Category Archives: Greenhouse Gases

RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT BOTSWANA

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Now.Solar

COUNTRY OVERVIEW Botswana is a landlocked country located in central–southern Africa, with a mean altitude above sea level of 1 000 metres and a total area of 582 000 square kilometres (km2 ). The official languages are English and Setswana, … Continue reading →

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Clean Energy Australia Report 2022

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION The recent success of the Australian renewable energy industry makes it easy to forget just how far we’ve come. Back in 2015 when the Abbott Government threatened to abolish the Renewable Energy Target, there were serious doubts about the … Continue reading →

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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES An action agenda for deployment A CONTRIBUTION TO THE G20 PRESIDENCY

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION KEY DRIVERS OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENTClimate change is one of the greatest threats of this century and is already affecting many regions around the globe. Such impacts are driven by rising GHG emissions, especially from the energy sector, which … Continue reading →

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Renewables Readiness Assessment

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Now.Solar

THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS INTRODUCTION RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENTThe Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA) is a tool developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to comprehensively evaluate the conditions for accelerated renewable energy deployment in a country. It is a country-led, … Continue reading →

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A pathway to DECARBONISE THE SHIPPING SECTOR By 2050

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Now.Solar

Market dynamics and energy demandRising energy demand is a key issue for the shipping sector, with increasing trade leading to increasing demand. Factors such as global gross domestic product (GDP), as well as trade and manufacturing sector activity have been … Continue reading →

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TOWARDS A PROSPEROUS AND SUSTAINABLE AFRICA

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Now.Solar

INTRODUCTION Energy supply has long been recognised as a crucial catalyst to advance economic and social development goals globally. Economic activities typically require the availability of sufficient, affordable, and reliable energy. Public institutions also need an adequate supply of electricity … Continue reading →

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REPORT OF THE SURVEY ON CLIMATE RISK AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Now.Solar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Sustainable Finance Group in the Department of Regulation, Reserve Bankof India, gratefully acknowledges the support of all the participating banks insubmitting the filled-in survey in a timely and comprehensive manner in spite of thedisruptions brought about by the … Continue reading →

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India Energy Outlook 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Now.Solar

India has seen extraordinary successes in its recent energy development, but many challenges remain, and the Covid‐19 pandemic has been a major disruption. In recent years, India has brought electricity connections to hundreds of millions of its citizens; promoted the … Continue reading →

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Emerging Markets Outlook 2018. Energy transition in the world’s fastest growing economies

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ritesh Pothan

Fuelled by surging electricity demand and sinking technology costs, developing nations are today leading a global clean power transition. This marks a remarkable turnabout from a decade ago when the world’s wealthiest countries accounted for the bulk of renewable investment … Continue reading →

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Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism – Feasibility Study – Nov 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

This feasibility report on the Common Risk Mitigation Facility (“CRMM”) (the Study) has been driven by governments of seventeen (17) nations with strong solar potential – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, India, France, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, … Continue reading →

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Solar power tariff has hit an all-time low of Rs. 3.47 per unit in Tamil Nadu, TANGEDCO receives bid for 1500 MW

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar power tariff has hit an all-time low of Rs. 3.47 per unit in Tamil Nadu. The tariff has gone below Rs. 3 per unit in many states, but this is the first time that a prospective investor has bid so … Continue reading →

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The best and worst countries in the world when it comes to air pollution and electricity use

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

China steals an unsavory global spotlight for the thick, noxious smog that often chokes its mega-cities. Air pollution has become so bad in Beijing, for example, that Chinese officials aim to slash its local coal consumption by 30% in 2017. … Continue reading →

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Budget 2017 – Solar / Renewable Synopsis

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Ritesh Pothan

Indian Budget 2017 80 IA benefit for projects now stands withdrawn from 2017 Accelerated Depreciation stands at 40% Allocated an outlay of above Rs.10,000 crore for 2016-17. This outlay includes Rs.5,000 crore from the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) with the balance … Continue reading →

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NTPC to sign fresh PPAs with buyers, bundle thermal, solar in 85:15 ratio

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

NTPC, India’s largest power producer, has decided to sign fresh power purchase agreements (PPAs) with existing customers and bundle thermal power with solar power in 85:15 ratio. According to a directive issued by the power ministry, utilities will have to … Continue reading →

