What the rise of clean energy looks like from spaceGlobal Renewables Watch, a collaboration between Planet, The Nature Conservancy, and Microsoft's AI for Good Lab, uses AI and satellite ima...
27 Mar, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Renewable energy offers a cost and opportunity to insurance sectorRenewable energy insurance premiums have surged by 20%-40% as insurers grapple with substantial claims from natural disasters. Unforeseen w...
07 Nov, 2024, 05.39 PM IST
A wind power crisis is holding back the world’s green energy goalWhile the target remains achievable, current rates of clean power deployment aren’t sufficient and the rollout of wind turbines is lagging,...
24 Oct, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
India adds 1.7 GW solar power capacity in JulyIn July, India’s solar power capacity increased by 1,733.7 MW, reaching 87.2 GW overall, according to the ministry of new and renewable ene...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Wind power is caught in a perfect stormThe storm is caused by the wrenching recovery of renewable from the Covid-19 pandemic and years of supply chain disruptions making raw mate...
31 Oct, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
Gujarat government's new policy aims to generate half the power through renewable sources by 2030The Gujarat government has introduced the Gujarat Renewable Energy Policy-2023, with the goal of generating 50% of power from renewable sou...
04 Oct, 2023, 10.27 PM IST
Amplus Solar to set up 200 MWp wind & solar hybrid project at Tuticorin"Wind-solar hybrids have vast potential in enhancing grid stability, and we look forward to setting up more such projects across the countr...
03 Mar, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
India’s renewable energy journey: Two steps forward, one step backThe capacity growth in solar still falls far short of the average annual build rate of 30GW that is required to achieve the target of 300GW...
25 May, 2022, 05.18 PM IST
'Gargantuan task': Why India's renewable push will be hardOver the next 20 years, India's demand for electricity will grow more than anywhere else in the world. Unlike most countries, India still h...
24 Mar, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
How much land would be needed to power a net-zero India by 2050?IEEFA says judicious planning of land use for solar and wind generation would help India implement a mid-century net-zero emissions target....
06 Sep, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
France approves 1.7 GW of wind and solar power projectsAmong the 300 projects that were approved, 35 are onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 750 megawatts, while the rest are solar.
02 Apr, 2020, 01.22 PM IST
Google makes biggest corporate purchase of renewable energyGoogle's worldwide portfolio of wind- and solar-generated electricity agreements total 5,500 megawatts, which was described as the capacity...
20 Sep, 2019, 12.50 PM IST
Gone with the wind: Has solar left wind behind in the renewable energy race?The govt plans to take India’s renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by 2022 which comprises 100 GW solar, 60 GW wind, 10 GW from biomass and...
08 Sep, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Clean energy: Tamil Nadu spinning mills turn to rooftop solar farmsLooking for safer development models in renewable energy, spinning mills in Coimbatore and Tirupur have begun hunting for investors to fund...
25 May, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Wind energy companies Gamesa, Suzlon & Mytrah infusing huge funds into solar energyBig wind energy cos such as Gamesa, Mytrah and Suzlon are all diversifying into solar space this year with plans to invest several hundred ...
14 Apr, 2015, 09.14 AM IST
How seven young entrepreneurs defied hurdles to develop clean renewable energyRenewable energy in India has always been a risky business, be it due to high input cost, unsteady market or lack of government support.
04 Aug, 2012, 11.57 PM IST
- Indian innovators are morphing into entrepreneurs
They are testimony to a trend that has not shown up on any radar yet - that Indian innovators are morphing into entrepreneurs.
26 Mar, 2011, 01.36 AM IST