E-retrofitment: India’s key to fleet electrification and Net Zero emissions
Safe & profitable functioning of e-retrofitment industry will underpin India’s transition to electric mobility
Here is how demand aggregation can improve rooftop solar installation in India
Demand aggregation can address the main challenges to RTS deployment — low end-user awareness & increased consumer acquisition price …
IEA projects rosy future for renewable energy. But where is material balance?
IEA predicts 95% new RE installed capacity by 2026. Over time, global energy transitions can fundamentally alter mineral and energy resource flows
CoP26: Experts welcome Modi’s 2070 ‘net-zero’ date but brand move political
The move may have been triggered by geopolitical considerations rather than concern for the environment, they say
Renewable energy integration in India: Ways to maximise solar, wind power system
India’s renewable-rich states have a higher share of variable renewable energy than most countries. As a result, many are already facing …
Rooftop solar : How will India's new net metering norms play out
The commissions have introduced time-of-the-day tariffs whereby prosumers are incentivised to install energy storage
Switching to renewables will save cost for operators while saving the environment : Study
Around 162 GW or 62% of total renewable power capacity added last year had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option.
Renewable energy in India: Capacity addition halved in 2020
The sector may get a boost following proposed reforms worth 40 billion dollars to improve health of discoms
Union Budget 2020-21: Will proposals on discom reform, PM-Kusum work?
Previous attempts at discom reform did not yield results while standalone solar pumps do not incentivise farmers
Fossil Fuel Suicide Why fossil fools will cost us the Earth
fun and informative look at what harm fossil fuels cause and how renewable technologies can help stem the decline in our environment.
Global offshore wind industry to reach $1 trillion business by 2040: Report
The technology currently contributes to only 0.3% of global power generation, but has the potential to meet the world’s total electricity …
Renewables will be cheaper than coal in the future. Here are the numbers
In coming decades, price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal, making an all-renewable electricity system more …
India and China will outdo USA in renewable energy
India and China view renewable energy as an investment opportunity, while the US plans to support coal and shale
'Investment in renewable energy growing by leaps and bounds'
Report shows investment in renewable energy has increased by five per cent to touch US $ 285.9 billion in 2015
Finally, some clarity on environmental regulations for rooftop solar PV systems
A new rooftop solar programme makes the Environment and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) mandatory for all proposed projects
MNRE has no mechanism to claim CDM benefits, observes CAG
CDM first defined in the Kyoto Protocol with the objective of achieving sustainable development by preventing climate change
COP21: India and France show the way ahead by launching Solar Alliance
'The climate change agreement must send a clear enough signal to investors to encourage the scaling up of solar and other renewable forms of energy'
Why solar power rates touching a historic low could be bad news
Though power rates have fallen substantially, capacity of projects that are bid for has not increased
Centre approves national policy on offshore wind energy
Government hopes to repeat the success of onshore wind power development that happened in 1990s
Big response to solar power plan
Uttarakhand gets applications for 65 per cent of its target in 15 days of launching scheme
EU countries agree to cut 40 per cent emissions by 2030
Agreement also targets increasing use of renewable energy to 27 per cent of total energy mix
No climate for cleantech
Most of the clean energy innovations are with just six rich countries and hardly any technology is coming to developing nations
'Let us internalise the relation we need to have with nature'
Jonathon Porritt wears many hats. A pioneer of green politics in the UK, sustainability campaigner, media personality and writer. His latest book,…
Road to net zero: Developing countries can cut 70% emissions with modest investments, says World Bank
High-income countries responsible for historical emissions must rapidly decarbonise, says World Bank report
Africa’s energy poverty: Dwindling forests, high power costs worsening energy security in Sierra Leone
Russia-Ukraine conflict driving up electricity rates; huge renewable potential needs investment