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

Absence of free trade agreement poses hurdles for German investment in Indian renewables: German politicians

The need for skilled workers to enable this transition to clean energy technologies is one place where India and Germany can cooperate more deeply,…

An unusual contest: Great Indian Bustards vs great Indian green energy quest

Rajasthan's state bird, the great Indian bustard, might lose its last natural habitat to wind and solar power plants 

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,…

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

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

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

Time for green hydrogen in India is now, says RK Singh; invites private players to invest

The prime minister had launched the National Hydrogen Mission August 15 last year, which aimed to make India a green hydrogen hub  

China will no longer build overseas coal power plants — what energy projects will it invest in instead?

China has taken the first step to stop funding coal. It’s now time to adopt policies that support the overseas activities of its renewable …

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

Renewable energy: Curtailment is a bane

If solutions to the problem are not found, it will add to the operational risk of renewable energy projects, discouraging investments

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

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

Africa’s Masai tribals turn slaughterhouse waste to biogas

These biogas cylinders will be available for domestic use at half the price of LPG

How power can be cleaned

Any talk of “cleaning” coal to make it less damaging is untenable

Big mini revolution