Tag: solar energy
CSR: Introducing Solar in EVs
With increasing sensitivity towards climate change and understanding the contribution of the transport sector to it, preference and promotion of Electric Vehicles have been...
Indian scientists develop ‘black gold’ that could harvest solar & purify seawater
Indian scientists have tinkered with the chemistry of gold and turned it into ‘black gold' which they say can be potentially used for applications...
UltraTech Cement to exceed 25 per cent ‘green energy’ contribution to total energy consumption by 2021
UltraTech Cement Limited is aiming to increase contribution of green energy to 25% of its total power consumption by 2021. This increase is more than...
Companies Commit to Renewable Energy Goals
Corporate entities account for around two-thirds of the world’s final energy consumption and will continue to account for more than half by 2050, as...
CSR: Challenges of Solar in India
In recent times clean energy is getting a lot of attention across the globe. With increasing temperatures because of excess use of fossil fuels,...
Renewable Energy: A Potent Tool For Women Empowerment In Rural India
By Vaishali Nigam Sinha
While otherwise enjoying a phase of robust economic growth, India, unfortunately continues to be plagued by energy poverty. This is more...
Samsung R&D Centre in Bengaluru Switches to Solar Energy
Samsung’s R&D centre in Bengaluru has switched to solar power for its campus in the IT capital of India. The campus which houses...
Accelerating India’s Transition to Renewable Energy
India’s renewables story thus far has been a huge success. No country of India’s size and low income per capita has done so much...
CSR: Using Solar in Agriculture
According to a report published by Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research in 2012, one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. With...
CSR: The Rise of Solar in India
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the amount of solar energy that falls on the surface of the earth in one day is...
What are the biggest roadblocks for the adoption of Solar energy?
Kolkata uses solar lamps on a large scale for household/domestic purposes compared to other tier 1 cities; while Bengaluru constitutes the highest number of...
Wienerberger India moves to Wind and Solar Energy
Wienerberger India’s robotic plant produces over 70,000 large format hollow blocks every day for the construction industry. It has moved to sustainable electricity sources...