Climate initiatives must keep out large hydropower projects, say environmentalists
Hydro projects emit methane, make water and energy systems vulnerable to climate change, cause severe damage to ecosystems and affect locals
Canberra to shift completely to renewable energy by 2025
Australia’s capital has already seen a 400 per cent increase in renewable energy jobs in the past five years
Infosys to switch to renewable energy, go carbon neutral
The global information technology services company, Infosys, headquartered at Bengaluru, plans to become carbon neutral and shift completely to …
Spurt forecast in nonconventional energy
The nonconventional energy sector is seen as the mainstay of the nation's future power requirements and is all set for major expansion, following …
National Electricity Plan: No coal expansion, renewable capacity to dominate in India by 2031-32
Emissions from power sector in a decade expected increase by 10 million tonnes; efficienty of plants to be improved
Central tribunal admits Gujarat power utility’s plea to lower feed-in tariff for renewable energy
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s change of mind on feed-in tariff comes three years after signing agreement with project developers
Phulmai's walk - a day in the life of a headloader
Headloaders - collectors of fuelwood in India's woodlands. On the one hand, seen as forest destroyers, on the other, they are the sole support of …
CoP26: Experts welcome Modi’s 2070 ‘net-zero’ date but brand move political
The move may have been triggered by geopolitical considerations rather than concern for the environment, they say
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 …
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
Closing gap in international green financing important for India’s transition to clean energy
Prospects of renewable energy financing driving significant economic growth are massive despite challenges
Decentralised renewable energy vital for strengthening Jharkhand's health sector
Over 13% of health sub-centres and public health centres in Jharkhand not electrified
Electric vehicles have a dark side too: Blood batteries and child labour
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country that is among the poorest on the planet, is paying a heavy price for the global green energy …
Hydrogen costs to fall over 95% by 2050, predicts report
Green hydrogen technology will fill the gap between renewable energy and Net Zero carbon emissions.
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
Farm to Facebook: India’s catch-up evolution in techno-policy landscape
India needs to work out problems in old policies and develop new ones that ensure a rapid tectonic shift in India’s technological future
Renewable energy in India: Capacity addition halved in 2020
The sector may get a boost following proposed reforms worth 40 billion dollars to improve health of discoms
Rooftop solar : How will India's new net metering norms play out
The commissions have introduced time-of-the-day tariffs whereby prosumers are incentivised to install energy storage
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.
IEA projects rosy future for renewable energy. But where is material balance?
IEA predicts 95% new RE installed capacity by 2026. Over time, global energy transitions can fundamentally alter mineral and energy resource flows
Fossil Fuel Suicide Why fossil fools will cost us the Earth
fun and informative look at what harm fossil fuels cause and how renewable technologies can help stem the decline in our environment.
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.
Tamil Nadu power regulator orders against solar output cut
Curtailment of power means power plants are asked not to inject power into the grid despite availability
India and China will outdo USA in renewable energy
India and China view renewable energy as an investment opportunity, while the US plans to support coal and shale
'Investment in renewable energy growing by leaps and bounds'
Report shows investment in renewable energy has increased by five per cent to touch US $ 285.9 billion in 2015