Water wastage by coal power plants: India needs regulatory oversight, protocol for water audits
Needs uniform format for reporting water consumption data and a protocol for its monitoring and verification through mandatory third-party water …
Experts seek reassessment of Power Finance Corp’s annual discoms rating
The credit rating exercise conducted by Power Finance Corp since July 2012 has not made much of a difference on the ground, according to experts
‘The difference between Chernobyl and Fukushima wildlife is the wolf is extinct in Japan’
Down To Earth speaks to James Smith from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom about the proliferation of wildlife in the two …
Indian states, power plants with poor ash utilisation must act now
Pro-activeness of states and power plants towards handling and utilising its generated fly ash can play a major role in clearing huge ash back …
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (October 5-9, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
Are Siberian migratory birds increasingly falling prey to India’s power lines?
A joint study by Russian and Indian scientists on two ospreys shows that this could indeed be the case
‘No foreign players will bid in India’s auction of coal blocks’
It does not make sense to auction coal blocks when most blocks do not have environmental clearances, says Tim Buckley, Institute for …
Can India double its renewable energy capacity by 2027?
Solar PV can account for 75% of this growth, onshore wind 15% and biomass and hydropower aiding the rest
Indian thermal power plants got Rs 7.62 lakh crore in loans in 17 years: Report
Tamil Nadu got the most loans at over Rs 84,000 crore; followed by Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
No new coal by 2021: Zimbabwe, South Africa may become outliers, flags report
The two southern African countries have new coal projects in the pipeline amid clamour to move away from coal to cleaner fuel
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, …
CSE calls for decentralised and distributed deployment of renewable energy in Northeast India
The Northeast can address its energy poverty and provide access to clean energy to its communities by harnessing advanced technologies such as …
Here is how demand aggregation can improve rooftop solar installation in India
Demand aggregation can address the main challenges to RTS deployment — low end-user awareness & increased consumer acquisition price …
Plastic production accounts for much larger carbon footprint than previously thought
Global carbon footprint of plastic doubled since 1995, reaching two billion GtCO2-tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015
Renewable Energy Certificates: How new amendments provide safety net to renewable power developers
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India’s apex power sector regulator, will monitor to ensure that no RECs are hoarded
Renewable energy integration in India: Ways to maximise solar, wind power system
India’s renewable-rich states have a higher share of variable renewable energy than most countries. As a result, many are already facing …
License to pollute : Inefficient Kota thermal power station allowed to function by Rajasthan
Earlier, the government was planning to retire two units of the plant June 30. However, protests by local politicians and the employees …
Switching to renewables will save cost for operators while saving the environment : Study
Around 162 GW or 62% of total renewable power capacity added last year had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option.
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
Cash transfers can help refugees, but they also carry risks. Insights from Kenya
Unrestricted cash transfers did not always achieve what they were meant for, find researchers in Kalobeyi refugee settlement
Union Budget 2020-21: Will proposals on discom reform, PM-Kusum work?
Previous attempts at discom reform did not yield results while standalone solar pumps do not incentivise farmers
Global offshore wind industry to reach $1 trillion business by 2040: Report
The technology currently contributes to only 0.3% of global power generation, but has the potential to meet the world’s total electricity …
Draft Electricity Amendment Bill: Centre crosses federal boundaries
The Centre seems more concerned over profitability of private solar power companies than protecting consumer interests
Presence of mercury in birds near thermal power plants in Maharashtra paves way for modern analysis
Fly ash generated by TPPs is one of the ways mercury is released into the environment. Fly ash is usually disposed in ash ponds in the form of …
G20 energy ministers call for cooperation on nuclear energy & low-emission hydrogen
A tripling of renewable energy has been changed to “tripling of clean technology capacity,” says expert