Future of electricity in India lies in local solutions

Utilities in India have a mandate to supply power, which becomes increasingly difficult through the centralised grid and is technically and …

Solar power: From a decade of acceptability and growth to one of innovations

Global investment in new renewable energy capacity in the past decade was over $2.5 trillion, with more solar power capacity installed than other …

India and its 2022 renewable energy targets in 6 charts

The country’s growth in the clean energy sector in the last 10 years has been remarkable. There are, however, many stumbling blocks, …

1.6 per cent

Out of option

Solar becomes lifeline for power-starved Bihar, but cheap and inferior equipment dominate market

'I don't want subsidies'

For five years the non-profit Centre for Renewable Energy has been promoting and selling expensive solar lamps to poor families in Nepal. Today …

Renewable energy use is growing, but at a slow pace

New report notes that renewable energy is mostly being used in the power sector

Roof Power

Hybrid energy

Plug-in to Sun's power

Wind it up

Black money

Economic concerns make the US promote unclean fuel

Uniform tariff for renewable power

Expected to attract investors

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

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

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

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

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 …