Dependence on Lithium A Speed Breaker For EV Transition Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lithium supply chain risks are wrecking plans for the expansion of EVs as well as large storage. Among its other uses in renewable technology, lithium is a key element in electric car batteries. Electric car sales are at an all-time high, with companies including Tesla, Volkswagen, and Mercedes posting record shipments in the first three months of […] Read more
Greenko-Cockerill JV to build 2 GW green H2 electrolyser plant in India Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Greenko ZeroC (GZC), a subsidiary of Greenko Group, an Indian clean-tech company, and John Cockerill, a Belgium-based designer and manufacturer of high-capacity alkaline electrolyzers, have agreed to together manufacture green hydrogen electrolyzers in the Indian sub-continent. The two companies will build a hydrogen electrolyser Gigafactory targeting capacity of two gigawatts which is aimed at substituting […] Read more
Rise In Key Input Metals Sends EV Prices Up in China Updated On Fri, Apr 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading China-based EV manufacturers, that have sprouted to take advantage of the world’s largest EV market, have surprised potential customers with price hikes in recent weeks. The hikes come as a surprise to many people who have taken a drop in battery prices, which account for almost 40-50% of EV costs, for granted. As it […] Read more
In Conversation with Nitin Gupta, Co-Founder, Attero Recycling Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the EV transition picks up pace, India’s progress will depend on the availability of Lithium-Ion batteries, and their cost. It’s a challenge for a country wholly dependent on imports for now, a dependence as crippling as our dependence on oil imports. Alive to the challange, the government floated a PLI scheme for battery manufacturing, […] Read more
Sulfur Batteries of Theion Offers 3X Energy Capacity, Affordability Updated On Tue, Apr 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Berlin based battery start up Theion is coming up with its ‘Crystal Battery’ which – in comparison to lithium-ion batteries – increases the energy density of the cell by three times, requires 90 per cent less energy to produce them and costs far less. According to Theion, the Crystal Batteries employ lithium-sulphur cathode technology and […] Read more
Andrew Forrest, The Aussie Metals Billionnaire-turned Green Investor Updated On Thu, Mar 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy “Our organisations will be going like crazy because for us it’s a minimum $50 billion expenditure,” said Fortescue Metals Group’s billionaire founder Andrew Forrest this week while referring to a major agreement, as per which his Australian iron ore mining company will produce 10 million tonnes of hydrogen for German energy giant E.ON. Fortescue later […] Read more
Japanese Researchers Discover More Sustainable Way for Producing Green Hydrogen Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy As per a study published in Nature Catalysis, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan, have found a more sustainable and efficient method for producing green hydrogen from water. The team of researchers has employed cobalt and manganese in electrolysis instead of rare earth materials to produce green hydrogen which is required […] Read more
IRENA Members launch new cooperation on critical materials Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Members of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have launched a new Collaborative Framework on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition, a platform provided by IRENA to exchange knowledge, best practices, and coordinate actions to ensure that the scarcity of minerals and materials does not threaten the accelerated deployment of renewable energy. At the event, […] Read more
Swedish firm raises €9.6 M for sustainable cathode material for Na+ batteries Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Swedish sodium-ion battery company Altris AB has raised €9.6 Million (100 MSEK) in a Series A funding round. The funding secures Altris’ production scale-up of the company’s innovative battery cathode material, Fennac, to 2,000 tonnes, enabling 1 GWh of sustainable batteries and further research and development of sodium-ion batteries to take place, said the firm. […] Read more
