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Daily News Wrap-Up: ALMM Exemptions Leave Solar Industry Guessing

The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) regulation will be back in force from April 1, 2024, with exemptions for projects set up under open access solar and...

February 15, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Rise to $7 Trillion in 2022, Exacerbating Climate Crisis

Putting the spotlight on the role of fossil fuel subsidies in exacerbating the climate crisis, a damning analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said total...

September 7, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Waste-to-Wealth Initiative GOBARdhan Goes Digital with Launch of Portal

The Union government has launched the unified registration portal for GOBARdhan, with the aim of streamlining the process of setting up compressed biogas CBG/Biogas...

June 2, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Biofuel

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Renewable Energy
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Plug Power’s Q1 Loss Widens to $ 207 Million on Higher Natural Gas Prices

Plug Power, a U.S.-based hydrogen fuel cell company, said its net loss widened to $206.6 million for the first quarter (Q1) of the financial year 2023, compared to $156....

May 11, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Generation Cost Can Compete with Conventional Energy in the US

The Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for onshore wind and utility-scale solar is now competitive with conventional generation technologies, even without subsidies in some...

April 13, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Renewable Energy Dominated US’ Electricity Mix, Outpacing Coal in 2022

Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and geothermal, exceeded coal-fired power generation in the sector for the first time in 2022 in the U.S....

March 31, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Rising Renewables to See the US Cut Back on Conventional Power in 2023-24

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecasted an increase in U.S. power generation from new renewable sources, primarily wind and solar, which would cut...

January 20, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Cleantech Firms Form Alliance to Transform India’s Carbon Market

A group of cleantech companies have formed the Carbon Association of India, a strategic alliance to transform India’s carbon market. The alliance aims to take...

October 13, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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EU to Expedite Renewable Energy Expansion at Lightning Speed

The European Commission has proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in the wake of...

March 14, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Daily News Wrap-Up: Bharat Petroleum Tenders for Solar Project Consultants

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has invited a limited tender for an engaging...

February 14, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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US Could Install an Additional 21 GW of Solar in 2022 and 25 GW in 2023: EIA

In its short-term energy outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts solar capacity to grow by around 21 GW in 2022 and 25 GW in 2023 in the...

January 29, 2022

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Harsh Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: BP to Build Britain’s Largest Hydrogen Plant

Energy group BP aims to build Britain’s largest hydrogen plant by 2030 as part of its push to boost the use of fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Teesside...

April 13, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Tender Floated for 2.6 GW of Solar and Wind Projects in South Africa

South Africa has opened the country’s fifth renewable energy bidding window to procure 2.6 GW of clean energy projects. Out of the 2.6 GW capacity, 1.6 GW will be...

March 19, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Renewable Energy
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Construction Cost for Solar Projects Fell by 50% in the US During 2013-18

The latest report published the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that the annual capacity-weighted average construction cost for solar and onshore wind...

September 18, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Bloom Energy to Develop the First Natural Gas-Powered Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Project in India

The U.S.-based Bloom Energy along with real estate developer Atelier Global, India’s leading natural gas companies GAIL (India) Limited and Indian Oil Corporation, and...

September 10, 2019

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Anjana Parikh

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