Bengaluru

Make in India: Country’s First Technology Transfer Pact for Li-Ion Batteries Inked

The agreement was signed between Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and RAASI Solar Power Pvt Ltd. To boost the government’s Make in India initiative, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on first transfer of technology for the country’s Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries was signed […]

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Bescom Eyes Solar Power to Meet Bengaluru’s Surging Demand

The city consumes more than 50 percent of the power generated in Karnataka and the demand is growing by the day. To meet the demand, which is surging sharply, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has turned to tap solar energy in a big way. After the world’s largest solar plant in Pavagada was commissioned […]

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Tata Power Appoints Praveer Sinha as New CEO, MD

Praveer Sinha has over three decades of experience in the power sector and has been credited with transforming the power distribution sector and development and setting up of greenfield and brownfield power plants in India and abroad. Tata Power has appointed Praveer Sinha as the firm’s new chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director with […]

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BHEL to Develop Space Grade Lithium-ion Cells using ISRO Technology

This transfer of technology will enable BHEL to manufacture Lithium-ion cells in-house for ISRO and other suitable applications. As part of its diversification strategy, power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the manufacturing of space-grade Lithium-ion cells of various […]

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Intersolar India is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Bengaluru – the Silicon Valley and technology hub of India

Solar developments in India grew exponentially in 2017. Further announcements and new market opportunities in the energy storage and electric mobility sector strengthen India to become an interesting and very promising market in the future. The state of Karnataka is one of the most flourishing Indian solar markets and the first Indian state to launch […]

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FMO, OPIC with Others Invests Rs 95 Cr in Orb Energy

Based out of Bengaluru, Orb gives solar energy frameworks, for example, solar panels and water radiators and has sold more than 150,000 frameworks in India since commencement in 2006. Solar energy systems producer Orb Energy has raised over Rs 95 crore ($15 million) in a section value and part-obligation round from the Dutch improvement bank […]

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Kerala’s St Francis Assisi Cathedral Goes Solar

The solar power plant was introduced with the assistance of KSEB, ANERT, and Bengaluru – based Orb Energy. In June 2015, Fr Judis Panackal, vicar of St Francis Assisi Cathedral got a ‘Laudato Si’ encyclical (an ecclesiastical letter) on the earth and environmental change from the Vatican, which worried on the need to grasp sustainable […]

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Bengaluru International Airport Partners with Bosch India to Generate Solar Power for its Operations

With solar power usage, Bengaluru International Airport is expected to help reduce CO2 emissions by 3625 tonnes per annum. Bosch Limited, a leading supplier of technology and services, has commissioned two solar power projects for the Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) the first project of 440kW has been installed in the car park area in […]

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Tata Power Solar and Dell India Have Built India’s Largest Vertical Solar Farm

The first of its kind, India’s Largest Vertical 120kV Solar Farm has been built on Dell’s Bengaluru campus. The plant will produce enough energy to light-up its entire cafeteria and basement parking. Tata Power Solar, India’s largest integrated solar company, and Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. have together built India’s largest vertical solar farm […]

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