Rise in Chinese solar PV module price: The implications on global solar growth story
Rising prices may force state-owned power giants in China to push projects into 2022; delays may make 2021 first year of negative growth in …
National centre for clean coal R&D opened
The centre is established as a national consortium on clean coal research and development under Indian Institute of Science’s leadership
Are coal-fired power plants attractive for investment?
A recent report says that there is economic merit in closing down such power plants to meet the Paris goals
Solar Impulse's biggest legacy will be in your home – not in the skies
Solar Impulse has raised the profile of solar power and people might consider how they can do their bit to use cleaner energy
Green innovation steals the show at SEED Awards
An Indian enterprise and 27 African ventures win prize for sustainable business models empowering communities
Renewables hold the key to Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy growth, says IEA report
Report projects that power generating capacity will quadruple to 385 GW with right investments, policies and governance
Embodied energy demystified
Building materials are much more energy-intensive than perceived. India lags in taking steps to reduce their use
Little to show for crores of rupees spent
Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …
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 …
DTE Call For Action: Why is rapid electrification of autos necessary?
Autos play a critical role in urban commuting in small, medium and big cities. But internal combustion-powered autos are high emitters
IMO adopts 2020 global limit for sulphur in ship's fuel oil
A reduction in the limit for sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships will have tangible health benefits, particularly for populations living …
Tiny hydropower plant lights up a remote hill village in Bangladesh
Cheaper than solar and easy to maintain, “pico” hydropower plants offer the only viable form of electricity for remote villages in …
Sustainable climate policy cannot dodge the question of consumption
Climate policy rooted in aggressively perpetuating consumption cannot guarantee more than a temporary respite from ecological crisis
China’s ‘artificial sun’ fusion reactor sets a new record
For 20 seconds, the device also achieved a peak temperature that is over ten times the sun’s
How does a Bio-CNG plant help in reducing air pollution and health issues?
Bio-CNG technology can deal with air pollution at three levels by curtailing methane emissions, warding off waste burning and phasing out …
Cyclone Gabrielle: how microgrids could help keep the power on during extreme weather events
Microgrids are self-sufficient and can operate independently or in conjunction with the larger grid. They can run on different types of renewable …
Sulphuric acid: The next resource crisis that could stifle green tech and threaten food security
Rapid growth in the green economy and intensive agriculture could see demand rise to over 400 million tonnes by 2040
Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021: How it can play out
The Bill is a rehashed version of one the central government has been trying to pass in Parliament since 2014
Investors are increasingly shunning mining companies that violate human rights
A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights impacts and consultation with Indigenous communities
Adani Carmichael coal: Do we need it or not?
If we are ramping up coal production abroad at a time when the IPCC and UN say it should drop, we should know what we are getting into
Global industrial emissions: Steeling through?
The sector is not adopting cutting-edge technologies, switching fuels, or even working on energy efficiency and demand reduction
New method to fabricate graphene sheet fabricated from camphor
With the new technology, the layer can be extracted and transferred to other substrates depending on the application
100-year Jharia fire: SC asks amicus curiae to help in rehabilitation
Apex court directs Centre, Jharkhand, Bengal, other authorities to assit Gaurav Aggarwal
Windturbines posing a threat to birds: study
Researchers were invited by two windfarm owners in Gujarat and in Karnataka to investigate bird mortalities
Biodiesel in India: The Jatropha fiasco
Several factors have led to slow progress in the country’s biodiesel development programme, nbotably, the Jatropha plant