renewable energy
Funding decarbonisation in RMG sector requires smart policies
The challenges are multifaceted, from a heavy reliance on fossil fuels to inefficiencies within factory operations.
Set a concrete target first to achieve growth in renewable energy: a study suggests
Shah Md Ahsan Habib, a professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, conducted the study
NBR offers 10-year tax benefit for investments in renewables
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday granted a 10-year tax benefit for investments to establish renewable energy-based power facilities with the objective to facilitate generation of clean energy.
China wants to make solar panels in Bangladesh
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says while meeting with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in New York
Govt has plan to generate power from hydrogen, ammonia: PM
The government has taken a plan to generate electricity from hydrogen and ammonia alongside the production of solar and wind power in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament
ICDRET 2024 / In conversation with UIU’s Prof. Dr M. Rezwan Khan
Campus engaged in a one-on-one interview with Prof. Dr M. Rezwan, delving into discussions encompassing the conference and the renewable energy sector in general.
'High dependence on imported fossil fuels bringing trouble'
"The high dependence on imported fossil fuels has significantly impacted our energy system."
Why is renewable energy still neglected?
Government mustn’t keep depending on fossil fuel power plants
Clean energy goal far away
In a fresh push, Bangladesh entered its renewable energy era in 2017 with the launch of a 3MW solar power plant in Jamalpur’s Sharishabari. Ever since, the country has added only 459MW of renewable energy to the national grid.
Corruption is dimming solar power, too
Bribe-taking officials, local leaders in CHT must be brought to book
Who will save the planet? Certainly not its killers.
Issues centring ecological protection are inherently political, but in this dying earth, these are repeatedly depoliticised.
Sustainable finance can catalyse Bangladesh’s renewable energy sector
Conventional finance alone will not help our nation to achieve its full renewable energy potential.
The many holes in Bangladesh’s energy master plan
The share of renewable energy is projected at merely 11 and 16 percent in 2041 and 2050.
Switching to renewables is easier than we think
Bangladesh’s progress towards switching to renewable energy has remained slow and uncertain.
Pursuing a career in renewable energy
With the state of the climate crisis, renewable energy will be very important going forward.
Exploring alternative energy sources: The future of renewable power
El Nino, La Nina, wildfire, floods, heatwaves – all these terms have been plastered on every news source, both digital and print for the past few years. It seems that the detrimental effects of global climate change have dawned upon us, it is not a phenomenon that “may happen” in the distant future.
Denmark proposes $1.3 billion investment to produce wind energy in Bangladesh
With the investments, CIP and COP, the global leaders in renewable energy, proposed to develop a commercial, utility-scale offshore wind project off the coast of the Bay of Bengal, COP said in a press release yesterday.
Incentives planned for 12 sectors
The government will continue to provide incentives to 12 sectors as an alternative to direct cash support on export receipts with a view to helping exporters tackle potential challenges in the post-LDC era, a top official said yesterday.
Fuelled by inefficiency?
The government must phase out inefficient power plants, rethink energy policy