Energy Future Magazine - July - September 2020

In this issue

With rapid urbanization and a growing population, there is a demand for sustainable, clean, and energy efficient cooling solutions. Access to cooling has become a development need and an equality issue. The interplay of a variety of factors is important to understand in order to encourage energy efficiency in cooling. In this article, Ritika Jain talks about suitable solutions for clean and energy efficient cooling in India.

BP TO INVEST USD 70 MILLION IN INDIA'S GREEN GROWTH EQUITY FUND

UK’s energy major BP will invest $70 million in the Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) with an aim to rapidly scale up commercially viable low carbon solutions, the company said in a statement.

1 min

UN CHIEF SEEKS END TO FINANCING OF COAL TO SMOOTH CLEAN ENERGY SHIFT

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to stop financing for coal and commit not to build new coal-fired power plants to enable a shift to clean energy.

1 min

COOLING INDIA WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS

With rapid urbanization and a growing population, there is a demand for sustainable, clean, and energy efficient cooling solutions. Access to cooling has become a development need and an equality issue. The interplay of a variety of factors is important to understand in order to encourage energy efficiency in cooling. In this article, Ritika Jain talks about suitable solutions for clean and energy efficient cooling in India.

9 mins

ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION TO EFFICIENT COOLING

The impact of climate change is manifesting itself in increasingly erratic weather patterns. Increasing focus has been placed on cooling and promoting sustainable cooling at affordable cost. There is a growing recognition that access to sustainable cooling is a necessity in a warming world. The growing demand for cooling will increase global warming. In this article, Manjeet Singh and Vasudevan Rangarajan examine how a transition to climate-friendly and energy-efficient cooling would avoid emissions and allow an increase in cooling access that would contribute substantially to the Sustainable Development Goals.

7 mins

Sustainable Thermal Comfort in Buildings Through Prioritizing Occupant Needs

A major reason for the poor satisfaction with thermal environment is the lack of individual and personal control over the environment. Building environment control systems can be designed by incorporating personalized control systems for greater satisfaction at much less energy consumption. In this article, Asit Kumar Mishra and M Ramgopal present a simple three-level approach that can achieve this goal and lead to a sustainable thermal comfort system.

9 mins

MAKING COLD CHAINS COST-EFFECTIVE

The loss of food produced happens differently in developed and developing countries. In developing countries like India, much of the food loss occurs at the beginning of the chain. This can be attributed to poor storage, cooling, and transport infrastructure. In this article, JofiJoseph discusses the obstacles to penetration of cold chain in rural India and the implementation of a cost-effective cold chain from the farm to the fork.

10+ mins

GREEN ENERGY AND GRID INTEGRATION - Potential and Economic Viability in India

As the costs of renewable technologies have come down, renewable markets are slowly evolving to become viable alternatives to the conventional energy. Governments across the world are reconsidering the economics of renewable energy and increasingly accommodating renewables into the complex equations of public policy. Shreya Shekhar, in this article, examines the renewable energy in countries that have been early movers in the market and then considers the Indian context to discuss potential and problems.

10+ mins

Solar Powered Mobile Water Purifiers

Various methods exist for the purification of water. The lack of fuel use has made the solar energy application relatively superior than the conventional sources of energy for water purification as it does not cause various types of pollution effects. Suram Singh Verma, in this article, talks about solar powered water purifiers and elaborate on their advantages and challenges.

7 mins

MEETING COOLING DEMAND SUSTAINABLY

India is expected to have the highest cooling demand by 2050. The next 20 years will also see a massive increase in the building stock. Atul Bagai, in conversation with TCA Avni for Energy Future, talks about the major challenges that will need to be addressed through innovations such as passive cooling, renewable energy, and related new technologies.

8 mins

RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Researchers have developed a computational model that helps users understand how changes in the nanostructure of materials affect their conductivity – with the goal of informing the development of new energy storage devices for a wide range of electronics.

6 mins

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Energy Future Magazine Description:

By looking at the technologies, policy decisions, and business ventures that have the potential to overcome energy shortage and our crippling dependence on depleting fossil fuels, Energy Future draws from a deep well of expertise at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), India’s leading research institute on energy and green growth. Knowledge of energy security and development is a critical requirement in the modern global economy, and Energy Future aims to educate and inform you about the wide world of energy; its history, its future, how the energy industry works, how it has affected the world, and how it continues to affect you and me.