Strengthening India's clean energy supply chains
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Strengthening India's clean energy supply chains

Hindustan Times  

This report provides an in-depth analysis of India’s potential as a global manufacturing hub for the clean energy sector while addressing challenges such as intense competition and market uncertainties. Indigenising clean energy manufacturing is strategically crucial for establishing the foundation for a future green economy and positioning India as a competitive global player. Moreover, by capitalising on a fragmenting global market, India can attract international investment and diversify supply chains currently concentrated in the People’s Republic of China, enhancing its role in the global energy transition. By addressing the strategic imperatives and identifying key areas for policy intervention for select technologies, we aim to provide targeted recommendations for India – and possibly other developing countries – to build sustainable, future-oriented, globally competitive clean energy value-chain segments.

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Green hydrogen and the financing challenge
6 days, 22 hours ago

Green hydrogen and the financing challenge

The Hindu  

As India charts its path to net-zero emissions by 2070, green hydrogen offers a crucial pathway to decarbonise its industrial sectors. India’s ambitious target of producing 5 million metric tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030 signals its bid to establish early leadership in this emerging sector. The barriers The economics of green hydrogen production hinge on two factors — …

How can hydrogen electrolysers be made in India
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How can hydrogen electrolysers be made in India

Hindustan Times  

India has set an ambitious target of producing five million tonnes per annum of green hydrogen by 2030 with an aim to mitigate 50 million tonnes of CO2 and reduce energy imports by ₹1 lakh crore. Electrolysers play a critical role in the green hydrogen production process and constitute 30–50% of the total cost of green hydrogen; the rest is …

Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that
1 month, 1 week ago

Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As the country gets more electric vehicles, solar panels …

US Election Results: Implications for India's Energy Security
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US Election Results: Implications for India's Energy Security

Hindustan Times  

The 2024 US presidential elections will have significant implications for India's energy security. If a pro-fossil fuel candidate like Donald Trump wins, India could face a potential trade war with the US and a diminished supply of oil and gas, impacting its economic growth. However, if a clean-energy focused candidate like Kamala Harris wins, India could benefit from strategic partnerships …

Critical Minerals for India's Clean Energy Transition: A Supply Chain Challenge
2 months ago

Critical Minerals for India's Clean Energy Transition: A Supply Chain Challenge

Hindustan Times  

India's clean energy transition faces challenges due to the need for critical minerals. The country is a net importer of several critical minerals, and the demand for these minerals is expected to rise manifold in the coming decades. To ensure a resilient supply of critical minerals, India needs to develop strategies to create resilient mineral supply chains, domestic and global, …

Clean Air, Clean India: Bhutan PM Emphasizes the Importance of India's Role in Global Efforts to Combat Pollution
2 months ago

Clean Air, Clean India: Bhutan PM Emphasizes the Importance of India's Role in Global Efforts to Combat Pollution

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhutan's Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, has expressed his hope that India's cleaner air will benefit Bhutan as well. He asserts that India's advancement will lead to cleaner air for Bhutan, as most of the air that reaches Bhutan comes from India. Tobgay emphasizes India's leadership in addressing climate change and its commitment to renewable energy, which he believes will serve …

Clean Energy Power: India and US Forge Strategic Supply Chain Partnership
2 months ago

Clean Energy Power: India and US Forge Strategic Supply Chain Partnership

Hindustan Times  

India and the US plan to establish a robust supply chain for clean energy, with both nations working together to secure a strong supply chain of critical minerals. The two countries have agreed to explore a third country for the same, with the aim of operationalizing it by leveraging each other's strengths. This collaboration is expected to boost the economic …

Decarbonizing India's Energy Future: Optimizing Green Hydrogen Production Costs
2 months, 1 week ago

Decarbonizing India's Energy Future: Optimizing Green Hydrogen Production Costs

Hindustan Times  

This paper examines the economics of producing and using green hydrogen in India, focusing on the 2030 timeframe. The paper calculates the cost of green hydrogen production and compares it to the cost of energy-basis equivalent costs of fossil fuels for a range of applications. The paper suggests that achieving a cost of green hydrogen under two $/kg by 2030 …

Karnataka to be a key driver of India’s transition to clean energy: Study
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka to be a key driver of India’s transition to clean energy: Study

