Technologies

Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?

Scientists identify polymer that stores hydrogen

Why green hydrogen may be the clean fuel for future

Declining costs of renewables and urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions is accelerating potential growth of hydrogen in political and business …

Green hydrogen can drive India’s transition to clean energy, combat climate change

By 2030, the cost of green hydrogen is expected to compete with that of hydrocarbon fuels

New technique developed to make biodiesel cleaner

Scientists have developed a cost-effective strategy to convert crude glycerol, a by-product of manufacturing biodiesel, into a green fuel

Renewables, Deserted?

The Indian government has a set a target for renewable energy: 10,000 megawatt by 2012. So far so good. Renewables can electrify the rural …

As told to Parliament: Assam, Bihar, Odisha get flood hazard atlases

All that was discussed in the Houses through the day

Fuel cell technology for cars

Carbon credits, green hydrogen can help Africa mobilise climate finance for growth

Report on financing decarbonised growth says access to electricity Africa’s most pressing challenge

Iceland's hydrogen society

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy

Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes

Will Gaza jeopardise India’s energy resilience?

India relies heavily on oil from the Middle East. The Israel-Hamas conflict could put that at risk  

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Fuel for tomorrow

POWERING THE FUTURE, THE BALLARD FUEL CELL AND THE RACE TO CHANGE THE WORLD·Tom Koppel·John Wiley & Sons Canada Limited·…

Japan to commercialise hydrogen energy transport by 2025

Pilot tests carried out successfully; the country finished construction of 2,500 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen gas terminal at Kobe this April

2022 too short, too far: How close did the world move towards the clean energy dream?

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022

The role ahead

They may not seem like much today, but only a fool will undermine the potential of fuel cells

Will Boris Johnson’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ be enough for a net-zero UK

The British Prime Minister’s 10-point plan aims to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030; 40 GW offshore wind power for homes

The crossover

Fuel cells are more important to a developing country like India than developed countries. But the corporate sector is slow.

Inklings

In which we trace where the world stands with fuel cells and some clear signals of the technology to come

Hurdles

Narrow business interests and an apathetic political leadership will never allow fuel cells to take off

THE FUTURE OF CLEAN ENERGY

A simple chemical reaction is the basis of fuel cell technology. Fuel cells run on hydrogen to provide electricity. The only byproduct is water …

EU adopts safe hydrogen car proposal

Vehicles for change

Fuel cell buses set to steer Europe into zero-emission era

What does Boris Johnson’s plan to ban fuel-powered vehicles mean for UK

Several other countries may follow suit in the coming years to phase out petrol- and diesel-run vehicles