Page 19 - Renewable Energy

Shaping India's green future

There are two broad development pathways for India: A net-zero approach and a low-carbon approach. Jayant Sinha prefers the former

Govt plans to contest Supreme Court order on great Indian bustard

Solar power not cause of increased bird deaths, will be basis of state's argument

Reliance Industries earns a place in the sun with global solar play

100 GW by 2030 is more than twice the existing renewable capacity of any company in the world

Renewable energy sector in India gets $70 bn investment in 7 years

This assumes significance in view of India's ambitious target of having 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2022.

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RIL reinvents, again

The scale of its green energy debut is stunning

RIL to invest Rs 75,000 cr in clean energy, build 4 giga factories: Ambani

It will also set up a platform for renewable energy project finance to source long-term global capital for investment in these sectors

Green hydrogen purchase to be mandatory for some sectors: R K Singh

Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh on Tuesday said purchase of green hydrogen will be made mandatory for certain sectors similar to renewable purchase obligation. Under RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation), bulk purchasers like discoms, open access consumers and captive users are required to buy a certain proportion of renewable energy out of their total consumption of electricity. They can also buy RE certificates from renewable energy producers to meet the RPO norms. Interacting with the media in a virtual curtain raiser press conference on 'India's role as a Global Champion for the Energy Transition theme at the UN High Level Dialogue on Energy 2021', Singh said just like RPO, hydrogen purchase obligation would ensure that the product sells. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy and electrolysis to split water and is distinct from grey hydrogen, which is produced from methane and releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and blue hydrogen, .

Ikea, Rockefeller foundations to pledge $1 billion in clean energy push

IKEA Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation say they plan to set up a $1-billion fund to support renewable energy programs in developing nations.

Policy flip flops, discoms hinder progress in solar rooftop projects

According to the industry data, close to 75 per cent of rooftop installations comes from the commercial and industrial segment

Panel on energy efficiency, low carbon tech to be set up: R K Singh

RK Singh said a committee will be set up having members from all relevant Ministries for implementation of the Roadmap on Energy Efficiency and low carbon technologies

A giant, poor-sighted bird stands in the way of India's green energy goals

The effort to save the great Indian bustard holds risks for what is arguably an even larger environmental cause.

ReNew Power merger with blank-check company RMG II gets CCI nod

The proposed merger of ReNew Power with blank-check company RMG Acquisition Corporation II (RMG II) has received clearance from the Competition Commission.

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Vector Green's subsidiaries to raise Rs 1,237 crore in green bonds

The 6 subsidiaries of Vector that are issuing the bonds are Malwa Solar Power Generation, Sepset Constructions, Rattanindia Solar, Yarrow Infra, Citra Real Estate, and Priapus Infra

Has India clinched the manufacturing deal?

The scheme to offer cash incentives for local manufacturing of solar equipment as well as batteries may require a few iterations to really click, or it may fly in the first round of bidding itself

Indian envoy holds talks over renewable energy, agri trade with Kansas Guv

Taranjit Singh Sandhu had a virtual meeting with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, during which they held discussions over renewable energy, agricultural trade and educational partnerships

ACME Solar to sell 50% stake in 900 Mw solar plant to Norway's Scatec

Scatec enters in partnership, ACME had quoted record low tariff of Rs 2.44 a unit for the project

Fossil fuels will be a bad word in decades to come: Oil Minister Pradhan

He asked oil and gas firms to take a lead in clean fuel initiatives, urging them to focus more on using farm waste to energy projects

Suzlon bags order to develop 252 MW wind power project from CLP India

Suzlon Group has bagged an order from CLP India to develop a 252 MW wind power project at Sidhpur in Gujarat, a statement said