Tough decisions ahead
A BBC serial says strong political will is needed to ensure that energy is used efficient.
Time to act
People in the us should realise that only if they reduce fuel consumption will prices fall
The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean energy
As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new energy order?
The Energy Policy of India: Interview with Shantanu Dixit
Shantanu Dixit, group coordinator, Prayas Energy Group, has been working in the power sector in the field of analysis and advocacy from 1992. He …
'We have to create a culture of energy efficiency'
VILAS BABURAO MUTTEMWAR, minister of state (independent charge) for non-conventional energy sources, tells KUSHAL P S YADAV
'It really riles me to see developing countries pushed into a corner'
Tough-talking Malaysian negotiator Wen Lian Ting explains why the North's stand on forests is morally unjust and politically untenable
"Even conventional sources of energy initially required government support"
Rakesh Bakshi, managing director, Vestas RRB India Limited, an Indo-Danish joint venture manufacturing wind electric generators, talks to …
Switzerland votes for phasing out nuclear power, switching to renewable energy
The new energy policy prohibits construction of new nuclear power plants and promotes the use of renewable energy sources and energy conservation
Hands off Alaska
The US, it is widely believed, can go to great lengths to lay its hands on oil -- whether this means having to unleash a full-fledged war on …
Energy market glitch
Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument
Wind power: up, up and down
Poorly implemented governmental policies are preventing the full exploitation of wind power which could supplement as much as 25 per cent of the …
Gasping for GAS
In the absence of a government policy on the use liquefied petroleum gas for automobiles, the illegal market is flourishing where safety norms …
Investors, insurers ask G20 economies to stop fossil fuel subsidies
The G20 governments were urged to establish a deadline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies for a steady decline in greenhouse gas emissions
New energy conundrum
As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable
Out of option
Solar becomes lifeline for power-starved Bihar, but cheap and inferior equipment dominate market
'I don't want subsidies'
For five years the non-profit Centre for Renewable Energy has been promoting and selling expensive solar lamps to poor families in Nepal. Today …
US Department of Energy announces breakthrough in nuclear fusion, sets path to clean energy source
Stepping stone to clean energy; Commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology still decades away
Budgeting power
Four Rajasthan villages get microgrid solar power using an innovative pre-paid meter that detects theft
South African president works with cabinet on nuclear matters, says official statement
Government denies opposition charge that the president negotiated the nuclear deal with Russia alone
Petro to Electro: ‘Energy transition is happening, and it is unstoppable’
Down To Earth speaks to Gauri Singh from the International Renewable Energy Agency on the global transition to clean energy
‘Energy conservation is a moving target’
A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001. Most provisions of the law are yet to be implemented properly. Ajay …
Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward
An emissions intensity scheme would provide a stable carbon policy that the electricity sector needs to have investment confidence
Consumer behaviour has not led to reduced energy consumption
A new study shows that in OECD countries, including the US, reduction has been due to energy efficiency improvements
Wind break ends
Centre wants to withdraw sops for wind energy sector; offers an incentive to improve performance