Page 16 - Clean Energy

Run-up to COP26: Emissions to rise as focus shifts to recovery, says IEA

Says India's Gati Shakti plan could spur clean energy investment; no other country has any new spending plans

Apple says 175 suppliers committed to using clean energy in last one year

Apple on Wednesday said it has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to using clean energy to 175 globally in the last one year, including those from India

UK minister Truss to announce new strategic forum, tech tie-ups in India

India is the world's largest democracy, a tech and economic powerhouse and a vital strategic partner for the UK.

India talks tough at CERAWeek, pushes for lowering of crude oil price

High crude prices have made India rethink its energy transition strategy

$4 trn required in clean energy investment to limit global warming: IEA

An almost $4 trillion investment into clean energy is required to meet the Paris Agreement pledge to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, IEA said

Global energy crisis is the first of many in the clean-power era

The shortages jolting natural gas and electricity markets from the U.K. to China are unfolding just as demand roars back from the pandemic

China's end to overseas coal financing could free $130 bn for clean energy

China's pledge to end overseas coal financing will impact 44 coal plants totalling 42,220 megawatts (MW) of capacity, according to Global Energy Monitor's updated Global Coal Public Finance Tracker

Quad nations to focus on clean-energy supply chain, says Australia PM

The United States, Japan, India and Australia will work to improve the security of supply chains for critical technologies such as clean energy: Morrison

India committed to clean energy-based economy, says Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India is committed to an eminently achievable clean energy-based economy, and added that the country will soon have a policy for flex-fuel engines

4 strategies for a UN breakthrough on energy and climate change

For the first time in 40 years, the UN General Assembly is convening a global summit of world leaders focused solely on energy

Europe's energy crunch sparks panic in Asia and scramble to buy fuel

Worried the eye-watering price of natural gas in Europe will spill over, LNG traders in Asia say they're paying record prices for this time of year

India moving away from coal slowly, considerable progress by states: Study

Study finds there has been a 76 per cent reduction in proposed coal power since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight.

US senator introduces legislation to boost India-US ties in clean energy

Given the shared threat of climate change and India's growing need for electricity, there is a strong case to be made for strengthening the US-India clean energy partnership, the senator said

India-US alliance to advance clean energy goals, says John Kerry

US special envoy launches Climate Action and Finance Mobilisation Dialogue

Kerry visit marks India, US shifting gears for clean energy partnership

Strategic reserves, carbon capture, biofuels, and hydrogen enter Strategic Clean Energy Partnership between countries.

Making green hydrogen viable demands financial, tech support to lower costs

In terms of government support for green hydrogen, a cabinet note proposing to make it mandatory for fertiliser plants and oil refineries is in the works

Green dreams

Hydrogen at $1 a kg will be a game-changer

Mukesh Ambani sees green hydrogen costs coming down to $1 per kg in 10 yrs

Ambani noted that the PM had set a goal to reach 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030

Sterling and Wilson Solar to explore biz opportunities in other segments

Sterling and Wilson Solar will explore business opportunities in areas like clean energy storage, waste management and energy efficiency. The company inserted a new clause in the memorandum of association (MoA) to include new segments like setting up of power plants, solar energy systems, renewable energy systems or any other facility including Hybrid Energy Systems & Energy Storage (BESS) & (ESS) in its business. "The Members of the Company through Postal Ballot (remote e-voting) have by way of special resolution approved the alteration of the Object Clause of the MoA of the Company as stated in the Postal Ballot Notice dated July 29, 2021," it said in a BSE filing on Tuesday. As per the amended MoA, the company will also enter into integrated solid waste/ biomass management including Waste to Energy using municipal solid waste as fuel for power generation, using biomass as fuel for power generation. The company can now also enter the business of providing market energy ...

'India must develop disruptive tech to meet decarbonisation goal by 2050'

Clean energy supply would rise 120 to 140 times, and this increase has to come primarily through solar, wind, and nuclear. Share of electricity would go up primarily for e-mobility, said Kakodkar