Projects
SWAJAL, Uttaranchal - Roles and responsibilities of sector institutions and PRIs
September 20, 2004 to December 13, 2005
| Completed Project
The main objective of the study is to support the Uttaranchal government in creating a new sector institutional framework, in line with the State 2012 Vision.
Development of legal and policy framework for renewable resource-based electricity generation - Sri Lanka
September 15, 2004 to February 23, 2008
| Completed Project
In this emerging reform environment and the prospect of a rapidly growing renewable energy industry, the Government of Sri Lanka is keen to establish a policy framework that enables the sustained and rational growth of renewable energy services in Sri Lanka.
Comprehensive monitoring of channel kiln and vertical shaft brick kiln in Vietnam
September 14, 2004 to February 28, 2005
| Completed Project
Developing an Integrated Water Resource System for Microsoft's campus at Hyderabad
September 7, 2004 to March 31, 2005
| Completed Project
Energy audit of acrylic fibre plant at Haldia
September 1, 2004 to October 17, 2005
| Completed Project
This project included the following objectives: 1. To carry out a detailed performance evaluation of various equipments with a view to identify thrust areas for energy conservation; 2. To quantify the extent of energy savings/performance improvement that can be achieved based on analysis of the measurements to be carried out/ data to be collected;
Validation, testing, and locational trials of micro/macro propagated planting stock of selected bamboo species in Northeast India
August 25, 2004 to September 11, 2012
| Completed Project
The objectives are (1) validation of package of practices for high yield plantation for bamboo, timber and bamboo shoot including establishment/upgradation of nursery/plant multiplication facility, (2) locational trials to study the performance of macro and micro propagated planting stock of selected bamboo species in different North East States.
Chemical characterization of Jatropha specifies for identification of trees with high oil content and variable fatty acid
August 20, 2004 to January 27, 2012
| Completed Project
The main objecitve of this project is to evaluate the oil content and fatty acid composition of various jatropha collections.
Role of institutions in global environmental change
August 18, 2004 to July 6, 2006
| Completed Project
The role of institutions in natural resource management is being increasingly recognized in the context of global environment change. Policy research and analysis carried out by institutions working in these areas normally focuses on international or national mechanisms and programmes.
Development of renewable energy projects for CDM (clean development mechanism)
August 16, 2004 to July 31, 2005
| Completed Project
The objective of the project is to expand renewable energy use and thereby limit the emission of greenhouse gases. This would include enabling PLN to market its emissions reduction credit from the subprojects under CDM and contribute to building its in-house capacity to identify and develop similar CDM projects in future.
Preparation of DPRs (detailed project reports) of electrification of 300 remote villages in the state of Orissa
August 13, 2004 to December 28, 2004
| Completed Project
Survey and peparation of village-wise DPRs for electrification of 300 remote villages in the state of Orissa through different decentralized power generation technologies based on renewable resources of energy (including biomass-related technologies). The scope of the work shall inter-alia include village survey and household survey.