Learnings from the German storage model: How it is helping stabilise the grid

Almost 70 per cent of home solar PV in Germany comes with battery energy storage attached 

Solar irrigation can transform Indian agriculture, enhance livelihoods of small to marginal farmers

Farmers can have control over water and electricity supply through solar water pumps 

Dust, particulate matter in air reducing solar energy output by 25 per cent: study

The regions that are hit the hardest are also the regions that have invested the most in solar energy installation

Renewable energy is the way forward

As awareness about environmental degradation rises and clean technology becomes easy available, renewable energy will take centre-stage

Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy

By taking a leaf out of how plants produce energy, we must combine hydrogen with carbon to produce artificial fossil fuels

Solar Power Tree

Solar Power Tree is a structure that is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panels. India's first solar …

Reviewing target must for upgrading solar power

As of now, the major chunk of electricity produced in India is from thermal power stations, which use coal as the main source of fuel

Pakistan imposes stiff tax on imported solar equipment; move likely to hit nation’s solar growth

The country reportedly meets only 5 per cent of its demand for solar panels from domestic manufacturers

Greenest of all

Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement

Highest-ever solar capacity added in 2016, claims report

Around 70 gigawatt of solar power was added in 2016, taking the total global power capacity from solar sector to nearly 300 gigawatt

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?

Researchers develop thin, lightweight solar cells with inkjet printing

The new flexible cells can power source or be integrated into skin-based or implantable medical devices

With regulations in place, solar sector will look to use drones to improve productivity

Ensuring safe usage of drones is essential for fully exploiting their potential in renewable sector

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 …

‘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

Freedom fuel: This Pune entrepreneur spawned a quiet clean cooking revolution; here is how

Vishakha Chandhere experiments with cooking devices powered by solar and biomass to beat rising LPG prices

An unusual contest: Great Indian Bustards vs great Indian green energy quest

Rajasthan's state bird, the great Indian bustard, might lose its last natural habitat to wind and solar power plants 

Absence of free trade agreement poses hurdles for German investment in Indian renewables: German politicians

The need for skilled workers to enable this transition to clean energy technologies is one place where India and Germany can cooperate more deeply,…

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

Green energy ministry issues phase-2 norms for rooftop solar project

Karnataka is the best state to set up a rooftop solar project, followed by Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh

PM-Kusum not a solution for India’s irrigation needs: CSE

The scheme might result in over-exploitation of groundwater and won't help reduce discoms’ subsidy burden

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

Union Budget 2022-23: Where does renewable energy fit in this year?

The government will likely put in place strategies to bring India closer to its green energy target and equitable energy access

Time’s running out: Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste by 2030?

With India’s ambitious solar target of 280 GW by 2030, it is time to formulate a sound solar waste management policy  

What’s derailing growth of solar energy in some US states?

Despite facing widespread opposition from people, Indiana legislators have been trying to slow the growth of solar for years