Lohum Plans 250-crore Investment in Capacity Expansion Over Next 3 Yrs Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lohum Cleantech, the lithium-ion battery manufacturer and recycler based in New Delhi, is planning to invest around 250 crores in the following three years towards expanding its manufacturing capacity, which currently stands at 300 MWh of batteries per year and 200-250 units a day, with aims to eventually venture into the production of batteries for […] Read more
ISGF Paper Proposes new Revenue Opportunites For Electric Utilites Updated On Sat, Apr 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new white paper entitled New Revenue Opportunities for Utilities, which highlights various opportunities for revenue generation for utilities through digitalising the power sector and unlocking existing infrastructure and services, has been published by India Smart Grid Forum- a public private partnership initiative of Ministry of Power for accelerated development of smart grid technologies in the […] Read more
Three Wheels United Partners With Porter to Help Auto Drivers Shift to EV Updated On Fri, Apr 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Three Wheels United (TWU), a Bengaluru based tech-enabled financier of light electric vehicles, announced today that it has ventured into the cargo segment through a partnership with Porter, a leading intra-city logistics company based in Delhi. Through this partnership, the firm will facilitate loans for partner drivers of Porter to easily switch from conventional cargo […] Read more
Global Grid Battery Storage Capacity will Likely Reach 134.6 GW by 2030: F&S Updated On Fri, Apr 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy As more nations commit to renewable energy, F&S predicts the global grid battery storage capacity to likely reach 134.6 GW by 2030. Frost & Sullivan’s (F&S) recent analysis on the global grid battery energy storage market finds that the continual expansion of intermittent renewables (RE) and declining technology costs are key factors fuelling the market. As more nations […] Read more
India is not Responsible for Climate Change That is Happening: Javadekar Updated On Thu, Apr 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar has said that India will raise its climate ambitions, but it is not responsible for climate change that is happening. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar while addressing the press after a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the French Embassy has said that India will raise its climate ambitions but […] Read more
Govt Extends Validity of FAME-II Certificates by 1 Year; SMEV Praises Move Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy The DHI has extended the validity of FAME-II certificates for all Vehicle Models (e2W, e3W & e4W) approved under FAME-II by 1 year. The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) under the Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises has notified of the extension for the validity of FAME-II certificates for all Vehicle Models (e2W, e3W […] Read more
UCR Scientists Upcycle PET Bottles to Make EV Batteries Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Could excess plastic waste be used to reduce carbon emissions? Sounds too good to be true? Well, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have devised a way to turn polyethylene terephthalate (PET) found in consumer plastic bottles into material useful for producing sustainable energy storage. While the storage capacity of batteries made using this […] Read more
China vs US: The New Battle for Energy Supremacy Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy At his first news conference since taking office, US President Joe Biden had said in March that he would outspend China on innovation and infrastructure so that the latter’s dream of superseding the US to become the most powerful and wealthiest country would not come to fruition, at least not on “his watch.” The President’s […] Read more
India’s First Li-ion Battery Plant in Karnataka Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vikram Handa, son-in-law of steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal, set up Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt in Karnataka in August last year to become the first manufacturer of lithium-ion battery parts in India. Handa’s investment in the plant will be a whopping Rs 60 billion ($807 million) so that 1 lakh tonnes of synthetic graphite anode can […] Read more
