In the Indian Sundarbans, lack of maintenance has eclipsed the dream of solar energy

About two dozen solar assets lie abandoned on these islands.

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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Subhrajit Sen

· Jun 28, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Electricity from the cold ocean depths could be a gamechanger for island states reliant on diesel

Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could one day provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.

Rosalind Archer, The Conversation

· Jun 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Repowering Tamil Nadu’s old wind turbines can help India inch closer to its clean energy targets

Thousands of old turbines, which have a below one-megawatt capacity and are past their lifecycle, should be replaced.

Priyanka Shankar

· May 16, 2022 · 07:30 pm

In Kachchh district, locals are resisting wind farms to save a unique thorn forest and wildlife

It is not just windmills but the ancillary infrastructure that comes with it that is impacting wildlife in the area, especially peacocks.

Ravleen Kaur

· Apr 29, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Sri Lanka’s renewable energy plans suffer as fuel shortages force people to switch to firewood

Lakhs of people in the debt-burdened island nation have been grappling with long queues to buy petrol and cooking gas.

Shihar Aneez, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Indian start-ups have a solution for city-dwellers who can’t install solar panels on their rooftops

To beat the space crunch, city residents can invest in solar power production elsewhere in return for green electricity credits.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Will pushing banks to invest in renewables help India achieve its clean energy targets?

A report by a committee of the Parliament has recommended a renewable finance obligation for the country’s financial institutions.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 21, 2022 · 09:30 pm

After years of focus on mega renewable energy projects, India is pushing decentralised solutions

The Union government has come out with a national framework for promoting decentralised renewable energy livelihood applications.

Mayank Aggarwal

· Mar 09, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Why the residents of Odisha’s first solar village switched to grid energy within three years

The system failed due to maintenance issues.

Manish Kumar

· Feb 13, 2022 · 07:30 pm

For India’s two richest men, Ambani and Adani, 2021 was all about clean energy

Experts believe their entry will stimulate the sector and encourage others to look at renewables.

Niharika Sharma, qz.com

· Dec 28, 2021 · 02:30 pm

In Bihar’s ‘first solar village’, the solar power station has become a makeshift cattle shed

The 100-kilowatt mini-grid launched by Nitish Kumar in Dharnai village was once believed to be a gamechanger for the state.

Manish Kumar

· Dec 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Tamil Nadu, rusting turbines showcase India’s challenge in generating more wind power

The state’s ageing wind energy infrastructure urgently needs to be upgraded. But how can this be financed?

Vasudevan Sridharan

· Dec 16, 2021 · 09:06 am