India has a huge potential for installing grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects. Plenty of unused rooftop space is available in the buildings in the government, institutional, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors that can be utilized for installing grid-connected rooftop solar PV projects. The Government of India has also set up Read more…
The Society for Energy, Environment and Development (SEED) was founded in 1987 by a few professionals with expertise in engineering, management, solar energy, law, and social work. The purpose of the NGO is to draw upon the expertise of these fields of study to create awareness about environment and energy Read more…
The Government of India is implementing various programmes/schemes for promotion of grid interactive renewable energy such as solar, wind, bio-power and small hydro power in the country. The details of major steps taken by the Government to attract investment in the renewable energy sector are as follows: Waiver of Inter Read more…
Under the present rooftop solar programme, which was approved by the Government in December 2015, an aggregated capacity of 2,100 MW is targeted to be achieved in residential, institutional, social and Government sector through central financial assistance by the year 2019–20. As per data captured on the SPIN portal of Read more…
In July 2018, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) asked the Delhi Government and the Environment Pollution Authority (EPCA) to explore the feasibility of introducing hydrogen- fuelled buses for public transport in place of the electric buses in Delhi. The apex court made this observation in view of successful demonstration Read more…
Microalgae are microscopic algae, typically found in freshwater and marine systems. In this article, Dr Dolly Wattal Dhar, Dr Pranita Jaiswal, Mr Sudhir Saxena, and Dr Randhir Bharti discuss the promising possibilities of using microalgae as a source of renewable energy in the form of biofuels. Microalgae are microorganisms (prokaryotic Read more…
Due to the accelerated global economic growth, energy consumption is increasing exponentially on a yearly basis. At the same time, the onslaught of greenhouse gases (GHGs) caused by the use of fossil-fuel-based energy technologies is creating numerous environmental hazards. With this looming threat, renewable energy (RE) is becoming the most-sought-after Read more…
When the National Solar Mission was launched in 2010, the target of 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022 appeared too ambitious, as the country had only 160 MW of solar power then. India announced its commitment to achieve 40% of its total generating capacity from renewables by 2030 for Read more…
RE-Invest is a global platform to explore strategies for development and deployment of renewables. It showcases India’s clean energy market and the Government’s efforts to scale up capacity to meet the national energy demand in socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable ways. This year, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Read more…
Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have undertaken the largest study to date into the effectiveness of solar panels across the UK and discovered that parts of the country are suffering an overall power loss of up to 25% because of the issue of regional ‘hot spots’. Hot spots were Read more…