Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall In today’s age, often referred to as the “data age,” our computer networks and storage devices are constantly flooded with terabytes or petabytes of data. This exponential growth in data can be...
MoreThe Evolution of Solar PV Efficiency and Its Promising Future
Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall Solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology has emerged as the optimal solution to combat the climate crisis plaguing humanity. The discovery of the photovoltaic effect by French physicist Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in...
MoreDeveloping Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) in the Country is the Key to Decarbonising Power Sector
Rishikesh Sreehari, Shubham Thakare At the commencement of COP 26, India announced to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 and submitted updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
MoreImplementing ‘Just Transition’ in India – The Framework and Methodological Considerations
Sarthak Shukla* Emanating from global discourse around worker welfare, the concept of ‘just transition’ has come to being associated with climate action, where it intends to transform energy systems from being fossil-dominated to environmentally...
MoreDecoding ‘Just Transition’ in India: The Conceptual Underpinnings
Sarthak Shukla* Planet Earth and humanity are experiencing turbulent times as climate change and induced socio-economic impacts are threatening ecology, society and the economy. The multi-thousand pages of voluminous work over the past few...
More8 Things to Look Out for in the Union Budget 2023-24 vis-à-vis Clean Power
Jaideep Saraswat, Varun BR India stands as a bright spot at the global forum. It is one of the only large economies having upbeat growth prospects according to the World Economic Outlook 2023, released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1]...
MoreA Quick Look at the Key Numbers from National Green Hydrogen Mission
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall, and Varun B.R. India’s tryst with Hydrogen has been progressively gaining momentum over the last two decades. Beginning in 2003, with the institution of the National Hydrogen Energy Board, the Government has been...
MoreInsights on under-construction coal-fired power plants in India
Parul Babbar India added a total of ~31 GW of coal in last five years between April 2017 and September 2022. As of September 2022, no new coal-fired station got added to the list of coal-fired power...
MoreReducing the cost barrier between Green and Grey Hydrogen in India
Jaideep Saraswat, Nikhil Mall & Varun BR India is showcasing exemplary leadership at the global forums aimed to address climate change. At COP 26, the honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, put forth India’s long-term aim to...
MoreIndia’s Electricity Transition and the Challenge of Peak Power Demand – Part 2
Raghav Pachouri, Shubham Thakre, Sonam Sinha In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the changes in monthly and yearly electricity peak demand patterns, the increasing variability in demand over the years, and the occurrence of peak demand within...
MoreForced Outages in Coal Power Plants
–Sonam Sinha, Raghav Pachouri In the last five years, close to 31GW of coal power installed capacity has been added to India’s electricity generation capacity mix. However, due to various reasons ranging from low demand, coal, and other...
MoreStandards & Labelling for High Energy Lithium-ion Traction Battery Packs & Systems: A Review
By Jaideep Saraswat and Nikhil Mall The standards & labelling (S&L) program aims to provide consumers with the necessary information to make prudent decisions in purchasing energy-consuming appliances that are energy efficient. It is the...
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