Overview The Energy-Environment Technology Development (EETD) Division
of TERI focuses on products and services based on renewable energy technologies
and resource efficiency through multidisciplinary approach and close user interaction.
The activities range from providing biomass-gasifier-based electricity in remote
rural areas to promoting green concepts in the urban settings to utilizing biomass
in small- and micro-enterprises efficiently. To facilitate faster uptake of clean energy technologies the Division also focuses
on policy, planning, and regulatory aspects; investment-related studies; and
climate change mitigation, in association with TERI's other research divisions.
The focus areas of the Division are as follows. The rich knowledge borne out of its action-oriented research in India has helped
the Division to apply sustainable energy solutions globally, especially in the
developing countries. Under a multidisciplinary activity supported by the Government
of India and coordinated by the Division, the Integrated Energy Master Plan
was prepared for Bhutan. The Division is also engaged in the development of
biomass gasification pilot activities in Uganda with the support of the Ministry
of Energy and Mineral Development, Government of Uganda, besides setting up
20 biomass-gasifier-based community electrification projects in Myanmar. The Division is working closely with the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization in establishing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Sierra Leone,
Africa, with an aim to increase access to modern energy services and improve
energy security in 15 West African countries. Likewise, the Division is coordinating
with the Pacific Islands Applied Geo-science Commission and Pacific Islands
Forum for capacity development under a Government of India initiative. The Division
is also involved in the setting up of the Centre for Energy Innovation and Sustainable
Cities in Mexico City. The Division is laying a lot of emphasis on developing and propagating efficient
and environmentally benign solutions to address energy security, on the one
hand, and climate change, on the other, especially in developing countries,
including the small island developing states. Towards this, a partnership is being forged with the Technical
University of Denmark to develop a variant of the two-stage gasifier system
suitable for decentralized power generation applications in India. Work has
also been initiated to develop a solar-biomass hybrid cooling system for combined,
decentralized cold storage, and power generation application in rural areas,
in collaboration with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
(CSIRO), Australia, along with the industrial partners. Activities are also
planned around integrated solar photovoltaic and thermal technology, solar desalination
systems, and renewable-energy-based power solutions for base transreceiver stations.
The Division is involved in carrying out research on biomass-to-liquid
fuels, value-added products from different biomass feedstocks, and bio-refinery
wastes, and developing not only an efficient process for converting lignocellulosic
biomass into ethanol but also biodegradable plastics and composites and cost-effecive
ash filters for sugar cane juice clarification and wastewater treatment.
Mainstreaming renewable energy
Advancing bio-energy solutions
Managing and transforming the waste in an environment-friendly
manner
