Author Archives: Srinwanti Das
About Srinwanti Das
Srinwanti is a copy editor at Mercom India, where she writes and edits news stories across the clean energy spectrum. Prior to Mercom, she has worked in book publishing at Macmillan Publishing House and Integra and honed her editorial and writing skills in both online and print media such as Reuters, Times Group Books, The Times of India, and Pune Mirror, covering local to international stories. More articles from Srinwanti Das.
Daily News Wrap-Up: GAF Energy Shifts Solar Manufacturing from Asia to the US
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Roof-integrated solar company GAF Energy has announced that it will move all of its solar manufacturing and ...
Amazon to Issue $1 Billion Sustainability Bonds to Fund Green Projects
E-commerce giant Amazon has issued a $1 billion sustainability bond to fund ongoing and new projects in five key green spheres. The company aims to finance green and social projects ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ACWA Power Closes Financing for a 100 MW CSP Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Saudi Arabia’s energy major ACWA Power has announced the beginning of construction on the 100 MW Redstone ...
Renewables to Gain 40% Share of $250 Billion Power Investments in MENA by 2025
In a recently published report, the Saudi Arabia-based Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) has predicted that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) energy sector will receive investments worth $805 ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Enel Green to Build a 1.5 GW Solar Hybrid Project With Battery Storage
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Enel Green Power North America has announced construction on five new renewable energy projects in the U.S., ...
Trade Volume of Solar in IEX’s Green Term-Ahead Market Soars in April 2021
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded a record 78 MU (million units) of solar power in April, a 272% surge from the 21 MU traded in March 2021. The exchange’s real-time ...
Adani Green’s Total Income for FY 2020-21 Up by 34% YoY
Renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has released its audited financial results for the financial year (FY) ended March 31, 2021. AGEL's total income for FY21 has reportedly ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: EDF Renewables Bags Three Solar Projects in the US
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: EDF Renewables North America has been awarded three contracts for solar projects in New York. Awarded by ...
SECI Amends 1,785 MW Solar Tender in Rajasthan, Extends Bid Submission Deadline
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has revised the bid submission deadline for the 1,785 MW of solar tender (Tranche IV) floated for Rajasthan. The tender was initially issued ...
SEIA Devises Tool to Increase Solar Supply Chain Transparency
U.S.-based Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has come up with a tool to increase supply chain transparency. The mechanism is likely to help ensure that all solar components are made ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: juwi to Build Solar Battery Hybrid Project at Egypt’s Largest Gold Mine
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: South Africa-based subsidiary of German renewable energy company juwi has signed an agreement with Sukari Gold Mines ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: BELECTRIC to Build a Floating Solar Project in Israel for EDF
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: BELECTRIC, engineering, procurement, construction service provider, is building a 19.3 MW floating PV project in Israel for ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: KPI Global Bags Order to Build a 12.5 MW Captive Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: KPI Global has announced that it has bagged an order for executing a solar project from Anupam ...
First Solar Clocks 32% Rise in Net Sales QoQ in Q1 2021
First Solar, a U.S.-based manufacturer of solar modules, has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021). Net sales for Q1 2021 touched $803.4 million, an ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ENGIE to Develop 2 GW Renewable Energy Portfolio in Chile
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Global energy player ENGIE will develop a 2 GW renewable energy portfolio in Chile. It includes an ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: GWEC Forecasts Wind Sector to Add 3.3 Million Jobs by 2025
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said in a new study that 3.3 million new wind power ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Jindal Steel Sells its Stake in Coal Power to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd will sell a 96.42% stake in electricity-generation subsidiary Jindal Power to Worldone ...
Fourth Partner Energy Secures ₹2.5 Billion to Expand C&I Solar Portfolio
CDC Group, a U.K. government-owned financial development institution, has announced a ₹2.5 billion (~$33.44 million) investment into distributed solar energy company Fourth Partner Energy. The capital from CDC will be ...
Clean Energy Innovations Slowed Between 2017-19
A new joint study published by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) has highlighted the need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: ReNew Power to Use Airtouch Solar’s Robotic Cleaning Systems
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Airtouch Solar has signed a contract with ReNew Power to supply water-free robotic cleaning systems for three ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Masdar-led Consortium to Develop 300 MW Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Masdar-led renewable energy consortium, with EDF Renewables and Nesma Company, has reached a financial close on ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Biden Pledges to Cut U.S. Greenhouse Emission to Half by 2030
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: At a global summit on climate change, U.S President Joe Biden pledged to ensure that the United ...