The government reportedly is moving to encourage electricity grid battery production in India, which can make renewable energy supply a more stable source of power India’s transition to less polluting fuels is happening faster than in many other countries. India was ranked 67th among 120 countries in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) released by the […]
India central to transition to clean energy: US official – EQ Mag Pro
A clutch of Indian conglomerates, including Reliance Industries, Adani Group and the Tatas, have announced their plans to enter the clean energy business, eyeing the opportunity that can be served in the country that holds a sixth of humanity India is central to any global climate response and a transition to green and clean energy, […]
Transition to EVs, green hydrogen critical to achieve carbon neutrality by by 2070: Official – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : Transportation is one of the areas where transition to electric vehicles and green hydrogen will be of critical importance for India to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070, a senior official said. During a brainstorming session organised by the Department of Science and Technology here on Thursday, leading experts discussed the need for […]
Switching off rooftop solar will become an important feature of a renewables grid
Australia’s biggest grid problems have traditionally been framed as one of matching supply and demand, with the focus on ensuring enough supply to meet the demand at any one point in time. But that network challenge is about to be turned on its head: the biggest problem in the future will be ensuring there is […]
Working together to achieve clean energy transition
Secretary-General Guterres, Ministers, friends.It is an absolute honour to join you all to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.In a year which is going to be momentous for progress on tackling climate change.And no organisation has done more to bring countries together to tackle the threat of climate change than the United Nations.And […]
IEEFA report: Volts from the blue – floating solar to generate 900% more electricity across Asia-Pacific
From below 1MW before 2019, ASEAN nations now have over 51MW installed and 858MW planned Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as […]
IEEFA India: World-leading solar parks kick-start India’s dynamic clean energy transition
Ultra-mega utilities attract foreign capital and global developers to a renewables investment boom The Indian government set itself a formidable target in 2016: Install a massive 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by the 2021/22 financial year and 275 gigawatts by FY2026/27 to transform the country’s power sector from an expensive, unreliable, and polluting fossil fuel‑based […]
India up at 74th place on WEF’s global energy transition index
In its report, the WEF said its study measuring readiness for clean energy transition in 115 economies showed that 94 have made progress since 2015, but environmental sustainability continues to lag New Delhi: India has moved up two positions to rank 74th on a global ‘Energy Transition Index’ with improvements on all key parameters of […]