Wärtsilä Selected by RWE for 80 MWh Energy Storage Project Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system in Georgia, USA from RWE Renewables. The technology group Wärtsilä has bagged the award of a contract to supply an engineered equipment delivery (EEQ) of a 40 MW / 80 MWh DC-coupled solar plus storage system to the […] Read more
Tata Power-DDL Powers up India’s 1st Grid-Tied Community Energy Storage System Updated On Tue, Mar 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power-DDL has launched India’s first Grid-Connected Community Energy Storage System (CESS) in Rani Bagh, New Delhi. Tata Power-DDL, a leading Power Distribution utility supplying electricity to a populace of 7 million in North Delhi has announced that it has, in collaboration with Nexcharge, a joint venture between Exide India and Leclanché, launched India’s First […] Read more
StoreDot Appoints Former BP Ventures’ David Gilmour as Chairman Updated On Tue, Mar 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs), today announces the appointment of London-based Dr. David Gilmour as Executive Chairman. Gilmour is the former Vice President of Business Development at bp and the former Global Head of bp Ventures. He has served on StoreDot’s Board of Directors since 2018. […] Read more
Renewance Receives Battery Recycling Prize from the US Department of Energy Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Illinois-based battery-lifecycle management company Renewance has been awarded for innovations in battery collection, reuse, and recycling. Battery-lifecycle management company Renewance, Inc., was one of seven recipients of the Phase II Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), on December 17, 2020. The Battery Recycling Prize supports the DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge, […] Read more
NISE Develops Solar Powered Products Besides Testing and Certification Updated On Fri, Jan 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy We caught up with Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi, Director General (DG) at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), to understand developments at the top national R&D institution in the field of solar energy. As he informs us, an autonomous institution of the Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE), NISE was established to be a […] Read more
StoreDot Launches its 1st Gen ‘5-Minute Charge’ Li-ion EV Battery Samples Updated On Thu, Jan 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy StoreDot, a leading innovator and developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology, has announced the availability of its first-generation ‘5-minute charge’ battery engineering samples. Representing a significant milestone for the company in its mission to eliminate the range and charging anxiety of electric vehicles (EVs), demonstrating the commercial viability of XFC batteries for the […] Read more
Battery Mfg Startup Lohum Cleantech Raises $7 Million Updated On Mon, Jan 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lohum Cleantech, the New Delhi-based battery manufacturing and recycling startup with its plant in Greater Noida, has raised $7 million (Rs 51 crores) in a fund raise from institutional investors led by Baring Private Equity Partners. A report quoting the information released today. In an interview to SaurEnergy last year, company founder Rajat Verma had […] Read more
“BIS Certification Should Be a Must For All Government Tenders”, Brijesh Prajapati Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Brijesh Prajapati, Managing Director, SofarSolar, a leading inverter firm from China, is gung ho about the prospects for his firm in India. The 7 year old SofarSolar is a young firm like many others in the sector, but has moved quickly to grab emerging opportunities in solar, especially in Hybrid Inverters linked with storage. Recently […] Read more
NITI Aayog Drafts RfP for Setting up Advance Chemistry Cell Manufacturing Facilities Updated On Thu, Nov 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog has issued the draft RfP for the selection of private entities to set-up manufacturing facilities that produce Advance Chemistry Cells (ACC). The Government of India through the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) intends to develop giga-scale advance cell manufacturing for domestic application and promotion of diverse energy sources, to ensure overall energy security […] Read more
