Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
China will no longer build overseas coal power plants — what energy projects will it invest in instead?
China has taken the first step to stop funding coal. It’s now time to adopt policies that support the overseas activities of its renewable …
Cramming cities with electric vehicles means we're still depending on cars — and that's a huge problem
Electric vehicles are made with finite mineral resources that are extracted under concerning environmental and labour conditions
‘The collapse in oil prices is not negative for India‘s renewable transition’
Down To Earth speaks to Tim Buckley from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on India’s move towards renewable energy
Renewable energy: Curtailment is a bane
If solutions to the problem are not found, it will add to the operational risk of renewable energy projects, discouraging investments
In Australia nuclear becomes latest round in energy wars
The Australian government has formally reopened the highly contentious debate on nuclear power by referring the issue to a parliamentary committee,…
Energy storage and renewables synergy: A need to go forward
To overcome hurdles and adopt large scale storage technologies for greening the power sector, India will have to capitalise on developments in …
How good are green bonds
There has been a steady pick-up in green bonds in the last half a decade. Half the volume, however, came from only 5 countries
International Solar Alliance plans bank to fund energy access
Priority focus 1.2 billion with no access; next step: 2.4 billion without access to clean sources
Africa faces vast rural-urban gap in access to power, clean cooking
Population growth in the continent has outpaced growth in electricity generation and distribution efforts, says 2018 SDG report
Incentives needed for cleaner energy from thermal power sources
The Electricity Act, 2003 needs to address the issue of incentivising adoption of cleaner fuels to generate power
Can developing world adapt to climate change like Germany?
Experts doubt if countries whose shorelines are being fast eroded by the sea level rise and coastal regions being battered by extreme weather …
G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production
Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization
‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’
Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable
Energy transition can add 5.5 mln jobs by 2023: Report
International Renewable Energy Agency bats for stimulus as post-COVID-19 strategy
India, Japan to improve bilateral cooperation towards clean energy transition
Indian subcontinent’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production
How South Asia’s massive renewable energy potential can boost green hydrogen production
With nearly 350 GW of hydropower potential, South Asia region provides prospects for green hydrogen generation
India’s renewable shift: Why re-training the coal-dependent society is key
Stalling coal, no matter how important for India’s Net Zero goals, will have a cascading social impact
Closing the gender gap in clean energy transitions
Engaging women across diverse sectors and roles can help ensure expansion of developing countries’ GDP
Achieving green steel: How India can bridge the gaps to decarbonise the sector
A clean steel sector in eastern India can become essential for the country's transition to green steel
Stockholm+50: We need decentralisation of ‘power’
Power generation and transmission models that are local and self-sustaining can increase access to energy in the future
Renewable energy capacity addition exceeded other sources in 2021
Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching new record …
Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy
Odisha plans to make the coastal temple town a 100 per cent solar town and also place it among India’s first few zero …
Is the Union Budget 2022-23 renewable energy friendly?
The budgetary allocations may have indirect impacts on RE from capital goods lists of customs exemptions
Great change in Little Rann: How solar revolution helped cut salt industry’s carbon tracks
Several rounds of research and help from non-profits, solar pumps suitable for salt makers’ needs was designed