It is time to move on to next phase of power reforms

Generating companies owe Rs 23,000 crore to coal firms. This is due to the inability of DISCOMs to pay GENCOs on time

Wind-dominated renewables will be key to limit electricity sector emissions: Report

India’s carbon emissions from electric power industry can be held at the 2018 levels in 2030 at costs comparable to a fossil fuel-dominated …

As climate change snuffs life out of hydroelectric sources, Zambia feels need to diversify energy mix

Zambia is experiencing powercuts as water levels in Lake Kariba, a major power source, fall 

The April 8 eclipse provides a rare opportunity to witness the sun’s superhot corona

Corona means crown; During the eclipse, it becomes visible and streaming plasma leaving sun appears in amazing patterns  

PM-JANMAN for tribal electrification: Beacon of hope or mirage?

Initiative focuses on 11 critical interventions across nine ministries

Conservation goals: Kerala community uses solar energy to protect sandalwood reserve from smugglers

The lights will help over 300 forest protection staff for night surveillance

India will continue to rely on coal to meet its rising electricity demand through 2026: IEA

Rapid economic growth and increased demand for space cooling contributed significantly to the rise in India’s electricity demand last year

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,…

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 

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

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  

How scientists found rare fireball meteorite pieces on a driveway — and what they could teach us

It was probably a complex meteorite, possibly one that has come from the surface of an asteroid where several different bits of asteroid have got …

Billions are needed for climate adaptation — now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent

Examples from Namibia range from drilling solar-powered borehole pumps for water access to investing in firefighting equipment to prevent the …

During the 2024 eclipse, biologists like us want to find out how birds will respond to darkness in the middle of the day

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 is a natural experiment that can help understand how animals respond to an unusual sudden change in …

COP28 Presidency: Triple renewable energy capacity, double energy efficiency by 2030 to limit global warming

By 2030, global installed hydropower capacity (excluding pumped hydro) would need to grow by almost 17% from the 2022 level, report added

70-80% Indian farmers depend on groundwater; solar irrigation inadequate to change crop choices: Report

Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion

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 …

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   

Improving utilities’ finances, workforce investment could better grid establishment to integrate renewables: IEA

Over the next two decades, based on current national net zero goals, wind and solar PV may account for over 80% of global power capacity addition

Wind, solar cleaner for energy transitions than other renewables: Report

Clean energy coalition of WWF, IRENA says shift to renewable energy must protect nature; all forms of renewable power are better than fossil fuels

India to almost double its renewable power capacity in next 5 years: IEA report

Solar PV accounts for three-quarters of renewable energy growth, followed by onshore wind with 15% and hydropower providing almost all the rest &…

‘Weather modifications by China need more discussions on its ethics’

Down To Earth speaks to Shiuh-Shen Chien, author of review paper on weather modification in the country, on need for social research on the topic

China to dominate 95% of solar panel supply chain  

The country’s global hegemony is a problem because of shortage of materials like polysilicon and silver

Great change in Little Rann: How salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution

In this first part of a three-part series, here is a look at how Agariya salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch transformed their lives by …