ISA announces Twenty Winners of SolarX Startup Challenge Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy At a side-event of the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Goa, the International Solar Alliance (ISA), announced the 20 winners of its SolarX Startup Challenge. 20 companies from 10 African countries were declared winners, who will work to increase solar deployment in the Africa Region. Out of the 20 winning companies, seven are […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender for 1500 MW Of Solar-Wind Hybrid ISTS Projects Updated On Thu, Jul 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has issued a tender seeking prospective renewable energy developers. As per the mandate of the tender document, the Indian power behemoth has sought bids from players who could develop solar-wind hybrid projects anywhere in the country. The document said that the renewable energy company needed to develop this […] Read more
Tata Sons To Invest £4bn To Build A 40GW Battery Cell Gigafactory In UK Updated On Thu, Jul 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Sons, the principal investment holding firm and promoter of Tata companies has now planned to build a 40 Gigawatt (GW) battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom (UK). It has also planned to infuse an investment of around £4 billion. The firm said that it would deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions […] Read more
Five Indian EV Cab Companies Decarbonising Urban Transport Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the last few years, several indigenous electric-only cab services have come into the picture in India. While several of these firms tried to capitalize on the new emerging market, it also aided in decarbonizing the transport fleets in the country. Several of these locally-developed companies and startups, with their expanding fleets and plans, […] Read more
EV Price War: Ford Cuts Prices On Its F-150 Lightning Pickup Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The softening in EV prices, driven by the correction in key raw material prices has reached the US markets with a jolt. Ford stretched the price war in the EV industry by announcing a sharp cut on the prices of its F-150 Lightning trucks on July 17. This includes a 17 per cent cut for […] Read more
IFESTOS- Large Carbon Capture Capture Project in Greece Gets EU Commission Grant Updated On Tue, Jul 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Commission has picked out 41 projects to prepare grant agreements to enable firms dabbling in segments such as energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, and manufacturing components for energy storage and renewables. The EU has dedicated EUR 3.6 billion to enable various firms to bring innovative technologies to the market. The grants are from […] Read more
Hydrogen Project HyNCREASE in Germany Qualifies for European Grant Updated On Tue, Jul 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Commission has picked out 41 projects to prepare grant agreements to enable firms dabbling in segments such as energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, and manufacturing components for energy storage and renewables. The EU has dedicated EUR 3.6 billion to enable the various firms to bring innovative technologies to the market. The grants are […] Read more
Two Solar Firms To Get Compensations Due to Increased GST Rates Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) granted compensation to two renewable energy companies. The central authority granted these compensations on account of ‘Change of Law’ events. Such events included the rise of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs of their projects due to the escalation of GST rates and the imposition of increased safeguard duty […] Read more
Johnson Matthey Expands Presence in China with Investments in Hydrogen Market Updated On Fri, Jul 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Johnson Matthey (JM), a sustainable technologies provider, recently signed an investment agreement with the Jiading District in Shanghai aiming to accelerate the hydrogen economy in China. During a signing ceremony held in Sonning, UK, JM and the Shanghai Jiading District revealed their collaborative venture to construct a facility dedicated to the manufacturing of catalyst coated […] Read more
