EEP-Indonesia announces a call for proposals on biomass-based renewable energy, focusing on Central Kalimantan and Riau. Applications are invited from NGOs, companies, public and private initiatives, universities, research institutions, and consulting companies. The EEP encourages but does not require collaboration between Indonesian and Finnish organizations. EEP’s contribution to a project is up to €200 [...]
Rice husks and solar energy funded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) are replacing kerosene and diesel as the fuel to power India’s rural villages. The venture capital fund and computer systems provider are backing companies including Husk Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. and D.Light Design, which are helping India boost clean energy use. [...]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to help the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) scale up the use of biomass waste in the agriculture sector to meet its growing need for clean energy and food security for poor rural households. The ADB Board of Directors has approved a regional technical assistance project that [...]
Biomass – or energy from plant or animal matter – is often cast as unsustainable and dirty. Yet a new study by Duncan Macqueen and Sibel Korhaliller of the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development argues the neglected energy source can reduce carbon emissions and help tackle climate change, while boosting economies in the developing [...]
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