e-Zinc, Toyota Tsusho to develop pilot zinc-air battery project Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy e-Zinc has announced that it has entered into a collaboration for a pilot project with Toyota Tsusho Canada Inc. (TTCI) to further test and validate how commercial scale e-Zinc energy storage systems can reliably provide long-duration energy storage. e-Zinc claims to be enabling sustainable, long-duration energy storage with its zinc-air battery. The new project by […] Read more
We Should Soon Witness Large Solar+Storage Offgrid Setups In India. Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The electric mobility space has been a hotbed for startups, who saw the opportunity in the green transition. It helped that the transition is calling for a virtual reinvention of multiple aspects of the way mobility was done, right from vehicles, to vehicle batteries, to charging and more. One such startup in the news has […] Read more
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Quebec, Canada based Boralex Inc. has announced five solar farms totaling 540 MW of generation and 77 MW of storage have been selected by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of its 2021 request for utility-scale renewable energy certificates. Once constructed, the solar farms will generate more than 1 […] Read more
Zinc–air Battery Technology By IIT Madras Hopes to Challenge Lithium-Ion ones Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at IIT Madras are in the process of developing a new kind of zinc – air battery technology for electric vehicles that can prove to be a strong alternative to lithium-ion ones. A key feature of the zinc – air battery is that it could be charged mechanically. However, actual details of the technology […] Read more
20 MW Solar+BESS Project From JCM Power, InfraCo Africa Is Malawi’s First BESS project Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In a fresh development marking a milestone in the renewable energy development in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, JCM Power and InfraCo Africa have said that the Golomoti Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in the Dedza district in Malawi now stands commissioned. The official announcement by both the players reveal that […] Read more
Battery Related Fires Singe Sale of E Scooters In May Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The surging demand for electric scooters seems to have been affected by the spate of battery fires across the country since summer started in earnest. Quality concerns have definitely come to the fore among prospective customers. While rising petrol prices have been pushing more and more people to shift to an electric scooter, the recent […] Read more
BPCL and Bounce Infinity Collaborate To Set Up Battery Swapping Stations Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy State owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Bounce Infinity have said that they have collaborated to strengthen the extensive battery swapping infrastructure of Bounce Infinity. According to the company statement, Bounce Infinity will set up battery swapping stations across Bharat Petroleum fuel stations in the collaboration. This will be done in a phased manner in […] Read more
BMW EVs Will Shift From Prismatic To Cheaper Cylindrical Battery Cells Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy German Auto major BMW has sealed a deal with CATL, Chinese battery manufacturer, for its future electric cars. BMW will use the cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells for EVs starting in 2025. Its significance lies in the fact that BMW has so far used the prismatic cell format for its EVs. Although the prismatic cells are […] Read more
Ather Energy Calls Battery Explosion In Its EV A Rare Structural Breach Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy Ather Energy has come up with a statement regarding the fire incident that broke out in an electric scooter at one of its centres in Chennai, Tamil Nadu recently where some property and e-scooters got affected. Ather Energy has stated that a ‘rare’ structural breach is ‘extremely rare’ phenomenon. The electric scooter maker said that […] Read more
