But China is working on several new policies with the potential to boost corporate-led deployment in the world’s largest wind and solar market. This year is on track to be another record-setter for corporate renewables purchases, and while the U.S. is still the engine driving the market’s growth, China is now on the horizon. So […]
Gujarat: Dholera can be a green city, power EV sector, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Gujarat Chief Secretary JN Singh too said the state is going to take a lead in the e-mobility sector. The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), which is coming up near Ahmedabad, can lead the country’s EV sector from the front, opined NITI Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant here on Saturday. He said the declining cost of […]
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in […]
Pune firm develops solar-powered irrigation system
To solve water crisis for farmers throughout the varied climate conditions in India, Pune-based company Khethworks has developed solar-powered irrigation system. The irrigation system is intended to make farmers independent of seasonal rains or expensive fuel along with reducing carbon dioxide emissions and improving food security by developing solar pumps. “We enable year-round irrigation, cultivation […]
India to be a large market for storage batteries in two years: Khurshed Daruvala
Interview with chairman, Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd With a thrust on clean energy in India and overseas markets, Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd (S&W), the biggest global player in solar engineering, procurement and construction contracts, is planning to launch Rs 4,500 crore initial public offering (IPO). Company’s chairman Khurshed Daruvala, in an interview with Ateeq Shaikh, […]
World nations failing the poorest on energy goals: study
More than 150 million people are gaining access to electricity every year, reducing the ranks of those who live without power, but this is not enough to meet global development goals, according to a report released Wednesday. Furthermore, efforts to cut pollution from cooking food and promote renewable power for heat and transportation are likewise […]
United States: The Future Of Energy Storage In The United States is Bright
As utilities, independent power producers, and large corporates shift away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources, energy storage is becoming a key piece of the renewable energy solution in the United States. Unlike fossil fuels where generators can control the amount of energy supplied and when it is supplied, solar and wind power […]
Novel low-cost material can harness solar energy efficiently: Study
Scientists have developed a new material that can make solar cells more affordable and efficient, an advance that may allow us to better utilise the most abundant renewable energy. The study, published in the journal Science, describes the new material called a tandem perovskite solar cell which could be used in full-sized solar panels in […]
Coffee compound may boost solar cells performance
Caffeine — a chemical found in tea and coffee — can help make traditional silicon solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity, a study has found. The research, published 25 in the journal Joule, may enable this cost-effective renewable energy technology to compete on the market with silicon solar cells. The idea began […]
Solar Installations Gain Ground in US Cities
American cities are rapidly adding solar capacity, and not just along the coasts, a new report says. Solar capacity is gaining in urban areas across the U.S., according to a report released this week by Environment America Research & Policy Center and climate research organization the Frontier Group. The number of U.S. cities with more than 50 […]