Okinawa Shifts To ‘Lithium Only’ For Its Two Wheelers Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy NCR based electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech private Limited (Okinawa) announced today (Thursday) that it is stopping the sale of lead-acid battery-based scooters. The company will focus only on lithium-ion battery-based variants from now on, said the firm in a statement. Incidentally, under the FAME2 guidelines for two-wheeler subsidies, electric vehicles based on lead-acid batteries […] Read more
ARENA to Fund USD 12.9 million to AEMO for its Distributed Energy Project Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced USD 12.9 million in funding to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for the development of a major Victorian Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Marketplace trial named Project EDGE (Energy Demand and Generation Exchange). Project EDGE is a multi-year project to demonstrate an off-market, proof-of-concept Distributed Energy […] Read more
SECI Extends EOI for Empanelment of Agencies for Work in E-Mobility Space Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for the identification & implementation of business opportunities in the e-mobility space The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended its EOI for empanelment of agencies for the identification and implementation of business opportunities in the electric mobility (e-mobility) space in line with the national […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Govt Discusses EV Plans With Niti Ayog Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh has become the latest state to come out with an EV policy that seeks much more than more EV’s on the road by 2024. The state’s new EV policy hopes to attract an investment of Rs 30,000 crore and create 60,000 jobs in electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturing. All this, while getting a million […] Read more
Clean Energy, Powered by Clean Technology, is Critical for India: Kant Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that clean energy is critical for India and it must achieve it by getting into cutting-edge technology. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, while addressing a virtual book launch event organised by the Observer Research Foundation, has said that clean energy is critical for India and that it is important for the […] Read more
Roadmap Launched for Future Deployment of Energy Storage Technology Updated On Wed, Dec 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets by 2050 has been set out in a roadmap The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets on carbon emissions by 2050 has been set […] Read more
As Battery Cell Prices Hit $110/KWH, Challenges Remain- Report Updated On Fri, Dec 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s study, Lithium-ion battery cell prices have decreased from $290/kWh in 2014 to $110/kWh in 2020 (large contract automotive), and there is a view in the lithium-ion industry that this trend will continue indefinitely. This in turn will lower the price of electric vehicles and bring cost parity between the internal […] Read more
COVID-19 Further Slowed Down Global Progress on Energy Efficiency: IEA Updated On Fri, Dec 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new IEA report has stated that the already sluggish pace of global progress on energy efficiency is set to slow further as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that the already sluggish pace of global progress on energy efficiency […] Read more
Bengaluru’s Three Wheels United Enters Third Derivative’s Inaugural Cohort Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy A Bengaluru based, Three Wheels United (TWU) has announced their selection in the Third Derivative’s inaugural cohort of climate innovation startups, in a press release on 2nd December 2020. TWU a tech-enabled financier of light electric vehicles is one of the 50 climate innovation startups, selected from more than 600 applicants across 60+ countries. Founded […] Read more
