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Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

3 hours ago

3 min read

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D VanDeveer

9 hours ago

4 min read

SECI, Andhra Pradesh to develop 1200 MWh BESS and 50 MW hybrid solar project

SECI, Andhra Pradesh to develop 1200 MWh BESS and 50 MW hybrid solar project

15 Nov 2025

2 min read

Global companies are still committing to protect the climate — and they’re investing big money in clean tech

Global companies are still committing to protect the climate — and they’re investing big money in clean tech

14 Nov 2025

3 min read

Algorithms will increasingly define India’s energy future; but the real test is how they will run

Algorithms will increasingly define India’s energy future; but the real test is how they will run

Anusreeta Dutta

13 Nov 2025

5 min read

How a village in Maharashtra became self-sustainable through solar and biogas power

How a village in Maharashtra became self-sustainable through solar and biogas power

13 Nov 2025

1 min read

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

13 Nov 2025

4 min read

COP30: India defends multilateralism, says Just Transitions must be people-centric & equitable

COP30: India defends multilateralism, says Just Transitions must be people-centric & equitable

12 Nov 2025

3 min read

World Energy Outlook 2025: IEA warns of mounting security risks in ‘Age of Electricity’

World Energy Outlook 2025: IEA warns of mounting security risks in ‘Age of Electricity’

11 Nov 2025

4 min read

South Korea’s bold move to wind down coal is a turning point in Asia’s energy transition

South Korea’s bold move to wind down coal is a turning point in Asia’s energy transition

10 Nov 2025

3 min read

When climate policy ignores justice: Who pays the price?

When climate policy ignores justice: Who pays the price?

Anusreeta Dutta

10 Nov 2025

4 min read

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

07 Nov 2025

5 min read

News

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India’s power sector, finds Ember report

3 hours ago

3 min read

SECI, Andhra Pradesh to develop 1200 MWh BESS and 50 MW hybrid solar project

SECI, Andhra Pradesh to develop 1200 MWh BESS and 50 MW hybrid solar project

15 Nov 2025

2 min read

COP30: India defends multilateralism, says Just Transitions must be people-centric & equitable

COP30: India defends multilateralism, says Just Transitions must be people-centric & equitable

12 Nov 2025

3 min read

World Energy Outlook 2025: IEA warns of mounting security risks in ‘Age of Electricity’

World Energy Outlook 2025: IEA warns of mounting security risks in ‘Age of Electricity’

11 Nov 2025

4 min read

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

China pauses rare earth export controls after Trump-Xi trade truce

Nandita Banerji

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

States chart ambitious wind and hybrid energy roadmaps, eye transmission reforms and storage push

31 Oct 2025

3 min read

Interviews

Gloria Magombo, Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Development during the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa forum held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from October 22-23, 2025.

‘Renewable energy presents an opportunity to Africa to limit the issues of climate change’

Mekonnen Teshome

31 Oct 2025

5 min read

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

OIL lines up Rs 2,000 crore SAF plant and bets on bamboo ethanol to fuel its green transition

08 Oct 2025

6 min read

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

‘Multiple displacement was beyond imagination, yet it became Singrauli’s reality’

Anil Ashwani Sharma

07 Oct 2025

7 min read

Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya

‘Build lines before green projects are awarded’

06 Oct 2025

5 min read

'Biggest problem with India's rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guaranteed by local installer'

‘Biggest problem with India’s rooftop solar industry is lack of quality guarantee on end-to-end product by local installer’

Rohini Krishnamurthy

23 Jul 2025

10 min read

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Nuclear weapons cannot be relied on to keep peace: M V Ramana

Papri Sri Raman

16 Jun 2025

7 min read

Alice plane requires very little maintenance, mainly regular battery replacements. Photo Aviation Aircraft.

This electronic aircraft pioneer has crossed orders worth $3 billion, claims CEO

21 Apr 2023

4 min read

BIJAY KUMAR, in-charge of the Centre's SATAT scheme for bio-CNG plants at the Indian Oil Corporation

‘India is serious about bio-CNG’

21 Feb 2023

3 min read

Blog (Energy)

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D VanDeveer

9 hours ago

4 min read

Global companies are still committing to protect the climate — and they’re investing big money in clean tech

Global companies are still committing to protect the climate — and they’re investing big money in clean tech

14 Nov 2025

3 min read

Algorithms will increasingly define India’s energy future; but the real test is how they will run

Algorithms will increasingly define India’s energy future; but the real test is how they will run

Anusreeta Dutta

13 Nov 2025

5 min read

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables

13 Nov 2025

4 min read

Videos (Energy)

How a village in Maharashtra became self-sustainable through solar and biogas power

How a village in Maharashtra became self-sustainable through solar and biogas power

13 Nov 2025

1 min read

Historic shift: Renewable energy overtakes coal as world’s biggest source of electricity

Historic shift: Renewable energy overtakes coal as world’s biggest source of electricity

11 Oct 2025

1 min read

How India's largest solar energy project is threatening Ladakh nomads and Pashmina wool

How India's largest solar energy project is threatening Ladakh nomads and Pashmina wool

18 Aug 2025

1 min read

India must urgently create and fund roadmap to decarbonise its coal-based thermal power sector: Sunita Narain

India must urgently create and fund roadmap to decarbonise its coal-based thermal power sector: Sunita Narain

30 Jun 2025

3 min read

Books (Energy)

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

29 Nov -1

1 min read

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Scott L.Montgomery

29 Nov -1

1 min read

Explore More (Energy)

Can India decarbonise effectively?

Can India decarbonise effectively?

06 Sep 2025

Illegal charging stations power Delhi’s e-rickshaws

Renewable Energy

Illegal charging stations power Delhi’s e-rickshaws

30 Jul 2025

1 min read

Charcoal kilns choke Punjab skies

Charcoal kilns choke Punjab skies

12 Jul 2025

2 min read

State of energy: Renewables account for over a third of capacity, yet contribute just 14% to India’s electricity output

State of energy: Renewables account for over a third of capacity, yet contribute just 14% to India’s electricity output

12 Jul 2025

1 min read

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