Articles for Energy & Environment

India, Brazil discuss solutions to scale up Ethanol production and use in India for sustainable mobility

In line with the recent MoU signing at the backdrop of the Brazilian president, Mr. Jair Bolsonaro’s India visit, India and Brazil today discussed solutions for the adoption of biofuel strategy. The discussion was carried out as part of the seminar ‘Sustainable Mobility: Ethanol Talks’ in Delhi.

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EESL successfully completes a decade of helping India become Energy Efficient

• Announces the completion of installation of 10 lakh Smart Meters across India • Dashboards for Smart Meter National Programme, National Electric Mobility Programme and solar projects launched, to showcase real-time progress of their implementation and impact • Announces the installation and commissioning of 100 MW decentralised solar power plants connected to agriculture feeders in Maharashtra • "EK EESL” an integrated mobile application of EESL programmes launched • EESL partners with PEA-Provincial Energy Authority, Ministry of Interior, Royal Thai Government for joint efforts to advance the implementation & deployment of energy efficiency measures for SMEs in Thailand

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BHEL to be awarded rare tender for battery energy storage system under TERI consortium project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) emerged as best supplier of battery and associated equipment in a tender recently floated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for installation and maintenance of battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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Around 18,000 sq. km of water bodies in India can generate 280GW power through floating solar PVs: TERI study

With 57 GW, Maharashtra has the largest potential to create solar energy through floating solar photovoltaics or ‘photovoltaics’, according to the study

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Open source approach needed in climate change innovation; technology and finance critical to achieving SDGs: Prakash Javadekar

• Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, felicitated with the Sustainable Development Leadership Award at WSDS 2020 • Air pollution, e-mobility, renewable energy, energy efficiency, green finance, blue economy, sustainable consumption, among a range of topics to be discussed at the three-day event

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TERI, SDC launch Clean Air Project in India to reduce air pollution in four Indian cities

These four cities were selected after conducting a scoping study, which considered several factors such as severity and sources of air pollution, population density and associated health impacts, economic standing of the state, readiness or preparedness of state in terms of policies/regulation etc.

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EVs should become cheaper than traditional vehicles within three years: Amitabh Kant

At that point, he said, even the upfront cost of electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles, with the total cost of ownership already competitive.

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Green Homes – Still Waiting for Green Shoots of Revival

• Most projects seeking ‘green building’ tag are commercial spaces; a mere 5-7% of overall green building stock is residential • While a green home results in 30-40% savings on energy and water bills, they are at least 10-15% costlier • Govt. push is towards affordable housing; sustainability and affordability are not on the same end of the pricing spectrum • Currently, ecologically degrading developments are the mainstay of Indian real estate

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