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With regulations in place, solar sector will look to use drones to improve productivity
Drones in solar industry
Ensuring safe usage of drones is essential for fully exploiting their potential in …
September 20, 2018
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Energy

In a relief to renewable energy sector, CLP agrees to buy 70 MW of solar power
Renewable energy
Cheap renewable energy and unreliable grid electricity in India should encourage large …
September 20, 2018
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Energy

Europe keeping dirty fuels alive; will spend $68 billion in hidden subsidies by 2040
Thermal power plant
Spain, Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the UK are making the biggest spending for subsidising …
September 14, 2018
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Energy

Government intends to make power generators, distributors more accountable
Power distribution
Draft Electricity Amendment Act, 2018 proposes a slew of measures to bring transparency in …
September 11, 2018
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Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain

The e-vehicle paradox
Aruna Kumarankandath
Aruna Kumarankandath

The false burden of social cost on renewable energy
Shubhra Puri
Shubhra Puri

Gurugram as a Solar City

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Energy
Cooling towers account for a major proportion of water used in a thermal power plant (Source: Ram Kumar)

The power of sewage

February 22, 2016
Maharashtra is all set to use treated sewage water in thermal power plants. Can this move …
Energy
Coal toll

Coal toll

July 07, 2015
More than 70 per cent of India's electricity is produced by coal-fired power plants. Most …
Energy
Tense over energy

Tense over energy

August 17, 2015
South Asia is looking at an energy abyss. Millions of its people have no access to …

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Energy

Solar Power Tree

Solar Power Tree is a structure that is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panels. India's first solar power tree has been designed by Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) located in Durgapur, West Bengal