Battery Startup Log 9 Materials Raises $5 million from Amara Raja Batteries Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-headquartered advanced battery-tech Log 9 Materials has announced an equity partnership and collaboration with Amara Raja Batteries (ARBL), one of India’s largest manufacturers of industrial and automotive batteries. The deal involves an investment of $5 Million from Amara Raja Batteries during its ongoing Series A+ funding round. For ARBL, the investment follows the announcement of […] Read more
Mumbai Gets 35 electric Buses as Tata Motors Starts Delivery of 340 Bus Order Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Motors, has delivered 35 state-of-the-art Starbus electric buses (e-bus) as a part of the larger order of 340 electric buses to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). BEST is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Tata Motors has undertaken to build, deploy, maintain and operate the complete charging […] Read more
Kaco Launches New 1-Phase String Inverters for Residential PV Systems Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Kaco new energy, a German manufacturer of inverters for grid-feed solar power, has begun shipping its next generation of devices: a new family of single-phase transformerless string inverters for residential PV systems, the blueplanet NX1 M2. These devices have output powers between three and five kVA. The designation M2 stands for the number of MPP trackers: in […] Read more
India Added 601 MW C&I RE Generation Capacity in Q1 2021: Report Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy BRIDGE TO INDIA has launched a new quarterly report titled “India Corporate Renewable Brief,” which provides a detailed regular update on key trends and developments in the rapidly growing C&I renewable market. The study includes details of capacity addition, key players, policy developments, equipment prices, financing deals and other market trends. The first edition of this report […] Read more
NSEFI Welcomes APTEL Judgement Outlawing PPA Curtailment Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has welcomed the judgement of Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) in the matter of “deemed generation” filed by the NSEFI on the behalf of its members against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (TNERC) order passed in March 2019, denying the said deemed generation. NSEFI is a […] Read more
NTPC Investor Presentation Q1 FY21: focus on Renewables, Sustainability Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy At the 17th Annual Analysts and Investors Meet of NTPC Limited, the Indian electric utility highlighted its key achievements in FY21 in driving the adoption of green energy, particlulary solar power in the country. The company stated that it had incorporated NTPC Renewable Energy Limited, a new subsidiary for RE business, in FY21. It has won 1,885 […] Read more
Repsol-Enagas Renewable H2 Project Gets EC’s Financial Backing Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spanish energy companies Repsol and Enagas have received the European Commission’s financial support to execute their joint renewable hydrogen production project from photoelectrocatalysis in their Puertollano Industrial Complex. An operational pilot plant is already in production at the Repsol Technology Lab research center, located in Móstoles, Spain. The project combines technology, decarbonization and circular economy, creation […] Read more
PV-driven Microbial Foods Can Produce Sustainable Agriculture: Study Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy A group of researchers has demonstrated that using solar energy to produce nutrient-rich microbes can have the twin benefits of increasing food production in an environmentally sustainable way. Scientists at the Göttingen University in Germany examined large-scale production of microbial biomass by combining ground-mounted photovoltaics, air, water, and nutrients. Their findings were published in the paper […] Read more
Quantumscape Races To Deliver Its Breakthrough Solid State Battery For EV’s Updated On Tue, Aug 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy QuantumScape founder and CEO Jagdeep Singh continues to be optimistic about his firms progress, even as the firm’s stock price has been beaten down this year. the firm, which listed after merging with a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). The firm’s biggest shareholder is Volkswagen AG with a 26% stake. Singh highlighted a key milestone […] Read more