Companies, business associations effective agents to counter climate change

Energy draft policy report has several loopholes

Technosolutions

The need of the hour is technological innovation that helps tackle both poverty and environmental degradation

The donkey has his day

Sayonara to nuclear

Even if Japan aims to exit nuclear power by 2040, its path remains treacherous

Local lessons

Taking climate change negotiations out of international discussion boards to the villages

Let solar shine

Census 2011 throws light on the darkness across India. Of the 246 million households, 67 per cent get electricity from the grid, while 31 per …

100 MW solar plant begins providing power to South African grid

The plant will contribute towards the country’s renewable energy target of 3,725 MW

Contours of inequality

Global estimates of the unmet energy needs in India have been available for some time. These only indicate whether the shoe pinches, if at all. …

US Africa Leaders Summit: Africa to get a $14 billion boost in energy investment

Absence of focus on renewable energy worrisome, say experts

UK paid £43 billion in green taxes in 2013

The figure was the highest ever for the country, with the majority of the environmental taxes paid by the commercial sector

IEA doubtful of Germany's energy security

Wind-dominated renewables will be key to limit electricity sector emissions: Report

India’s carbon emissions from electric power industry can be held at the 2018 levels in 2030 at costs comparable to a fossil fuel-dominated …

अब दिन के प्रकाश से होगा जमीन के अंदर उजाला, वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाया अनूठा उपकरण

यह अनूठा उपकरण सूर्य की रोशनी को शहरों के कार पार्क, लिफ्ट और घोर अंधेरे वाले भूमिगत मार्गो, खानों में ले जाकर उन्हें रोशन ...

Solar power: In a slump India’s booming

India’s booming solar power sector has witnessed a slowdown as distribution companies delay payments to power plants

नई रिसर्च: शुद्ध तरल ईंधन में बदल गई ग्रीनहाउस गैस  

ग्रीनहाउस गैस के शुद्ध तरल ईंधन में बदलने से ग्रीनहाउस गैस का पुन: उपयोग होगा और इसे वायुमंडल में जाने से रोकने का एक ...

Will new categorisation of hydropower plants lead to sector's revival?

The Union Cabinet recently brought all hydro power projects of more than 25 MW capacity under renewable category which caused a jump in their …

Offshore wind: The sleeping giant has been stirred

The sector is hoping for a new lease of life with the draft offshore wind energy lease rules 

Interim Budget 2019: The full coverage

Here is a look at what all was promised by Union Minister Piyush Goyal and if it stands in the real world

Bye-bye Pumpjack? Report says renewable energy to power geopolitics

The document by the International Renewable Energy Agency says the nations that focus on innovation and research related to renewable energy will …

Energy in news on May 3

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

Climate change in news on April 16

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around climate change

Demand for coal falls in 2016; US and China drive decline

In 2016, global consumption of coal declined by 53 million tonnes or 1.7 per cent

Start-ups can help Africa meet its energy needs. But they need to be encouraged

Africa's energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by …

Self-powered devices to become a reality soon

Researchers from India have built a nanoenergy harvester that can convert ambient energy to electricity