Yulu Wants to Solve Public Transport’s Greatest Problem in India: Amit Gupta Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy At a time when the crisis in auto sales has everyone’s attention, Yulu, the Bengaluru based firm focused on micro mobility couldn’t care less. In a discussion with Group Editor Prasanna Singh, Yulu’s CEO Amit Gupta discusses the firm, its experience so far with electric mobility and its hopes. For Yulu’s Co-Founder and CEO Amit […] Read more
India’s Safeguard Duty Move has Not Helped Much: Sudhir Aggarwal Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s move to impose safeguard duty on import of solar cells and modules last year hasn’t helped domestic manufacturers much. While import of solar cells and modules from China have declined since the duty was implemented in July 2018, India still imported USD 1.9 billion worth of panels in the 11 months ended June 30, […] Read more
Need to Breed, Encourage Innovation at Grassroots Level: Sahil Shanghavi Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy For India to become a battery or any other storage technology manufacturing hub, we need to breed and encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Both public and private sectors need to collaborate closely with researchers at various institutes in India and fund different ideas in order to come up with better technology than what exists […] Read more
Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries a $1,000 Mn Opportunity in India Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The lithium-ion batteries market is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years in India, and a new analysis has predicted the recycling of such batteries could present a USD 1000 million opportunity by 2030 The lithium-ion batteries market is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years in India. Some of the […] Read more
REI 2019: Spowdi Unveils Ingenious Zero-Emission Water Distribution System Updated On Fri, Sep 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sweden-based tech startup Spowdi has unveiled its zero-emission water distribution system, the Spowdi 1.0, at the ongoing REI Expo 2019. Sweden-based tech startup Spowdi has unveiled its creation, the zero-emission water distribution system the Spowdi 1.0, at the ongoing Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2019. The system consists of a Power Management Box (PMB), which […] Read more
Green Capital at Scale Needed for Energy Transition in Emerging Economies Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new study finds that large-scale mobilisation of green capital in clean energy solutions is the main holdout against energy transition in emerging economies Large-scale mobilisation of green capital for investment and innovation in low-carbon energy solutions is the main holdout against a clean energy transition in emerging economies, according to an independent study released […] Read more
At REI 2019, Hope Makes A Comeback, Against the Odds Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2019 began at the India Expo Centre of Greater Noida yesterday. The event will run till September 20, offering the largest assembly of players in the renewable energy and now, the e-mobility sector in India. The Expo, in its 13th year, justifiably claims to be the biggest such show […] Read more
Climate Projections of Today Becoming Reality of Tomorrow; need to be strengthened Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy During the two-day second stakeholder workshop under East Africa Peru India Climate Capacities (EPICC) project, discussions focused on climate predictions, monsoon, hydrology, and migration Speaking about India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) efforts to improve its forecasting services, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General, IMD said, “We are providing meteorological services to all districts and at the block […] Read more
Evolution II Fund Reaches Final Close at $216 Million Updated On Mon, Sep 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Inspired Evolution has secured additional commitments, to reach total capital commitments of USD 216 million at the final closing of its Evolution II Fund. Investment management business, Inspired Evolution has secured a further USD 87.75 million in commitments from CDC Group, Cyane Holdings, the European Investment Bank, KLP Norfund Investments, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners […] Read more
