India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA
China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports …
Power demand is back and it is not all green
Coal-fired power plants continue to play a major role in global energy sector DESPITE a climate emergency
Rooftop solar generation: Why Delhi government schools fare better than others
Delhi government has set up rooftop solar in its 150 schools; similar projects in Rajasthan and Haryana are yet to take off
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
Costa Rica beating its own records on renewable energy usage
The nation went 300 days using only renewable energy this year. It beat its own 2015 record in doing so
Great change in Little Rann: How salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution
In this first part of a three-part series, here is a look at how Agariya salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch transformed their lives by …
Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission
With the announcement, India has joined the race for producing the next big energy source
Rs 1.56 lakh crore of solar development approved in Rajasthan
State government gave approval for investment proposals belonging to four major power firms
From Petro to Electro: How prepared is India to ride the energy transition wave?
An electro-economy is an inevitable reality. The quicker India prepares for this change, the bigger will be the economic spin off, along with low …
2016, the year that was: environment and energy
In a year of coral bleaching, power blackouts and Donald Trump, 2016 made the previous year's climate of environmental optimism rather difficult …
COVID-19: Prolonged lockdown can affect renewable energy sector
Power demand has gone down by 20-25%, affecting revenues of distribution companies
COVID-19: Three charts study power demand a week after lockdown
Peak electricity demand plummeted 27% — to 123,000 MW on March 31 from 169,000 MW on March 4
Energy in news on April 12
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments on energy
A new R&D lab to help small hydropower projects
The turbine model testing facility is touted to be a step for make in India, as it is said to the first independent facility for turbine …
‘You feel like superman’
Guim Valls Teruel and his wife Nguyen Thuy Anh travelled across 14 countries on hybrid solar electric bicycles before landing in Delhi. Between …
UK environmentalists tilt at windmills
The setting up of windmills in the British countryside has sparked off a heated debate because some conservationists contend they are …
Insistence on dollar payments delays ocean power project
A US firm proposing to set up a project off the Tamil Nadu coast that will supply electricity and potable water from the ocean wants to be paid …
Turning an old leaf
Power from plants Walt Patterson Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affairs Price: Not stated
Perfect blend
A fuel made from recycled cooking oil promises to curb air pollution and provide an alternative to diesel as well
Power the future
Coal and nuclear power plants are pass; invest in micropower technologies, says a Worldwatch report
How green is my free market?
Book>> Hot, Flat and Crowded, Why the world needs a green revolution and how we can renew our global future by Thomas L Friedman, Allen …
Simply Put: Adani’s power
Victimised by radiation
Simply put: Nagasaki Day 2019
India’s evolving carbon market: Eye on policies for uniform emissions trading, Net Zero
Carbon markets will play a key role in India’s drive towards decarbonisation
