The Discom Love For EV charging Versus Rooftop Solar Illustrates The Challenge For Solar Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the world moves well into 2022, possibly one of the hottest years in a lifetime for most people on the planet, it is an important time for introspection here in India. Introspection is needed on just why and how we missed our renewable energy targets, especially those pertaining to solar power. After all, 2022 […] Read more
Greenko-Cockerill JV to build 2 GW green H2 electrolyser plant in India Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Greenko ZeroC (GZC), a subsidiary of Greenko Group, an Indian clean-tech company, and John Cockerill, a Belgium-based designer and manufacturer of high-capacity alkaline electrolyzers, have agreed to together manufacture green hydrogen electrolyzers in the Indian sub-continent. The two companies will build a hydrogen electrolyser Gigafactory targeting capacity of two gigawatts which is aimed at substituting […] Read more
Tesla, Block and Blockstream to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas Updated On Mon, Apr 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc, payments firm Block Inc and blockchain company Blockstream Corp will collaborate to mine bitcoin using solar power in Texas, Blockstream CEO Adam Back said on Friday. Blockstream and Block, which was previously known as Square, had revealed in June that they were collaborating to build an open-source and solar-powered bitcoin mining […] Read more
Bidding to Begin Soon for 2000 MW Offshore Wind Projects: RK Singh Updated On Fri, Apr 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy While addressing the Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting of senior officials in New Delhi, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh informed that bids for 2,000 MW offshore wind energy projects in India will be invited soon and he requested global investors to participate and invest in the offshore wind projects. India has no offshore […] Read more
In Conversation with Nitin Gupta, Co-Founder, Attero Recycling Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the EV transition picks up pace, India’s progress will depend on the availability of Lithium-Ion batteries, and their cost. It’s a challenge for a country wholly dependent on imports for now, a dependence as crippling as our dependence on oil imports. Alive to the challange, the government floated a PLI scheme for battery manufacturing, […] Read more
Omega Seiki Mobility, Log9 Partner to deploy 3W EVs Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Bengaluru-headquartered advanced battery technology startup Log9 Materials are partnering to deploy 10,000 3-Wheeler Rage+ Rapid EVs in Tier II and III markets of India by FY24. Supporting these 3W EV Cargo Loaders will be Log9’s state-of-the-art InstaCharging stations that promise to charge a 3W completely within 35 minutes, as compared […] Read more
Amplus Solar Hits 1 GW Solar Capacity Milestone Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Amplus Solar, the Gurugram based distributed solar energy provider started in 2013, has hit a key milestone in India. One Gigawatt (1GW) capacity of solar assets. Serving a portfolio of A-rated commercial and industrial customers primarily, Amplus Solar commissioned its first project of 100kW at an engineering college in Maharashtra in May 2014 and continued […] Read more
Honda, GM Come Together to Roll Out Affordable EVs from 2027 Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global auto giants Honda Motor and General Motors have announced that they will collaborate to develop affordably priced electric vehicles and enable global production of millions of EVs starting in 2027, including compact crossover vehicles by leveraging technology, design and sourcing strategies of the two companies. The idea is to find economies of scale and lower […] Read more
Japanese conglomerate Mitsui to invest in ReNew Power’s RTC project Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy ReNew Power on Wednesday said Japan’s trading firm Mitsui & Co will invest in the Indian firm’s round-the-clock renewable energy project aggregating 1,300 Mw and 100 MWh battery storage. ReNew Power last year signed 400 Mw round-the-clock (RTC) power purchase agreement to supply electricity to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). For the 400 Mw […] Read more
