Author: Chitrika Grover

Government Removes License Requirement For Energy Storage System

Centre ends the requirement for license to operate and maintain the dedicated transmission lines by power generating companies for them to connect to the grid. Union minister RK Singh recently announced this decision stating that putting an end to the requirement of license for dedicated transmission lines for industry will lead to “ease of doing […]

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Harvard Develops Fast Charging Batteries Lasting 6,000 Cycles

Researchers from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery with improved charging speed. This battery can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times — more than any other pouch battery cell — and can be recharged within minutes. The research, published in Nature Materials, not only describes a […]

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Sun Stellar Collaborates With DRDO-DIHAR On Solar Project In Ladakh

A recent collaboration was undertaken between Sun Stellar, a solar energy solutions provider, and the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (DIHAR) Leh – Lab in Ladakh UT. This collaboration between the company and the research and development laboratory of Defence was undertaken to design a sustainable solar space heating […]

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Mahindra, Ontario Teachers’ Co-Sponsor 2262.8 Crore Renewable Project

Mahindra Group, a farm equipment, utility vehicles, information technology and financial services businesses in India, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’), an institutional investor, have co-sponsored an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) in the renewable energy space. The InvIT, ‘Sustainable Energy Infra Trust’ (SEIT), is India’s InvIT in the renewable energy space. SEIT has […]

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Three-Wheeler EV Sales In India Increased By 65.23% In 2023: FADA

The Federation of Automotive Dealer Association (FADA) released its data on Electric-Three-Wheeler auto retail for the month of December’23 and also for the (Cyclic Year) CY 2023. The data revealed several trends and hinted at the continuous rise of the segment in India.  Electric – Three – Wheler FADA in its data for the Cyclic […]

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E-Fuel Blending In EVs Can Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence By 2028: IEA Estimates

A recent report by International Energy Agency (IEA) found that a combination of electric vehicles (EVs) and biofuels is anticipated to significantly reduce global oil demand. It’s estimated to offset 4 million barrels of oil-equivalent per day by 2028, constituting over 7% of the predicted oil demand for transportation. The IEA report on E-fuel mentioned, […]

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Certified Heat Pump Installations In UK Increased By 20%: MSC Data

A recent data by MCS Foundation, an industrial body in the United Kingdom (UK) stated that certified heat pump installations in the country witnessed an increase by nearly around 20 percent in 2023. It accredited this jump to an increase in the demand for renewable energy technologies that reached its highest ever level in the […]

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EU Adds 17 GW New Wind Energy In 2023, Fails To Meet 30 GW Target

A latest data by WindEurope found that European Union (EU) built 17 GW of new wind farms in 2023. The report also said that the EU installed 14 GW of onshore and 3 GW of offshore wind energy. The EU report stated, “These numbers are slightly up on 2022 and are the most the EU has ever built […]

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Govt Extends Benefits To Open Access Consumers, Notifies New Rule

The Ministry of Power has amended its Electricity (Second Amendment) Rules 2023 and inserted new provisions to regulate the sector. These new provisions are related to the rules related to the General Network Access (GNA) and Open Access Consumers in the country.  In its newly amended rules, the ministry talked about the additional surcharge for open access […]

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