The truth about solar mission
For the Government of India the first phase of the national solar mission has been a grand success. It not only managed to attract industry to …
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Gross underestimates!
Railways can’t depend on coal for electricity: Suresh Prabhu
Government will have to conduct energy audits to keep a check over emissions
Canberra to shift completely to renewable energy by 2025
Australia’s capital has already seen a 400 per cent increase in renewable energy jobs in the past five years
Gujarat's new solar policy emphasises roof-top development
Agricultural solar pumps as well as solar home lighting systems will also be given incentives under the new plan
Cochin airport becomes the world’s first to operate on solar power
The project is expected to help the airport avoid more than 300,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next 25 years
India needs to invest in clean energy to meet targets
Industry says announcement of loans and performance-based incentives in budget will invigorate sector
Breakthrough in thermal storage technology
The plant will use a technology that will be able to produce electricity for about 20 hours in a day
It's nice but not sunny
It will take more than ambitious targets for the government to increase India's solar capacity
World waking up to wind, solar energy: study
Countries prefer wind and solar over nuclear energy for producing electricity
Solar energy could be the largest source of electricity by mid-century
Increased use of solar technologies could prevent the emission of more than six billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2050