Who needs ultra mega solar power plants?

Government plans to set up four large-scale solar power plants that will cost a whopping Rs 1.2 lakh crore. Will they serve millions of energy poor?

How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income

Blockchain can replace both the current billing and the trading systems

Simply put: Earth revolves around the Sun

Better solar cells

From photocopiers to solar cells

Cochin Airport: Powered by the sun

A host of factors contributed to Cochin Airport becoming fully solar powered and now, other airports in India are taking cue and following suit

What ails India’s solar energy drive?

The declining price of solar power and a high import dependency has got domestic solar equipment manufacturers worried. Is the government …

`Aditya-1 will take images every second'

Dipankar Banerjee of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, which is one of the institutions working on Mission Aditya-1, speaks …

Look back at the decade: Solar energy

In the second decade of the millenium, everyone wanted a piece of the pie in the sky

2016 was a great year for renewable energy, especially for power generation: REN21

Out of the total capacity added in 2016, 62 per cent of it was from renewable sources

Sunny jobs

Low-cost heating

Doomsday?

The Earth will evaporate when the sun dies

Renewable policies

Conducive policy environment necessary to take renewable projects to the people

Levy plan scuttled

India’s clean cooking transition: Why development financial institutions play major role

Including clean cooking in their investment portfolios on ecosystem preservation will go a long way

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

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

Why has India's solar capacity addition slowed down?

India wants to add 100 GW of capacity by 2022. But according to a new report by global analytics firm CRISIL, it will only manage 60 GW by 2022. …

A solar water purifier, with a difference

Scientists at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute at Phaltan in Maharashtra developed a solar water purifier, that does not require …

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

STAR shifts from soaps, sleuths to nature

As people become more concerned about the environment, a TV channel moves its focus from family dramas and crime thrillers to nature.

Too close to the sun

The internationally-funded programme to promote solar photovoltaic systems remains a nonstarter

Beads that can heat water

With fossil reserves fast depleting, new technologies promising more efficient use of renewable energy sources, especially the sun, are flooding …

'I don't think future generations will be very happy with our performance'

Michael Jefferson is vice-president of the London-based World Energy Council (WEC), an international association covering all energy forms. …