Dangerous liaisons

Sri Lanka is flirting with nuclear power

Are we moving towards a renewable energy economy?

Developers, bankers and equipment manufacturers commit themselves to developing 270 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022 at a recent renewable …

Energetic dialogues

American industry tries to power its way into the Indian renewable energy market

Gone with the wind

When the wind energy sector was opened to private investors in 1993, there was a virtual boom. However, after the initial rush of activity, …

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 …

Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report

Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable

Government spots constraints on renewable energy projects

Land constraints, insufficient transmission facility and Discom defaults on payments are the leading impediments

Pollution in news on June 6

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

Energy in news on May 9

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

E-vehicles are not to scoff at, but to wheel in

Switching to electricity powered vehicles would help India move towards a cleaner future

It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution

New research shows it only takes a few countries to kick-start the kind of global transformation required to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-…

Solar trees are beneficial in a land-scarce economy

Solar trees need nearly 100 times less space to produce the same amount of electricity as a horizontal solar plant 

Peppy periodical: Future Energy

The Maharashtra Energy Development Agency's (meda) publication meda News has now evolved into a full-fledged quarterly magazine christened Future …

Renewable or not?

Centre’s regulations do not specify whether cogenerated power is renewable, leaving industrial units which recover waste heat in a fix

Energy pill for renewable sector

World Bank prepares off-grid scheme to revitalise growth

Is India set for big shift in its energy mix?

Announcements made by energy minister Piyush Goyal at Davos indicate drastic reduction in capacity addition in thermal power

Reaching for the sun

Micro-financed solar energy systems light up Bangladesh’s rural areas

World’s largest solar plant opens in California

The plant will generate enough electricity to power 160,000 homes

Winds not favourable

Turbines can increase local temperatures

Fighting for survival

Following economic liberalisation, India's largest power equipment manufacturer BHEL is diversifying and exploring renewable energy technologies …

Age of dinosaurs

The greatest threat to cleaner, new age technologies is from fossil fools

Wind power in India

No goals set

At global meet on renewables

EC wrath fuelled

Global warming's point of no return

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