Author Archives: Arjun Joshi
About Arjun Joshi
Arjun Joshi is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Before joining Mercom, he worked as a technical writer for enterprise resource software companies based in India and abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Psychology, and Optional English from Garden City University, Bangalore. More articles from Arjun Joshi.
Bill Gates Launches Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to Boost Cleantech Funding & Innovation
The co-founder of Microsoft Corporation and the billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has teamed up with a group of philanthropists, companies, and governments to launch a new climate financing program - ...
Adani Electricity Mumbai Raises $300 Million in Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML), Adani Transmission Limited’s distribution arm, has raised $300 million in sustainability-linked bonds as part of its $2 billion global medium-term notes program. The issue marks the ...
Government Issues Guidelines for Offshore Wind Power Assessment Study and Survey
Following the notification of the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy in 2015, the government, through the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), has issued ‘Guidelines for Offshore Wind Power Assessment ...
GODI Energy Raises Funds from Blue Ashva to Set Up Supercapacitor & Li-ion Cell Facility
Hyderabad-based energy technology company GODI India has raised funds from Blue Ashva Capital through its Blue Ashva Sampada Fund. The company will use the funds to set up supercapacitor and lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Sunseap to Set Up a 2.2 GW Floating Solar Project in Indonesia
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Singapore-based renewable and solar energy company Sunseap Group has signed an agreement with Badan Pengusahaan Batam to ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Siemens to Construct 100 MW Battery Storage Facility in Germany
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH signed a letter of intent to construct a 100 MW battery storage ...
BSES Delhi Signs Power Sale Agreements with SECI for 510 MW of Solar and Hybrid Power
The BSES Delhi distribution companies (DISCOMs) have inked power sale agreements for 25 years with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to procure 510 MW of solar and hybrid power. Of the ...
New Printing Process to Increase the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
In a bid to improve the stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona has worked on a new printing process called ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Volt Energy to Supply Microsoft with 250 MW of Solar Power
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Vancouver-headquartered Volt Energy has announced its first environmental justice and renewable energy initiative with Microsoft. Under the ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Sembcorp and PUB Unveil 60 MW Floating Solar Project in Singapore
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, and the island state's national water agency ...
AI Technology Boosts Solar and Wind Forecasts, Reducing Grid Pressure
A team from Monash University’s Grid Innovation Hub, Worley, and Palisade Energy Ltd have embarked on a joint study to precisely predict wind and solar power generation using machine learning technology. The collaborators ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Coal India’s Largest Subsidiary Installing a 40 MW Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: South Eastern Coalfields (SECL), the largest coal-producing subsidiary of Coal India, is foraying into solar energy with ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC to Set Up a 4,750 MW Solar Park in Rann of Kutch
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: NTPC REL, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC and its green energy arm, will set up a 4,750 ...
Effectively Using Industrial Waste for Energy Storage in Batteries
A team of researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) have stressed that industrial waste would increasingly form the base for energy storage in batteries in ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Hyundai to Assign over $87 Billion for Electric Vehicles by 2025
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Auto major Hyundai Motor Group has announced that it will allocate over $87 billion to develop electric ...
Data from Smart Meters Could Set Tariff Based on Energy Usage Pattern
Researchers from the Texas A&M University have suggested a tariff plan for utilities based on energy consumption that replicates the toll calculation method on toll roads. The model recommended by the ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Power Sector Financing Company REC Limited Raises $400 Million
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: REC Limited, a public infrastructure finance company in India’s power sector, has priced $400 million through 2.75% ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Power Installs EV Charging Facility in Gujarat’s Kevadia
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Indian power utility Tata Power has installed a fast DC electric vehicle (EV) charger in Gujarat’s Narmada ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Vector Green Energy Aims to Raise ₹12.37 Billion Through Green Bonds
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Vector Green Energy has issued non-convertible debentures to raise ₹12.37 billion (~$166 million) in the Indian capital ...
Climate Financing by Multilateral Development Banks Reaches $66 Billion in 2020
A group of nine multilateral development banks (MDBs) have published a report on Climate Finance 2020. The report reveals that the MDBs provided a total of $66 billion towards green ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Shell Unveils Europe’s Largest Green Hydrogen Electrolyzer
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: British-Dutch energy giant Shell has activated Europe’s largest polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen electrolyzer at the firm’s energy and ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Nissan to Invest £1 Billion in EV and Battery Manufacturing
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Nissan has unveiled its plan to transform its flagship Sunderland manufacturing facility into a £1 billion (~$1.37 billion) new-generation ...
Distributed Solar Company Fourth Partner Energy Raises $125 Million in Equity Funding
Distributed solar company, Fourth Partner Energy has raised $125 million in equity funding. Norwegian Investment Fund Norfund has brought in $100 million while existing shareholder the Rise Fund has invested $25 million ...
