If you want to sell electric vehicles (EVs), India looks like a great place to start. The country's billion-plus citizens live in 14 out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, according to WHO, gasoline already costs more than $5 a gallon, and the price only seems to keep rising. India's EV ma... Read more

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification to extend the date of self-certification of six solar products from September 20, 2018, to January 1, 2019. The extension was given to the solar module manufacturers after discussion with the stakeholders including the Bureau... Read more

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has amended the RfS for 2,500 MW of ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects (tranche-I). According to the amendment, the capacity of ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects has been reduced to 1,200 MW from the earlier 2,500 MW. Moreover... Read more

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has partnered with Monash University and technology provider Indra Australia to trial a microgrid as a first step to powering Monash’s Clayton campus entirely with renewable energy by 2030. The pilot will test the microgrid across the campus in south... Read more

India is seeking $1.5 billion of investments from global oil producers and traders to build additional emergency crude reserves that will act as a buffer against volatility in oil prices. The plan is to build underground caverns that can hold a combined 6.5 million tons of crude at two locations, I... Read more

New York plans to incentivize commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-plus-storage projects, kicking off by making $40 million funding available to support 50MW of storage paired with solar from early November. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the funding at the Alliance for Clean Energy - New Yor... Read more

EDF Energy has partnered with Nissan to launch a new energy storage proposition using second life batteries with the utility’s proprietary demand-side response (DSR) platform in the latest high profile collaboration in the UK energy sector. The pair has signed a new agreement in Paris which will ... Read more

In a public speech on Monday, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amitabh Kant shared a perspective on the future of India’s energy sector and prescribed a few radical reforms for the country to leapfrog to a 9-10 percent growth rate. Edited excerpts.. Urbanization a challenge If India has ... Read more

The second edition of RE Invest, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) four-day flagship event which concluded on Friday, was very different from the earlier one held in February 2015, in that this time investment commitments were neither sought nor made. The first RE Invest had seen ... Read more

India does not have a "clear vision" and "ecosystem" in place for the promotion of electric cars, a senior official of European car manufacturer Volkswagen said here on Monday. "India needs to have a political framework and a clear vision for electric cars. The vision is loose. For (promotion of el... Read more

Honda India is about to officially bring the all-new CR-V in the country and while it will be available in both petrol and diesel power, there is also a hybrid version that will be launched in Europe early next year. Here’s how the all-important hybrid powertrain works for optimum efficiency. The... Read more

There’s a small secret here on CleanTechnica: We ♥ Tesla. Tesla is pushing transportation into a clean, zero-emission, electric future more than any other company. Nonetheless, we also need leadership from large automakers that weren’t born electric. Globally, approximately 96 million passenge... Read more