Clean energy technology priorities:
Chemical: Developing new and more energy efficient and environment-friendly/green technologies and processes.---Paper industry, key recommendations: Technology improvements for better energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact
– Improving energy efficiency of existing and designing of incentives for technology upgradation for paper industry
[...] – Development of energy efficient technologies – R&D institutes like CPPRI to be strengthened with appropriate funding support.---The share of nuclear power, another clean source from a carbon emission perspective is expected to rise from 3 per cent in 2012 to 5 per cent in 2017 and to 12 per cent in 2030.---Moving towards a smart grid in a manner relevant to our needs will be a key focus area in the distribution sector in the Twelfth Plan. A number of pilot projects will be taken up.---A key initiative for R&D in the Twelfth Plan may include setting up of a technical cell in CEA, which will focus on best practices, R&D in data collection and specific projects and technical support to States for consultancy and implementation. The research projects will include support to universities.---Phased installation of smart metres, extending SCADA system to 100 more towns, and integration of renewable into the grid.
Clean energy technology deployment:
Cement industry: Upgradation of Existing Plants and Research in Further Developed Technologies: • Funding from corpus of clean energy fund for cement sector for development of processes for using alternate fuel and municipal and solid waste and energy efficient technologies.---Phased installation of smart metres, extending SCADA system to 100 more towns, and integration
of renewable into the grid.
Low-emission and cleaner coal technology:
Development of CMPDI capacity for delineation of viable coal mine methane (CMM)/abandoned mine methane (AMM) blocks in the existing and potential mining areas having partly de-stressed coal in virgin coal seams.---Recovery and utilisation of coal methane in Jharia and Raniganj coalfields. [...] Demonstration of cost-effective technology for dry beneficiation of coal by all airjig. Demonstration of coal dry beneficiation system using radiometric technique.---ICRIiS and ILRIS are coal and lignite
resources [...] and are under progress at different data centres in CMPDI/Singareni and NLC. These projects need to be continued during the Twelfth Plan with enhanced outlays for successful completion, maintenance and regular updating.---A number of initiatives are being taken to promote faster extraction of coal. The policy on competitive bidding for allocations of captive blocks has been finalised by the Ministry of Coal and is expected be made operational during 2012–13. This
should result in allocation of new coal blocks.
Advanced fuel extraction technology:
Assessment of prospect of shale gas in Gondwana basin with special reference to CIL areas.
Natural gas transportation technology:
Gas Pipeline transportation infrastructure both on the East and the West coasts and also in southern and northern parts of the country for supply of gas throughout the country.
R&D energy efficiency:
Major R&D programmes may be initiated in selective areas and selective sectors for developing new customised energy-efficient technology through indigenous development of applications of already available energy efficient technologies/concepts.
Technology collaboration with other member States:
Efforts will be intensified to obtain the latest technology from global centres of excellence while at the same time strengthening our own capability. [...] Some of the key areas for R&D development to strengthen domestic capability are in exploration, geo-data processing and interpretation, drilling technology, reservoir studies, ocean technology, oil and gas production technology, well logging technology, biotechnology and geotectonic, quality improvements of the products, improving energy efficiencies of various processes, and yield maximisation of distillation.