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Karnataka is set to be a major driver in India’s low-cost clean energy transformation, while ranking second in green hydrogen production and with the highest wind energy potential in the country. A study published on Tuesday by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water one of Asia’s leading research institutions and climate think-tanks states that with a green hydrogen …

Next-gen clean tech key to China's carbon neutrality goal
4 months, 1 week ago

Next-gen clean tech key to China's carbon neutrality goal

China Daily  

An employee operates carbon capture, utilization and storage equipment at a platform off Guangdong province in May 2023. MAO SIQIAN/XINHUA The clean energy industry contributed 11.4 trillion yuan to China's economy last year, accounting for 9 percent of the country's GDP and contributing 40 percent to its GDP growth. The clean energy industry has been one of the main drivers …

For industrial growth, green trade will matter
4 months, 3 weeks ago

For industrial growth, green trade will matter

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman identified manufacturing and services, and energy security among her budget priorities. To capitalise on these priorities, India must heed developments in international trade and its growing — but increasingly complex — links with energy security, the climate crisis, and environmental regulation. India must prepare strategic responses for four kinds of trade barriers that will impact its …

Critical minerals needed for India’s energy transition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Critical minerals needed for India’s energy transition

Hindustan Times  

The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries at the 21st Conference of Parties in 2015, provided a significant boost to the clean energy transition process, including solar and wind energy and battery storage, resulting in unprecedented global growth in the demand for critical minerals required as inputs to manufacture the requisite equipment. Another imminent concern is ensuring resilient access to …

World is shifting – India will need a green vision
6 months, 1 week ago

World is shifting – India will need a green vision

Hindustan Times  

As India’s new government settles down to work, there is a buzz around the agenda for the first 100 days. While growth rates might fluctuate, given the scale of the economy, India’s growth now structurally impacts resource demand, investment flows, and global trade and supply chains. These power markets can also help India integrate with regional economies by leveraging the …

Green milestone: Share of coal in India’s total installed electricity capacity drops below 50%
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Green milestone: Share of coal in India’s total installed electricity capacity drops below 50%

Hindustan Times  

The share of coal in India’s total installed electricity capacity fell below 50% for the first time in history in 2023-24, according to a report released on Thursday, marking a crucial milestone in the country’s attempt to switch to clean energy. The report also found that renewable energy auctions reached a record 41 GW in fiscal year 2024, with eight …

Why India's role in shaping a sustainable energy future is a beacon of cooperation
8 months, 1 week ago

Why India's role in shaping a sustainable energy future is a beacon of cooperation

Firstpost  

In these complex geo-political challenges on renewable energy, some of the Indian initiatives like the International Solar Alliance, Global Bio-Fuel Alliances, and the initiative on Green Hydrogen provide the base for the fruition of global cooperation in the domain of renewable energy sector which will ensure energy justice globally. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “We set up the International …

India to Add 4 Million Green Jobs by Next Fiscal
10 months ago

India to Add 4 Million Green Jobs by Next Fiscal

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Green industry in India provides 18.5 million jobs and is expected to add 4 million more by FY25.“ In India, green industry employs 18.5 million individuals, and there is an anticipation that we would be growing and adding around 4 million more jobs by FY25,” said Nidhi Pant, a 2023 winner of the UK’s Earthshot Prize and co-founder of …

India’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — For years, renewable projects in India have been growing steadily, from small-town rooftop solar installations to large-scale projects across the desert and long stretches of wind turbines and solar panels on farmland all contributing to the country’s climate goal of transitioning to clean energy. It takes up to two years for solar projects to come online after …

India to see investment of $67 billion in next five to six years in energy sector: PM Modi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India to see investment of $67 billion in next five to six years in energy sector: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India was working on the development of environmentally friendly energy sources to enhance its energy mix. Mr. Modi said as India was poised to be 3rd largest economy in the world, the energy sector would play a crucial role in India’s growth story. On India’s seriousness to facilitate the transition he said, “despite …

Green hydrogen key to India's journey of net-zero carbon emissions: Gautam Adani
11 months, 1 week ago

