Swedish firm raises €9.6 M for sustainable cathode material for Na+ batteries Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Swedish sodium-ion battery company Altris AB has raised €9.6 Million (100 MSEK) in a Series A funding round. The funding secures Altris’ production scale-up of the company’s innovative battery cathode material, Fennac, to 2,000 tonnes, enabling 1 GWh of sustainable batteries and further research and development of sodium-ion batteries to take place, said the firm. […] Read more
TCC builds new gen EV charging infra with 7-ELEVEN in Taiwan Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Taiwan Cement Corp’s subsidiary NHOA.TCC and President Chain Store’s subsidiary 7-ELEVEN have announced the “New Energy, New Lifestyle” plan to jointly build a new generation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure that combines green energy, energy storage and EV charging services. NHOA.TCC’s first EV charging infrastructure is located at Taiwan’s Hualien’s City’s most popular tourist […] Read more
Solar-powered butterfly-shaped mobile home all set for a world tour Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The SolarButterfly, named Larso, plans to identify, record and publicize 1,000 climate change solutions and works of pioneers to serve as an inspiration for others to follow suit. It has just been announced that LONGi, a major solar technology company, will be a key partner for this project. The project involves a solar-powered mobile home […] Read more
UAE’s Masdar Reports 4.3 GW Expansion in RE Portfolio in 2021 Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy UAE government-owned renewable firm Masdar has announced a 40% increase in its clean energy project portfolio in 2021. The electricity generation capacity of all projects Masdar invested in last year – either installed or under development – increased from 10.7 gigawatts (GW) to over 15 GW in 2021, according to the company’s 2021 Annual Sustainability […] Read more
Eversource Capital Is Majority Owner in Lithium Urban After Fresh Funding Round Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy EverSource Capital (EverSource), manager of India’s largest climate impact fund, announced on March 21 that it has invested in Lithium Urban Technologies Pvt Ltd. (Lithium) for a majority stake. Lithium is the largest operator of electric cars in India, providing services to 50+ clients since 2015 with a presence in 15+ cities. Eversource is a […] Read more
India, Japan Partner for Electric Vehicles, battery storage, Biofuels, Green Hydrogen Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Taking cooperation for net zero carbon emissions to the next level, India and Japan have instituted a ‘Clean Energy Partnership’ (CEP) by incorporating electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure, solar sector development, biofuels, green hydrogen and battery storages. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, was in India for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit earlier this week. After […] Read more
BPE Launches Nrgx 5000 UPS with Li-ion Battery EXL Series Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Noida based Best Power Equipments (BPE) has launched its latest model Nrgx 5000 UPS with Li-ion Battery (ESS – Energy Storage Solution) for both home & small businesses. The company says that the product is a robust UPS that covers all aspects of home, office and small businesses’ power needs. BPE says products will be […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Reclaims No. 1 Spot for Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu has recently made it to the top of the list of Indian states ranked as per their overall installed renewable energy capacity, seizing the position from Karnataka. Interestingly, the latter toppled Tamil Nadu in 2018 to become the leader in total installed capacity in the clean energy sector, following big capacity additions in […] Read more
MERC rules for transmission charges to be paid even where ISTS not used by generator Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy In a recent judgement published on March 18, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has ruled with the state discom on a plea by a wind generator. MERC’s order rejected Minex Metallurgical Pvt. Ltd.’s plea for the non levy of transmission charges and refund of transmission charges “wrongly levied” by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. […] Read more