Wind and solar benchmarks for a 1.5°C world
This report presents a detailed methodology for determining the amount of wind and solar capacity that is required for a country to align with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal. While the focus
Solar Energy
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Clouds over solar
<p>India’s solar power policy is now entering round two. And there is much that needs to be reviewed and reworked as the business of solar energy has seen massive turbulence in India as well as globally.
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Are Off-Grid Solutions Really More Expensive for the Rural Poor?
<p>A number you likely know: 400 million. That’s how many people live without electricity in India. And not coincidentally, most of these people are poorest of the poor and live in rural villages
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On World Environment Day, a bike-a-thon calls on Delhi to “Switch on the Sun”
<p>Hundreds of people on 25 stationary bicycles switched on the sun on World Environment Day on June 5 at Dilli Haat in Delhi. Delhites came together and pedalled away to claim their right to sustainable
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Welspun Energy Awarded 32 MW Solar Project, Helps Punjab Move towards Zero Emission Energy
<ul> <li> Annually IPP will supply 56 million units of clean & efficient energy for next 25 years</li><br> <li> 53261 tones of carbon emissions will be mitigated by Welspun Energy’s
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy. The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of the country.
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Big mini revolution
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Solar Energy - Bangladesh
Women at work in Barisal, at one of 46 Grameen Shakti technology centres. More than 1,500 women have been trained as certified solar technicians and entrepreneurs.
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Grameen Shakti
Grameen Shakti (GS) has developed one of the most successful market based programs with a social objective for popularizing Solar Home Systems (SHSs) including other renewable energy technologies to millions
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Uttarakhand hills with solar power don’t prefer ‘taar wali bijli’
<p>It was half past four in the evening when we reached <em>Garbadhar</em>. It took us about 4 hours and two flat tyres along the <em>Kali river</em> from <em>Dharachulha</em> to get there. The Border
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Coal-based power industry expands rapidly while solar power trots behind
Tuticorin, a coastal district in southern Tamil Nadu, is a large hub for coal-based thermal energy generation with many more such projects in the pipeline. Currently there are 2 power stations commissioned