Headquarters
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Darbari Seth Block, Core 6C,
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003, India
Projects
Panchayati Raj and Natural Resource Management post-73rd Amendment: Institutional issues and future strategies
April 21, 2004 to February 28, 2007
| Completed Project
The objectives are (1) to build current activity profiles of PRIs (Panchayati Raj Institutions) and other stakeholders with respect to NRM (Natural resource Management), (2) to identify drivers of proliferation of local organizations, (3) to determine operational constraints to functioning of PRIs, (4) to study present/potential situations of conflicts that arise due to ambiguity in stake holder r
Cost-benefit appraisal of renewable energy technologies for power generation
April 15, 2004 to August 1, 2005
| Completed Project
Cost-benefit analysis is an analytical tool that involves placing monetary values on attributes of human well-being for which no market prices exist. Essentially cost-benefit analysis is used to measure the merit of a technological solution thereby providing a common platform for comparing a range of options.
Training & Audit of Municipal Engineers on Energy Efficiency in Pumping Stations in Philippines
April 15, 2004 to November 17, 2004
| Completed Project
Providing capacity building in Energy efficiency Improvement Aspects for municpal water installations of Philippines and Sri LankanEngineers through on the job training
Eenrgy interventions in ISPWDK watershed areas
April 6, 2004 to January 17, 2006
| Completed Project
The objective of the proposed study is to incorporate energy issues in the ISPWDK watershed areas. In the areas of operation of its partner NGOs Samuha, Prawarda, and Myrada.
Development, field testing, and demonstration of gasifier system for arecanut processing in Assam
April 1, 2004 to August 31, 2008
| Completed Project
The main objective is to develop a tailor-made gasifier system package for arecanut processing in order to meet the thermal energy requirement for boiling and drying. The package will be field-tested in a selected site for demonstrations along with getting user feedback. This will help in arriving at a user-friendly and acceptable system package for future, large-scale promotion.
Development of technology for treatment of wastewater generated in biomass gasifier systems
April 1, 2004 to February 28, 2007
| Completed Project
The objective is to develop low-cost and feasible technology options for treatment of waste water generated during biomass gasifier operation and producer gas clean-up process. Several waste water samples from different gasifier installations would be collected and analysed for characterization of waste water generated in biomass-gasifier-based systems.
Development of cement sector greenhouse gas emission calculation tool for Indian Cement Industry
April 1, 2004 to January 4, 2006
| Completed Project
The objective of the project is to develop a customized cement sector tool for the GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions that could be used by the Indian cement industry. The customized tool is expected to lead to greater acceptability of the tool by the cement plants.
Women solar entrepreneurs of Sunderbans
April 1, 2004 to December 21, 2005
| Completed Project
The project has been implemented by TERI in partnership with the RKM (Ramakrishna Mission) and the Jadavpur University. The main goal and objectives of the project were (1) to create viable enterprises on both, demand and supply side of solar energy business in the remote rural location, (2) to create an organizational set-up, viz.