GE Signs Deal With Arafura, Eyes Rare Earths For EV & Wind Turbines Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Arafura Resources Limited and GE Renewable Energy have signed an MoU to forget a partnership in the set up of a sustainable supply chain for Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) central to energy transition. The parties are looking at negotiating a long-term sales agreement for GE to purchase NdPr from Arafura’s Nolans Project in central Australia. The agreement […] Read more
Ola Electric Announces Domestic Production of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ola Electric has announced that they have succeeded in making a Li-ion cell indigenously. An important development that will support the Indian EV industry as India doesn’t have much organization in the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. Bhavish Aggarwal, the CEO of Ola Electric, revealed the creation of the lithium-ion cell’s success on Twitter […] Read more
IEA Calls For Innovation To Bridge Gap Between Demand & Supply Of Metals For EV Batteries Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The autonomous intergovernmental organisation that shapes policies related to energy for countries, International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a 68-page report “Global Supply Chains of EV Batteries“. The report states that innovation alone can help bridge the fast increasing gap between demand and supply of critically important metals for EV batteries. The supply of critical […] Read more
Sindh’s 500 MW Floating Solar Plant, National Solar Energy Policy For Pakistan on August 1 Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an impetus to renewable energy in the country, the Sindh government has revealed its ambition to set up Pakistan ‘s first floating solar power plant. The plant will boast of a 500MW generation capacity and will be established at Keenjhar Lake. The project will cost $400 million. The Provincial Minister of Sindh for Energy, […] Read more
In a First For the US, Wind And Solar Energy Generate More Power Than Nuclear Updated On Mon, Jul 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Data from SUN DAY Campaign analysis of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed that the wind and solar energy sources produced 17.96 per cent more power than nuclear power plants in the USA. It is for the first time that the United States produced more solar and wind energy than nuclear in the country’s […] Read more
Brazil Opens Up Lithium Market, Has Potential To Become World Leader Updated On Mon, Jul 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Brazilian government has recently issued an executive order relaxing the rules on Lithium exports and has the potential to become a global leader in the Lithium market. At present, Brazil accounts for only 1.5% of the global production of Lithium as currently only two companies are operational in the region- CBL and AMG Brasil. […] 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
Woodmac Ranking for Inverter Shipments In 2021 Retains Huawei at 1, Top 5 Firms Chinese Updated On Fri, Jul 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy In the second global PV Inverter rankings in two weeks, it is the turn of Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business to release the numbers. And the rankings makes for an interesting list, as Huawei has managed to protect its leadership herem unlike in the case of the IHS Markit’s rankings in June. Consolidation at the […] Read more