Clean energy market monitor: March 2024
Clean energy is growing rapidly, as annual deployment of a number of key technologies has surged ahead in recent years driven by policy support and continued cost declines. Their growth is starting to
Clean energy is growing rapidly, as annual deployment of a number of key technologies has surged ahead in recent years driven by policy support and continued cost declines. Their growth is starting to
<p>Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has brought to the notice of this Ministry that the State Pollution Control Boards have been asking for obtaining prior environment clearance in respect of Solar Thermal Power Projects as according to them, these projects get covered under Category 8(b) of the schedule to the EIA Notification, 2006. The matter has been examined in the Ministry o
<p>Proponents of biomass-based fuels push for sustainability against a steady tide of conflicting analysis, but can advanced biofuels cut the mustard?</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/pdf/474S02a.pdf</p>
<p>The most controversial aspect of biofuels is the perceived competition for farmland. Will advances in biofuels and agriculture send this trade-off speeding towards the history books?</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/full/474S06a.html</p>
<p>A biomass-based fuel needs to be cheap and energy dense. Gasoline sets a high standard.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/full/474S09a.html</p>
<p>The inedible parts of plants are feeding the next generation of biofuels. But extracting the energy-containing molecules is a challenging task.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/full/474S012a.html</p>
<p>The green slime that covers ponds is an efficient factory for turning sunlight into fuel, but growing it on an industrial scale will take ingenuity.</p> <p>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7352_supp/full/474S015a.html</p>
<p>The technology roadmap for Geothermal Heat and Power offers a strategic plan to maximise deployment of these energy resources by 2050. It projects that 1 400 TWh of electricity per year could come from geothermal power by 2050, up from 67 TWh at present. Additionally, geothermal heat (not including ground-source heat pump technology) could contribute 5.8 EJ (1600 TWh) annually by 2050.
<p>India offers a conducive environment for accelerating the use and internalisation of bioenergy technologies (BETs). Nearly 25% of its primary energy comes from biomass resources, and close to 70% of
<p>The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released an updated version of its “Technology Roadmaps - Electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV/PHEV)” report, which indicates that forecasted manufacturing of electric and hybrid vehicles is behind national targets.
<p>Increasing the renewable energy share in national energy mix remains one of the major energy policy goals across many economies. This paper assesses the roles and potentials of renewable energy sources in less-developed economies while citing Nepal as an example.