Warming up to the heat from the sun
Use of solar thermal is yet to catch the imagination of investors and users; the key is to incentivise industry to use this less expensive method of heating At the mention of ‘solar’, most of us think
Energy Policy
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Solar power: Shining sun; fading promises
In February 2019, Bridge to India published its report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The country’s total solar power generation capacity stood at 28.06 GW (see chart alongside). This included 3.86 GW
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New hydropower policy could be last chance for revival of neglected sector
The policy, announced just before the election dates were declared, offers hope for this neglected sector Six days before the dates for the general elections were announced, the government announced
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Electricity should be a fundamental right: Engineers tell political parties
All India Power Engineers Federation writes to leaders of BJP, Congress and other parties. Political parties' manifestos should declare electricity as a fundamental right, said an association representing
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Freedom of choice: Open access gets leg-up from states’ solar policies
Open access by industrial and other bulk consumers of electricity has picked up in the current year, helped by renewable energy policies of several states such as Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana which
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Off-grid rural electrification options using crop and woody residues in Côte d’Ivoire
Off-grid rural electrification options using crop and woody residues in Côte d’Ivoire show that if all crop and forest residues estimated as available could be used, an estimated 2 million people could
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An imperative to vastly increase India’s NDC to global efforts
India submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC in Oct. 2015 as a part of its obligation to the global community in combating the Climate Change. Countries are due to update their
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Siemens Gamesa commissions 10 MW solar project for Lakshmi Machine Works
Clean energy solutions provider Siemens Gamesa Thursday said it has commissioned 10 MW solar power project for Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) in Tamil Nadu. As part of the contract, Siemens Gamesa provided
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New hydro policy to help meet renewables target
Reclassifying ‘hydro’ takes renewable capacity to 120 GW While the government’s decision to re-classify large hydroelectric projects as renewable energy will certainly help the sector, the move will
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Wind loses energy as policy paralysis blows through this renewable sector
From 5,500 MW in 2016-17, capacity addition plummetted in the subsequent two years, leaving 4,000 SMEs that supply components to turbine makers, shaken From a euphoric 5,500 MW in 2016-17 — when wind