sustainable energy

Can solar panels float and still power thousands of homes? In India, experts show how floating solar saves water, avoids land use, and could turn reservoirs into clean-energy hubs.

Tanveer Inamdar, through his TREEI Foundation, electrified Maharashtra’s tribal villages using solar solutions. His project, ‘Mission Urja’, has significantly improved daily lives of tribal families.

The darkness in Nagaland’s Shinnyu village was finally eradicated thanks to a government school teacher, John Khangnyu. Here’s how.

Thane-based GoGoA1 is now offering to convert petrol motorcyles into electric vehicles with this conversion kit that has been approved by the Regional Transport Office (RTO).

Through the fulfilment of these initiatives, it is anticipated that India would not only become self-reliant in the energy storage sector but also could become a world leader in the technology.

Recently, I went on a field trip to Tumakuru with the SELCO foundation, an NGO which is bringing solar energy to the various rural corners of India. Here's what I learnt.

Led by Trupti Chandrashekhar from IIT-Bombay , the team studied the entire 350-km stretch along the state’s coastline where these natural geysers can be found in large numbers.

Team Shunya's – Project Solarise unites traditional architecture with contemporary interior designs, modern lifestyle and futuristic amenities in a single house.

This is a significant step on Andhra Pradesh government’s part as a measure to reduce their carbon footprint.

Dr Govinder Singh Pawar, a scientist of Indian origin at the University of Exeter in the UK, has now fabricated a semiconductor photoelectrode that can efficiently extract hydrogen from water.