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.
Residential Solar System Sizes Continue to Rise in the U.S.: Berkeley Lab
The Berkeley Lab has found that solar photovoltaic (PV) system sizes continue to grow in the United States. In 2020, the median was 6.5 kW for residential systems, up from ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Tender for Long-Term Supply of Ethanol Receives 197 Bids
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The first Expression of Interest (EoI) for a long-term agreement to supply ethanol has received bids from ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Rosatom to Build 3 GWh Li-ion Battery Manufacturing Plant
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Russian state-owned Rosatom State Nuclear Energy (Rosatom) has announced it will build its 3 GWh lithium-ion battery ...
Power Finance Corporation Issues India’s First-Ever Euro-Denominated Green Bond
Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), a financial institution under the Ministry of Finance, issued its maiden Euro Green Bond of £300 million (~$353 million) under the U.S. Global Medium Term ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: POWERGRID Infuses ₹4.07 Billion in EESL
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Power Grid Corporation of India, an Indian State-owned electric utility, has infused ₹4.07 billion (~$55.35 million) in ...
BHEL Commissions NTPC’s 25 MW Floating Solar Photovoltaic Project in Andhra Pradesh
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the 25 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at NTPC’s site in Simhadri, Andhra Pradesh. BHEL claims it has designed a complex module ...
The UK Infuses £265 Million to Support Renewable Energy Projects
The U.K. Government will infuse £265 million (~$366 million) to support renewable energy projects in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction. CfDs are 15-year private contracts between renewable energy ...
Solar Energy Could Account for 40% of US Electricity Supply by 2035: Report
The US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released the Solar Futures Study, which states that solar could account for ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: APICORP Releases ESG Framework, to Invest $1 Billion in Green Energy
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) unveiled its new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policy framework to ...
DNV Issues Guidelines to Mitigate Impact of Earthquakes on Wind Power Projects
Norwegian independent energy expert and assurance provider DNV has published a recommended practice, 'Seismic Design of Wind Power Plants,' aimed at guiding developers and operators in mitigating challenges of earthquakes ...
US to Provide Grants to Generators Increasing the Share of Renewables in Power Portfolio
The United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce has proposed establishing a new program - Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), that provides grants for power companies that increase their ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: World Bank Lends $380M to Indonesian Pumped Hydro Storage Plant
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: World Bank has approved a $380 million loan to support the 1,040 MW Upper Cisokan pumped hydro ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ReNew Power Commissions a 250 MW Solar Project in Rajasthan
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Independent power producer ReNew Power commissioned a 250 MW capacity of its Interstate Transmission System (ISTS) solar ...
New Coal Plants to Exhaust ₹2.47 Trillion, Investing in Renewables Can Save ₹432 Billion
According to the latest report published by the energy think tank Ember and Climate Risk Horizons, 27 GW of proposed new coal power plants in India could deplete scarce public ...
An Energy Storage Technology That Could Reduce Charging Time to Minutes
Researchers from Tulane University developed an energy storage technology that could reduce charging time to a matter of minutes compared to lithium-ion batteries. The study was funded by the Department ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Lodha Group and Tata Power Partner to Provide EV Charging in Mumbai
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Real estate developer Lodha Group has partnered with Tata Power to provide EV charging solutions in all ...
Measuring Solar Irradiation a Challenge for Developers and Offtakers in Africa
Commercial and industrial solar investment firm CrossBoundary Energy’s (CBE) latest report sheds light on how solar energy generation is forecasted, the specific challenges in measuring solar irradiation in Africa, and ...
Perovskite Solar Cells to Be Tested in Space
To lower the cost of specialized photovoltaic (PV) panels used to generate electricity in space — like the ones used in Mars rovers and space probes — researchers at the ...
Renewables EPC Firm Blattner to be Acquired by Quanta for $2.7 Billion
Electrical infrastructure provider Quanta Services has agreed to acquire utility-scale renewable energy contractor Blattner Holding Company for $2.7 billion. Quanta Services will pay $2.36 billion in cash and issue shares ...
Greek Government Approves a 4.65 GW Green Hydrogen and 400 MW Fuel Cell Project
The Greek Minister of Development and Investments and the Greek Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change approved two 'Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)' floated by US-based fuel ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Ultraviolette to Set Up EV Manufacturing Facility in Bangalore
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Electric Motorcycle manufacturer Ultraviolette announced that it is setting up its manufacturing and assembling facility in Bangalore ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: IREDA to Assist TANGEDCO with Renewable Projects and Fundraising
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Generation ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: TotalEnergies to Build Solar Projects in Iraq
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: TotalEnergies, the Iraqi Ministries for oil and electricity, and the National Investment Commission have signed agreements covering ...
Assam’s Electric Vehicle Policy 2021 Aims at 200,000 EVs to be Deployed by 2026
Assam is the latest Indian state to announce an electric vehicle (EV) policy. The Electric Vehicle Policy of Assam, 2021 aims for 25% EV penetration in all vehicle registrations by ...
US Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Up 33% in 2020
Solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in the United States, including imports, exports, domestic production, and sales touched a record high of 21.8 GW in 2020, 5.4 GW more than in ...
