When it comes to channelling the carbon-neutral power of offshore wind, the US is far behind other industrialised nations such as China and Germany. So far, the US has only two operational offshore wind installations, […]
India’s wind energy segment has been suffering a slowdown. Progress in the segment was affected with the end of the feed-in tariff era and the launch of competitive bidding for allocating wind power projects. Capacity […]
SenseHawk was founded in 2018 by Swarup Mavanoor and Rahul Sankhe, former employees of Sun Edison, who saw the potential of digitalisation in the solar industry. The founders believed that digitalisation was vastly lacking in […]
By Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India, LafargeHolcim, and CEO and Managing Director, Ambuja Cements Sustainability solutions like waste heat recovery systems (WHRSs) are in tune with the times. It is yet another green solution that can save money […]
By N.S. Mohan, CEO, SLPP “RE-NEW”, and Praveen Mohan Badiger, COO, SLPP “RE-NEW” Compressed biogas (CBG), which is essentially an enriched form of biogas with over 90 per cent methane, has emerged as a promising […]
The government regards the country’s electric vehicle (EV) industry as a sunrise sector, and has been taking several policy actions to promote its large-scale adoption. Its latest initiative is a unique campaign, launched last month […]
Maharashtra has the fourth highest renewable power capacity installations in the country, as of February 2021. Commercial and industrial consumers, which have been adopting green and more sustainable strategies so as to project themselves as […]
Across the globe, countries have set net-zero-carbon emission targets to be achieved by mid-century. To analyse the necessary transformations required in India to achieve a net-zero-emission energy system by 2050, Shell and the TERI have […]
At the inauguration of the third edition of the Global Renewable Energy Investment and Expo (RE-Invest), Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the government’s mission and plans in the renewable energy space. Excerpts from his […]
India has experienced tremendous growth in its renewable sector in the past decade, largely driven by enabling policy and regulatory support, and a cost-competitive market. However, in the last two years, the sector experienced market […]
Taking charge as secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) during the challenging Covid-19 period, Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi has been working towards devising appropriate policy and regulatory measures to create a viable […]
The International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) mission is to provide a platform for cooperation in mobilising more than $1,000 billion worth of investment in the solar segment in member countries by 2030, by bringing down the […]
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has played a disruptive role in the renewable energy sector, as is evident from the steep decline in solar tariffs discovered in its recent tenders. After having conducted […]
India’s renewable power capacity is the fourth largest in the world. The renewable energy capacity addition has been exceeding fossil fuel-based capacity since 2017, with the country’s renewable energy capacity expected to more than double […]
NHPC Limited, the country’s largest hydropower generation company, with a portfolio of 7 GW, is expected to double its installed capacity over the next five years. In a recent interview with Renewable Watch, Abhay Kumar […]
India’s largest power transmission company, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid), which has witnessed phenomenal growth in recent years, posted a steady operational and financial performance last year despite the Covid-induced challenges. In an […]
Gujarat, one of the early movers in the renewable energy space in India, is known for its planned approach to sector development and effective implementation. Power generation through renewable sources has been on the rise […]
Himachal Pradesh has significant hydropower potential, but delays in obtaining clearances, and environmental and land acquisition issues have been discouraging developers from investing in the state. The state is thus focusing on critical policy interventions […]
Over the past decade, India’s net power generation capacity has increased by 212 GW – nearly the total grid size of France. Roughly 40 per cent of this addition came from renewable energy sources, including […]
Renewable energy has established itself as a preferred source for meeting energy needs across countries. Having added an unprecedented 200 GW of renewable capacity through the year, the total renewable power capacity (including hydropower) stood […]
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