Mission eclipsed
National solar mission may get derailed as banks hesitate to give loans for its high-risk projects
India can push up renewable energy the most after COVID-19: IEA
The agency expects India to double its green energy capacity addition next year from 2020 levels
The promise and reality of renewable energy
This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too
Investment in renewable energy sector grows by 17% in 2014
Total investment of about US $ 270.2 billion was made in the year, according to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 report
Obama boosts Modi’s green energy ambitions
Visiting US president promised finance to speed up India’s green energy mission, but it has to be remembered that the US had complained to …
The same stale nostrums
Energy Options for Africa -- Environmentally Sustainable Alternatives Edited & Introduced by: Stephen Karekezi & Gordon A Mackenzie …
On windy shores
Since the 1950s and 60s, India's efforts to tap wind energy have seen many ups and downs. The mid-1990s saw a boom, with Tamil Nadu taking the …
Creating a wonderland
In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community
Technologies
Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?
‘India’s renewable energy plan lacks vision’
The target of achieving 175 GW green power capacity by 2022 is ambitious; but what’s the logic behind choosing those numbers?
Amendment proposed in Electricity Act to enforce renewable energy purchase obligation
Most state discoms are not meeting RPO targets because electricity regulatory commissions do not penalise them, says renewable energy ministry
Renewable energy purchase obligation waiver for Gujarat power utilities
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission finds reasons furnished by utilities for their inability to meet additional obligations genuine
Cabinet panel clears Rs 11,000 crore for rooftop solar programme
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs restructures proposed SRISTI scheme with changes in incentives for DISCOMs and residential sector
Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?
Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …
Poor site choices for green energy plants led to EU losing $100 billion, says Davos report
Better cross border coordination between EU nations could have saved another $40 billion, says World Economic Forum report
The sunny side
Another 100 years and the world will begin to suffer from high fever. Utilising solar energy may prevent a catastrophe
Renewables, Deserted?
The Indian government has a set a target for renewable energy: 10,000 megawatt by 2012. So far so good. Renewables can electrify the rural …
Employment in energy sector back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, finds report
Clean energy jobs see a boost with two-thirds share; but not evenly distributed globally
New energy conundrum
As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable
Government spots constraints on renewable energy projects
Land constraints, insufficient transmission facility and Discom defaults on payments are the leading impediments
Seven climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
The idea of a “green” oil company producing “clean” fossil fuels obscures the irreconcilability between burning fossil …
E-vehicles are not to scoff at, but to wheel in
Switching to electricity powered vehicles would help India move towards a cleaner future
It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution
New research shows it only takes a few countries to kick-start the kind of global transformation required to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-…
Solar trees are beneficial in a land-scarce economy
Solar trees need nearly 100 times less space to produce the same amount of electricity as a horizontal solar plant