New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable

Size, location of land and impact on human habitation, agriculture and conservation of natural resources should be evaluated

India needs to triple energy generation by 2070 to achieve development, net-zero: Study

Previous estimates of India’s minimum energy intake did not consider that India would have to simultaneously attain net-zero by 2070 and a …

The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets: What will it take to meet them?

The Biden administration calculates that its new wind power goal would avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, roughly equivalent to …

India to almost double its renewable power capacity in next 5 years: IEA report

Solar PV accounts for three-quarters of renewable energy growth, followed by onshore wind with 15% and hydropower providing almost all the rest &…

UP’s mini-grid policy tries to boost rural electrification

Private players can now set up solar plants to power rural households and recover tariff from the users in Uttar Pradesh

India’s LiFE is a climate action lesson for the world

Holding the presidency of G20 currently, India is in a position to exhort G20 and the rest of the world to follow LiFE

About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report

Renewables have become integral to city efforts to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions

Can India ensure smooth sail for corporate buyout of renewable energy?

The Centre needs to facilitate, standardise the corporate buyout of renewable energy projects and simultaneously ensure security, stability of …

Making a comeback

To reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere, various countries turn to windmills for a cheap and easy source of energy

Renewable capacity additions exceed new coal in India

Drastic reduction in new coal power station capacity construction in India

Gurugram as a Solar City

Addressing consumers' challenges could lead to greater conversion to solar energy

Countries choose auctions for renewable energy at low cost

Auctions resulted in reduction in price of solar power by almost 65 per cent in India

Government accelerates efforts to set up solar parks

So far, ten states have communicated their interest for setting up solar parks

The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean energy

As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new energy order?

Taming the Sun – Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet

How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation—creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and …

How to make solar power a win-win for all parties

The Rewa Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh is making solar power beneficial for all stakeholders, and the Centre is now pushing to replicate the model

CAG's Report on Renewable Energy: In Conversation with Aruna Kumarankandath

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India came out with a report on renewable energy in India. A Down To Earth studio discussion with Aruna …

Powerful winds of change: Mapping the offshore sector

Europe is the leader in offshore wind projects, but Asia and the United States plan to enter the sector in a big way in the next two decades

Delayed projects, displaced people

India now considers all hydel plants as renewables and plans to undertake 78 new hydropower projects. But most such plants have had a chequered …

Researchers produce kerosene from sunlight, CO2 and water

The technology can be useful for the transport sector, especially for aviation and shipping, that will remain dependent on liquid fuels for long …

India is now the lowest-cost producer of solar power

The total installed costs of utility-scale solar PV in India is as low as $793 per kilowatt

India, France to partner in solar alliance

The International Solar Alliance aims to deploy 1,000 GW of solar installations globally by 2030, for which it projects the need for US $1 …

The Clean Power Revolution: How to Boost the Economy by $1 Trillion per year with clean energy

The book shows simple ways how homeowners and commercial facilities can help, and save thousands of dollars of energy costs ($100 per month or …

Floating Solar Power

Floating solar power plant is a new and emerging concept in India. In this system, the solar photo voltaic panels are installed on waterbodies …

Is your five-star AC sucking more power than it should?

A new study by the Centre for Science and Environment shatters the myth of star-rated ACs. Your so-called five-star rated split AC becomes energy-…