Rajya Sabha passes Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill

The amended bill aims to bring large residential buildings under the Energy Conservation regime, enhance the scope of the Energy Conservation …

A sneak-peek into a renewable energy-powered future

Electrification of end-use sectors through variable renewable energy is an emerging solution. Increasing the deployment of distributed energy …

Making sense of energy conservation in Jammu and Kashmir

Homes in the Union territory are not designed to conserve energy and ensure proper heating, resulting in little conservation of energy, say …

Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …

Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …

One Sun One World One Grid project put on hold

Reasons for putting the project on hold remain unknown; calls to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy go unanswered

Economic recovery and clean energy transition go together: Ministers at IEA summit

The summit encouraged participating countries to build their recovery plans and investment strategies in-line with clean energy transition goals

G20 countries bank on fossil fuels for COVID-19 recovery plans: Study

Over 55% or $150.81 billion of public money committed by G20 countries is allocated for supporting fossil fuel energy

India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts

The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …

India needs an energy disclosure policy

BEE needs to revisit, revive, and expand its star rating system for all designated consumers, especially buildings. It can’t be kept …

There’s need for city-level climate actions

Indian cities need climate action plans that are implementable and have necessary financial, institutional and policy support

Rewind 2018: Urbanisation creates chaos in India

Challenges and possible solutions to the rising population in urban areas

US engineers design heating patches that can be sewn into clothes

They claim the patches can replace heating systems and save 47 % of global energy used for indoor heating

Energy efficiency measures save 7,378 million units of electricity

Participants collectively invested Rs 5,111 crore in energy conservation measures

Green buildings: how to redesign

There is a buzz about green buildings

Pakistan switches off air-conditioners in government offices

Prescribes summer dress code for employees

A smart idea

Economic growth has unleashed an enormous appetite for home appliances among the Indian middle class. At their current level of energy efficiency,…

Electronic bulbs

Window science

If Jesus drove

Religious groups in the US campaign for fuel efficiency

Helping computers keep a tight hold on power

Scientists are trying to integrate a new type of circuits - called reversible circuits -- into computers to make them more energy efficient

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How a common industrial chemical becomesfuel

Energy patrol

Police to check power wastage in China