Prince Charles pushed markets over State at Davos
Entirely at odds with his long advocacy of coercive state action on environmental issues
Great change in Little Rann: How salt workers on the brink in Gujarat brought about a solar revolution
In this first part of a three-part series, here is a look at how Agariya salt workers in the Little Rann of Kutch transformed their lives by …
New report suggests how land-use for renewable energy in India can be environmentally sustainable
Size, location of land and impact on human habitation, agriculture and conservation of natural resources should be evaluated
COVID-19: Prolonged lockdown can affect renewable energy sector
Power demand has gone down by 20-25%, affecting revenues of distribution companies
Why the International Solar Alliance is geopolitically significant
Trans-regional solar energy cooperation can pave the way for equability and a just energy order in the international arena
Costa Rica beating its own records on renewable energy usage
The nation went 300 days using only renewable energy this year. It beat its own 2015 record in doing so
Rooftop solar: Why India is now considered to be a laggard globally
Rooftop solar in India needs easy financing, unrestricted net metering, and an easy regulatory process to make it attractive to developers …
COVID-19 did not deter renewable power-generating capacity addition in 2020: Report
India placed third among countries that added the most solar water heating capacity in 2020
A new R&D lab to help small hydropower projects
The turbine model testing facility is touted to be a step for make in India, as it is said to the first independent facility for turbine …
Are Lithium-ion batteries too pricey for India’s renewable market?
Currently, it is the more exorbitant option and there are reasons to question economic sense of using Li-ion technology
Renewables account for over half the added electricity capacity in 2015
But more needs to be done to achieve the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C
India’s only solar cooperative receives first payment for selling surplus power
Gujarat farmers received Rs 36,005 for selling 5,097 units of power to the local power distributor
R&D in wind power given least importance in government’s new action plan
Development significant as India still has a long way to go in wind power
UP’s mini-grid policy tries to boost rural electrification
Private players can now set up solar plants to power rural households and recover tariff from the users in Uttar Pradesh
Bond, green bond
India has finally entered the green bond market, but at a time when the bonds are not doing well globally. Have we missed the bus?
Solar aircraft on world tour obstructed by bad weather
The aircraft is part of an experimental project to raise awareness about renewable energy
It's nice but not sunny
It will take more than ambitious targets for the government to increase India's solar capacity
Budget can't bring change
The finance minister pleased the growth brigade with three letters "PPP" but failed to bring change where it was most needed. Down …
US policy shift to hit dam funding
Shift in focus from hydropower to new renewables may impact World Bank funds for big dams
The four pillars of non-conventional energy
After initial success in deriving energy from water, sun, wind and biomass, India is poised for a great leap in making these the energy sources …
Fanning an alternative
Progressive Maharashtra has rushed to install wind energy plants. But, ask nidhi jamwal and shikha lakhanpal, reporting from Mumbai and Dhule, …
China says no to 85 under-construction coal power plants
Move comes as Chinese government says it will invest $361 billion in renewable energy sector
Climate change impact: Morocco counts on renewable energy to reduce CO2 emission
While this African country is heavily investing in solar and wind projects, fossil fuel still dominates the energy scenario
India’s emission targets most ambitious among G20 nations
While India’s greenhouse gas emissions have doubled in last 25 years, they are still below the G20 average, says a climate change study
Can ALMM mandate bolster India’s renewable energy sector
Amendments in ALMM have led to a superficial rise in solar module costs due to gaps in the demand-supply of products, according to some stakeholders