Himachal Pradesh to Add 10GW RE Capacity by 2030: New Energy Policy Updated On Mon, Jan 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy With the approval of new energy policy by state cabinet on Friday, Himachal Pradesh has set the target of producing 10,000 MW additional green energy. Various provisions have also been made in the new energy policy to achieve the target of harnessing and commissioning 10,000 MW of hydro energy by 2030 to have an operational […] Read more
Long-term Finance at Low Rates for Power, RE in Budget, expects ICRA Updated On Mon, Jan 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Availability of adequate long-term financing at competitive rates is key in achieving India’s renewable goals, rating agency ICRA said as part of its pre-Budget expectations report. The Union Budget for FY23 will be tabled in the Parliament on February 1. The rating agency said that incentives and relevant policy measures are needed to promote investments […] Read more
PLI Battery Scheme Has 10 Bidders. Reliance, L&T, Amara Raja Bid Updated On Mon, Jan 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bids from 10 companies have been received for the government’s PLI Battery scheme, or ‘National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’. Seen as a key initiative to ensure 50 GWh of ACC battery storage manufacturing capacity in the country. The Rs 18, 400 Lucas-TVS, Exide Indcrore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced chemistry […] Read more
Reliance Announces Rs 5.955 lakh Crore Renewable Energy Plans For Gujarat Updated On Thu, Jan 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the $73.8 billion conglomerate with profits over $10.9 billion in 2021 has announced a massive plan to invest in its key manufacturing base and state, Gujarat. In a stock exchange filing today (Jan 13), the firm confirmed an MoU signed at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022 with the Government of Gujarat, […] Read more
Green Tech Firm Hydrostor Bags $250 M Invt from Goldman Sachs Updated On Thu, Jan 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian long-duration energy storage solution provider Hydrostor has secured a financing commitment of US$250 million from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s private equity and sustainable investing businesses, an official statement said. The investment proceeds will be used to support the development and construction of Hydrostor’s 1.1GW, 8.7GWh of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects in […] Read more
India Hydrogen Alliance Seeks Support in Union Budget 2022-23 Updated On Wed, Jan 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Industry body India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) has made various submissions to the government seeking budgetary support for the development of a hydrogen economy in India. IH2A has made submissions to the government for budgetary support for creation of 10 National BharatH2 Clusters, a $1 billion Hydrogen Economy Development Fund (HEDF) and a Public-Private Hydrogen Taskforce, […] Read more
ICRA Predicts 16 GW Capacity Addition For RE In FY23 Updated On Tue, Jan 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The outlook for the capacity addition in the renewable energy (RE) sector remains strong with a large project pipeline of over 55 GW and the highly competitive tariffs offered by these projects. The commitment to climate change goals announced by the Prime Minister at the recent COP26 summit, including increasing the non-fossil power capacity to […] Read more
iCreate Announces Winners of Maiden EV challenge ‘EVangelise’21’ Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Innovation-based start-up incubator iCreate (International Centre for Technology and Entrepreneurship) has announced the winners of its maiden EV innovation challenge — EVangelise’21 — which saw the participation of 388 start-ups and entrepreneurs from all over the country. Based on the technological excellence & feasibility, market relevance and real-world implementation of their innovation, the following companies won the […] Read more
Energy Vault to Help Korea Zinc Subsidiary Produce Green Zinc Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Energy Vault is partnering with Korea Zinc, a company involved in non-ferrous metal smelting production, such as that of zinc, lead, silver and rare metal indium, for renewable energy storage. Through this partnership, Korea Zinc aims to decarbonize its refining and smelting operations, focused initially under its wholly-owned subsidiary Sun Metals Corporation. The companies expect to […] Read more