Exporters will likely be disappointed at a policy- and cost-driven decline in important demand SYDNEY: In describing India as an “amazing opportunity,” U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry presumably is eyeing it as a long-term export destination for American coal that would be used to power plants built with American technology. If this is the case, then the energy […]
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India’s shift to green economy could add 3 million jobs by 2030: Report
The 3.8 mn jobs created in renewable energy sector by 2030 could easily offset 259,000 jobs that could be lost by scaling down of carbon-intensive and resource-intensive industries, says an ILO report If 40 per cent of India’s electricity comes from renewables by 2030 (from 7.5 per cent in February 2018), the country could add […]
Is containerized energy the solution to the Pacific’s power woes?
The demand for electricity in Asia and the Pacific is rapidly growing. An expanding population needs power at home, as do national economies to create employment and reduce poverty. The demand for electricity in Asia and the Pacific is rapidly growing. An expanding population needs power at home, as do national economies to create employment […]
New R&D Consortium Aims to Slash Offshore Wind Costs in the US
NYSERDA to lead an offshore wind industry R&D group “laser-focused on reducing the levelized cost of electricity.” New York state will lead a research and development hub dedicated to reducing the cost of offshore wind energy in the United States. Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded the New York State Energy Research and […]
Renewable Energy Sector Employed 432,000 Indians In 2017, Up 12% From 2016
New Delhi: The renewable energy sector created 47,000 new jobs in India in 2017, employing 432,000 people, according to a recent report by the inter-governmental International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In all, 20% of the more than 500,000 new green jobs created globally in 2017 were in India, numbering 100,000 and bringing to 721,000 the […]
Commentary: Progress with solar heat in India
The production of heat accounts for around one half of energy demand around the globe – the largest of all energy end uses. Heat demand is also significant in some of the hottest countries such as India where despite the climate it is still necessary for cooking, hot water and industry. In fact in India, […]
Here’s why solar tariffs touched all-time low of Rs 2.44 again
Chinese decision to slap deployment caps and reduce feed-in-tariffs for solar projects may lead to a further plunge in module prices. Solar tariffs hit the lowest level of Rs 2.44 per unit for the second time in the latest 2000 MW auction conducted by the Solar Corporation of India (SECI), Economic Times reported. Solar tariff […]
Natural Gas Pushed as a Fossil Fuel Answer to Global Warming
To reduce emissions and provide affordable electricity, the world needs to burn more fossil fuels, not less. That’s the message being delivered by the world’s biggest energy companies at the World Gas Conference in Washington this week, where they championed natural gas as the fuel of the future, rather than one that simply bridges the […]
Diesel gensets push air pollution up by 30% in city, reveals survey
GURUGRAM: A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that pollution levels (PM2.5 and PM10) increase by 30% in residential areas of the city due to use of diesel generator (DG) sets. The study says 1,900 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) of PM10 and 300 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) […]
Why India needs to urgently worry about migration caused by climate change
The significance of rural-urban migration will rise in future as agriculture-dependent livelihoods come under increasing climatic stress The World Bank recently released an important report on climate change-induced migration, titled ‘Groundswell: Preparing for Internal Climate Migration’. It covers three major regions of the world comprising Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), South Asia (SA) and Latin America […]