Tilting at windmills

Us wind power project is held up by advocates of scenic beauty

Grist for the US mills

American purse is no good for Indian agriculture

Taxonomic debates are important

But they should not detract from conserving biodiversity in all its dimensions

Energetic dialogues

American industry tries to power its way into the Indian renewable energy market

Out of option

Solar becomes lifeline for power-starved Bihar, but cheap and inferior equipment dominate market

Starting off on the wrong foot

A non-conventional energy complex set up in Brahampur village lies in a shambles today because authorities disregarded the people's requirements

Black money

Economic concerns make the US promote unclean fuel

Fanning an alternative

Progressive Maharashtra has rushed to install wind energy plants. But, ask nidhi jamwal and shikha lakhanpal, reporting from Mumbai and Dhule, …

Renewable spirit and purer energy

An extension of the 'pursuit of inner purity' to purer forms of energy

Time to plug in

The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although …

Renewables, Deserted?

The Indian government has a set a target for renewable energy: 10,000 megawatt by 2012. So far so good. Renewables can electrify the rural …

Tracing a path from the sun

Present-day interest in solar power has arisen mainly because of rapidly dwindling energy resources. But the quest for tapping the sun's energy …

In the real world

Renewable energy technologies require support

Bon appetit with sun

Enter the world’s largest solar kitchen

New gold rush

Power hat trick

Tri-generation systems use one fuel for simultaneous heating, cooling and power generation

Eminently renewable

No economic reason for environment-friendly technologies, such as wind power, to be expensive

Renewed focus

But the next one year is crucial to renewable energy in India

Time to Plug in

The International Conference for Renewable Energies is to be held in Bonn, Germany. But here is a sector dwarfed by fossil fuels, and although …

Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?

Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …

Gone with the wind

When the wind energy sector was opened to private investors in 1993, there was a virtual boom. However, after the initial rush of activity, …

Flicker of solar light in Chhattisgarh

Greenest of all

Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement

Solar units beyond people's reach in Sunderbans

Green home