Fuel Pumps and EV Battery Charging. Not A Good Idea Updated On Mon, Sep 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy By Shailesh Vickram Singh, Co-Founder, CEO at MassiveMobility Are the 69,000 odd fuel pumps the answer to India’s EV charging challenge? It is no secret that a big challenge for increasing the penetration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is lack of charging stations and the high cost of batteries, in that order. While battery costs have […] Read more
GM, Nikola Partner up, Badger EV to be Engineered & Manufactured by GM Updated On Thu, Sep 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Nikola Corporation and GM have announced a strategic partnership that begins with the EV Badger and carries cost reductions through Nikola’s programs. Nikola Corporation and General Motors (GM) have announced a strategic partnership that begins with the Nikola Badger and carries cost reductions through Nikola’s programs, including: Nikola Badger, Nikola Tre, Nikola One, Nikola Two […] Read more
COVID-19 Will Permanently Reduce Global Energy Demand: DNV GL Updated On Wed, Sep 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to a new report, the behavioral and economic ramifications of COVID-19 will permanently reduce global energy demand. According to the recently published Energy Transition Outlook by DNV GL, the behavioral and economic ramifications of COVID-19 will permanently reduce global energy demand. The report finds that compared to the pre-pandemic forecast, energy demand will be […] Read more
Performance-Based Financial Mechanism for MNRE’s CST Scheme: GERMI Updated On Tue, Sep 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new study has found that MNRE’s off-grid and decentralised CST scheme should have a performance-based financial support mechanism A new study has found that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE’s) off-grid and decentralised concentrated solar thermal (CST) scheme should have a performance-based financial support mechanism instead of the capital subsidy that was being provided earlier by […] Read more
CSIR-CMERI and NISE Form Partnership to Bolster Solar Sector Updated On Tue, Sep 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy CSIR-CMERI and NISE have formed ‘Strategic Association’ to bolster the Solar Energy sector across the nation CSIR-CMERI (Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute), Durgapur and National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram joined hands by signing an online Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a ‘Strategic Association’ to bolster the Solar Energy sector across the nation on September […] Read more
First World Solar Technology Summit Kicks Off Today Updated On Tue, Sep 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy The ISA (International Solar Alliance) organised first World Solar Technology Summit will start off today. The event, which has taken a virtual avatar due to the Covid pandemic, will be managed out of Delhi. Over 26,000 ‘participants’ from 149 countries had registered for the summit till yesterday. A key highlight is the launch of an […] Read more
GreenCell Bags First Electric Bus Contract From RSRTC Updated On Wed, Sep 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy The first electric bus contract from Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) has been bagged by GreenCell Mobility Private Limited. This contract is awarded under the Government of India’s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme for procurement of inter-city electric buses. According to GreenCell, the buses in this case will travel 600 […] Read more
RPO for R-T-C Renewable Power Will Encourage Storage: RK Singh Updated On Sat, Aug 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh has proposed to have RPO for round the clock (R-T-C) renewable energy which will encourage storage. Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that renewable energy is economically viable today, and the only rider is storage. While launching the […] Read more
Gadkari Promotes Pilot Electric Buses Projects With Private Investments Updated On Thu, Aug 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Nitin Gadkari recently promoted a pilot project to run electric buses with private investment, stating that if anyone is ready to invest in India, we can give him a pilot project for a city, where they can run their buses on electricity. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently promoted a pilot project to run electric buses with private investment. […] Read more
