Union Budget 2022-23: Where does renewable energy fit in this year?

The government will likely put in place strategies to bring India closer to its green energy target and equitable energy access

Time’s running out: Is India ready to handle 34,600 tonnes of solar waste by 2030?

With India’s ambitious solar target of 280 GW by 2030, it is time to formulate a sound solar waste management policy  

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  

Cramming cities with electric vehicles means we're still depending on cars — and that's a huge problem

Electric vehicles are made with finite mineral resources that are extracted under concerning environmental and labour conditions

‘The collapse in oil prices is not negative for India‘s renewable transition’

Down To Earth speaks to Tim Buckley from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on India’s move towards renewable energy

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

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

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

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

For a place in the sun

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