Page 9 - Clean Energy

Hybrids vs Electric vehicles battle to hot up in India's car market

The strong hybrids offer a great solution over pure EVs, as they take care of all the barriers of the pure EVs, maintain Japanese carmakers

Adani Group to invest $70 bn in green energy, infra: Gautam Adani

Group leads the make India a net exporter of clean energy, says billionaire in speech to shareholders

Japan plans to expand clean energy transition support to India

Japan's 'Asia Energy Transition Initiative' initially targeted supporting countries in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) pushing towards net-zero carbon emissions

Germany's lower house approves package to expand renewable energy

In order to realize the more ambitious expansion goal, 2 per cent of Germany's surface area is to be made available for onshore wind turbines

Norway has key opportunities to advance clean transition, says IEA

Norway is a significant and reliable international supplier, exporting close to 90 per cent of its energy production

G7 commits to boost India's clean energy transition in collaboration

They have committed to achieving a fully or predominantly decarbonised electricity sector by 2035, recognising that emissions from coal power generation is the single biggest cause of global warming

Make green hydrogen manufacturing affordable, accessible: Govt to industry

The government aims production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity under the National Hydrogen Mission

Rapid transition to clean energy could create 15 mn jobs by 2025: Report

'India could witness eight dollars or 10 per cent reduction in per capita energy expenditure by 2025 when compared with business as usual scenario'

Rich-poor divide on clean power getting wider and hurting climate fight

Investment in clean energy has only accelerated in the years since Covid-19 struck. In the second half of the last decade, it grew at a 2% annual rate

Nuclear power is the future. Tiger Global and Bill Gates know it

Nuclear power stands to be the solution, or at least fill major energy gaps, in the coming years

Oil firms bet on green hydrogen as future of energy; plan to invest billion

After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business

TN to gain Rs 4,000 cr by repurposing old coal units for clean energy

Four coal plants are approaching or have crossed the 25-year mark after which they have to mandatorily be retired. They have high per-unit running costs and depend on lengthy coal supply chains

Adani, TotalEnergies join hands to invest $50 billion in green hydrogen

Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group said, he is confident the company will produce the world's least expensive green hydrogen

Centre permits green open access for smaller electricity consumers

Threshold brought down to 100 kW from 1 Mw; open access allows consumer to buy power from a source of its choice

Biden waives solar panel tariffs for 2 years, seeks to boost production

White House officials said Biden's actions aim to increase domestic production of solar panel parts, building installation materials, high-efficiency heat pumps and other components

With green hydrogen priced at $1 a kg, India hopes to spur clean energy use

India wants global funders including the World Bank to structure guarantee programs to help access funds at low rates, said Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant

Hyundai Motor has a climate dilemma at one of world's top car plants

Hyundai Motor will study alternatives to a gas-fired power station for one of the world's biggest automobile plants after criticism the decision contradicts pledges to shift entirely to clean energy

India set to be leader in green hydrogen: Petroleum Minister Puri at Davos

Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri said said special emphasis is being given on green hydrogen, biofuel blending and exploration and production of biofuel from alternative sources

WEF 2022 Davos: Why India's clean energy lies with green hydrogen, not blue

The WEF 2022 Davos report states that no country needs green hydrogen more than India

India central to transition to green and clean energy: US official

Andrew Light said India will decide the global future of energy as well