Renewables

Sugarcane reinvented as 'energycane' could be future of cane industry, renewables

Sugarcane needs to be reinvented with a wider range of uses & thrive as a promising renewables source.

Siemens financial services arm picks up 46% stake in Greenko Group's Poovani wind power project

NIIF, CDC, Eversource Capital to invest $330 mn in Ayana Renewable Power; to help develop affordable green energy

Ayana Renewable Power is presently constructing 500 MW of solar generation capacity with a strong future pipeline of renewable energy opportunities.

India unlikely to achieve 100-GW solar power target of 2022; long-term development remains positive

Wood Mackenzie said India's power sector is going through substantial changes with the government focusing on attaining 'power for all' and restructuring distressed distribution companies and power plants.

Budget 2019: Govt should lay out paradigm of energy security, sustainability policies for business models

Commitment to enhanced and affordable energy access has had the government setting substantial targets for cleaner energy capacity addition.

Largest nuclear fusion facility in the world may see 'first plasma' as soon as 2025

The physics & design of ITER's core prevents the possibility of a meltdown-type accident: Official.

Indian renewables sector to see strong growth, favourable policy support: HSBC report

According to the report, the fiscal year 2016-17 was a turning point for renewables as newly installed capacity (11GW) surpassed that of newly installed coal (7GW) for the first time.

Japan pledges to boost renewable energy while not abandoning nuclear power

Critics though say the government has done too little to push renewable energy as a viable option.

SoftBank Group's plan to pump $1 trillion into solar in India unlikely to receive special sops from govt

The government is also unlikely to accept SoftBank's demand to fix tariffs in dollars as it would not expose state utilities to foreign exchange risks

Inside India’s coal industry, part 2: Govt gears up to ramp up mining but renewables push may render business tricky

Coal India wants to ramp up production. But it is also looking to chart a new roadmap because the sector is at a cross roads. It must find alternative uses for its coal as demand from the power sector wanes