Petronas Owned Gentari Targets 40 GW of renewable energy by 2030 Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The national oil company of Malaysia – Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) – has announced that the company is aiming to build a Renewable Energy capacity of 30 – 40 GW through its new business unit Gentari by 2030. Petronas informed that the special focus for the renewable energy addition will be on solar power energy. […] Read more
Zinc–air Battery Technology By IIT Madras Hopes to Challenge Lithium-Ion ones Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at IIT Madras are in the process of developing a new kind of zinc – air battery technology for electric vehicles that can prove to be a strong alternative to lithium-ion ones. A key feature of the zinc – air battery is that it could be charged mechanically. However, actual details of the technology […] Read more
KSEB Moves Kerala Regulator To Shift From Net To Gross Metering For Solar Prosumers Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has moved the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to approve of amendment to the rules of metering and billing against the consumers not only generating solar and wind power more than 500 kilowatts a month but also receiving the supply of power from KSEB. In doing so, KSEB would […] Read more
Sunfuel Electric comes up with 120 KW ‘superchargers’ Updated On Wed, May 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sunfuel Electric has announced the launching of a new charging technology for electric vehicles at its factory in Pune in order to ease the long travels on the highways for EV drivers. Sunfuel has unveiled the new ‘ExpressMiles’ highway charging service and the first of the novel EV chargers will be installed on the Kalka-Shimla […] Read more
IREDA sanctions Rs 14,000 cr for RE projects in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable energy projects finance company and government owned – Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) – has announced that it has sanctioned loans of Rs 14,445 crore and has already disbursed more than Rs 10,000 crore in Maharashtra for renewable energy projects. IREDA and Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCAI) conducted a […] Read more
BEL to manufacture battery packs for Triton electric trucks Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Pune Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will manufacture Li-ion battery packs for the electric trucks of Triton, US, as part of an MoU signed between the two companies to explore manufacturing of battery cells in India for Energy Storage Systems and electric vehicles in the Heavy Vehicle segment for the […] Read more
Battery Swapping For Electric Vehicles And Ways To Lead The Change Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy By Dr. Irfan Khan Electric vehicles are becoming more visible with the increasing use cases in the commercial vehicle space. Many manufacturers and solution providers are working on measures to make EVs more affordable, easy to charge and economical to operate. One such technology that gives all these benefits to fleet operators is battery swapping. […] Read more
MSEDCL floats 431 MW solar tender in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) has invited bids for the procurement of 431 MW solar power from decentralised solar projects of minimum 0.5 MW to maximum 2 MW capacity under component-A of PM Kusum Scheme to be developed in Maharashtra. Key details of the tender released by MSEDCL are as follows: Pre-bid Conference Meeting Date […] Read more
Nexcharge Starts Production of Li-ion Battery Packs and Modules Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nexcharge has announced the inauguration of its manufacturing plant at Prantij, Gujarat which is spread across 6 lakh square feet for the production of Li-ion battery packs and modules (Pouch/ Prismatic/ Cylindrical Nexcharge says that the facility has 6 fully automated assembly lines and testing labs with an installed capacity of 1.5 GWh and will […] Read more
