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India a red-hot investment opportunity for clean energy transition: Kerry

Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said he intends to work "very, very closely with" with Indian leadership including Prime Minister Modi and External Minister S Jaishankar

State-run ONGC to usher in India's first geothermal energy in Ladakh

The firm said it will implement India's maiden geothermal field development project in Ladakh that will use the heat generated by the Earth's core to generate clean energy

Offshore wind, jobs, hydrogen

BNEF is forecasting a surge in offshore wind installations this decade

Tata Capital's green lending arm gets $30 million from Britain's CDC

Tata Cleantech Capital is an arm of Tata Capital under its green lending facility

Combating climate change

US must ensure that developed world does its bit

Investors bet big on Adani Green, but risk-reward outlook is open question

Share of AGEL, which is into solar and wind power, jumped over six times in 2020 versus a gain of 10% for the NSE's Nifty 100 Index - the first and only green energy company to do so in India

Biden Administration appoints Indian-Americans to key posts in Energy Dept

The administration appointed Tarak Shah as the Chief of Staff, making him first Indian-American to serve in that position

A lot of hot air? Investors snap up hydrogen stocks in green frenzy

Share prices of companies in the industry have soared more than 500% in the past year

Hartek Solar commissions rooftop project at Panchkula hospital

Hartek Solar on Tuesday announced commissioning of a 50-kWp rooftop project at a hospital in Panchkula.

Fairer way to help developing economies

The proposed Green New Deal in the United States and the European Commission's European Green Deal have laudable environmental goals but are too inward-looking

Essar-Progressive Energy JV to develop UK's first low carbon hydrogen hub

The production hub will deliver clean energy to industry in the HyNet 'low carbon cluster', as well as for domestic and transport purposes

Best of BS Opinion: GST's high point, clarity on bitcoin, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A good climate year

From record low tariff for solar power in India to Joe Biden making climate change his core agenda, 2021 will mark events that will prove to be a good year for the climate

PM's energy roadmap: Double natural gas share, diversify energy sources

PM Modi set out his government's energy roadmap, envisaging more than double the share of cleaner natural gas in the consumption basket, connecting the nation with one gas pipeline grid

Covid impact: Coal India to diversify into non-coal mining areas in 2021

CIL is set to diversify into non-coal mining areas as well as make major investments in clean technology in 2021 after demand for the dry fuel remained muted for most of this year

RIL, BP find gas from KG Basin's R-cluster, Asia's deepest offshore field

The two companies are developing three deepwater gas projects in block KG D6, which together are expected to meet 15 per cent of India's gas demand by 2023

NIIF to hold majority stake in CDC's Ayana Renewable after fresh infusion

CDC will put in $70 million as addl equity, NIIF $284 million and GGEF $36 million. The commitment is subject to final approval processes

Rs 12.5 tn investment needed to realise India's 2030 EV targets: Study

The study is an initiative of think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

NABARD, Agri Infra Fund Loans to be made available for PM-KUSUM scheme

PM-KUSUM or Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan Scheme is a flagship scheme of the central government to solarise agricultural areas and irrigation activities

Singapore, Saudi companies push Indian solar tariffs to record low

India, the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has set a target of raising its renewable energy to 175 GW by 2022