Ashden awards for sustainable development

Oil fetish

South Asia

Buoyant wind market India and China are among top five growing markets for wind energy

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Landmark ATM

Mumbai’s solar powered teller machine saves Rs 20,000 a year

Problems aplenty

The government wanted to make India a leading wind power, but it got the details wrong

On windy shores

Since the 1950s and 60s, India's efforts to tap wind energy have seen many ups and downs. The mid-1990s saw a boom, with Tamil Nadu taking the …

Obstacles

Why renewables cannot penetrate the market

Technologies

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

Creating a wonderland

In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community

‘India’s renewable energy plan lacks vision’

The target of achieving 175 GW green power capacity by 2022 is ambitious; but what’s the logic behind choosing those numbers?

Amendment proposed in Electricity Act to enforce renewable energy purchase obligation

Most state discoms are not meeting RPO targets because electricity regulatory commissions do not penalise them, says renewable energy ministry

A looming biomess

Industry, government blame each other for green sector’s fall

Renewable energy purchase obligation waiver for Gujarat power utilities

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission finds reasons furnished by utilities for their inability to meet additional obligations genuine

Cabinet panel clears Rs 11,000 crore for rooftop solar programme

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs restructures proposed SRISTI scheme with changes in incentives for DISCOMs and residential sector

Poor site choices for green energy plants led to EU losing $100 billion, says Davos report

Better cross border coordination between EU nations could have saved another $40 billion, says World Economic Forum report

Useful wastes

Agricultural residues could help in the making of energy sufficient talukas

The sunny side

Another 100 years and the world will begin to suffer from high fever. Utilising solar energy may prevent a catastrophe

Solar, wind power

Cooling tactics

Water body and trees around the building provide cooling effect

India's renewable energy sector lacks clear policy

Clear policy needed in renewable energy sector

Book: Windpower Development in India

Book>>Windpower development in india edited by G M Pillai Wise, Pune 2007

"Emissions targets a must for developing countries"

Save power the smart way

India gets smart grid that monitors electricity use in real time