Green hydrogen key to India's journey of net-zero carbon emissions: Gautam Adani

The Hindu  

Billionaire Gautam Adani on January 16 said green hydrogen holds the key to India's journey to net-zero carbon emissions and its current high cost can be reduced by replicating the solar power model. In a blog post for the World Economic Forum, the head of Adani Group said leapfrogging to renewables and green hydrogen will help India achieve energy security …

India will see solar revolution by 2030, says IEA
1 year, 1 month ago

India will see solar revolution by 2030, says IEA

Firstpost  

India has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuels, including around 270 GW of solar capacity, by 2030 According to the International Energy Agency, solar energy will generate 18% of India’s electricity by 2030, up from its current 6% share. According to the IEA’s latest World Energy Outlook 2023, which was released on Tuesday, …

What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?
1 year, 3 months ago

What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — India, the current president of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks to accelerate the development of sustainable biofuels to support the global energy transition. A security guard walks past a giant tank containing molasses, a key ingredient in making of ethanol, at Bajaj Hindustan Sugar factory, one …

What is green hydrogen and why is it touted as a clean fuel?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is green hydrogen and why is it touted as a clean fuel?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. The India-led International Solar Alliance launched the Green Hydrogen Innovation Centre earlier this year, and India itself approved $2.3 billion for the production, use and export of green hydrogen. A bus …

India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: sources
1 year, 4 months ago

India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years: sources

The Hindu  

India's greenhouse emissions rate dropped by a faster-than-expected 33% in 14 years as renewable energy generation rose and forest cover increased, according to two officials privy to latest assessment made for submission to the United Nations. India's rate of emissions intensity - the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted for every unit increase of gross domestic product - fell …

Green Hydrogen: Empowering India’s Journey Towards Energy Independence And Net Zero Emissions
1 year, 4 months ago

Green Hydrogen: Empowering India’s Journey Towards Energy Independence And Net Zero Emissions

Live Law  

“Sustainable and inclusive development has become a prevailing global agenda over the past few decades, garnering significant attention and dedication from nations across the world.” World Bank, 2018 Sustainable and inclusive development has been the global goal for the past few decades. With its promising capabilities for revolutionizing various industrial working patterns and mitigating environmental challenges, green hydrogen is poised …

India not averse to imposing ‘barriers’ to clean energy imports if pushed: Minister R.K. Singh
1 year, 5 months ago

India not averse to imposing ‘barriers’ to clean energy imports if pushed: Minister R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

Minister for Power and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh said that India would not shy away from imposing “barriers” to Western imports of clean energy, if the latter raised barriers to India’s potential exports of green hydrogen. The Minister did not explicitly name countries but the allusions are to a recent, global tender, worth at least €900 million by Germany inviting …

How Green Hydrogen Can Be India's Ticket to Energy Independence and Economic Growth
1 year, 6 months ago

How Green Hydrogen Can Be India's Ticket to Energy Independence and Economic Growth

ABP News  

What oil is to Saudi Arabia today, hydrogen can be to the India of tomorrow. With green hydrogen touted to be the climate-friendly fuel of the future, India is gearing up fast to emerge as the leader or even a superpower in producing green hydrogen energy. Birol said: "International Energy Agency believes that India has the potential to become a …

India eyes clean energy sources to tackle tariffs
1 year, 7 months ago

India eyes clean energy sources to tackle tariffs

Live Mint  

The government is considering revising its industrial electrification strategy to prioritize adopting cleaner energy sources, such as green hydrogen and battery storage, over fossil fuels amid the need to meet net-zero targets and the potential imposition of taxes on products based on their carbon emissions by developed nations. The move comes as the steel and aluminium sectors, which predominantly use …

Developing resilient renewable energy supply chains
1 year, 8 months ago

Developing resilient renewable energy supply chains

Hindustan Times  

The current global economic development aspirations coincide with intensifying climate risks, growing geo-political adversities, and shrinking carbon space. With the rise in the share of variable renewable energy in the electricity systems, storage solutions must see a massive growth. However, a speedy and risk-proof transition to RE will only be possible if countries can secure access to uninterrupted and affordable …

DC Edit | Green energy is way ahead for India, Germany, world
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Green energy is way ahead for India, Germany, world

