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97% Business Leaders Support Shift Towards Renewable Energy: Report

A global survey of business executives across 15 countries shows overwhelming support for a rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The poll found that 97 percent of leaders from mid-market and large companies back a move away from coal and other fossil fuels, with nearly 78 percent supporting a renewables-based electricity system by […]

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Solid-State vs Sodium-Ion: Who Will Dethrone Lithium-Ion Batteries?

The rise of renewable energy (RE) and the electric vehicle boom have brought with them increased expectations from the energy storage industry like increased efficiency, considerably high safety, and huge energy densities, and of course preferably at lower costs. Aiming to offer options are Sodium-ion batteries and solid-state batteries. Both have their own sets of […]

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Private Sector-led DRE Solutions Need To Triple Investments: ISA

Ashish Khanna, Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), on Wednesday called for tripling private-sector investments in distributed renewable energy (DRE) solutions, saying such efforts are vital to scale up innovation and access. Speaking at the South Asia Forum for Distributed Energy (SAFDE) 2025 in New Delhi, Khanna said the private sector must lead […]

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China Solar Firms Hope For a Quick Resolution Of US Tariff Tussle

As global markets swoon over the US tariff action, and China’s surprising retaliatory response with a 34 percent tariff on US imports to that country, China’s solar titans hope that better sense will prevail in due course, sooner rather than later. With stock prices for both Jinko (NYSE listed) and Longi (Shanghai SSE listed) down […]

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Aditya Birla Renewables Appoints Amit Jain As Its New CEO

Amit Jain, a senior business leader with over 30 years of experience in renewables, energy (power, oil & gas), and telecom infrastructure, has joined Aditya Birla Renewables as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). An EPC sector veteran, Jain has worked across renewable energy, oil and gas, chemical and process plants, power transmission, and telecom […]

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Trump tariffs and Impact on Indian Solar-Cloudy With Silver Linings

As governments across the world and industry coordinate to better understand the impact of the Tariff blow from the US, it is interesting to see how the solar sector in India will be affected. Keep in mind that India has slowly been emerging as a key solar manufacturer after years of efforts to push domestic […]

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Sterling & Wilson Wins ₹1,470 Cr Orders For Three Renewable Projects

Mumbai-based Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited (SWREL), a domestic renewable EPC company backed by Reliance group, has secured three new domestic letters of award worth ₹1,470 crore. The company received two letters of award from private IPPs and was declared L1 for a 200 MW AC solar project. SWREL’s first Wind EPC order came […]

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5 Ways Battery Storage Is Transforming Solar Energy Deployments

Solar power’s biggest ally, the battery energy storage systems (BESS), has arrived in force in 2024. The pairing of batteries with solar photovoltaic (PV) farms is rapidly reshaping how and when solar energy is used, turning daylight-only generation into flexible, round-the-clock power. BESS has meant the momentum does not flag for solar deployments, even in […]

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India Needs To Invest $600 Bn In Power Sector: Wood Mackenzie

India is set to become a major player in the global energy markets with a unique growth path, featuring lower energy intensity, a diverse energy mix and increased commodity imports, the latest report from Wood Mackenzie said. The latest Wood Mackenzie’s Horizons report is titled “Eye on the Tiger: How Higher Indian economic growth could […]

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