In a “breakthrough”, scientists have developed a novel solar-powered harvesting system that absorbs moisture from the air and converts it into clean, usable water. The technology, described in the journal Advanced Materials, could be used in disaster situations, water crises or poverty-stricken areas and developing countries. It relies on hydrogels, Read more…
The introduction of Goods & Services Tax (GST) has thrown a spanner in India’s clean energy transition, implicitly favouring coal-fired power over solar photo voltaic (PV) generation and incentivising greater take up of coal based sources, a study shows. The study commissioned by Canada based International Institute for Sustainable Development Read more…
India’s ambitious plans to add 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy capacity by 2022 seem to be running aground. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that the target year set for its completion is just round the corner. According to a latest report by global analytics firm Credit Rating Read more…
Stanford scientists have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater using solar power, an advance that may help pave the way for a novel sustainable source of energy. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas Read more…
American energy giant General Electric (GE) is increasing its footprint in India’s power sector by integrating its renewable and grid offerings. On March 1, GE, which got a foothold in the country after acquiring Alstom’s energy business globally in 2015, announced the integration of GE Grid Solutions and associated products and Read more…
To make thermal power stations more flexible to accommodate renewable energy, tariffs of coal-based electricity may be raised by as much as Rs 0.45/unit, depending on the quantum of green energy being generated by solar and wind plants. The tariff rise is about 13% of the average all-India price at Read more…
Elon Musk recently declared 2019 as the “year of the solar roof.” The Tesla Inc.chief executive officer may be right — but not in the way he’s expecting. While the automaker tries to ramp up production of its textured glass, solar cell-embedded rooftop tiles, another group of formidable rivals is emerging: Read more…
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has initiated work on its mega project for installing solar power rooftop plants at 30 model schools, four hospitals and four zonal office buildings. The project will help the north corporation save at least 4,300 units of electricity every day. The civic agency has already given Read more…
While the government’s decision to re-classify large hydroelectric projects as renewable energy will certainly help the sector, the move will also go a long way in meeting the targets set by it for the sector, according to analysts. Earlier this month, the Union Cabinet approved a new hydroelectricity policy that, Read more…
The effects of global warming are already visible. Average temperatures are only 0.8 degree Celsius higher today than in 1880. Yet there is already an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, rising ocean temperatures and disappearing corals, melting glaciers and shrinking polar ice caps, and rising sea levels. Public action Read more…