Energy matters
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Bringing technology to women
As part of women's welfare programmes, various NGOs are promoting the use of renewable and alternative energy.
Current solutions
This time round, US secretary of energy Hazel O'Leary's visit to India was a successful business trip
Renewable energy: India’s wind power sector is in a downward spiral
The sector is losing its sheen, with dropping capacity addition, lukewarm response to new auctions, and a plummeting manufacturing sector
Renewables ministry guidelines for PM-KUSUM fail to address key concerns
The scheme aims to provide energy security along with financial and water security to farmers
'Renewable energy sector employment increased in 2015'
The total number of jobs in renewables worldwide continued to rise even as the growth in jobs slowed down compared to previous years, says a new …
Telangana announces new solar power policy
State offers many incentives to project developers, including allowing the acquisition of agricultural land for solar projects
New solar technology from Sweden claims to be the most efficient
The plant needs no water to generate electricity, unlike other concentrated solar power plants
Green taxes won't leave taxpayer in the red
Environmental protection will work only if it makes economic sense. And, one good way of making sure it does is by introducing a …
"We have completely ignored our biomass sector"
A M GOKHALE, secretary. Union Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, in conversation with KUSHAL P S YADAV
India’s renewable energy race: MP, UP will take more than 50 years to meet 2022 target at current pace
India needs to focus on its strengths of biomass, hydel power & have an accountability structure for meeting targets
Energy market glitch
Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument
Is solar sector truly achieving grid parity?
Given the huge dependence on subsidy, can the trend of reducing solar tariffs be deemed as an achievement of the renewable energy or solar sector?
Flickering ray of hope for hill areas
Although small hydro electric schemes are considered ideal for remote hill villages, planners have overlooked crucial factors and not all …
Tracing a path from the sun
Present-day interest in solar power has arisen mainly because of rapidly dwindling energy resources. But the quest for tapping the sun's energy …
Plastic prowess
There is immense promise in it. It is rechargeable, non-toxic and flexible. It is the new plastic battery
Winds of change in Scotland
Wind farms have the Scots swept off their feet. A recent study by Mori Scotland, a market research agency in the uk, has found overwhelming …
Economic Survey 2022-23: Production of coal to cross 900 million tonnes next financial year
Coal industry is expected to grow at 6-7 per cent annually to reach a production level of one billion tonnes by 2025-2026
Will mandates change fate of distributed renewables post COVID-19?
Even as distributed renewable energy sector faces downfall, expert consensus is that situation will be short-lived
Burden of relief: The cost of letting captive plants off green power grid
The Union government’s decision to exempt captive power plants from meeting renewable energy targets will upset India’s climate …
Get on the ray
Book>> A Solar Future For India • edited by G M Pillai • World Institute of Sustainable Energy • Rs 1,200
Technology gives traditional water-mills a lift
The gharat, a water wheel used for centuries by the Himalayan people, has now been modified so that it can empower several machines simultaneously.…
World's state as precarious as ever
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"Some power is better than none"
With the country, reeling under an intensifying power crunch, and various authorities only predicting a darker future, the search for …
Green power
The seed of a humble tree may be a substitute for diesel and could hasten rural electrification