Idling costs

Catch the wave

Underwater versions of wind turbines could soon make it easy to tap tidal power potential

Hot electricity

More power

India would soon get energy efficient technologies so that it could meet its requirements

Alternative technology

Plan for tomorrow

Energy’s new face

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Solar power: In a slump India’s booming

India’s booming solar power sector has witnessed a slowdown as distribution companies delay payments to power plants

Clean(er) cooking in India: How solid fuels in rural Indian households contribute to climate crisis

Solid cooking fuel use makes up 13% of India’s national GHG emissions but is unaccounted in the national report

Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA

The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions

It is time to move on to next phase of power reforms

Generating companies owe Rs 23,000 crore to coal firms. This is due to the inability of DISCOMs to pay GENCOs on time

Learnings from the German storage model: How it is helping stabilise the grid

Almost 70 per cent of home solar PV in Germany comes with battery energy storage attached 

Solar irrigation can transform Indian agriculture, enhance livelihoods of small to marginal farmers

Farmers can have control over water and electricity supply through solar water pumps 

Renewable Africa: Turbine for first Sudanese wind plant arrives from the Netherlands

The project is expected to serve as a role model for other African countries keen on enhancing their renewable energy capacity

Wasting an opportunity to create safer alternatives to fossil fuels

Generating methane from organic wastes might be a more rational choice than pinning hopes only on coal

'Renewable energy sector employment increased in 2015'

The total number of jobs in renewables worldwide continued to rise even as the growth in jobs slowed down compared to previous years, says a new …

Smart grid's here

As India experiments with smart power grid, Ankur Paliwal explains how the technology functions

Offshore wind power: Keeping costs in check

The reduction of costs in offshore wind is making more and more projects viable

Renewable energy provided jobs to 11 mn people in 2018: IRENA report

Solar photovoltaics (PV) industry emerged as the top employer with 3.6 million jobs

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Blockchain can replace both the current billing and the trading systems

India's first quick charging station for electric vehicles

ViVa or Vidyut Vahan is India's first quick charging electric vehicles. It takes 90 per cent less time to charge an electric rickshaw—80 …

What ails India’s solar energy drive?

The declining price of solar power and a high import dependency has got domestic solar equipment manufacturers worried. Is the government …

CO2 emissions from energy use stabilised for first time in 40 years

Report says 2014 was a record year for renewables as their penetration and improvements in energy efficiency led to stabilisation of emissions

Cochin Airport: Powered by the sun

A host of factors contributed to Cochin Airport becoming fully solar powered and now, other airports in India are taking cue and following suit

World’s first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world

Solar Impulse-2 (Si-2), which will take off on Saturday, will be used to raise awareness about the potential of clean energy