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 …
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
Renewable energy in India: why rooftop remains the most untapped solar source
Rooftop solar source doesn’t match the rise in renewable energy in India; while industrial and commercial consumers account for 70% of …
Sun in a box: Excess renewable energy can now be stored more efficiently
MIT engineers have designed a concept that can store excess energy in the form of heat and supply it back to the grid when need be
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.
Renewables will be cheaper than coal in the future. Here are the numbers
In coming decades, price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal, making an all-renewable electricity system more …
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
Finally, some clarity on environmental regulations for rooftop solar PV systems
A new rooftop solar programme makes the Environment and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) mandatory for all proposed projects
MNRE has no mechanism to claim CDM benefits, observes CAG
CDM first defined in the Kyoto Protocol with the objective of achieving sustainable development by preventing climate change
COP21: India and France show the way ahead by launching Solar Alliance
'The climate change agreement must send a clear enough signal to investors to encourage the scaling up of solar and other renewable forms of energy'
Why solar power rates touching a historic low could be bad news
Though power rates have fallen substantially, capacity of projects that are bid for has not increased
EU countries agree to cut 40 per cent emissions by 2030
Agreement also targets increasing use of renewable energy to 27 per cent of total energy mix
Big response to solar power plan
Uttarakhand gets applications for 65 per cent of its target in 15 days of launching scheme
No climate for cleantech
Most of the clean energy innovations are with just six rich countries and hardly any technology is coming to developing nations
'Let us internalise the relation we need to have with nature'
Jonathon Porritt wears many hats. A pioneer of green politics in the UK, sustainability campaigner, media personality and writer. His latest book,…
Indian Railways likely to become world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon emitter by 2030
The Indian Railways transports 24 million passengers every day across the subcontinent on 13,000 trains covering approximately 67,956 km; it’…
Solar tariffs are constantly going down and that may not be good news
Dipping at an alarming rate, India's solar tariffs recently reached an all-time low of Rs 2.44 per unit. Will it hurt the renewable sector?
An innovative, zero-emission system for electricity generation
My innovation seeks to generate electricity 24X7 from solar and wind energy, without any emissions
Gujarat's new solar policy emphasises roof-top development
Agricultural solar pumps as well as solar home lighting systems will also be given incentives under the new plan
Shale trail
The US is seeing a shale gas revolution. Domestic gas prices are historically low and the US is on the verge of exporting it. Chandra Bhushan …
Africa’s energy poverty: Dwindling forests, high power costs worsening energy security in Sierra Leone
Russia-Ukraine conflict driving up electricity rates; huge renewable potential needs investment
Why Jaipur’s Hingonia biogas plant has emerged as a model for waste-to-energy facilities
Infrastructure required for setting up biogas plant is available in India; finanacial support & proper waste management can help the industry grow
Plans for deep seabed mining pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier
Less than 10% of the deep seabed has been mapped to understand its basic structure and contents
Why hydrogen vs battery debate doesn’t need a winner: The technology choice conundrum
Energy diversification model where both battery and hydrogen infrastructures co-exist will mean better energy security, more stable grid