Catch the wave

Underwater versions of wind turbines could soon make it easy to tap tidal power potential

Hot electricity

Rediscovering solar energy

INDIA

DVB prepares action plan

New power project

Concept selling

South Asia

Sikkim: Chungthang dam breach another reminder of climate risks associated with hydropower

As parts of the dam washed away due to glacial lake outburst, it reportedly released an alarming 5.08 million cubic metres of water from its reservoir

Coal’s share in India’s power mix to decline to half by 2030, renewables to meet new demand: CEA

The power sector contributes about 40 per cent of India’s total greenhouse gas emissions

Here's a technique that can cure range of diseases using electricity, but is it safe?

A device that uses electricity to pass through your brain is believed to be a cure for many diseases, but the jury is still out on its safety

Smart grid's here

As India experiments with smart power grid, Ankur Paliwal explains how the technology functions

"Free electricity spurs water wastage"

HAZI SAHEB KHAN from Ghagas village in Haryana's Gurgaon district speaks with remarkable clarity on complex issues related to water. Just back …

Start-ups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Africa's energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by …

Reviewing target must for upgrading solar power

As of now, the major chunk of electricity produced in India is from thermal power stations, which use coal as the main source of fuel

"Power" to the people irks Bengal villagers

Villagers near Calcutta contend they have been unfairly done out of their land by a private thermal power plant project

Debt-burdened Indonesia bows to World Bank

Large foreign debts have forced Indonesia to give in to World Bank pressure and adopt structural economic changes.

Fuel fantasy

A Canadian firm has given a fresh lease of life to defunct fuel cells which have been modified to produce enough electricity to run a home or …

Hot option

Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy

As clean as coal

India dithers on cleaner coal technologies. But it has the technology to help the thermal power sector clean up its act

Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

India’s offshore wind energy: A roadmap for getting started

Offshore wind farms generate more electricity per installed capacity

Green electricity

Greening young minds

A school near Kodaikanal nurtures children for an ecofriendly future

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