Small tropical islands could become the world's first 100% renewable nations
Expertise in renewables, climate change and resilience, along with a study on the Barbados energy sector, demonstrate the ease with which small …
Cloudy days for solar cooker
Subsidy amounts and sales figures may not always be indicators of commercial success. After a decade-old promotion campaign, only a few …
Hope flickers
Solar electricity lights the maximum number of villages in Chhattisgarh—but barely so
Assembly elections may further delay solar mission phase 2
Union Cabinet yet to approve plan; model code of conduct may be announced anytime in states like Rajasthan, making launch difficult
Cabinet clears phase two of solar mission
Lack of clarity on domestic content and procedural hitches delayed the launch by over six months
Solar equipment makers at loggerheads with solar plant developers
Manufacturers say long-term growth of solar industry possible only if domestic content mandated in solar mission phase II
Large-scale solar needs tighter land regulations
The fundamental approach to solar taken up by the government was brought to question at the State of Renewable Energy in India, 2019 conference …
WTO rules against India's domestic content requirements in solar power
The complaint alleged that the DCR mandate put into place by India discriminated against US exports and favoured Indian manufacturers
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
James Webb Telescope gives a glimpse of how stars are born
New images by the James Webb Space Telescope will help space scientists better understand what happened during the first million years of the …
India’s transition to green economy can create more jobs
India can shift its economy from brown to green by assisting in the reduction of climate change risk
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 …
Jupiter-Saturn conjunction: A once-in-a-blue moon event
As the Earth’s Northern Hemisphere observes its longest night of the year, two of the Solar System’s largest planets will put on a …
What is threatening ecology of Alappuzha?
The Kerala government needs to stringently regulate houseboats and improve the inland waterway system
Decentralised clean energy tech can impact 37 mn livelihoods in India’s agri, textile sectors: Study
Decentralised renewable energy technologies have a market potential worth Rs 4 lakh crore in India, notes study
Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA
The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions
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
Indian scientists develop 'black gold'
New material can absorb light & CO2; potential in applications ranging from solar energy harvesting to desalinating seawater
Maharashtra's solar pump scheme in Vidarbha not working: CSE survey
Farmers have not used the pumps which were installed during drought years; they could also have ruined the area’s water table
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
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
Hot option
Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
Renewable energy: areas of concern for Union Budget 2013-14
There is a need for mainstreaming renewable energy, but the budget outlay proposed in the 12th Plan is grossly inadequate
Greenest of all
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Bad news from above
A new space-borne instrument helps NASA scientists come to a 'comprehensive' conclusion that the earth is being exposed to increasing amounts of …