Green hydrogen can drive India’s transition to clean energy, combat climate change
By 2030, the cost of green hydrogen is expected to compete with that of hydrocarbon fuels
Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future
Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …
Carbon credits, green hydrogen can help Africa mobilise climate finance for growth
Report on financing decarbonised growth says access to electricity Africa’s most pressing challenge
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy
Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes
2022 too short, too far: How close did the world move towards the clean energy dream?
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Japan to commercialise hydrogen energy transport by 2025
Pilot tests carried out successfully; the country finished construction of 2,500 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen gas terminal at Kobe this April
Will Boris Johnson’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ be enough for a net-zero UK
The British Prime Minister’s 10-point plan aims to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030; 40 GW offshore wind power for homes
What does Boris Johnson’s plan to ban fuel-powered vehicles mean for UK
Several other countries may follow suit in the coming years to phase out petrol- and diesel-run vehicles
Asia-Pacific’s automobile companies discussed EVs 28% more in 2022 than last year, data shows
Indian companies held the most discussions on electric vehicles, according to analytics company GlobalData
A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future
Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …
Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir
Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …
Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions
Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …
Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …
Economic recovery and clean energy transition go together: Ministers at IEA summit
The summit encouraged participating countries to build their recovery plans and investment strategies in-line with clean energy transition goals
India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts
The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …
One Sun One World One Grid project put on hold
Reasons for putting the project on hold remain unknown; calls to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy go unanswered
G20 countries bank on fossil fuels for COVID-19 recovery plans: Study
Over 55% or $150.81 billion of public money committed by G20 countries is allocated for supporting fossil fuel energy
Nano-chip made from laboratory waste can help in diagnosis of diseases
Scientists from IIT Guwahati have fabricated a nano-chip from laboratory waste that can sense hydrogen peroxide, and thus may find use in …
Researchers develop materials to detect hydrogen with high sensitivity
This is important because hydrogen gas is difficult to produce and it is hard to detect if it leaks
Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displacing fossil fuels — we just need the price to come down
The cost of electrolysers has roughly halved over the past five years. This trend is expected to continue
Government releases guidelines, allocates Rs 455 crore for green hydrogen pilot projects in steel sector
Type of projects listed for support in the guidelines seem to include any innovation carried out at a plant of any scale
India’s green hydrogen offtake in ‘wait-and-watch’ phase: WEF calls for increased subsidy to help lower cost
Electrolyser costs should be brought down by increasing subsidy significantly, to match price of grey hydrogen: WEF
Biohydrogen’s role in India’s green hydrogen pathway
Going beyond electrolysis for hydrogen production, there has been a notable surge in industrial interest in biogas reforming over the past decade
Union Cabinet approves National Green Hydrogen Mission
The initial outlay for the Mission will be Rs 19,744 crore
India’s race to a green hydrogen future
The march to a net zero future has received a boost with India announcing a suite of green hydrogen plans