Projects
Project Surya
June 1, 2010 to April 7, 2012
| Completed Project
The main objectives of this phase are: (1) Design and testing of a low cost wood cutter, which can be used by women easily for fuel processing without being dependent on their male counterparts; (2) Qualitative and quantitative assessment of the usage pattern of fuel and corresponding kitchen air BC concentration capturing seasonal variation in select village households;
Truing up for year 2004-05 to 2008-09 and detrmination of tariff for year 2010-2011 for Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam and ARR 2010-11 of Chabbra Coal based power plant
June 1, 2010 to September 15, 2011
| Completed Project
This project comprises of the following two parts. 1/Truing up for year 2004-05 to 2008-09 and detrmination of tariff for year 2010-2011 for Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam - this involves a pudential check of the annual accounts of the 5 power plants from FY 2004-05 to FY 2008-09 so as to revise the ARR. There would be preparation of True up model of ARR for these plants.
Database on Indian Transport Information
June 1, 2010 to August 15, 2011
| Completed Project
TERI will develop a framework for collecting, compiling, and maintaining data/information on the Indian transport sector; and an on-line databases.
Review of Comprehensive Mobility Plans
June 1, 2010 to February 22, 2011
| Completed Project
The objective of this project was to explore urban sustainability with respect to the provision of basic services in Indian cities. The project was aimed to serve as a step towards the larger goal of developing a framework for guiding Indian cities towards sustainability.
Energy audit of the French Embassy
May 31, 2010 to January 11, 2011
| Completed Project
In this project, following activities will be taken up: -baseline energy audit of the existing buildings, -detailed analysis and -guidelines which will act as design brief/framework for the proposed new building
Bioleaching of heavy metals from spent catalyst used in petroleum refineries and scale-up studies
May 18, 2010 to April 2, 2013
| Completed Project
Bioleaching of metals like Ni, Mo, V from spent petroleum refinery catalyst using Acidiiobacillus thioxidans which utilizes sulfur to produce sulfuric acid and metabolites which enhances the leaching process of metals from the catalyst matrix.
SEARCH Ambassadors (Sensitization, Education and Awareness on Recycling for a Cleaner Habitat)
May 16, 2010 to March 21, 2012
| Completed Project
The project aims at instilling good waste management practices among the students and teachers and through them to the larger community. In this project we strive to ensure that the schools are involved in garbage collection and send it for recycling to the identified recycling units. The phase I of the project was implemented in Delhi and Bangalore with 30 schools each in both the cities.
Igniting young minds: Climate EduXchange Phase II
May 15, 2010 to May 10, 2011
| Completed Project
The overall objective of the current project will be to build on the existing project ¿ Climate EduXchange Phase I by further focusing on enhancing key climate change issues amongst students and teachers of all disciplines, reinforcing and promote their engagement on these issues with each other through the website that has been created ¿ www.climateeduxchange.org .
Pre Feasibility study for Solar PV plants in different states
May 3, 2010 to November 15, 2010
| Completed Project
The potential area identification is first and most important criterion for the success of any solar project. One of the clients is interested to put grid connected Solar PV plant (MW scale) of various capacities in different states. For this, broad solar radiation resource assessment is required to have go/no go decision.
TERI-KAS International Energy Dialogue 2010
May 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010
| Completed Project
The conference emanates from a project that TERI is currently undertaking with support from KAF on "Responsible Sovereignty" and Energy Resources. The conference would focus mainly on two energy resources - coal and uranium.