By 2030, India’s most powerful energy asset won’t be a thermal plant or a solar park. It’ll be data. That’s right—bytes will beat out megawatts. And the Distribution Company (DISCOM) of tomorrow won’t just deliver electricity. It will deliver intelligence, resilience, and real-time value. Welcome to the age of the Read more…
As the world accelerates toward net-zero emissions, the question is no longer if hydrogen will play a role in our future energy system, but how and where it will be most transformative. Recent research and international reports make a compelling case for green hydrogen as the linchpin for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors and enabling reliable, long-term energy Read more…
The Age of Clean Disruption We are living through the most profound transformation of energy in a century. Solar, wind, and batteries—what I call the SWB Trinity—are not just technologies; they are the engines of a new era. They are driving the cost of energy toward near-zero, democratizing access, and Read more…
Introduction India’s power sector is undergoing a historic transformation. The rapid emergence of Solar plus Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) bids is not just lowering the cost of electricity—it is fundamentally disrupting the economics of traditional fossil-fuel-based utilities. This article unpacks the numbers and market trends behind this shift, showing Read more…
Introduction: The End of Free Trade as We Knew It India’s ₹3 lakh crore export engine to the European Union has long benefitted from low-tariff access and stable demand. From steel coils and aluminium ingots to fertilisers and ceramics, Indian industry has leveraged trade deals to power growth. But that Read more…
Introduction: The Invisible Border Tax Over the past five years, India has exported over ₹65,000 crore worth of iron and steel products to the European Union. This isn’t just a trade corridor—it’s a carbon corridor. Now, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) threatens to flip the script. What Read more…
Why Sell to the Grid When You Can Sell Next Door?” At Firstgreen Consulting, we’re championing a revolution in rooftop solar: shifting surplus energy from the grid to neighbourhood micro‑markets. Here’s how the future looks:✅ Blockchain-enabled & virtual net metering models allow surplus solar power to be sold directly to Read more…
If carbon markets were judged by outcomes instead of intentions, the EU ETS would be Exhibit A in climate misdirection.” The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), once hailed as the flagship of global carbon pricing, is failing to deliver on its most urgent promise: industrial decarbonisation. While power Read more…
When you outsource manufacturing, you don’t just export jobs — you import emissions.” Over the past two decades, the European Union has perfected a carbon sleight of hand. While it parades reductions in domestic emissions, its true climate cost has simply shifted — hidden inside containers shipped from Asia, Africa, Read more…
What we are witnessing is not decarbonisation. It’s offshoring in disguise.” For three decades, developed nations have showcased domestic emission cuts as success stories in climate leadership. But dig deeper into the data, and a different narrative emerges — one not of reduction, but of redirection. The European Union (EU) Read more…