Solar power for weather conditioning

New solar panel will produce 60 times more electricity

Landmark ATM

Mumbai’s solar powered teller machine saves Rs 20,000 a year

CPWD to generate 42.50 MW power from rooftop solar plants

Besides generating rooftop solar power, it has taken measures towards efficient energy usage on government buildings

Breakthrough in thermal storage technology

The plant will use a technology that will be able to produce electricity for about 20 hours in a day

The same stale nostrums

Energy Options for Africa -- Environmentally Sustainable Alternatives Edited & Introduced by: Stephen Karekezi & Gordon A Mackenzie …

Jaswant Singh keeps up the tokenism

Breaking with tradition, Union finance minister Jaswant Singh chose not to conform to the two-part format while delivering his maiden budget …

Solar, wind power

Green plans

India's renewable energy sector lacks clear policy

Clear policy needed in renewable energy sector

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

Distributed power market to double in 5 years, solar will lead the race: study

Europe’s dominance over solar PV sector will diminish as contribution by Asia Pacific region grows, adds study

The sunny side

Another 100 years and the world will begin to suffer from high fever. Utilising solar energy may prevent a catastrophe

Bats are avoiding solar farms and scientists aren’t sure why

One of the reasons could be that bats sometimes mistake flat surfaces for still water

More power to you: Why Botswana should go green

IRENA bats for solar, wind to increase energy access in Botswana

India's 40 GW solar rooftop target for 2022: A Kerala case study

Despite interest and potential in the state, the target remains a tall order

This government school in Himachal Pradesh runs completely on solar energy

The school now produces surplus electricity, bringing down the cost of electricity consumption to nil

What does India’s solar growth story look like: A 3-part series

A collection of articles that analyse India’s solar power manaufacturing capabilities, as well as factors that undercut its growth 

‘Signing RCEP will mean no duties on solar products’

Amit Gupta, director of legal and corporate affairs, Vikram Solar, talks to Down To Earth about the solar industry’s perspective on …

Government spots constraints on renewable energy projects

Land constraints, insufficient transmission facility and Discom defaults on payments are the leading impediments

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 

Are low tariffs of solar power sustainable?

The declining bids for solar PV projects seems like a good sign for the sector, but let us hope that the oversights that happened in the case of …

Why India needs electric commercial vehicles?

Medium and heavy commercial vehicles consume 42 per cent of India's oil. Replacing them with electric vehicles will have multiple benefits

Multi-powered craft

Sun City

The German capital Berlin gives a preview of the solar energy future