Making solar cells efficient, cheaper, recyclable: IIT-Guwahati finds a way
Perovskite-based devices are considered heavily used semiconductor materials as they are affordable and easy to manufacture
‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’
Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable
IEA report recommends radical near-term reductions in energy sector CO2 emissions
Over the coming decades, the demand for oil will be generated from freight, aviation and petrochemicals sectors where alternatives are scarce
In Australia nuclear becomes latest round in energy wars
The Australian government has formally reopened the highly contentious debate on nuclear power by referring the issue to a parliamentary committee,…
Energy storage and renewables synergy: A need to go forward
To overcome hurdles and adopt large scale storage technologies for greening the power sector, India will have to capitalise on developments in …
How good are green bonds
There has been a steady pick-up in green bonds in the last half a decade. Half the volume, however, came from only 5 countries
International Solar Alliance plans bank to fund energy access
Priority focus 1.2 billion with no access; next step: 2.4 billion without access to clean sources
Africa faces vast rural-urban gap in access to power, clean cooking
Population growth in the continent has outpaced growth in electricity generation and distribution efforts, says 2018 SDG report
Incentives needed for cleaner energy from thermal power sources
The Electricity Act, 2003 needs to address the issue of incentivising adoption of cleaner fuels to generate power
Can developing world adapt to climate change like Germany?
Experts doubt if countries whose shorelines are being fast eroded by the sea level rise and coastal regions being battered by extreme weather …
G-20 countries deceive the world by promoting fossil gas production
Shifting reliance from one fossil fuel to a relatively lesser polluting fossil fuel will not lead to de-carbonization
What’s derailing growth of solar energy in some US states?
Despite facing widespread opposition from people, Indiana legislators have been trying to slow the growth of solar for years
Record renewable power capacity installed in 2016
Installed renewable capacity touched the 2,000-gigawatt-milestone, on the back of a growing solar sector
Highest-ever solar capacity added in 2016, claims report
Around 70 gigawatt of solar power was added in 2016, taking the total global power capacity from solar sector to nearly 300 gigawatt
Harvesting ambient energy with fish scales
Researchers say that the technology has enormous potential in electronic gadgets and health-care monitoring
Australia's energy sector is in critical need of reform
Australia's energy policy challenges—to move to a low-carbon economy without high prices—have never been tougher
Karnataka launches gross metering for solar rooftop
Incentivising rooftop solar in the state through gross metering is one of the new ideas of Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission
Sunshine sector loses sheen
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy …
New gold rush
Experts disappointed with budgetary allocation to renewables
There has been a 46.8 per cent decrease in gross budgetary support for renewable energy ministry, they say
Rooftop hurdles
Financial and policy issues hinder the adoption of grid-connected rooftop solar power in the country
How power can be cleaned
Any talk of “cleaning” coal to make it less damaging is untenable
Africa’s Masai tribals turn slaughterhouse waste to biogas
These biogas cylinders will be available for domestic use at half the price of LPG
Big mini revolution
For a place in the sun