Projects

Ongoing Projects

Assessing the impact of mechanised road sweepers on reducing road dust

July 16, 2018
| Waste
| Cities

TERI undertakes first-of-its-kind audit for South Delhi

A major concern of air pollution in Delhi is the road dust that is generated as suspended particles during cleaning the roads. Traditionally, sweeping of roads is done manually, which causes the dust to remain floating in the air for some time, thus increasing the amount of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air.

Australia-India Knowledge Exchange on 'Smart Energy Management for Sustainable Cities'

July 1, 2018
| Cities
| Sustainable Habitat
| Energy
| Climate Change

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India, in collaboration with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia, is organizing workshops on 'Smart Energy Management for Sustainable Cities’ as part of the Australia-India Knowledge Exchange partnership. The two workshops being organized in Delhi and Sydney will bring together knowledge and expertise to discuss and address challenges and strategies for mainstreaming smart energy management in cities.

Third party consultant for providing GRIHA comprehensive services for proposed Center of Excellence for Energy Studies (CoEES), Guwahati, India

May 24, 2018
| Buildings

The objective of the project is to provide GRIHA comprehensive services with documentation and facilitation for the proposed office of Oil India Limited’s (OIL) Center of Excellence for Energy Studies (CoEES) in Guwahati, India.

Electric Mobility Paradigm Shift: Capturing the Opportunities

February 16, 2018
| Transport

The electrification of road transport sector can be one of the pathways to reduce dependence on fossil fuel, and mitigate vehicular pollution. While there are several technologies like hybrid EV, plug-in hybrid vehicles, all electric/battery EV and fuel cell vehicles that can help achieve these objectives, this paper focuses only on all-electric/battery EV, with specific attention to passenger vehicles only.

To bring together Indian and Afghan innovators and urban planners for a 2-3-day tech camp in Mumbai to collaborate on developing sustainable solution

December 27, 2017
| Transport

The objectives of this Tech Camp are to: (1) Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States, India and Afghanistan through exchange of information, experiences and expertise; (2) Increase the capacities of India and Afghanistan to address their challenges and prepare  for the future by providing participants with entrepreneurial and problem-solving skills in the field of sustainable urbanization; and (3) Promote stronger Indian-Afghan ties through networking and people-to-people exchange.

Demonstration of geothermal heat pump system integrated with renewable energy system in Arunachal Pradesh at Kimin General Hospital

December 27, 2017
| Buildings

TERI has designed and commissioned a geothermal-based heat pump system for space cooling and heating in Arunachal Pradesh as a pilot technology demonstration at the Science Center. The current project is the replication of the earlier successful demonstration at Kimin General Hospital with an additional solar PV system.

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for building sector

December 27, 2017
| Buildings
| Sustainable Habitat

TERI is developing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the buildings sector for Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam. The project will assist the countries in recognizing the significant mitigation potential of the building section, identify and recommend actions for development in the NAMAs, provide MRV (measurement, reporting and verification) tools and an overall framework to support NAMA development by the countries.

Feasibility study and GRIHA Consultancy for proposed super speciality hospital at IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal

December 27, 2017
| Sustainable Habitat

The proposed super speciality hospital for Dr. B. C. Roy Institute of Medical Sciences and Research has been designed on an area of 45980 sq.m. The ground coverage is 5674 sq.m with approximate built up area is 37674 sq.m. The scope of work is divided into two stages: (1) feasibility study; and (2) GRIHA consultancy and documentation facilitation.

Life cycle assessment of Hot Mix and Cold Mix technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Rural Roads

December 27, 2017
| Transport
| Environment
| Sustainable Habitat

The project aims to study these hot mix and CRRI-Bitchem cold mix technology applications for rural road construction and maintenance works in India in order to estimate and compare their life cycle cost, energy consumption, GHG and criteria pollutants generation, material consumption, impacts on safety and health of construction workers and population, road maintenance requirements, and project implementation requirements.