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The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

The first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels marks a move from process to implementation

Rohit Patwardhan

13 hours ago

5 min read

South Africans want solar power but they worry panels will be stolen — study

South Africans want solar power but they worry panels will be stolen — study

18 hours ago

5 min read

Solarising farms, stressing grids: What are the challenges for PM-KUSUM 2.0?

Solarising farms, stressing grids: What are the challenges for PM-KUSUM 2.0?

15 Apr 2026

3 min read

News

India’s nuclear milestone: Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality

India’s nuclear milestone: Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality

14 Apr 2026

1 min read

The electric bike on the road in Kenya.

Africa’s electric motorbike future can be built locally and powered by solar — our 6,000 km ride shows what’s possible

MJ (Thinus) Booysen

02 Apr 2026

5 min read

When supply isn’t enough: Global energy system built on fragile routes, shift to clean energy way ahead, finds report

When supply isn’t enough: Global energy system built on fragile routes, shift to clean energy way ahead, finds report

31 Mar 2026

5 min read

Coal-fired power is emerging as a key short-term buffer.

West Asia conflict sends energy jitters across Asia, revives nuclear ambitions in Japan, South Korea

18 Mar 2026

4 min read

Innovation gap could slow Europe’s clean energy transition, warns report

Innovation gap could slow Europe’s clean energy transition, warns report

05 Mar 2026

4 min read

Demand flexibility is key to accelerating renewable integration in India

Demand flexibility is key to accelerating renewable integration in India

23 Feb 2026

5 min read

Researchers improve method to generate clean energy from human urine

Researchers improve method to generate clean energy from human urine

17 Feb 2026

2 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: How to fit solar into electricity?

The Sunita Narain Show: How to fit solar into electricity?

14 Feb 2026

1 min read

The report contends that Africa still sells its raw minerals at low prices, only to import finished goods made from those same resources at much higher costs — in effect, paying twice for its own wealth.

Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says

14 Feb 2026

4 min read

Global wind, solar pipeline hits record 4.9 TW, but rich economies fall behind

Global wind, solar pipeline hits record 4.9 TW, but rich economies fall behind

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

India’s transport sector’s alternative-fuel shift is becoming a CNG story, but what comes next?

India’s transport sector’s alternative-fuel shift is becoming a CNG story, but what comes next?

05 Feb 2026

6 min read

US courts block Trump’s war on wind energy

US courts block Trump’s war on wind energy

05 Feb 2026

1 min read

Blogs

Bihar’s renewable energy policy signals a shift beyond electrification

Bihar’s renewable energy policy signals a shift beyond electrification

17 Dec 2025

4 min read

Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

Clean energy subsidies jump 31% to Rs 32,000 crore in 2023-24, but PSU capex still flows to fossil fuels: IISD

17 Dec 2025

3 min read

Global solar inverter market set to face two-year decline before stabilising, Wood Mackenzie forecasts

Global solar inverter market set to face two-year decline before stabilising, Wood Mackenzie forecasts

16 Dec 2025

3 min read

RERC says no to new 3,200 MW coal power citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives

RERC says no to new 3,200 MW coal power citing consumer interest and cheaper alternatives

11 Dec 2025

7 min read

Concept of a SMR small modular nuclear reactor power plant.

What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI’s energy demand?

04 Dec 2025

5 min read

Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

Extreme heat to more than double power-plant exposure to 40°C days; cooling demand to triple by 2050, UN report warns

27 Nov 2025

2 min read

Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

Cracking the green fuel code: Why India and Japan must act now

27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Industry consultations drew “very enthusiastic response” from electronics, electric vehicle, steel, medical equipment and defence manufacturers, according to Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Centre approves Rs 7,280-crore scheme to cut rare-earth magnet imports, secure supply chains

26 Nov 2025

3 min read

Videos

Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

Renewables drive 3.6% rise in India’s power output in July-September 2025

Total installed capacity crosses 500 GW; Solar, wind and hydropower fuel an 18.6% rise in renewable generation, offsetting declines in coal and nuclear

26 Nov 2025

3 min read

Kerala High Court puts a stay order on the implementation of KSERC’s new draft regulations on renewable energy

Kerala HC stays implementation of electricity commission’s new renewable energy rules

21 Nov 2025

3 min read

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

17 Nov 2025

3 min read

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D VanDeveer

17 Nov 2025

4 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

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

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