Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

(;LOBAL OI L \ ND GAS DEPLETION: AN . 0\'ERVIF:\V {15} Bentley R IV. 2002 Energy Policy 30(3): 189-205 (The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre. Suit e 11,305 Gt Portland Street London 11'1/V 5D:-J. UK) Thi s paper discusses the current and future hydrocarbon supply pos iti on worldwide. The mnin findings of the study show ( I) rapid decl in e in global tota l hydrocarbon production from around 20 I0 or so; (2) a relatively mode st contribution from non– conventiona l oil s, but constraints includi ng cost. energy content, and C0 2 emissions, wi ll prevent these source s from full y offsetting conventional oi l's decline; and (3) dec line in conve ntion a l gas produc ti on from about 2020 (9 ligures, 35 references) CASE FOR \N ETHANOL I<l EL ECO'\OMY IN INDIA f 10} Gwx HP. 2001 fREDA News 12 {-1): 11-1', The escalating oi l import bi lls, dwindling fossil fuel reserves, and burgeoning pollu ti on leve ls are amongst the very strong indicators to dictate a change from a purely fossil-fuel mode to that based on a blend of both gasoli ne and ethanol. Thi s stud y gives an in sight in to some of the key aspects like physical potential, production techniques. utilization modes, safety aspects, and importuntl y, the broad pol icy– cum- planni ng framewo rk s governing the use ofethanol. For a sustainable ethanol fuel programme in Ind ia it is necessary to set up more pi lot faci lities and alter the ex isting BIS (B ureau of Ind ian Standards) srecifications, so as to all ow for an inc rease of ethanol blending from the existing 5% to I0%. (6 tables) Courtesy: TIDE£. i\lar. 2002, P 7. I-I & 16: Fax: 91 II -1682 /'.J-1 E-mail: outreacf1.1?i)teri.res. in Web: 11'\lllt'. /eriin.org GOVT ON PO\VER SAVE MODE Times of India & Indian Express c/1. 2-MIIg2002 The Union gove rnment is considering the availability of about 25 ,000 MW of electricity through more efficient use. To this end, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Yajpayee unve il ed a roadmap for making ava il abl e this powe r throu gh conservation. Unveiling the action plan, the PM told a FJCCI Seminar that his government would reduce energy consumpti on by 30 per cent in the next five years. To start .with, the PM said Pres ident APJ Abdul Kalam had agreed to anenergy audit of Rashtrapati Bhavan and similar audits would be carried out at the North and South Bloc ks housing key Ministries, incl uding the Prime Minister' s Office. Vajpayee also called for saving o f 20 per cent from the private sector and farmers. Power Minister Suresh Prabhu said the action plan provid ed a I0-point st rategy for demand-side managemen t. For this, dedicated cells would be set up in at least five states by September. Statin g that onl y about 160 MW of every I,000 MW generated is used in Ind ia, Prabhu sa id conservation effort.s could thu s reduce the amount that needed to be spent on adding fresh capacity. He snid at a time when the government planned to add I00,000 MW by 2012. a 25 ,000 MW energy conservation would help save up to Rs 150.000 crore. Prabhu said this programme must be followed in the form of a national movement. FCCI Chief R. S. Lodha sa id India used twice higher amount of energy that of the US and four times that of Japan for each unit of Gross Doiiiesti c Prm.luct. Effi cient use of energy would help Indian industry become globall y competitive. Courtesy: The Times qf India & Indian F.xpress. dt. 2-1'" ,.1 ug. ]()()] ENVIRONMENT WIND ENERGY- NEED OF TilE JIOllR B11siness Standard, t\farch 02 Wind ene rgy causes no harmful pollution in the r·orm of carbon di ox ide, sulphur dioxide or nitrogen oxide emiss ions. It al so eliminated production of hazardous or rad ioactive wastes and is thus fast eme rg ing, as the most popular source of renewable energy across the globe. The current installed ca pac it y preve nts emiss io n o f between 21 and 27 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every yea r. AIso it saves around 92,500 and 277,500 tonnes of n itrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide, respectively. Global climate change is now believed to be the most se rious env ironmenta l threa t facinn the "' human race. Sc ienti sts ha ve pred icted that the average temperature around the world wi ll increase, between I a11d 3.5 d c~n.:cs celsius by 20 I0, a rate of wann ing which has been greater than at an~ time over the last I0,000 years. This is expected to lead to ri sing sea levels. Causing flooding to low– ly ing coas ts and is land s . More storms and unpred ictable weather a re a lso expected . Most of the wes tern countries sec the develormenl of renewable energy. especiall y wind , as a way o f