Emissions trading for electricity is the sensible way forward

An emissions intensity scheme would provide a stable carbon policy that the electricity sector needs to have investment confidence

Let's chemically rebuild fossil fuels to create sustainable energy

By taking a leaf out of how plants produce energy, we must combine hydrogen with carbon to produce artificial fossil fuels

Solar Power Tree

Solar Power Tree is a structure that is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panels. India's first solar …

India needs to invest $ 140 billion annually to transform energy sector

According to the IEA, India currently faces energy and development challenges as one in five Indians lack access to electricity

India's offshore wind sector has a long way to go

The recently approved offshore wind energy policy will help India meet its wind energy target of 60 GW by 2022

India to lead global energy demand over next decade: New report

Renewables will meet 80 per cent of global electricity demand growth over next decade with hydropower remaining largest renewable source and …

Animal power

Back to basics

Every taluka in India can meet its own food, water and energy needs

World to get half of its electricity from wind and solar by 2050: report

Coal’s contribution to global electricity generation will shrink from 38 per cent to just 11 per cent by 2050 as comparative costs shift in …

One Sun One World One Grid project put on hold

Reasons for putting the project on hold remain unknown; calls to Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy go unanswered

Net-zero emission means doubling energy supply from renewables

World currently depends on 25 per cent of low-emission sources for its energy requirements

10 interesting facts on India’s largest solar power plant

When this solar power plant will work to its full capacity, it will account for nearly 10 per cent of India’s installed solar capacity

Energy market glitch

Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument

Renewable spirit and purer energy

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

G20 countries bank on fossil fuels for COVID-19 recovery plans: Study

Over 55% or $150.81 billion of public money committed by G20 countries is allocated for supporting fossil fuel 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 …

More power to you: Why Botswana should go green

IRENA bats for solar, wind to increase energy access in Botswana

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Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report

Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable

Government spots constraints on renewable energy projects

Land constraints, insufficient transmission facility and Discom defaults on payments are the leading impediments

Yet again, Delhi sets new record for peak electricity demand

The city’s peak demand has been consistently higher than that of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai combined during this time of the year

Solar trees are beneficial in a land-scarce economy

Solar trees need nearly 100 times less space to produce the same amount of electricity as a horizontal solar plant 

Are low tariffs of solar power sustainable?

The declining bids for solar PV projects seems like a good sign for the sector, but let us hope that the oversights that happened in the case of …

Nearly 80 per cent of West Africa lacks access to electricity: UNEP

UN report gives enough attention to efficient lighting, ignores objective of electricity-for-all

India’s offshore wind energy: A roadmap for getting started

Offshore wind farms generate more electricity per installed capacity