All you need to know about the energy conservation bill
Bill has provisions for regulating energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings and industries
Battery prices falling sharply, says report
Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes
Rooftop solar power’s massive job potential untapped
India has only met 9.5 per cent of the target for roof-top solar power, which has the maximum job potential
Energy in news on April 16
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around energy
India faces energy-economic growth paradox for achieving $10 trillion economy goal
The country has a choice between energy efficient sustainable economy and energy intensive economic growth
India’s annual solar capacity addition needs to increase annually by 36% till 2026-27 to meet 14th NEP targets
The country needs to commission a minimum of 17.5 GW in FY 2024, with a further ramp-up to 41 GW by FY 2027
Fossil fuel lobby behind EU’s dash for not-so-green hydrogen: Report
Germany propelling hydrogen agenda, critical players are from or have links with fossil fuel and other polluting industries
Budget 2023-24: Climate goals? Renewable energy ministry gets just over 2% of total allocation
MNRE budget is equivalent to just 26% of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s allocation
India adds highest rooftop solar capacity for a quarter in July-Sept: Mercom
Gujarat accounted for 55 per cent of the new capacity
Look back at the decade: Solar energy
In the second decade of the millenium, everyone wanted a piece of the pie in the sky
Morocco should harness its abundant renewable energy potential for climate mitigation: IMF
This can reduce Morocco’s high reliance on imported fuels, give it comparative advantage in neighbouring markets that are embracing green energy
Grid-scale storage can play vital role in boosting India’s renewable energy transition
Grid-scale battery storage systems that can store energy and use it during the night can accommodate a high share of renewable energy and, …
India’s clean cooking transition: Why development financial institutions play major role
Including clean cooking in their investment portfolios on ecosystem preservation will go a long way
COVID-19 to slow decarbonisation in emerging markets: BloombergNEF report
2019 was a good year for foreign direct investment in renewables; but the trend may not stick in 2020
Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study
Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more
Renewable energy in India: why rooftop remains the most untapped solar source
Rooftop solar source doesn’t match the rise in renewable energy in India; while industrial and commercial consumers account for 70% of …
Six-fold rise in renewable energy adoption must to keep global warming below 2°C: IRENA
Under the current and pledged policies, the world will exhaust its energy-related CO2 emission budget in less than 20 years.
Global wind energy sector needs four-fold higher growth to meet 2050 Net Zero goal: Report
Offshore wind market showed highest growth in 2021
Gujarat villages need subsidy for biogas. But there's no one to pay
There is a void since Gujarat Agro Industries stopped paying from 2017
Senegal signs Just Energy Transition Partnership deal after South Africa, Indonesia & Vietnam
The deal will mobilise 2.5 billion euros for Senegal & will help increase the share of renewable energy installed capacity to 40%
Wind sector in India needs an overhaul — here's why
Transparent and closed bids, bundling of tarrif some ways in which wind energy sector can go up again
DTE Call for Action: How has the rooftop solar potential and market evolved in India
India has seen significant growth in rooftop solar, most of it in just the last 3 years
Simply Put: Electricity a foreign concept
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) explained
A key goal of this partnership is to reduce the dependence on China to secure critical minerals as the country has developed a mineral processing …
At $1.1 trillion, renewable energy investment matches fossil fuels in 2022 for 1st time: BloombergNEF
The hydrogen sector received least boost at $1.1 billion but the sector grew the fastest, tripling investment every year