The Government of India is working on doubling the power generation target from solar energy parks to 40,000 MW in the backdrop of slow offtake of rooftop solar and problems being faced by some project developers. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is keen to set up solar Read more
Key industry and policymakers congregated at Asia’s Largest Energy Trade Expo, Renewable Energy India (REI) 2016 on September 7–9, 2016 at Greater Noida. The expo was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Shri Upendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and other key dignitaries, such Read more
To save energy consumption, all 17 railway stations on the world heritage Kalka–Shimla rail track will soon have the solar lighting system. The solar power can also be used to light up coaches, helping in saving power and making all stations on the track green in the second phase. It Read more
Conventional box type solar cookers cannot follow the sun properly except during solar noon. Moreover, use of single reflector is not so suitable to boost up the energy collection. Box type cookers with multiple reflectors generally known as solar ovens are equipped with adjustable leg at back for changing the Read more
The 7th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress and Expo-2016 (WRETC-2016) was held on August 21–23, 2016 in New Delhi and was organized by the Energy and Environment Foundation and supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, and UNESCO, New Delhi Office. The event served Read more
Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines inaugurated the Conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy and Mines of States & Union Territories at the first SWITCH Global Expo in the presence of Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, MNRE. Read more
Today, India is one of the youngest nations in the world with more than 62 per cent of its population in the working age group (15–59 years) and more than 54 per cent of its total population below 25 years of age. Its population pyramid is expected to bulge across Read more
Demand-driven production of liquid fuels from regenerative energy sources is a major element of the energy turnaround. Production of synthetic fuels from solar energy and carbon dioxide extracted from air is the objective of the Soletair project started now by Ineratec, a spinoff of the Germany-based Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Read more
European Union (EU) countries are on track to meet their 2020 targets for renewable energy and emissions cuts but could fall short of ambitious longer-term goals, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). “The EU’s 2020 targets on energy and climate are now well within reach,” EEA Executive Director Hans Read more
The COP of Action The years leading up to COP22 have seen a drastic change in international political response to climate change. In December 2015, at COP21 in Paris, France, parties signed the Paris Agreement that specifies that countries will submit nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and report on progress on Read more