The Indian renewable energy sector has been in an extremely dynamic phase of evolution in the last few years, especially with regard to capacity addition and prices. India has set itself an ambitious renewable energy target of 175 GW by 2022. In spite of the several social, economic and environmental Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, is organizing the 2nd Global RE-Invest INDIA-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo from October 3–5, 2018, at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, National Capital Region of Delhi, India. The 2nd Global RE-INVEST will host the First Read more…
According to the REN21’s Renewables 2018 Global Status Report, renewable power accounted for 70% of net additions to global power-generating capacity in 2017, the largest such increase in modern history. But the heating, cooling, and transport sectors, which together account for about four-fifths of the global final energy demand, continue Read more…
TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY) is an annual publication brought out by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) since 1986. It is the only comprehensive energy and environment yearbook in India that provides updated information on the energy supply sectors (coal and lignite, petroleum and natural Read more…
The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). It has, in its journey of 18 years, become a focal point for global leaders and practitioners to congregate at a single platform to discuss and deliberate over climatic issues of universal Read more…
An international team of researchers has now succeeded in raising the efficiency of producing hydrogen from direct solar water-splitting to a record 19%. They did so by combining a tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating. For the monolithic Read more…
The smallest building blocks within the power stations of organisms which get their energy directly from the sun are basically miniature reactors surrounded by collectors which capture photons and forward them to the centre. The close correlation between structure and interaction of the components boosts productivity, a strategy which an Read more…
New report by the Energy Transitions Commission shows that reaching net-zero carbon emissions from harder-to-abate sectors, such as heavy industry and heavy-duty transport can be done through ambitious policy, accelerated innovation, and investment, with minimal cost to the global economy. It is technically and financially possible by mid-century. Reaching net-zero Read more…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, in consultation with the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai, has prepared a draft of new Scheme called Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme (IWTCS) incorporating various guidelines of the Turbine Certification Scheme. The IWTCS is a consolidation of relevant Read more…
A transition to renewable energy is taking place in India and for it to be accelerated, there has to be an infusion of capital, which requires reducing risks, transaction costs, and enabling large-scale replication. These were some of the points discussed by experts at a special session on ‘Energy Transitions: Read more…