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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