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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicRenewable energy

Topic: renewable energy

Tasmania is now powered entirely by renewable energy

The Australian island state of Tasmania now runs on 100% renewable energy, having met its goal to be fully self-sufficient on green energy.

India seeks cheaper renewable energy contracts to spur projects

India's debt-burdened distribution utilities have been reluctant to agree to long-term contracts, particularly with prices of solar power expected to continue to decline.

Unthinking politics has led to India’s copper shortage. It can’t be aatmanirbhar without it

Shutting down one copper smelting plant has made India a net importer for the first time — and that’s bad news if we want to compete with China’s resource nationalism.

India plans to halt $2.8 billion import of power equipment from China

The country is considering tariff barriers instead of a complete ban on any country to check imports of renewable power items, Union Power Minister RK Singh said.

Why it’s always sunny in India’s renewable power market

If India’s power project developers can make round-the-clock renewables work on the business side, they’ll be an attractive option for India’s power buyers.

Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable

Australia doesn’t currently export renewable energy. But an ambitious new solar project called Sun Cable is poised to change that.

Climate fears about cloud computing have been vastly overstated

A new research suggests that data centres are becoming more efficient and there’s no longer a close link between more cloud computing and more energy use.

Wind farm developers struggle to get projects off the ground in India

Developers face difficulty finding affordable land and getting financing after accepting some of the world’s lowest green energy tariffs over the past two and a half years.

Modi needs help of opposition ruled states to meet Rs 235 lakh crore infrastructure goal

With private investments tepid & fiscal limitations on central spending, states will need to contribute nearly 50% of infrastructure investments.

India’s renewables revolution needs what other countries are fast adopting: water battery

Pumped hydro energy storage can pave the way for India’s climate leadership by enabling another green revolution, this time in the power sector.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.