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 method to fabricate graphene sheet fabricated from camphor
With the new technology, the layer can be extracted and transferred to other substrates depending on the application
India close to solar energy breakthrough
Solar energy is free, but harnessing it using conventional crystalline silicon cells is expensive. Efforts in India to produce an efficient, low-…
Automation in solar sector: when robots form the clean-up crew
While automation can drastically bring down the maintenance cost of solar plants, ensuing job losses cannot be discounted
Why did US impose 30 per cent import tax on solar?
This is just another tactic to ensure that renewable energy does not take lead in the power sector
Chemical traps
Harnessing solar energy has been a long-standing scientific goal. The latest approach employs chemicals that, like the leaves of a tree, soak up …
Learnings from the German storage model: How it is helping stabilise the grid
Almost 70 per cent of home solar PV in Germany comes with battery energy storage attached
Hot option
Heliostats may now trap half the energy from sunlight and convert it into electrical and heat energy
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
Researchers develop thin, lightweight solar cells with inkjet printing
The new flexible cells can power source or be integrated into skin-based or implantable medical devices
Why financing entities are reluctant to invest in renewable energy sector
Falling power tariffs and uncertainty over quality of assets are hurting investors’ confidence
Discarded solar panels can be used as building material
The usage of discarded solar panels in this manner will help to address the problem of solar photovoltaic waste
Production linked incentives no silver bullet for India’s solar sector
PLI scheme will escalate costs and still leave India reliant on China, developers say
Solar dispute: US blocks request for WTO panel but India confident of policy compliance
Canada, EU support India’s bid for setting up of the panel and settling the dispute
Trapping the sun's energy
All our energy needs could be met if even a fraction of the solar energy received on the earth could be converted into electricity, and the means …
Renewable energy in India: why rooftop remains the most untapped solar source
Rooftop solar source doesn’t match the rise in renewable energy in India; while industrial and commercial consumers account for 70% of …
How socio-economic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
Development in the energy sector should be guided by the improvements it makes to the livelihoods of intended beneficiaries.
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
A ray of solar hope
Solar plants have proved to be a great boon for villagers of Sunderbans who relied on kerosene wick-lamps
Mumbai Climate Action Plan aims to remove carbon emissions by 2050. Can it be done?
The solution lies in switching to renewables like solar and wind. Solar alone can potentially generate 1,724 MW of electricity, enough to meet …
Lithium titanate battery technology a boon to the energy storage market
The growth in energy storage technologies is one of the key core areas to promoting clean energy generation
Small distributed solar projects not eligible for subsidy, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam clarifies
The clarification created a negative sentiment among investors who were already upset with the low purchase rate in the state
Commerce ministry recommends anti-dumping duties on solar cells imported from US, China
Renewable energy ministry may get prime minister-designate, Narendra Modi, to stall move, fearing energy price rise
Technologies
Is the state of technology an obstacle in implementing renewable future? Or is the current price of this technology out of our reach?
Renewables, Deserted?
The Indian government has a set a target for renewable energy: 10,000 megawatt by 2012. So far so good. Renewables can electrify the rural …