The Ladakh region has immense solar, geothermal energy and green hydrogen potential which needs to be harnessed, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh R K Mathur has said. Addressing the first conference of the Agni Campaign in Leh on October 7, on the theme of ‘Sustainability and Culture’, Mathur said ”Ladakh has immense solar energy potential, which […]
Pact signed to establish India’s first geothermal field development project in Leh
LEH : A historic tripartite agreement for establishing India’s first-ever geothermal field development project here has been signed, with Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur terming it a step towards achieving the goal of carbon-neutral Ladakh. The pact was signed between Union Territory Administration Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Leh and Oil and Natural […]
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Government of India and the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. This was signed on 29th October, […]
Monthly U.S. renewable power output surpasses coal for first time -EIA
The share of renewable energy sources in U.S. power production has surpassed that of coal for the first time on a monthly basis, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Renewable sources, including utility-scale hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass, accounted for 23% of the country’s total electricity generation in April, versus 20% from […]
California Legislative Roundup: What Passed, and What Didn’t
Our review of the key energy and environmental bills of the state’s just-ended session, from clean energy and batteries to EV charging and green buildings. California lawmakers ended last week with a long list of energy and environmental bills that they passed — and a shorter list of those that failed to come to a […]
New California Bill Pushes for Near-Term Boost in Solar and Wind, Plus More Geothermal
AB 893 would mandate that utilities and CCAs buy 2,500 megawatts of solar and wind by 2022, before federal tax credits expire. On Thursday, California legislators were introduced to a new clean energy bill, one with a decidedly shorter-term goal than shifting to a 100 percent clean energy grid by 2045 (SB 100), or creating […]