India ranks 63rd on Energy Transition Index, Sweden on top: WEF

The improvement shown by India and some other developing countries such as China and Brazil assumes significance as 83 per cent of countries have moved backwards from last year in at least one of the three energy system performance dimensions -- security, equity and sustainability.

Opinion: The key states driving the US solar power boom

That rapid drop in California's solar power share reveals that other states have now built up substantial solar capacity footprints of their own, and are helping to drive the country's ongoing efforts to replace fossil fuels with cleaner energy.

Canada blocks rare earths sale to China

Australia's Vital Metals was planning to sell the minerals to China's Shenghe Resources, but Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson "stepped in to facilitate a deal so that the materials could stay in Canada," the source said.

DPEL sets IPO price band at Rs 36-40, eyes Rs 22.76 crore raise

The IPO will close on June 27, 2024, and comprises a fresh issue of 56,88,000 equity shares at the cap price of the price band. The anchor book for the IPO will open a day earlier, on June 24.

Adani Group to invest $100 bn over the next decade in energy transition: Gautam Adani

India aims to install 500 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. This ambitious target will require annual investments of over 150 billion dollars, according to Adani.

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

The policy announcement ensures the major parties will be divided on how Australia curbs its greenhouse gas emissions at elections due within a year. The parties haven't gone to an election with the same carbon reduction policies since 2007.

Opinion: China's hydropower generation surges and coal ebbs

Hydroelectric generation surged to 115 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in May 2024, up from 82 billion kWh in the same month last year, when a prolonged drought lowered river levels.

DERC releases draft regulation for green power obligations on discoms

The Draft Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (Renewable Purchase Obligation and Renewable Energy Certificate Framework Implementation) Regulations, 2024 has been issued by the DERC, which is seeking public comments till July 2, they said.

DNA data storage start-up BioCompute gets climate entrepreneurship grant of Rs 31 lakh

The "Big Pie" grant, offered jointly by the Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society and SusMafia, aims to propel BioCompute to the forefront of the global fight against climate change, organisers said in a statement.

Clean energy investments hit $1.8 trillion but fall short of COP28 goals

The report emphasized the pivotal role of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in overcoming these challenges, particularly in mature markets where network gridlock has become acutely problematic.