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Are Renewables Still The Live Wire?

March 6, 2018 Anand Gupta

After flaring up significantly, the incandescence in the renewable energy sector seems to be paling, raising posers about the 2022 target for a 175 MW capacity in clean energy At the International Solar Alliance Forum of the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in January, Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy, […]

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Gujarat wind power capacity to rise by 1,000 MW a year

March 5, 2018 Anand Gupta

Gujarat is likely to see huge investments in wind power over the next few years as the state government is targeting to double wind power generation capacity in the state by 2022. As of December 2017, Gujarat was home to 5,526 MW of wind power generation capacity, the second highest in the country after Tamil […]

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Chevron says its business is resilient to climate change

March 3, 2018 Anand Gupta

Chevron Corp said on Thursday its business is resilient to a wide variety of possible climate change scenarios as the U.S. oil company and other producers come under pressure to invest less in oil projects and more in renewable energy. The climate report summarizes Chevron’s work to test the competitiveness of its current assets under […]

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Geothermal energy and scope in India

March 3, 2018 Anand Gupta

Geothermal Energy is the thermal energy generated by the radioactive decay of materials in the earth’s interior, it can be harnessed virtually anywhere on the Earth’s but viable methods are possible only at the surface or near-surface manifestations. These manifestations are only limited to some parts of the world. It is a very nascent renewable […]

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It’ll Take $94 Billion for These Companies to Go 100% Green

March 3, 2018 Anand Gupta

For 125 of the world’s major companies to make good on their pledges to source power exclusively from renewable energy, they’ll have to spend $94 billion. That’s enough to add 87 gigawatts of new wind and solar power worldwide, comparable to the U.K.’s existing power fleet, according to a report Thursday by Bloomberg New Energy […]

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Chevron board member’s tweet questions oil industry’s future

March 1, 2018 Anand Gupta

HOUSTON – A member of Chevron Corp’s board of directors sent a tweet on Wednesday that questioned the future of the oil industry given the rise of renewable energy technologies. “If #oil energy consumption is declining and #renewableenergy consumption is on the #rise, what does that mean for the future of the oil industry?” Dambisa […]

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Over 100 cities globally now powered by renewable energy

February 28, 2018 Anand Gupta

The number of cities that reported being predominantly powered by clean energy has more than doubled since 2015, as more cities around the world switch from fossil fuels to renewable sources. According to data published today by the not-for-profit environmental impact researcher CDP, 101 of the over 570 cities on its books drew at least […]

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Suzlon ready to power Amaravati in green way

February 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

A group of young girls take a selfie at the Partnership Summit on Sunday. VISAKHAPATNAM: Suzlon Group, one of the leading firms in renewable energy sector, plans to expand its base in Andhra Pradesh. Suzlon Group CEO JP Chalasani said the firm wants to create an ecosystem for the development of renewable energy sector in […]

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Why India needs a robust energy policy ?

February 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

Aligned to an overarching theme of energy security and sustainability, the DNEP has identified key areas of supply-side intervention and presented viable proposals such as enhancing oil and gas exploration and production, enhancing capacity, and enhancing transmission and distribution. The last few years have seen many rapid transformations in the global and local energy space. […]

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International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels 2018

February 27, 2018 Anand Gupta

The two day international conference on Sustainable Biofuels is jointly being organized on February 26-27, 2018 by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India and Biofuture platform. The conference will seek to a clear understanding of the development in bio-economy made by participating countries, increase awareness of policy makers about the challenges faced by the industry-investor […]

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