REC Sales Drop to Nearly Half in August Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The sales of REC in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to 8.19 lakh units sold in the same month last year. The sales of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) in the month of August dropped by over 47 percent to 4.3 lakh units solar compared to […] Read more
Evolution of Three Major EV Markets: China, US and India Updated On Fri, Aug 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle markets – China, India, and the US – are going through a transition and in this, they are presenting unique understanding about the challenges that come up. The Rocky Mountain Institute has published a new whitepaper that looks at the penetration of electric vehicles in these three markets and has […] Read more
Railways to Go 100% Electric in 10 Years: Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to curb its carbon footprint, Piyush Goyal has announced that the Indian Railways will go 100 percent electric in the next 10 years Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the government has decided to put a deadline for 100 percent electrification of the railways. He says that the government plans to complete […] Read more
EVs to Cost as Much as Conventional Vehicles in 2-3 Years: NITI Aayog CEO Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says that the falling cost of batteries could pull down the price of EVs at par with conventional vehicles in the coming years Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said that the falling cost of electric vehicle batteries could pull down the cost of EVs and bring it at par […] Read more
Amara Raja Launches EV Charging Stations and Electric Autos in Tirupati Updated On Thu, Aug 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Amara Raja has launched electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping stations and a fleet of electric autos in the temple town of Tirupati Amara Raja Batteries, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Amara Raja Group has launched electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery swapping stations in the temple town of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The firm, […] Read more
International Solar Alliance Expands With Hungary Updated On Wed, Aug 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy After Haiti, Hungary announces to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during Jaishankar’s visit to the country. Hungary may be followed by 3 more central European countries which are a part of V4 Hungary has announced to join the International Solar Alliance during Indian foreign minister visit to the Visegrad group. During the visit, the […] Read more
Hero Launches Electric Bike Dash, Starting at Rs 62K Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Within a week of launching two high-end e-scooters, Hero has launched its Electric Dash in India. The best news—all three are priced below Rs 70,000 Indian automobile maker, Hero electric launched its newest Electric scooter called Dash. The news comes within a week of its launch of Electric Optima ER and Nyx ER. Hero Dash […] Read more
Enel Starts Construction of Chile’s Largest Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Enel Chile has announced that it has begun the construction work on its new solar plant, Campos del Sol with approximately 382 MW of installed capacity. Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile, has announced that it has begun the construction work on its new solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, Campos del Sol in […] Read more
West Bengal Planning to Introduce New EV Charging Policy Updated On Mon, Aug 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy West Bengal is planning to introduce a new policy for EV charging stations in the state. West Bengal Urban Development Ministry is planning to introduce a new policy for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the state. The state government is also planning to introduce 500 electric buses under the second phase fo the FAME […] Read more