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Seven Reasons Cheap Oil Can’t Stop Renewables Now

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Ritesh Pothan

  Oil prices have fallen by more than half since July. Just five years ago, such a plunge in fossil fuels would have put the renewable-energy industry on bankruptcy watch. Today: Meh. Here are seven reasons why humanity’s transition to … Continue reading →

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Has Germany failed or is this another viewpoint!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

A new analysis answers the question “should other nations follow Germany’s lead on promoting solar Power?” That question was asked on Quora and answered by Ryan Carlyle, BSChE, and a Subsea Hydraulics Engineer. His detailed and well reasoned answer is … Continue reading →

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WHO has reclassified diesel emissions as a group 1 carcinogen for its strong link with lung cancer

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Only at the level of Euro VI norms can India effectively and nearly close the gap between diesel and petrol emissions, says one of India’s top vehicle fuel pollution analysts. India is in the grip of massive dieselization, while the … Continue reading →

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India to invite bidding for largest solar power project; aims to achieve a capacity addition of 10,000 MW by 2017

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

India is about to launch the largest bidding of solar power projects worth 1,500 MW under its flagship Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). In what the government officials claim is the first success story of converging the three energy … Continue reading →

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The German Coal Conundrum, busting the myth – The status of coal power in Germany’s energy transition

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Is Germany building new coal plants to replace nuclear despite the country’s green ambitions? Many observers conclude so. But an in-depth look reveals that the growth of renewables has more than replaced nuclear power over the past decade. Coal is … Continue reading →

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Solar power generation mandatory in houses, malls in Haryana – A step in the right direction

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The Haryana government today said it has decided to implement an energy conservation action plan under which solar power generation will be made mandatory in different categories of buildings or areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder … Continue reading →

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Coal isn’t going away soon! China’s clean fuel focus tests U.S. coal exports lifeline

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

A child wearing a mask plays in the heavy smog in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on Jan. 24, 2013. Experts say that if China wants to avoid the kind of smog that choked the country earlier, it must … Continue reading →

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How fossil fuel interests are funding renewable battles

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh- While this may be for the US, it’s also true across the globe and can be so for our country too except that we don’t have a transparent view into the going ons in government. Yesterday, Ohio became the … Continue reading →

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In Latest Step In Its ‘War On Smog’ Effort, China Says It Will Triple Solar Capacity to 70 GW By 2017

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

As part of its notorious “war on smog” and effort to cut its reliance on coal, the Chinese government on Friday announced that it would speed up solar power development in the country by tripling installed capacity to 70 gigawatts … Continue reading →

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This Is What a Significant Moment for Global Warming Looks Like According to two new studies, the collapse of much of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may now be irreversible. That could ultimately mean 10 feet of sea level rise.

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

This Antarctic glacier may be history, says new research. It contains almost two feet of sea level rise, and that’s just the beginning. NASA. If you truly understand global warming, then you know it’s all about the ice. That’s what matters. … Continue reading →

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Carbon Dioxide Beat Historic Level Every Day Of April 2014

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere averaged more than 400 parts per million throughout April, the first time the planet’s monthly average has surpassed that threshold. The data from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of … Continue reading →

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Fossil fuel subsidies costing global economy $2 trillion: IMF

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

Science informs us about the environmental cost of our global fossil fuel habit – the IPCC recently reported that CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributed around 78 per cent of the total increase in greenhouse gas … Continue reading →

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Biomass Emissions Question Arises Again

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

It’s called “urban biomass,” and it’s ours (spsmw.org). Hard to imagine a subject that would find The Wall Street Journal and Grist in line with each other’s thinking, but burning wood for energy has achieved it. Neither outlet seems to … Continue reading →

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The 3 Most Sobering Graphics From The U.N.’s New Climate Report

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

The overall message of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s newest report is simple: a rapid shift to renewable energy is needed to avert catastrophic global warming. The science behind that message, however, is less simple. In an attempt to make the … Continue reading →

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Climate Panel Stunner: Avoiding Climate Catastrophe Is Super Cheap — But Only If We Act Now

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan

  Humanity’s choice (via IPCC): Aggressive climate action ASAP (left figure) minimizes future warming. Continued inaction (right figure) results in catastrophic levels of warming, 9°F over much of U.S. The latest IPCC report finds the annual cost of avoiding that … Continue reading →

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