CEA Propagates the Idea of Vehicle to Grid Updated On Wed, Nov 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy In March, the Ministry of Power had requested the CEA to frame guidelines for reverse charging of grid from batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). Accordingly, a committee was constituted by the CEA to analyze various aspects of reverse charging from EVs and present it to the committee, which saw participants from IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, […] Read more
Phase One of SOFAR’s New Smart Factory is Commissioned Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy SOFAR, the global leading provider of PV & ESS solutions, recently commissioned the first phase of its brand-new manufacturing base in Huizhou, China. With this expansion, the company has significantly expanded its production capacity and intensified its focus on intelligent manufacturing practices. The first phase of new factory spans over 110,000㎡, with a total investment […] Read more
Altigreen & Bolt.Earth Sets Sights on Deployment of 100 3.3 kW Charging Stations Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Altigreen, which manufactures electric vehicles designed for last-mile applications, has entered into an agreement with Bolt.Earth, a firm which provides electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The two firms have together set sights on the deployment of a hundred 3.3 kW charging stations for electric three-wheelers within a month. Further, they intend to set up more than […] Read more
Zero Emission Vehicle Can Reduce Emission By 80% In US: NREL Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) stated that the adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles (EV) in the US would allow the nation to move closer to an 80% or more drop in transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. This, the report said would lead to a drop of the emissions […] Read more
TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […] Read more
EV Maker Ola Takes Home INR 3,200 in Fundraising Round Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Bengaluru’s electric vehicle firm Ola Electric has closed INR 3,200 crore in its fundraising round. The funds were raised from from marquee investors led by Singapore-based Temasek and project debt from State Bank of India respectively. The funds would be used be employed towards the expansion of Ola’s EV business and the establishment of a […] Read more
US Continues To Push For Grid Resiliency With $250 Million Financing For Georgia Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) and application partners Oglethorpe Power, Georgia Transmission, Georgia System Operations and Green Power EMC have joined the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to announce that the partners have been selected as a grant recipient in the DOE’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. The GRIP […] Read more
Slowly And Steadily, Battery Storage Builds Up To Make The Renewables Case Stronger Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The announcement by Plus Power LLC of $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy should be welcomed. The news comes at a time when detractors have been challenging the relevance […] Read more
Exeter Study Claims Solar ‘Tipping Point’, Challenges To Solar Growth Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Research from a team at the UK- based University of Exeter has come out with some provocative findings. The research claims that the world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy. The study, led by the University of Exeter and University College London, is part […] Read more
