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?

Big investment

Wonders of the Sun

Installation of solar panels have made life comfortable

Solar solution

Small is efficient

Eminently renewable

No economic reason for environment-friendly technologies, such as wind power, to be expensive

Renewed focus

But the next one year is crucial to renewable energy in India

Mall stays cool with waste

Exhaust gas from generators fuels air conditioners

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

Green politics for green technologies

Dark side of the coin

Injudicious state policies are not the only ones responsible for California's blackouts

Obstacles

Why renewables cannot penetrate the market

Oil fetish

South Asia

Bush fires spread very fast

Action begins

Government announces sops for renewable energy in Budget

Railways to have 7,000 solar-powered stations

Can rooftop solar projects help states achieve their renewable purchase obligation targets?

It is critical to consider scaling rooftop solar PV in the residential segment

Energy in news on May 23

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy