Dubai’s ‘sustainable city’ was supposed to start a trend. It hasn’t yet
After a push for greener development in the early aughts, and despite big promises at the United Nations’ climate conference in Dubai last year, the United Arab Emirates is still severely lacking in buildings and communities that speak to its environmental goals.
EDPR brings solar farm on stream in Portugal, its largest in Europe
EDP-Energias de Portugal said in a statement that EDP Renovaveis now has an installed solar capacity of 540 MW in the country and "intends to put into operation another 1 GW of renewable energy in Portugal by 2026".
Sri Lanka cabinet firms up ways to use up Indian loan for solar energy
This would be funded from the USD 100 million loan provided by the State Bank of India, according to a Cabinet note.
Record low REC prices unlock cost-efficient path for Discoms' green compliance
This historic drop in prices follows the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)'s strategic move in December 2022 to eliminate the floor and forbearance price caps on RECs, allowing the market to dictate pricing.
Vitesco Technologies secures 83,000 MWh of electricity from solar, onshore wind power plants
With this combination of complementary solar and wind generation profiles, the company can cover a significant share of the electricity requirements of its German sites
Nuclear fusion backers meet in US capital as competition with China looms
A funding bill signed by President Joe Biden this month contained $790 million for fusion science programs for 2024, below the more than $1 billion backers say is needed.
Epsilon Carbon secures Rs 100 cr sustainability-linked funding
It secured the working capital from Standard Chartered Bank, India
India’s Energy Transition: Securing the Ecosystem
India could well achieve 500 GW of renewable energy capacity before 2030, the targeted year. In addition, India’s EV sales surged to 1.5 million in 2023, up 50% from the year before.
OPINION: A conflict-free clean energy journey
To tide over these shortages yet to meet ethanol blending targets, now the government is encouraging greater procurement of maize from the farmers at its Minimum Support Price (MSP).
India still heavily dependent on coal; takes 77 per cent share in total energy generation in FY23, says MoSPI
India’s coal production during the year 2022-23 was 893.19 million tonnes as compared to 778.21 million tonnes during 2021-22, an increase of 14.7 per cent