Trendspotting at REI 2023 Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The much-awaited three-day Renewable Energy Expo held in October, as always, saw participation from all the major players in the Indian renewable energy sector. SaurEnergy’s roving team of reporters and colleagues fanned out to spot the big trends this year, and we have arrived at the following broad conclusions- Lower Presence of Foreign Firms Year […] Read more
Reliance Announces Battery Plans With Launch of Swappable Batteries Updated On Thu, Oct 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy The REI Expo, where Reliance Industries has been marking presence gradually over the past two years with technologies it plans to introduce to the renewable sector finally saw the first formal product, in the form of swappable, multipurpose batteries for electric vehicles and home appliances from India’s largest private sector group. The batteries from Reliance, […] Read more
Nextracker Primed For India Growth With 4.5 GW Order Book, 10 GW Capacity Updated On Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy US-based solar tracker leader Nextracker is set to ride the solar growth story in India, with its local manufacturing capacity up to 10 GW now. Spread across 13 factories across the country through its eleven contract manufacturing partners, the firm claims to have achieved 80% indigenization levels, giving it a strong advantage over global competitors. […] Read more
Vestas Bags 1,220 MW Capacity Orders for Wind Turbines from Europe & US Updated On Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Vestas, a Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturing firm, has entered into a series of new contracts to supply 1,220 MW of onshore and offshore wind turbines cumulatively to projects located in Europe and the United States. Eyeing the European Market Vestas is set to take over the European market, where it has bagged the majority of […] Read more
MNRE Proposes to Hold Bids for 7215 MW Offshore Wind in Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed to hold bids for the allocation of offshore wind sites off the coast of Tamil Nadu through its nodal agency ‘National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)’. This initiative will look at the development of offshore wind energy projects for sale of power under Open Access […] Read more
StoreDot in Strategic Collaboration with Volvo Cars for EV Cells Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy StoreDot, which delves into extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles, has signed a ]multi-year agreement with Volvo Cars to develop an optimized battery for next generation Volvo cars. The collaboration, with experts from Volvo Cars and StoreDot working together, will lead to the development of XFC cells which will be optimized and […] Read more
Li-ion Phosphate or Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide- Which Has More Potential? Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy A report by the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) titled ‘India’s Potential in the Midstream of Battery Production’ had shed light on the role of different technologies of batteries like Lithium-ion in the transition of automobile fuel. The report aims at mapping the EV adoption in India. The report says that the EV adoption […] Read more
Amara Raja Batteries Limited Is Now Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Two years ago, Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), which delves in industrial and automotive battery sector (listed as BSE: 500008 and NSE Code: AMARAJABAT), announced to direct its focus beyond batteries and address the larger energy and mobility space. The firm has now capped off the journey with the official name change to Amara Raja […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments Have Surged In India: IEA Report Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a document on the roadmap for the Net Zero plans. The report indicates the role of government policies in bringing improvement in solar PV. The report emphasizes that the clean energy investment today is dominated by the advanced economies and China. As per the report, large economies such as India […] Read more
