Ather Energy to set up new EV Manufacturing Plant in Tamil Nadu Updated On Mon, Dec 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Ather Energy has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government for a 4 lakh square feet electric vehicle manufacturing facility Bengaluru-based EV startup Ather Energy has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government for a 4 lakh square feet electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing facility. The startup […] Read more
Kerala Govt Inks Deal With Toshiba for Manufacturing Li-ion Batteries Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Kerala Government has signed an EoI with Toshiba for the technology transfer and manufacturing of Li-ion batteries for EV The Kerala Government has signed an Expression of Interest with Toshiba for the technology transfer and manufacturing of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for electric vehicles (EV). The agreement is an outcome of the Japan visit by […] Read more
Will the ban on ‘Blue Wafer Cell’ help in boosting the domestic solar manufacturing? Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, government had imposed restrictions on the use of imported ‘blue wafer/ diffused silicon wafer’ for the manufacturing of solar PV cells, as such PV cells will not qualify under the category of domestically manufactured solar cells under various government schemes. Here’re some views and voices from the solar industry on its impact: Manish Aggarwal, […] Read more
JinkoSolar Recognised as a China National Manufacturing Champion Updated On Fri, Nov 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar has announced that it has been recognised as one of the China National Manufacturing Champion by the MIIT and CFIE JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that it has been recognised as a China National Manufacturing Champion. The selection of the enterprises is organised jointly […] Read more
SECI’s Manufacturing-Linked Solar Tender Oversubscribed Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has finally received a solid response for its auction for its manufacturing-linked solar energy projects tender. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), after multiple and arduous extensions, has finally received a solid response for its auction for the infamous manufacturing-linked solar energy projects tender. The request for selection for which SECI recently held […] Read more
SECI Extends Deadline for Manufacturing-Linked Tender, Again Updated On Wed, Oct 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has extended the bid submission deadline for the 7 GW manufacturing linked solar tender. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a notification extending the bid submission deadline for the 7 GW manufacturing linked solar tender, yet again. In its latest amendment, the agency has extended the deadline for the tender from […] Read more
Is Chindia the Answer to India’s Manufacturing Puzzle? Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy When it comes to manufacturing in Solar, it is not a rankings fight globally. China settled that some time ago. By 2012 to be accurate. It’s a fight for the other 30 percent market share, be it with breakthrough innovations, temporary tariff protections or sheer cussedness as the US is doing right now. But eventually, […] Read more
Solar Manufacturing in India Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Global Overview Globally, over 100 GW of PV capacity was installed in 2018, with China continuing to take the lead, as it added 45 GW of capacities during the year. Other countries to install large solar capacities included Europe, the U.S. and India. China is also the world’s largest producer of solar cell/module, followed by […] Read more
Indigenisation of EV Manufacturing Could be Worth $2.7 bn for India: CEEW Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Indigenisation of electric powertrain components and battery pack assembly could produce a value addition USD 2.7 billion for the auto industry in India, in case of an EV transition Indigenisation of electric powertrain components and battery pack assembly could produce a 5.7 percent higher output value addition worth USD 2.7 billion for the auto industry […] Read more
