Govt Calls EV Manufacturers To Explain Recent EV fires Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), DRDO‘s lab, has blamed the EV manufacturing companies for the recent spate of fires. The report has found that recent electric scooter fires were caused by defects in their batteries, including in the designs of the battery packs and modules. Published on May 23, the report […] Read more
Hanwha invests $320M in cell, module mfg capacity expansion Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has announced a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in the United States and Korea with the aim of providing secure, cleaner energy amid mounting calls for energy security and net-zero emissions. Hanwha said it will seek to spend $170 million […] Read more
The Top 5: India’s Listed Renewable Energy Firms Enjoy A Fine Run At Bourses Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As India girds up for one of the biggest renewable energy transitions in the world, private sector participation as been a critical pillar of this transition. With ever widening scope and ambitious targets, led and announced by Prime Minister Modi himself, no one has any doubts on the potential growth and future of the renewable […] Read more
“OEMs and freight transporters need stronger financial support”, Satyakam Arya, Daimler India CV’s Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The BharatBenz brand, even as it becomes more visible on the roads in India, is also looked upto for the pedigree and technology access it has. To that extent, the company behind it, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Limited (DICV),. faces a tough ask to lead the changes needed to clean up the commercial transportation […] Read more
Impax Partners with Bullfinch Asset to Invest in RE Projects in Germany Updated On Wed, Jan 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Impax Asset Management has partnered with Bullfinch Asset to invest in decentralised clean energy projects in Germany. Impax said a fund it manages has become a shareholder in Bullfinch and has partnered with it to establish Greenfinch, the joint investment vehicle which will deploy capital in projects that enable locally generated energy and support decarbonisation […] Read more
Octopus Energy, Sterlite Power Sign MOU For Green Power Systems Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy UK based 1.2 billion pound sterling energy group Octopus Energy Group, which has over 3 million customers in the UK has entered into an MOU with leading Indian power transmission player Sterlite Power. The agreement aims to help decarbonise Indian industry and bring cheaper green power to consumers around the world. The Memorandum of Understanding […] Read more
South India’s Largest Renewable Energy Expo, RenewX Returns With 5th Edition Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Informa Markets in India, has announced the 5th edition of RenewX, a two-day Renewable Energy trade expo slated on November 19 and 20, 2021 at the Hitex, Hyderabad. RenewX 2021 will provide an Industry platform to the renewable energy buyers and sellers enabling them to connect and collaborate for generating business opportunities. The expo aims to […] Read more
Decoding The Reliance Gambit In Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy It All Started in 2017 It was on the firm’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2017 that Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries first asked the rhetorical question, “Can Reliance become a clean energy company?”. “Why Not?”, he answered it himself at the time, without getting into any further details. Almost three years later, at the firm’s […] Read more
Reflections on World EV Day Updated On Fri, Sep 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy September 9, or World EV day, went by with a flurry of activities to commemorate the same. This writer too spent time moderating panelists at an event to commemorate progress, followed up by ‘fireside chat’ with an Electric Bus specialist for India. What came out really strongly was the overall optimism across the EV space, […] Read more
