Germany in transition

From an economy addicted to coal and nuclear energy, Germany is fast transforming into one driven by renewables. Its aim is to demonstrate to the …

India needs an energy disclosure policy

BEE needs to revisit, revive, and expand its star rating system for all designated consumers, especially buildings. It can’t be kept …

World waking up to wind, solar energy: study

Countries prefer wind and solar over nuclear energy for producing electricity

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?

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

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 …

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 …

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

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-…

The Energy Policy of India: Interview with Shantanu Dixit

Shantanu Dixit, group coordinator, Prayas Energy Group, has been working in the power sector in the field of analysis and advocacy from 1992. He …

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 …

Improving utilities’ finances, workforce investment could better grid establishment to integrate renewables: IEA

Over the next two decades, based on current national net zero goals, wind and solar PV may account for over 80% of global power capacity addition

Renewable energy in India: Tamil Nadu one of the world’s top 9 green power markets

But a stagnation in wind energy generation and payment delay might derail this

Cheaper than the sun

Full steam ahead

Geothermal power is sparkling clean

Trapping solar energy in space

Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?