China’s CATL Reveals the First-generation Sodium-ion Battery Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Chinese battery giant, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) has today revealed the first of its Sodium-ion battery. At a launch event today, the battery maker also announced that it has planned to set up a supply chain for the new technology in 2023. Although the firm has not disclosed the prices of the battery yet, […] Read more
Lexus India Extends HEV Battery Warranty Upto 8 Years to Escalate Electrification Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian subsidiary of the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota, Lexus India announced yesterday that it has extended the battery warranty period of its hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) from five years to a period of eight years. Lexus declares that this initiative has been taken to speed up its electrification vision and […] Read more
Tata Power Tops CRISIL’s ESG Rankings Among Power Companies Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has secured the highest score among its peers in the Indian Power sector in CRISIL’s, recently launched environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores. CRISIL, an S&P Global Company, is a provider of ratings, data, research, analytics, and solutions. By doing well on all ESG parameters viz. Environmental, Social […] Read more
Auto Major Mahindra & Mahindra Sets Up 58 MWp Captive Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-headquartered auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about 100 million units of power annually beginning 2022. Located in Parbhani district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, the solar plant will be built, owned, and operated for a period of 25 years by […] Read more
Jinko Provides The Modules At India, & Asia’s Largest Carport Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Jinko Solar’s Cheetah monofacial series modules have been deployed at Asia’s largest carport facility located in the northern part of India. The carport dwarfs all other carports with its 20 MWp installed capacity – the highest in any carport across Asia. Built by KEC International’s Solar EPC division at their customer’s factory premise. Jinko’s high […] Read more
ST’s Bouskoura Plant to Use 50% Energy from Renewables by 2022 Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy French-Italian semiconductor manufacturing company STMicroelectronics has announced that its Bouskoura site in Morocco will procure 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2022 compared to 1% in 2020, as part of its action plan to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2027. ST has been present in Bouskoura for over 20 years with a back-end plant which employs […] Read more
Sungrow Supplies Inverters to 120 MW C&I Rooftop PV Plant in China Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow supplied its inverter solutions to the largest commercial & industrial rooftop PV plant in Shandong. China’s global inverter solution supplier for renewables, Sungrow has announced that it has supplied inverter solutions to the largest commercial & industrial rooftop PV plant, endowing a capacity of 120 MW, in Jining, China’s Shandong province. Located in the […] Read more
Capgemini to Order Only Hybrid & EVs, Ends Pure Diesel/Petrol Orders Updated On Tue, Jul 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy French IT company Capgemini has announced that it will now order only hybrid and electric cars and vans for its 12,000-vehicle company fleet, stopping with immediate effect the order of new pure diesel or petrol vehicles as part of its plans to transition to a fully electric fleet by 2030. The company aims to achieve […] Read more
Top 10 Cleantech Trends for 2021 By IHS Markit Updated On Mon, Jul 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Asia will account for over 70 percent of total floating PV installations by 2024, says London-based information provider IHS Markit, among other cleantech trends expected this year. The whitepaper “10 Cleantech Trends in 2021” makes the following predictions vis a vis the renewables sector: 1. Renewable installations will rebound by double- digits after covid-19 impasse Annual […] Read more