With deteriorating air quality, there is a need to promote public transportation.
The Government of India, through its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (MSIPS), National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) and Make in India, has announced several measures and incentives favouring renewable manufacturers.
As a large developing country, India’s challenge is to meet its development aspirations in a carbon-constrained world.
The Indian nuclear energy programme is at crossroads with several alternative pathways of industrial development potentially open to it.
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants require Direct Normal Solar Irradiance (DNI) data for both design and operation.
An initiative was taken by Ministry of Mines to review the status of the availability of rare earths and energy-critical elements with regard to their status in exploration, extraction and processing technologies along with CSTEP.
Under National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is one of the flagship programmes launched by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power and Government of India to enhance the cost effectiveness of the improvements in Energy Efficiency (EE) in energy-intensive large industries (known as Designated Consumers or DCs).
The potential benefits on various fronts—from fiscal to health and employment—could be game-changing.
LEDs consume 80-85 percent less electricity than conventional lighting sources and have much higher operating lifetimes (more than 50,000 hours).
Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) - 100% energy-efficient, sustainable buildings - can be a game changer, not only for India’s building sector, but also for the energy sector.
Renewable energy technologies are witnessing a fast-paced growth globally at 8.
The offshore wind industry has significant potential as a long-term solution.
Offshore wind trends are going to blow faster and steadier as compared to onshore wind.
Solutions suggested time and again seem to focus on loan waivers and minimum support prices, which may not prove effective in the long run.
This collection of ten papers highlights some of the most pressing concerns for the countries of the global South.
