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OPEC’s Top Producer Is Turning to Wind and Solar Power The nation most identified with its massive oil reserves is turning to wind and solar to generate power at home and help extend the life of its crucial crude franchise. Starting this year, Saudi Arabia plans to develop almost 10 gigawatts of renewable energy by

India has 10-year window to shift completely to renewable energy: TERI Excess power generation capacity provides India an opportunity to shift completely to green energy. If the country can halve storage technology prices in 10 years it can do without the need for new coal based plants, a study by The Energy and Resource Institute

Solar rooftop 50% cheaper than diesel generator sets Recommending the housing societies to replace the diesel generator sets with the rooftop solar power systems, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds the clean energy option financially more attractive. The study said the cost of power generation from a diesel generator set, including

Solar rooftop 50% cheaper than diesel generator sets Recommending the housing societies to replace the diesel generator sets with the rooftop solar power systems, a study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds the clean energy option financially more attractive. The study said the cost of power generation from a diesel generator set, including

New Year begins with crude shock for consumers as all fuels become costlier The New Year started on a crude note for consumers as fuels across the board became costlier due to an uptick in global oil prices in the wake of a global production cut deal among major oil exporters, including Opec and Russia.

Accepting the Reality of Climate Change Is Good for Business The climate cause has lost an ally in the White House, but the private sector has ensured that the clean technology revolution is here to stay Yes, climate change is an existential threat—one that keeps me up at night. But talking of fire and brimstone

Rs 1 lakh crore investment in solar power, green corridor on government’s energy radar for 2017 Green seems to be the catchword for the government heading into the next year as it gears up to achieve 175 gigawatt of clean energy by 2022 through auction of 1,000 MW of rooftop solar power, Rs 13,000 crore

Third-Party rooftop solar units cost 40 per cent cheaper than discoms Rooftop solar units installed on industrial and corporate establishments by third parties are offering power 30-40% cheaper than the rates offered by the state’s power distribution companies. This gap is expected to widen further as thermal power companies would need to increase tariffs to

Emerging nations have taken the lead on renewable energy, in 2 charts Historically speaking, wealthier, developed nations, particularly the US and Europe, have led the world on renewable energy, investing the most capital and building the most capacity. Last year, that changed. In 2015, for the first time, countries outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation