Renewables Powering Through the Pandemic: IEA Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable electricity expanded at fastest pace in two decades, with huge additions of solar and wind becoming the ‘new normal’ going forward Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than […] Read more
Blue Bird Delivers 1st-Ever Commercial Application of Vehicle-to-Grid Tech in Electric School Bus Partnership with 2 School Districts Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Pekin Public School District and Hollis Consolidated School District Deploy the First-Operational DC Fast Charge Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Application With the Ability to Generate Revenue for the School District and Providing Zero-Emissions School Bus Transportation. At a press event held at the Pekin Transportation Department, school bus industry leader Blue Bird Corporation delivered the first operational […] Read more
AfDB Funds $530 Mn Transmission Line in Angola to Boost Renewable Distribution Updated On Mon, Mar 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy AfDB to finance transmission line that will connect the north and south grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed USD 530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids […] Read more
Hindustan Zinc Signs MoU with Epiroc for Using BEVs in Underground Mining Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s integrated producer of Zinc-Lead and Silver and a Vedanta Group Company, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Epiroc Rock Drills AB for Zero Emission and Sustainable Mining by introducing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) in underground mining. HZL claims to become the first mining company in India to introduce electric […] Read more
No Road Tax, Zero Registration Fee for EVs in Telangana From Feb 3 Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Telangana Government has released an order on Tuesday, declaring there will be no registration fees along with no road tax for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, effective Wednesday, February 3. The order says that 100 percent road tax and registration fee exemption would be given for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers, first […] Read more
Navistar Launches Hydrogen Trucks, Collaborates with General Motor OneH2s Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy A subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, Navistar Inc. has collaborated with General Motors and OneH2 to launch a complete solution for a zero-emission long-haul, hydrogen trucks system. Navistar says it will produce its first production model of the International RHTM Series of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCE) by 2024. Testing of the vehicles is expected […] Read more
Hartek Solar Commissions Rooftop Solar Project at a Panchkula Hospital Updated On Wed, Jan 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Hartek Solar has announced the commissioning of its latest rooftop solar project of 50 kWp capacity at a hospital in Panchkula. Chandigarh-based solar solutions provider Hartek Solar has announced the commissioning of its latest rooftop solar project of 50 kWp capacity at a hospital in Panchkula. As per the firm, the rooftop solar system at Alchemist Hospital will generate […] Read more
3rd Deadline Extension for Empanelment of Agencies in E-Mobility Space Updated On Mon, Jan 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has, for the third time, extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for work on business opportunities in the e-mobility space The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has, for now, the third time, extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for the identification & implementation of business opportunities in the electric mobility (e-mobility) […] Read more
BYD Wins the Largest Pure-Electric Bus Order outside of China Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electronics, automobiles, new energy, and rail transit hi-tech company, BYD has announced that it has won cumulative orders to supply 1,002-unit pure-electric buses (E-buses) to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China the firm has received to date, which sets a new record in sales volume […] Read more
