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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicRenewable energy

Topic: renewable energy

Free electricity ruined discoms. Now they will cause trouble in transition to renewables

When high tariff paying customers leave, discom finances will further deteriorate. Discoms, therefore, find ways to not allow open access to keep customers captive.

India’s renewable energy push clashes with reforestation pledge. It will cost forest cover

The competition for land between renewable enegry installations and forest cover may invariably favour the former because it is backed by large industrial and economic interests.

UP Global Investors’ Summit: Renewable energy bags maximum commitment of Rs 4.4 lakh crore

According to UP govt data 19,000 MoUs were signed & close to Rs 35.5 lakh cr pledged in investments. Gautam Buddha Nagar got 27% of commitments, followed by Agra, Lucknow & Gorakhpur.

India sees 8-fold rise, adds over 52k workers in solar & wind energy sectors in FY22, study shows

India’s clean energy sectors employ 164,000 workers as of FY22 showing a 47% increase from FY21, finds the study jointly conducted by three organisations — CEEW, NRDC India, & SCGJ.

India’s green hydrogen dream: Businesses are raring to go clean, but cost, safety are concerns

With the aim to become hub for manufacture of green hydrogen — ‘fuel of the future’ — Union cabinet approved ‘National Green Hydrogen Mission’ last month with an outlay of Rs 19,744 cr.

Green hydrogen & shipping focus of delegation visiting India next week, says Norwegian ambassador

Norway has already made investments worth $200 million in India, says ambassador Hans Jacob Frydenlund, foresees ‘concrete cooperation’ on green hydrogen & other renewable energy areas.

Green hydrogen steps in where the limits of renewable ends

Currently, more than 100 pilot and demonstration projects using hydrogen or its derivatives to fuel shipping, are underway globally.

Uruguay punches above weight not just in football. It’s also a sustainability success story

The country runs on 98 per cent renewable energy. Investment in renewables and electrification of transport are some methods through which Uruguay has achieved that.

Sustainable transition to green energy is a challenge the world faces. Chile has a playbook

The country’s energy transition strategy has evolved in recent years due to a combination of broad-based political support and innovative green technologies.

Green hydrogen in SIGHT, India has taken a leap. Now ensure it doesn’t end up being hot air

Hydrogen’s ability to service carbon-heavy industries might be limited by the sheer volume of the gas needed to run cells, planes, ships compared to traditional sources.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.