Draft renewable energy Act: strengths and gaps
Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) assesses the draft National Renewable Energy Act of Government of India and …
The Tesla battery heralds the beginning of the end for fossil fuels
Tesla has introduced the Powerwall, a wall-mounted energy storage unit that can hold 10 kilowatt hours of electric energy, and deliver it at an …
COP27: Clean energy investment in Africa lowest since 2011, shows report
Deep in debt, African countries have been pushing richer, more polluting nations to increase climate finance to the continent
IREDA to provide low interest loans for rooftop solar projects
High interest rate is one of the major impediments in the development of solar sector in India
Wind power projects push land costs sky-high
Helped by state government concessions, Tamil Nadu is all set to expand its wind forms and become the country's premier wind-energy centre.
Blank on target
Most states fail to achieve renewable energy target under the climate change action plan
Mission eclipsed
National solar mission may get derailed as banks hesitate to give loans for its high-risk projects
India can push up renewable energy the most after COVID-19: IEA
The agency expects India to double its green energy capacity addition next year from 2020 levels
The promise and reality of renewable energy
This is not the time to be complacent with green power growth in India because the challenges have grown too
Investment in renewable energy sector grows by 17% in 2014
Total investment of about US $ 270.2 billion was made in the year, according to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015 report
Obama boosts Modi’s green energy ambitions
Visiting US president promised finance to speed up India’s green energy mission, but it has to be remembered that the US had complained to …
The same stale nostrums
Energy Options for Africa -- Environmentally Sustainable Alternatives Edited & Introduced by: Stephen Karekezi & Gordon A Mackenzie …
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 …
Creating a wonderland
In the barren wildness of the savannahs in Colombia, a visionary establishes an extraordinary community
Technologies
Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?
‘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
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
Employment in energy sector back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, finds report
Clean energy jobs see a boost with two-thirds share; but not evenly distributed globally
New energy conundrum
As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
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
Seven climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
The idea of a “green” oil company producing “clean” fossil fuels obscures the irreconcilability between burning fossil …
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-…