Shale Renewables and the New Energy Paradigm at SXSW Eco
With more than $50 billion of private equity capital still waiting to be deployed into the energy sector, this is a heady and challenging time for energy investors. While many have described this period as the “investing opportunity of a lifetime,” the increased volatility in commodity prices and the paradigm shift in the global supply-demand …
Amitabh Bachchan is arguably the superstar of the century in India and one of the most influential figures not only in the Indian film industry, but also more broadly in Indian society. His appeal transcends age, gender, class, and religion and has made him the icon of 1.2 billion Indians. Most Indians are enamored not …
“Everybody else is doing it, why shouldn’t I?” On my recent trip to India, this was often the response I received from my compatriots who were knowingly and willfully ignoring the law. Whether it be the rickshaw driver who enters the wrong side of road, quickly snarling traffic in order to shorten his own commute, …
Many young Indian-Americans want absolutely nothing to do with India. We are not so naïve as to still consider it a land of snake-charmers and swamis, but our understanding is tainted by childhood memories of mosquitoes, blackouts, and food poisoning. Every challenge that India faces is another reason to stay on the other side of …
The impact of the recent decline in global oil prices on India’s economy highlights a fundamental weakness in its energy portfolio. Because the volume of India’s net oil imports approaches a billion barrels every year (nearly three-fourths of its annual oil consumption), softness in commodity prices is helping reduce not only India’s current account deficit …
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office, his administration has been keen to bolster support for renewable energy as part of India’s energy portfolio. The 2014-2015 Union Budget, announced in July by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, introduced initiatives to build “ultra-mega” solar projects, install 100,000 solar-powered agricultural pumps and pumping stations, and build canal-top photovoltaic …
The development of unconventional fossil fuel resources like oil sands and shale gas in the past couple of decades puts the renewable energy industry in an unexpected bind. New drilling and exploration technologies have increased the viability of previously inaccessible resources such as those in the Arctic or the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. …
My interest in alternative energy technologies was sparked by an eye-opening trip to India with my family nearly seven years ago. At first, I was just upset about having to sit in 110 degree heat without air conditioning because the power was out (the local utility had instituted a program of “load shedding,” whereby it …