Energy Transition Stories
India’s clean-energy push stalls over China tensions
In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families — again
In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families — again
The story centers on transformers, machines that adjust electricity voltages, but it offers lessons for how the global energy transition writ large is intricately affected by geopolitics, economics and even extreme weather. Published on the Cipher News website on September 4, 2024.
In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families — again
In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families — again
In rural India, a clean energy project is displacing families — again
For six fishing communities in India, a large-scale floating solar energy project comes at the expense of their livelihoods. After a floating solar plant went online in September 2024, the state government issued a notice in a local Hindi newspaper advising locals against fishing nearby. Published on Cipher News on February 19, 2025.
How to protect clean energy projects against extreme weather
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power — and Maybe More Lead?
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power — and Maybe More Lead?
The trials of floating solar projects in India point to a broader trend tinged with irony: extreme weather exacerbated by climate change is increasingly impacting the clean energy projects intended to help combat climate change worldwide. But India’s storm-ravaged floating solar projects offer lessons. Published on the Cipher News website on February 24, 2025.
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power — and Maybe More Lead?
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power — and Maybe More Lead?
For Developing Countries, More Solar Power — and Maybe More Lead?
In developing nations like India, solar power’s reliance on lead batteries could have a big impact on some communities. public health researchers are concerned that the rapid and aggressive push for solar power in some developing countries can have a frequently overlooked side-effect: Localized spikes in lead poisoning. Published on the UnDark website on June 3, 2020.