Costs of big batteries are tumbling and can boost clean powerBattery storage costs plummeted by over a quarter to a record low of $78 per megawatt-hour last year, significantly improving the economics...
19 Feb, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Solar manufacturers shun silver use as metal’s price surgesSilver prices have increased significantly. This is impacting solar module production costs. Manufacturers are now planning to reduce silve...
20 Sep, 2025, 10.25 AM IST
Green hydrogen prices will remain stubbornly high for decadesHydrogen companies worldwide are already struggling with canceled projects and sluggish demand. In the US, billions of dollars of projects ...
24 Dec, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
India power emissions must peak by 2026 to meet Paris pactIndia's power industry emissions must peak by 2026 to achieve net zero by mid-century, according to BloombergNEF. However, the government's...
06 Sep, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
The world needs more batteries — but not this manyThe oversupply of battery factories being constructed globally is set to exceed the demand for lithium-ion cells in the coming years, accor...
13 Jun, 2024, 07.39 AM IST
Global wind installation growth pace slows on rising costsGlobal wind power growth expected to slow in 2024 due to rising costs, limited infrastructure, and policy uncertainty, with installations i...
13 Jun, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
$215 trillion to save the planet is a bargainBy 2100, the permanent loss from additional warming under a “business as usual” scenario would rise to 52%, representing trillions of dolla...
23 May, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
China leaves everyone behind in race for renewables incomeSeveral Chinese companies are benefiting from the country's dominant position in the clean energy supply chain and making revenues from the...
04 Sep, 2023, 09.54 AM IST
There's no cheap way to sidestep China's energy supply chainsBuilding plants to manufacture solar panels, batteries and electrolyzers to meet domestic demand in 2030 would cost Europe $149 billion and...
26 Oct, 2022, 09.19 AM IST
Bigger battery metal costs could keep electric cars expensivePrices of lithium, cobalt and nickel have soared in the past year, eating into EV makers’ margins at a crucial point in the development of ...
01 Jun, 2022, 09.03 PM IST
Will electric cars take over? They must sell faster to reach net zeroWith EVs attracting growing consumer interest, worldwide sales of internal combustion engine vehicles peaked in 2017 and are now in permane...
01 Jun, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
Green hydrogen could be the cheapest method for steel production by 2050: BNEFToday, about 70 per cent of steel is made in coal-fired blast furnaces, with 25 per cent produced from scrap in electric furnaces, and 5 pe...
01 Dec, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Green bond issuance surpasses $200 billion so far this year: researchThe $200 billion issued this year is 12% higher than the first nine months of last year, even though economies have been impacted by the co...
05 Oct, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
Carbon-free hydrogen production needs multi-billion dollar subsidies to make it cost effective: researchUsage of carbon-free hydrogen is currently small and costs are high, slowing the deployment of hydrogen production, storage and transport i...
30 Mar, 2020, 06.38 PM IST
India to install 2.9 GW wind capacity in 2019: ReportIn the latest wind auction conducted by the Solar Energy Corporation of India, the nodal agency of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy...
14 Oct, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
Tesla’s cobalt-light batteries seen providing cost advantageBatteries made by the US manufacturer and its Japanese partner, Panasonic Corp, require less cobalt, the metal whose price has shot up with...
04 Sep, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
Solar to add more megawatts than wind in 2013, for first time: BNEF outlookBNEF said in its report said that that 33.8gw of new onshore wind farms, plus 1.7GW of offshore wind, would be added globally in 2013.
26 Sep, 2013, 03.39 PM IST