Deccan Chronicle  

Aside from areas such as defence and trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday agreed to strengthen the cooperation between the two nations on one of the most urgent topics of the day — green energy. increase renewables capacity to 500 GW from the present 157 GW which will meet 50 per cent of its …

India’s growing energy demand offers investment opportunities: PM
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s growing energy demand offers investment opportunities: PM

The Hindu  

India’s energy demand has significantly increased and in the coming years, it will reach 11% of the global demand as compared to 5% currently, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru on Monday. Also, the country has a chunky class of aspirational population and energy would play an important role in fulfilling the aspirations …

India’s growing energy demand offers investment opportunities: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s growing energy demand offers investment opportunities: PM Modi

The Hindu  

India’s energy demand has significantly increased and in the coming years, it will reach 11% of the global demand as compared to 5% currently, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru on Monday. Also, the country has a chunky class of aspirational population and energy would play an important role in fulfilling the aspirations …

Sustainability is a key focus area for India at G20
1 year, 10 months ago

Sustainability is a key focus area for India at G20

Hindustan Times  

India assumed the G20 presidency on December 1, 2022, marked by hope, dreams, and aspirations. These efforts are helping India meet its needs while contributing to global efforts at reducing CO2 emissions India remains one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. As per the new NDC, India is committed to reducing the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product …

India’s finance minister announces new clean energy funds
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s finance minister announces new clean energy funds

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new clean energy initiatives in the government’s annual federal budget speech on Wednesday, saying “green growth” is a top priority for the country. The new funds form part of the government’s $550 billion budget aimed at ramping up spending to spur economic growth and create jobs ahead of the general …

Clean energy gains a foothold in India, but coal still rules
1 year, 11 months ago

Clean energy gains a foothold in India, but coal still rules

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar’s farm in Gujarat state in western India has been lined with rice, wheat and solar panels. But livelihoods powered by clean energy are major outliers in the country that’s the third-largest emitter of planet-warming gases in the world, and last year announced its biggest-ever auction for coal mines. Coal’s share in producing …

India to seek bids to set up green hydrogen plants by May: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

India to seek bids to set up green hydrogen plants by May: Report

Live Mint  

India will by May invite bids for subsidies for setting up green-hydrogen manufacturing and utilisation hubs, fertiliser and steel plants based on the fuel, and factories for making electrolysers, two government sources told Reuters. Establishing electrolyser factories and hubs for making and using green hydrogen could attract interest from such big companies such as Reliance Group and Adani Group, which …

Green hydrogen mission: A boost for clean energy
1 year, 11 months ago

Green hydrogen mission: A boost for clean energy

Hindustan Times  

The announcement of the National Green Hydrogen Mission last week is poised to be a watershed moment for India’s decarbonisation journey and reinforce the commitment to decarbonising its industry, energy and heavy mobility sectors. India has set an ambitious target of producing five million metric tonnes of green hydrogen per annum by 2030 — among the highest globally — with …

Decarbonisation in India gets a big boost
1 year, 11 months ago

Decarbonisation in India gets a big boost

Hindustan Times  

India’s decarbonisation journey received a boost last week when the Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an allocation of ₹19,744 crore. It aims to produce five million tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030, reduce emissions by nearly 50 million tonnes annually, save India ₹1 trillion in fossil fuel imports, attract investments worth ₹8 trillion by 2030, and …

Explained | India’s plan to develop green hydrogen
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | India’s plan to develop green hydrogen

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹19,744 crore National Green Hydrogen mission that aims to make India a ‘global hub’ for using, producing and exporting green hydrogen. The mission has laid out a target to develop green hydrogen production capacity of at least 5 MMT per annum. The Mission will “facilitate demand creation, production, utilisation …

India aims to be global hub for producing green hydrogen
1 year, 11 months ago

India aims to be global hub for producing green hydrogen

The Hindu  

The thrust of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission is to promote India as global hub for producing green hydrogen, said R.K. Singh, Minister for New and Renewable Energy at press briefing on Thursday. The European Union, Japan, South Korea have all announced plans to produce as well as import green hydrogen and the way energy transition is taking place all …

