Battery swapping network, Chargeup, raises USD 2.5 million Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Chargeup, the company hoping to build one of India’s largest battery-swapping network for electric two and three-wheelers, has announced that it has raised USD 2.5 million in pre-Series A round led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. Other marquee investors who participated in the round include actors Tiger Shroff & Shraddha Kapoor, Aman and Sameer Gupta […] Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Bin Omairah to Up Solar Panel Exports to Europe, Africa Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s Bin Omairah Holding has planned to increase the export of its solar panels to capitalise on the expanding markets of Europe and Africa. The exports will be done from the company’s factory operational in the Tabuk region. It has also been learnt that the company has plans to open another plant for solar panels […] Read more
Bharat Petroleum Unveils EV Fast-charging Corridor Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) has launched an electric-vehicle fast-charging corridor along the Chennai-Trichy-Madurai highway, deploying charging infrastructure at ten of its petrol pumps. The company has set up new charging stations along the 900-kilometre route. These stations have been deployed on both sides of the highway in order to […] Read more
EU Works for Timely Realisation of 300MW Offshore Wind Target Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a report adopted by the European Parliament, the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have charted out a roadmap on faster deployment of offshore wind in the continent to timely arrest global warming and climate change. This is in line with the ‘EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’ that sets out the goals of reaching 60 […] Read more
China, Europe Lead record global EV sales in 2021 Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy A research report from global data firm Canalys says that 2021 saw nearly 6.5 million Electric vehicles sold, including fully electric as well as hybrid passenger vehicles. Tesla led the global manufacturer stakes with a 14% share of the market, even as 2021 sales beat 2020 sales by 109%. Tesla ended the year with over […] Read more
Corporate PPA market overtakes utility PPA’s in Europe in 2021, changes foreseen Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Corporate contracted capacity in Europe hit 6.5GW in 2021, versus 4.6GW for utility PPAs, making it the first time corporate PPA’s overtook utility PPA’s in Europe. This is disclosed in a report by renewable advisory firm, Pexapark, in its report titled European PPA Market Outlook 2022. The resurgence of corporate PPA’s, at a time when […] Read more
Euler Motors, TWU to Deploy 1,000 E3W Within a Year Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-based Electric Vehicle (EV) financier Three Wheels United (TWU) announced it has partenered with EV maker Euler Motors to deploy more than 1,000 electric 3-wheelers across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad by the end of the financial year 2022-23. TWU aims to address the issue of high cost of finance for drivers of electric […] Read more
European Scientists Set Nuclear Fusion Energy Record Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy European scientists on Wednesday announced fresh progress in the drive to make nuclear fusion a practical, safe and clean energy source, saying an experiment at a site in England set a record for the amount of fusion energy produced, more than doubling the previous mark. Researchers said they achieved 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy […] Read more
European JV to Make Offshore Wind Floater for 15MW Turbines Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy French engineering and technology company Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in Spanish renewable energy startup X1 Wind, which claims to have designed an innovative and disruptive offshore wind turbine floater with major environmental and operational benefits. The two companies will collaborate on the development of the first commercial-scale demonstrator, as well as the related industrialization and […] Read more
