Bad policy decisions in 2018 impacted renewable energy growth: Report

In India too the new investment in the sector decreased by 16 per cent compared to 2017

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

Energy in news on April 11

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Another solar novelty

Big investment

Letters

Bytes

EU imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels

Duties are lower than expected because of pressure from lobbies

Towers of pollution

60 per cent of telecom towers in India are powered by diesel

Massive solar storm reaches Earth

No adverse effects but unleashed picturesque auroras

Water pacifies heat

Soil moisture works as an indicator of weather extremes

Light driving

Solar cars and fuel cell vehicles are these for real?

South Africa looks to solar power

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

The cloud

Beyond the romance, clouds are an enduring scientific mystery that must be unravelled

Carl Sagan detected life on Earth 30 years ago — here’s how his experiment is helping us search for alien species today

A strong case for life elsewhere will likely require a combination of mutually supporting evidence

As told to Parliament (August 10, 2023): Centre prepared flood management plans for 23 river systems in Ganga basin

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Heat on in solar thermal power project

Of sunshine and oasis

A new solar pump brings water to the doorsteps of people living in remote areas

New solar cooker can even cook dinner

Solar mission phase 2: winners of bids for 750 MW announced

Those who sought less subsidy through viability gap funding bagged most projects

India’s power mess

Solar energy could be the silver bullet

Silver lining?

Aerosols mitigate the effects of global warming in India during winters

Rewards for power from sun, wind