COVID-19 did not deter renewable power-generating capacity addition in 2020: Report

India placed third among countries that added the most solar water heating capacity in 2020

How 10 billion people could live well by 2050 – using as much energy as we did 60 years ago

Achieving such a world requires radical action on all fronts, including the mass rollout of the best technologies available

R&D in wind power given least importance in government’s new action plan

Development significant as India still has a long way to go in wind power

Costa Rica lights up with only renewable energy

The Central American nation has run on wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydropower energy for continuous 75 days

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

How to avoid grid failure

PM Modi’s ambition for 450 GW renewable energy comes amidst slowdown

Strong goals will continue to be crucial in pushing green power, but growth will hinge on how policies shape up and how effectively development …

How to set up a solar plant on your roof and earn money

The ministry of environment subsidises grid connected roof top solar power systems. With as little as 10 square metres of roof space one can …

Microfinance and energy access

The experience of clean energy and MFIs working together as close allies has not been smooth in the past

Experts stress on energy-efficient measures

Improving energy efficiency not only reduces emissions, but also increases energy savings by contributing to economic growth and social …

The Tesla battery heralds the beginning of the end for fossil fuels

Tesla has introduced the Powerwall, a wall-mounted energy storage unit that can hold 10 kilowatt hours of electric energy, and deliver it at an …

COP27: Clean energy investment in Africa lowest since 2011, shows report

Deep in debt, African countries have been pushing richer, more polluting nations to increase climate finance to the continent

Loss of energy

Sun shots

Solar enticement

Promoting the cause of solar power against conventional power is the latest Swiss initiative

Sunny gains

Electronic firms see a hot market in solar power generation systems

Don't fry the planet

Let decentralised renewable energy be the solution to the Northeast’s energy woes

Decentralised renewable energy addresses many of the concerns of the energy-deficit region, as discussed in the National Seminar on Access to …

Decentralised clean energy tech can impact 37 mn livelihoods in India’s agri, textile sectors: Study

Decentralised renewable energy technologies have a market potential worth Rs 4 lakh crore in India, notes study

Wind-dominated renewables will be key to limit electricity sector emissions: Report

India’s carbon emissions from electric power industry can be held at the 2018 levels in 2030 at costs comparable to a fossil fuel-dominated …

Renewable energy: India’s wind power sector is in a downward spiral

The sector is losing its sheen, with dropping capacity addition, lukewarm response to new auctions, and a plummeting manufacturing sector

Renewables ministry guidelines for PM-KUSUM fail to address key concerns

The scheme aims to provide energy security along with financial and water security to farmers

Offshore wind: The sleeping giant has been stirred

The sector is hoping for a new lease of life with the draft offshore wind energy lease rules 

Self-powered devices to become a reality soon

Researchers from India have built a nanoenergy harvester that can convert ambient energy to electricity

Renewable energy is the way forward

As awareness about environmental degradation rises and clean technology becomes easy available, renewable energy will take centre-stage