#ReimaginingEnergy

On foggy winter mornings, solar panels in Delhi often generate far less power, while panels in freezing Ladakh continue to perform strongly. Here’s the science behind solar performance, how pollution, snow, and sunlight affect output across India, and what homeowners should realistically expect from rooftop solar systems in winter.

A visit to a village without steady electricity stayed with an NIT Rourkela professor. That moment shaped a clean-energy microgrid that can now power four rural homes at once and adapt to changing weather. This is the story of how it came to life.

Solar-powered milk chillers in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district are preventing spoilage and saving women farmers from daily losses. Through Asha Mahila and WWF India, the technology chills milk within minutes, improving quality, income, and confidence for thousands of women.

Walk into any appliance shop today and you will see families debating stars, bills and comfort. Behind this everyday scene lies a national shift shaped by CLASP’s work, where simple choices and better products are helping homes save more and live with greater ease.

A tiny village near Kolhapur is rewriting India’s rural future — with solar rooftops, pink homes for women, and innovations that show what collective will can truly achieve.

Through the Powering Livelihoods initiative, Villgro and CEEW are helping rural women access simple decentralised renewable energy tools. These machines are reducing losses, improving incomes, and giving over 17,000 rural women stronger control over their work and futures.

In Varanasi, railway tracks are doing more than carrying trains. Banaras Locomotive Works has piloted India’s first removable solar panels between tracks, generating clean energy from unused space and offering a bold path toward sustainable railways.

What if reporting a pothole, logging a flooded home, or fixing a garbage black spot was as simple as sending a WhatsApp message? With Reap Benefit’s chatbot, 1.5 lakh young Indians across 18 states are turning that into everyday reality.

In Karnataka’s villages once left in the dark, engineer Sohan Naik and his company, Power Planet, are rewriting daily life. From classrooms to farms and shops, their solar systems now power 2,700 homes and 350 businesses — restoring dignity, trust, and opportunity.

Smart Joules saves energy in hospitals. Bluencore Games turns play into climate awareness. Yet both struggled for funds until support from cKinetics helped them scale. Their journeys show why raising capital for sustainability is never simple, but always worth it.