Chhattisgarh Has A New EV Policy, Announces SOPs To Develop State As EV Manufacturing Hub Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Chhattisgarh government approved its electric vehicle (EV) policy on July 7 following in the footsteps of the states like Delhi, Haryana etc. The policy exempts the EV buyers from road tax and registration fee in an attempt to woo more people to purchase EVs and to relieve the tension arising from multiple hikes in […] Read more
Growing Prices Will Have No Effect On EV Adoption Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy In this conversation with SaurEnergy, Anand Kabra, Vice-Chairman and MD of Kabra ExtrusionTechnik Limited, whose EV vehicles and storage division, Battrixx, has grown at a staggering rate in FY ’22, talks about the firm’s plans and market in India. Battrixx, founded in 2018, is a division of Kabra Extrusion Technik Ltd, which belongs to the […] Read more
IEA Special Report on Solar PV Global Supply Chains Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy In this special report on Solar PV supply chains, the IEA has used inputs from global participants to highlight how the market has an unusual level of concentration in China presently. For solar PV supply chains, that is a dangerous situation to be in, as price volatility seen since 2020 has demonstrated. With concentration on […] Read more
Power Finance Corp Signs Loan Agreement With Japan Bank For JPY 30 Billion Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy An Indian financial institution under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Power Finance Corp (PFC) has signed a loan agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Through this loan agreement, Power Finance Corp will seek JPY 30 billion as loan amount from JBIC. As part of its “Global action for Reconciling Economic growth […] Read more
National Thermal Power Corp Floats Two Tenders for Solar Cold Storages & Solar Water Pumps Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has invited bids for two solar tender including solar-powered cold storage & solar-powered water pumps. Installation and Commissioning work of solar-powered cold storage will be in Senegal, Djibouti, Sudan, and Seychelles & solar-powered water pumps will be in Burundi, Ethiopia, Suriname, Mozambique, and Cuba. The last date to submit […] Read more
Himachal Group Opposes World Bank Consultation Over Hydropower Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy A motley group of dam affected people and other activists in Himachal Pradesh have shot off a letter to the World Bank and Directorate of Energy, HP, on July 6 protesting against the hydropower projects in the state. They also boycotted the scheduled ‘Stakeholder Consultation’ for the proposed $200 million ‘Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Programme’. […] Read more
Singapore Gets Its First Renewable Energy Import From Laos Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has said that the country has begun to import renewable energy from Laos through Thailand and Malaysia. The authority held that this is the first such transfer of RE into Singapore. In September 2021, a power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed between Keppel Electric of Singapore and Electricite du Laos […] Read more
Chargeup,Two More Join Up To Offer E-Rickshaws At Rs 90,000 Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Delhi-based battery-swapping company, Chargeup has announced its collaboration with two firms including Paisalo Digital Ltd and Goenka Electric Motors (GEM). Companies said, through this collaboration, they will help E-rickshaw drivers own their vehicles at only Rs 90000 only. Chargeup said it’s for the first time when an affordable E-Rickshaw Sale across Delhi/NCR has been […] Read more
IIT Kharagpur Scientists Develop Fast Charging E-Cycle Powered By Na-Ion batteries Updated On Thu, Jul 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Scientists at the IIT Kharagpur have developed sodium-ion batteries and supercapacitors using nanomaterials. The battery can be used in an electric bicycle (E-cycle) and is capable of quick charging. The price of e-cycle will drop dramatically since sodium(Na)-ion batteries are less expensive than lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Amreesh Chandra, a professor in the Department of Physics […] Read more
