Power
Large-scale wind power needs more land, causes more climatic impact than previously thought
05 Oct 2018
Researchers find that the transition to wind or solar power in the United States would warm average surface temperatures over the continental United States by 0.24 degrees Celsius
SoftBank’s Son offers free solar power after projects complete 25 years
03 Oct 2018
Son said while a solar power plant has a total life span of 80 years, its capacity lowers by 15 per cent in the first five years, but generation is maintained at 85 per cent for the rest of its lifetime
Green energy storage prospects: India, China and the US
01 Sep 2018
The three markets with the biggest potential for renewable energy storage – the US, China and India – are following different paths based on local realities, with India lagging because of lack of a clear policy framework and other factors, say Rabeha Kamaluddin, Phil Steger, and Chad Richards - partner and associates respectively at Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Plans for coping with disruptions on ITER
06 Aug 2018
The vanishing nuclear industry
03 Jul 2018
Buildings as power stations -- data shows they work: They generate more energy than they consume
23 Jun 2018
Tesla downsizing solar business, shuttering several offices
22 Jun 2018
Tesla had controversially acquired SolarCity, run by two of Elon Musk’s cousins, in what critics had termed a bailout at the expense of Tesla shareholders. Now, it is closing several solar installation offices and downsizing staff
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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