Big energy companies like NTPC, Indian Oil and others have the financial bandwidth to build the EV infrastructure and take electric mobility forward
Mini grids: the smarter way towards rural electrification
The false burden of social cost on renewable energy
Naveen’s journey from child labour to young inventor
Gurugram as a Solar City
Addressing consumers' challenges could lead to greater conversion to solar energy
What ails India’s solar energy drive?
The declining price of solar power and a high import dependency has got domestic solar equipment manufacturers worried. Is ...
Solar trees are beneficial in a land-scarce economy
Solar trees need nearly 100 times less space to produce the same amount of electricity as a horizontal solar ...
Microfinance and energy access
The experience of clean energy and MFIs working together as close allies has not been smooth in the past
How to make solar power a win-win for all parties
The Rewa Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh is making solar power beneficial for all stakeholders, and the Centre is ...
Renewable energy is the way forward
As awareness about environmental degradation rises and clean technology becomes easy available, renewable energy will take centre-stage
The joker among 'trumps'!
Logging trees to generate power is emerging as the new game to gain carbon credits. But this climate strategy ...
Wasting an opportunity to create safer alternatives to fossil fuels
Generating methane from organic wastes might be a more rational choice than pinning hopes only on coal
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 ...
Solar power for nation’s growth
Increasing India’s solar generation capacity must be coupled with electricity access for all
A renewable energy future for India
The challenge before India is how to meet its energy requirements without compromising the ecology of the country. In ...
Are low tariffs of solar power sustainable?
The declining bids for solar PV projects seems like a good sign for the sector, but let us hope ...
Karnataka launches gross metering for solar rooftop
Incentivising rooftop solar in the state through gross metering is one of the new ideas of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission
Energy security in drought-hit Maharashtra
A large amount of energy produced in the state is from water-intensive coal power plants. Moving to renewable sources ...
Can glare be a roadblock in solar power expansion?
US authorities in Belmont have issued guidelines to manage solar glare
'Investment in renewable energy growing by leaps and bounds'
Report shows investment in renewable energy has increased by five per cent to touch US $ 285.9 billion in ...
The poor and the environment: lessons from energy crisis
Why India needs electric commercial vehicles?
Medium and heavy commercial vehicles consume 42 per cent of India's oil. Replacing them with electric vehicles will have ...
'Large hydropower projects are not safe'
Experts discuss about the negative impacts of building large dams
How green energy is powering Kenya’s growth
The African country is home to many mega renewable energy projects, including the world’s largest single turbine geothermal power ...
Consumer behaviour has not led to reduced energy consumption
A new study shows that in OECD countries, including the US, reduction has been due to energy efficiency improvements