Author: Gautamee Hazarika

About Gautamee Hazarika

Gautamee, Staff reporter at Mercom India More articles from Gautamee.
Gautamee is a reporter at Mercom India. Prior to Mercom, Gautamee was working as a multimedia news journalist at ThePrint in New Delhi. She has received her Bachelors in English Honors and Masters in English Literature from St.Stephen's College, University of Delhi.More articles from Gautamee
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Global Energy Transition Requires $35 Trillion Investment Over Next Decade

The lack of adequate progress in the global energy transition will require even more investment, and a systematic change in the volume and type of investments is...

March 30, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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Engineers Harness Sodium Hydroxide for Sustainable Energy Storage

A Denmark-based firm, Hyme Energy, has developed a novel energy storage system that uses a type of salt known as sodium hydroxide, known to have exceptional heat storage...

March 30, 2023

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Future Wind Turbines to be More Powerful and Cause Less Sound Pollution: Study

Upcoming wind turbines are expected to generate significantly more power compared to their predecessors while also causing less noise pollution in the surrounding areas,...

March 30, 2023

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Technology

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Wind
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Over 200,000 Farmers Have Benefited from PM-KUSUM: Power Minister

The Minister of Power R.K. Singh told the Parliament that the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) program has benefited over 200,000...

March 29, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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Parliamentary Panel Suggests Extending FAME Program for EVs by Two Years

A parliamentary committee has recommended extending the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) program by two years beyond its...

March 29, 2023

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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SECI’s Payments to Wind and Solar Developers Grew 62% YoY in February 2023

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has disbursed a sum of ₹8.9 billion (~$109.5 million) to wind and solar energy developers for the electricity procured in...

March 28, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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KIT Researchers Discover a New Solution to Battery Passivation Puzzle

A recent study by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has shown that the formation of the solid electrolyte interphase, which is crucial for the functioning of...

March 28, 2023

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Solar

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Technology
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SJVN secures ₹9.2 Billion Loan from Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Government-owned SJVN has secured a green financing loan of ₹9.15 billion (~$111.2 million) from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to construct two...

March 28, 2023

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Finance and M&A

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Floating Solar

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Solar
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Tokyo Electric Power to Build 1.9 GW Offshore Wind Projects in Scotland

Flotation Energy (FE), a subsidiary of TEPCO Renewable Power based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Norway-based Vårgrønn, have received exclusive rights from Crown Estate...

March 28, 2023

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Finance and M&A

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Wind
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Photosynthesis ‘Hack’ Could Lead to New Ways of Generating Renewable Energy

A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge successfully manipulated the initial steps of photosynthesis and uncovered a novel approach to harnessing its...

March 27, 2023

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Solar

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Technology
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Government Aligns Civil Aviation Regulations with Carbon Emission Cut Goals

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has advised the authorities at the state level to ensure that carbon emission reduction measures are incorporated into the design...

March 27, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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Motovolt Acquires Stake in German Electric 2-Wheeler OEM eROCKIT

India-based electric mobility company Motovolt said it has acquired a stake in eROCKIT, a Germany-based electric two-wheeler original equipment manufacturer (OEM)....

March 27, 2023

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Electric Vehicles

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Finance and M&A
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One-Step Coating Could Make Perovskite Solar Cells Commercially Viable

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has devised a new way to produce perovskite solar cells that could speed its commercialization. Different layers are...

March 24, 2023

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Solar

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Technology
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Renewables Accounted for 83% of the Total Generation Capacity Added in 2022

Renewable capacity grew by 9.6% in 2022, adding a record 295 GW worldwide. This accounts for 83% of all power capacity added last year and brings the global renewable...

March 24, 2023

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Renewable Energy
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L&T Partners with McPhy to Produce Green Hydrogen Electrolyzers in India

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has signed a binding agreement with McPhy Energy, a French electrolyzer technology and manufacturing company, for a long-term partnership...

March 23, 2023

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Renewable Energy

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