Global body comes into action to map geopolitical impact of renewables
Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation will analyse potential effects of a renewables-based energy system on national and …
Zambia awards solar capacity at record low tariff
The tariff of less than $0.04 per kWh shows that globally-competitive low tariffs are possible in Sub-Saharan Africa
Power to people
Renewable energy, along with affordable battery storage, is set to usher in energy democracy in India
Why did US impose 30 per cent import tax on solar?
This is just another tactic to ensure that renewable energy does not take lead in the power sector
Energy matters
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Hotbeds of energy
Simmering rocks found several kilometres beneath the earth's surface hold the potential to meet our power needs
Lignite luminescence
The world's first lignite-based power plant in Madras offers a viable alternative to high-cost natural gas and to coal-based plants which emit …
Hydrogen hopes
German engineers are transporting shiploads of hydrogen from Canada to Europe, where it will be harnessed as an alternate source of fuel and energy
Energy aplenty
The recycling option has once again shown that wastes like bagasse and wheat straw can be profitably used to generate energy, which could in all …
A windmill tilts
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For a place in the sun
India needs to invest in clean energy to meet targets
Industry says announcement of loans and performance-based incentives in budget will invigorate sector
Role of hydrogen as a clean fuel for sustainable mobility
Clean form of the natural gas is required for transition to a decarbonised nation
Minigrids are evolving to be reliable sources of access to renewable energy in rural India
Small systems can be sized to cater to rural energy needs
Gujarat set to develop India’s first tidal energy plant
But the country lacks a tidal energy policy
Making it mandatory
Tapping the waves
First solar funicular
Solar mobile phones
Dual purpose served
Tall strides
India’s renewable energy capacity at 100GW, still far away from 2022 target
The country added less than one gigawatt of renewable energy generation capacity a month on an average since the beginning of 2021
Can ALMM mandate bolster India’s renewable energy sector
Amendments in ALMM have led to a superficial rise in solar module costs due to gaps in the demand-supply of products, according to some stakeholders
Full coverage: State of renewable energy in India
India has set ambitious targets for green power. But how feasible are they? How is the progress?
US engineers design heating patches that can be sewn into clothes
They claim the patches can replace heating systems and save 47 % of global energy used for indoor heating