Skoda Auto Begins Production of MEB Battery Systems Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Skoda Auto has announced that it has begun the manufacturing of battery systems for all electric vehicles based on the Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mlada Boleslav. This is the only production facility of Skoda for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany. As per the official announcement, around 250 employees will soon be assembling […] Read more
Patents for Green Hydrogen Technology Increased Every Year By 18% Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) published on May 12 a joint study about the trends and dynamism in the field of hydrogen that can be produced using renewable electricity via electrolysis. Using the patent statistics, the innovation trends in electrolysers for hydrogen production show a consistent pattern that […] Read more
BEL to manufacture battery packs for Triton electric trucks Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Pune Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) will manufacture Li-ion battery packs for the electric trucks of Triton, US, as part of an MoU signed between the two companies to explore manufacturing of battery cells in India for Energy Storage Systems and electric vehicles in the Heavy Vehicle segment for the […] Read more
Locally Manufactured Batteries Can Prevent EV Fires Updated On Mon, May 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian industry is betting on locally manufactured battery cells to control the design and prevent the untoward incidents like recent spate of electric two-wheeler batteries causing vehicle fires. Suzuki, Toshiba and Denso have already announced a lithium-ion battery plant at their joint venture unit in Gujarat. Tata Group is drawing up plans to launch a […] Read more
Lithium Price Surge Leaves Car Makers Comparing LFP with NCM batteries Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Steep rises in battery raw materials prices since the start of 2021 have favoured a faster shift to LFP batteries for electric vehicles, over NMC batteries. Cobalt and Lithium for example have become dearer by 70% and 700% respectively. The lowest-cost pack has always been lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, the preferred choice of Tesla, Volkswagon and […] Read more
Hanwha invests $320M in cell, module mfg capacity expansion Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has announced a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in the United States and Korea with the aim of providing secure, cleaner energy amid mounting calls for energy security and net-zero emissions. Hanwha said it will seek to spend $170 million […] Read more
Promise To Reality- 5 Battery Breakthroughs That Could Make It To Market Soon Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Innovation is inevitable. As any technology evolves, so do the expectations with it. Similarly, the battery technology has also been evolving, throughout history, in the desire to make it more efficient, powerful, dependable, sustainable, and whatnot. The lithium-ion batteries-saga itself is as old as 1970s, and is still improvising. However, a big complaint from industry […] Read more
Now, A Hydrogen Valley In South Africa Pipeline Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African National Development Institute are creating a Hydrogen Valley in partnership with Anglo American, Bambili Energy and ENGIE. A press statement released by mining major Anglo-American reads, “The proposed hydrogen valley will stretch approximately 835 kilometres from the platinum group metals-rich Bushveld geological […] Read more
US Investigations Into AD/CVD Circumvention Draws Howls Of Protests Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Department of Commerce (DoC), which started the investigation in March this year has managed to roil solar industry firms in the US across the board, as uncertainty starts impacting projects. The DoC had initiated a solar anti-circumvention investigation based on a petition from a small U.S. company called Auxin Solar. The petition asks for […] Read more
