Application of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Renewable Energy Generation from Micro-Hydel Projects of Himachal Pradesh

Developed Countries ◽

Himachal Pradesh ◽

The State ◽

Current Status ◽

Illustrative Case ◽

Hydro Power ◽

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is defined as one of the “flexibility” mechanisms that allows entities based in Developed Countries (Annex I Parties) to develop emission-reducing projects in Developing Countries (non-Annex I Parties), and generate tradable carbon credits corresponding to the volume of carbon emission reductions achieved by those projects. CDM projects have been developed in several parts of the world across the sectoral economies, including renewable energy, with reportedly varying degrees of success and failures. In the renewable energy segment, CDM has been successfully deployed in Micro-Hydel power projects to mitigate and offset green-house gas emissions into the environment. The experiences of different implementing states are vastly different in past decade. CDM applications in Micro-Hydel projects have been quite notable to generate hydro-power and mitigate emissions in the state. This paper takes a holistic review about the current status in the performance of CDM projects in India, with special reference to Himachal Pradesh, particularly in the context of Small (Micro)-Hydel projects with a very high renewable energy potential. The achievements as well as strategy of implementation of Small-Hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh is discussed in the light of selected case studies of CDM projects that are at various stages of formulation, designing and implementation. Guidelines for CDM project designing and the potential for carbon markets for the hydro-power in the context of Himachal Pradesh is discussed. Some of the shortcomings in implementation of Micro-Hydel CDM project in the State are also discussed and highlighted in the paper. The paper has also examined the status of implementation and the quality of projects in the form of illustrative case studies in terms of their ability for energy extraction, creating energy trading opportunities, and stakeholder participation in sharing the project benefits during the lifetime as well as the beyond the life-time of the projects.

IET-UK International Conference on Information and Communication Technology in Electrical Sciences (ICTES 2007) ◽

Evaluation of cost effectiveness of renewable energy system considering carbon trading under clean development mechanism

10.1049/ic:20070622 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

R. NashikIndia

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Energy System ◽

Carbon Trading ◽

Renewable Energy System ◽

Renewable energy investment and the clean development mechanism

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.065 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 81-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Kirill Zavodov

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Investment ◽

Renewable Energy Investment ◽

Megaproject Management Research: The Status Quo and Future Directions

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11120567 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 567

Author(s):

Hongping Yuan ◽

Wenbo Du ◽

Zeyu Wang ◽

Xiangnan Song

Keyword(s):

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

Status Quo ◽

Current Status ◽

Research Trend ◽

Research Development ◽

Management Research ◽

Future Directions ◽

Systematic Examination ◽

The Status

Megaproject practices worldwide have triggered increasing research in megaproject management issues and led to an increasing number of papers being published during the last decade. However, it is demonstrated by the literature that there is no systematic examination on research development in the discipline of megaproject management, and consequently it is very difficult for scholars to quickly understand and grasp the research trend. Therefore, a research question naturally comes out, i.e., what is the status quo of megaproject management research and what are the research directions worthy of further investigation? This study aims to answer the question by conducting a systematic examination of the research development in the discipline of megaproject management. A total of 117 relevant articles, identified from six major international journals between 2009 and 2021, were analyzed based on the number of papers published annually, main author contributions, citations, categorization of the research methods and data analysis methods adopted, and research topics covered. The results indicated that developed countries, such as Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, have enjoyed significant advantages in terms of megaproject management research. It also revealed that more sophisticated views and theory have been used effectively, rather than only basic qualitative methods, in a number of studies on megaproject management. Future studies on megaproject management will be led globally, where megaprojects will remain designed and built to better built environments. In addition, continuous in-depth research on related topics can promote innovation in megaproject management to achieve sustainable megaproject development. Megaproject management will continue to be a hot research topic in the future; in particular, megaproject investment and finance management have emerged as new challenging topics. The findings can be valuable for both industry practitioners and researchers to gain deeper understanding of the current status and future directions of megaproject management research.

Renewable Energies for Central Asia Countries: Economic, Environmental and Social Impacts - Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences ◽

The Clean Development Mechanism: New Instrument in Financing Renewable Energy Technologies

10.1007/1-4020-3926-3_3 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 27-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Romeo Pacudan

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Renewable Energy Technologies ◽

Energy Technologies ◽

New Instrument ◽

The Current and forecasted Status of Type 2 Diabetes in the Arab Society of Israel

Current Diabetes Reviews ◽

10.2174/1573399817666210405100108 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Abdelnaser Zalan ◽

Ahmad Sheikh-Muhammad ◽

Mohammad Khatib ◽

Rajech Sharkia

Keyword(s):

Health Care Expenditures ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Progressive Increase ◽

Current Data ◽

Current Status ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Global Challenge ◽

The Status ◽

Health Related

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered one of the main causes of mortality, morbidity, and health care expenditures. Effectively treating this disease is of crucial importance and imposes a global challenge. The incidence of Type 2 DM (T2DM) is rapidly rising in both developing and developed countries. The Arab community in Israel is a distinct ethnic group with unique characteristics. Recently, this community has undergone major changes in its lifestyle, adopting the Westernized one, which could have caused an increase in the T2DM incidence rate. Objective: This review aims to shed light on various studies undertaken to explore the prevalence of diabetes and determine its current status in the Arab society of Israel, resting on previous and current data. It is presented to highlight the status of diabetes globally and to focus on its current situation in the Arab society of Israel, attempting to forecast its direction in the upcoming decade. Methods: Data were obtained from our previous comprehensive socio-economic and health cross-sectional surveys for successive periods from 2004 to 2017. These surveys were conducted on the Arab society of Israel by the Galilee Society. Results: Our results showed a progressive increase in the prevalence of T2DM from 3.4% to 7.6% in the Arab society of Israel. This trend is expected to continue rising in the coming decade, and based on our predictions, may exceed 12% in 2030. Conclusion: Substantial and practical health-related actions must be initiated to prevent an increasing number of adults from developing diabetes and its complications.