of Avani Bio Energy are creating energy out of pine needles.

 

In this elite company are also other inspired Indian startups that cater to low-income communities like Indian Wildlife Club, Drishti Eyecare, Daily Dump and Grow Trees - all a part of the growing Ennovent Network.

 

This world environment day, let’s all get together and discuss this:

 

How can private enterprise promote renewable energy practices?

Ennovent and Sankalp Forum come together to host a tweetchat. Discussions will collaboratively discover:

-Innovative renewable practices that participants have encountered

-The customer-side challenges that are holding innovative social enterprises from reaching scale

-What we can all do at an individual level to introduce renewable practices in our day to day lives

 

Details of the TweetChat:

When: June 5, 2013, 2PM – 3PM IST

Where: http://tweetchat.com/room/1earth

How a Twitter chat works:

You can join the Twitter chat anytime using your Twitter account. If you aren’t on Twitter yet, visit twitter.com to sign up. Registration is quick and free.

 

Here are a few simple steps to join the conversation:

-  Visit TweetChat at www.tweetchat.com

-  Click on “sign in,” and enter your Twitter account name and password. Authorize TweetChat by clicking on “authorize app” when prompted

-  In the box marked “enter hashtag to follow,” type #1earth

-  Click “Go” and join the conversation!

 

We look forward to seeing you at the Twitter Chat! Once the chat is over, you can also consider joining the Ennovent Network – a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and experts that collaboratively aim to accelerate innovations for sustainability in low-income markets.

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Key findings from BRIDGE TO INDIA's research on the Indian solar market in the last three months

Posted by Sandeep Goel on July 5, 2012 at 12:05am

Highlights

  • The biggest ‘Policies’ development is expected at the end of the year with the guidelines for the NSM Phase 2 coming out towards that time.
  • In terms of ‘Projects’, the REC mechanism is gaining foothold in the market. This can be accounted to India’s first project to have been issued RECs in the last quarter. We also present an analysis on the performance of projects in Gujarat.
  • The financial landscape in the market has seen some cause for worry on account of the recent rupee depreciation. Projects who have procured international financing may face a cash crunch.
Findings
 
1. The last quarter has seen an addition of 360.42MW of solar PV capacity.
2. Guidelines for phase two of the NSM are being formulated and expected to be announced towards the end of this year. Phase two will aim to build 9,000MW of solar power of which 3,000MW shall be through feedin- tariffs and 6,000MW through Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs).
3. There are limited project development opportunities this year in the Indian market. Several companies have started looking at business models for project development around the REC mechanism.
4. The government of India has set up the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The SECI is starting with an initial fund of INR20 billion (€307m). It will take over the role of implementing the NSM from NVVN.
5. Indian module suppliers are asking for anti-dumping and additional import duties on internationally manufactured modules. Also, they are asking for the DCR to be extended to cover thin film modules.
6. The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd. (RRECL) has indefinitely postponed project allocation under the Rajasthan Solar Policy. No official reason has been given for the postponement. This is most likely due to the unavailability of funds.
7. Madhya Pradesh has allocated 125MW capacity to two developers through a competitive bidding process. This bidding was not guided by any policy.
8. India’s first solar REC was issued to M&B Switchgears Ltd. More REC mechanism projects are expected to become operational soon.
9. The payments of three projects in Gujarat have been put on hold by the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL). GUVNL claims that these projects have violated the clause which states that the power producers have to continue to hold at least 51% of equity from the date of signing of the agreement up to the period of two years after project commissioning.
10. The Indian rupee has depreciated 24% since January 2011. This will cause revenue losses for projects that have opted for un-hedged or partly hedged international financing.
11. In the last quarter (April-June 2012) Indian manufacturers have not announced any further investments to expand their production facilities.
12. Indian manufacturers now run their plants on extremely low utilization rates of 10-15%.
13. After the imposition of antidumping duties on Chinese manufacturers in the US, Chinese manufacturers will increase their effort to sell to India.
14. Several companies have started looking at business models for project development around the REC mechanism. Companies like Kiran Energy, SunEdison, Solairedirect, IBC Solar and BRIDGE TO INDIA’s own project development arm are looking at project development business models around captive consumption and the REC mechanism.
Details in the India Solar Compass. A preview of the report is available on BRIDGE TO INDIA's ‘Reports‘ page.
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Vacancy at Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), New Delhi

Posted by Sugandh Juneja on May 20, 2011 at 2:00am

The Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit institution known for its rigorous and scientific policy research and advocacy on environmental issues is looking for a Team Head to steer its Renewable Energy Programme:



 

Post - Team Head - Will have to take a lead role in research, policy briefs, report writing, organising conferences/workshops/training and in advocacy and campaign on renewable energy issues.



Experience - Candidate must have at least ten years of experience in the energy sector including at least five years in the renewable energy sector. Should have experience in team management. Candidate must be willing to travel, network and report on issues.

 

Other Requirements - The position demands competency in English speaking and writing skills. Candidates should be comfortable in interacting with people and giving presentations. 



 

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please mention “REP” in the subject line and email your applications to jgupta@cseindia.org or
sugandh@cseindia.org

or

Post your application to: 



 

Ms. Jagdeep Gupta
Executive Director – Planning & Operations
Centre for Science and Environment 
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110062 
Tel: +91 (011)-29955124, 29955125, 29956394 
Fax: +91 (011) 29955879 
E-mail: jgupta@cseindia.org

N.P: Only short listed candidates will be intimated

 

Note: Reference: Indian Environment Network

 

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Cleantech Report on Private Equity is now officially released: Venture Intelligence

Posted by Varadharajan on July 28, 2010 at 7:25am
Venture Intelligence is bringing out a "Private Equity Pulse" report on Clean Technology. We are mailing a soft copy to all Proprietors, CEOs, CFOs, and to top management people of companies in clean tech companies (Solar, wind, thermal etc ) others are also welcome, free of cost.

The report provides a view of how many investments (in the private equity space) have been made in the clean tech sector, where the sector is moving etc. We will also have leading Private Equity firms' view on the sector and what they expect from the sector. It will also include entrepreneurs view (on why they chose Private Equity and what they received form it etc), and other Private Equity players' view (Fund managers, legal associates) on the sector.

Venture Intelligence is a research service focused on Private Equity and M&A.

Anybody interested in getting a copy can download it from

http://www.ventureintelligence.in/pepulse_cleantech.htm

Thank You.

P.S You can also take a look at our previous Sector Reports at

http://www.ventureintelligence.in/sector.htm

which are also down loadable, for free.
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