Policy, climate, war make 2022 ‘pivot year’ for clean energy
2 years ago

Policy, climate, war make 2022 ‘pivot year’ for clean energy

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — For renewable energy companies in India, it’s a good time to be in business. Renew Power’s CEO Sumant Sinha said the government funds for clean energy send “a strong signal” that the country wants “to become a manufacturing location for renewable energy equipment and a global alternative to China eventually.” “We are excited to be a part …

India’s energy future is looking green, report says
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s energy future is looking green, report says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — India’s renewables sector is booming, with the country projected to add 35 to 40 gigawatts of renewable energy annually until 2030, enough to power up to 30 million more homes each year, a report said Thursday. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and Climate Energy Finance estimated that India, the third largest energy-consuming country in …

India makes strong pitch to major U.S. firms for investing in oil and gas production
2 years, 2 months ago

India makes strong pitch to major U.S. firms for investing in oil and gas production

The Hindu  

Favourable geology, open data access, supporting policy regime and ease of doing business were the major drivers to attract potential U.S. players to invest in India’s energy and petroleum growth wave during a two-day investors meet held here. “India is the world's 4th largest oil importer and the demand is expected to rise driven by an increase in India's per …

EV adoption: India needs to invest over $10 billion to boost cell manufacturing, says new report
2 years, 2 months ago

EV adoption: India needs to invest over $10 billion to boost cell manufacturing, says new report

India Today  

India needs to invest over USD 10 billion to boost cell manufacturing and raw material refining to serve the local demand for lithium-ion batteries by 2030 and create a million jobs, according to a new report by management consulting firm Arthur D. Little. While EV cells are the most critical part of the electric mobility value chain, the Indian EV …

Can Bhel adapt to India’s clean energy transition?
2 years, 3 months ago

Can Bhel adapt to India’s clean energy transition?

Live Mint  

In 1964, when it was established, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd was seen as crucial to the future of a country that needed to industrialize quickly. “Bhel created the power equipment manufacturing capacity when it was virtually non-existent in the country,” said former Union power secretary Anil Razdan. “Companies primarily catering to the fossil-fuel industry must reengineer their business models to …

We may have to recalibrate the country’s decarbonization effort
2 years, 3 months ago

We may have to recalibrate the country’s decarbonization effort

Live Mint  

From the CoP-26 pledges in November 2021 to the updated Nationally Determined Contributions, submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last month, India’s march towards ‘net zero’ is being persuaded by what is a generational balancing act—of raising economic growth structurally, achieving decent living standards for all, and lowering carbon emissions simultaneously. This would mean lowering emissions …

Harness the power of green hydrogen
2 years, 5 months ago

Harness the power of green hydrogen

Hindustan Times  

If India wants to mitigate the climate crisis, meet its international climate commitments, reduce its fuel import bill, strengthen its renewable energy sector and unlock green jobs, the nation must accelerate its efforts to decarbonise the economy. A critical cornerstone of this strategy will be the use of green hydrogen in key energy-intensive sectors such as fertilisers, refining, shipping, iron …

Green hydrogen: TotalEnergies of France to buy 25% stake in Adani New Industries
2 years, 6 months ago

Green hydrogen: TotalEnergies of France to buy 25% stake in Adani New Industries

Hindustan Times  

AHMEDABAD: Indian business conglomerate Adani Group and French energy behemoth TotalEnergies have entered into an agreement to jointly create the world’s largest green hydrogen ecosystem, the companies announced in a joint statement on Tuesday. “TotalEnergies’ entry into ANIL is a major milestone in implementing our renewable and low carbon hydrogen strategy, where we want to not only decarbonise the hydrogen …

A squeeze on climate goals
2 years, 6 months ago

A squeeze on climate goals

Hindustan Times  

At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow in November 2021, member countries reaffirmed the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 °C. This, says an International Energy Agency report, could impact the profitability of the renewable energy industry and …

‘Fossil fuels are a dead end’: UN chief emphasises renewable energy projects
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Fossil fuels are a dead end’: UN chief emphasises renewable energy projects

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Guterres’s statement came even as the World Meteorological Organisation – the UN agency which covers weather, climate and water resources – launched its State of the Climate report. United Nations general secretary Antonio Guterres, noting the global energy crises which prompted large economies to open new oil and gas fields, has proposed five critical actions to jump-start the …

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