Climate caveats

Without the switch to renewable energy, CO2 emissions would have been 50 per cent higher in the world; that's great, but not enough

Incentives needed for cleaner energy from thermal power sources

The Electricity Act, 2003 needs to address the issue of incentivising adoption of cleaner fuels to generate power

‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’

Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable

Record renewable power capacity installed in 2016

Installed renewable capacity touched the 2,000-gigawatt-milestone, on the back of a growing solar sector 

Highest-ever solar capacity added in 2016, claims report

Around 70 gigawatt of solar power was added in 2016, taking the total global power capacity from solar sector to nearly 300 gigawatt

Solar power for nation’s growth

Increasing India’s solar generation capacity must be coupled with electricity access for all

Harvesting ambient energy with fish scales

Researchers say that the technology has enormous potential in electronic gadgets and health-care monitoring

Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform

Australia's energy policy challenges—to move to a low-carbon economy without high prices—have never been tougher

Delhi rolls out first-ever solar policy, aims at 1,000 MW by 2020

Policy introduces novel initiative such as virtual net metering that has been especially framed for the city residents

Greenest of all

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

US targets China’s wind subsidy

Files complaint in WTO; says China unfairly helping equipment makers

Budgeting power

Four Rajasthan villages get microgrid solar power using an innovative pre-paid meter that detects theft

Renewable or not?

Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix

To venture or not to venture: Emerging compressed biogas sector lucrative for enterpreneurs but present dilemmas

Choice and availability of feedstock among various concerns the sector is struggling with

How this school went green with solar energy and saved money

The school has inspired local residents to install solar panels in their houses

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Purely donor-funded renewable energy projects involve only renewable energy companies

Wind to become largest power source by 2050, says Irena

But is the world really on track to achieve this?

Energy efficiency measures save 7,378 million units of electricity

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

Blowing with the wind

Long-lasting shine

The first farmer under PM-KUSUM scheme now earns Rs 4 lakh per month

He is the 1st person in India to generate income by selling clean energy to power distribution companies using PM-KUSUM

IIT-Hyderabad develops new process to improve solar cell efficiency

Dye-sensitised solar cells hold a lot of promise because of possible cost and environmental benefits

The joker among 'trumps'!

Logging trees to generate power is emerging as the new game to gain carbon credits. But this climate strategy is burning the ecology

Things you must know about world's largest solar plant

The largest solar plant in the world is up and running in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. Here's some things you must know about it

Is it too soon to celebrate Germany’s almost 100% renewable power?

For a few minutes, the entire power demand in the country was met by renewable energy, but the celebration should not begin yet