Lohum Plans 250-crore Investment in Capacity Expansion Over Next 3 Yrs Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lohum Cleantech, the lithium-ion battery manufacturer and recycler based in New Delhi, is planning to invest around 250 crores in the following three years towards expanding its manufacturing capacity, which currently stands at 300 MWh of batteries per year and 200-250 units a day, with aims to eventually venture into the production of batteries for […] Read more
Hunt Perovskite Technologies Awarded Funding from Department of Energy Updated On Thu, Apr 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT) today announced that it has been selected for an award of $2.5 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020 Perovskite Funding Program. In addition, HPT is also co-Principle Investigator and collaborative partner in two other […] Read more
UCR Scientists Upcycle PET Bottles to Make EV Batteries Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Could excess plastic waste be used to reduce carbon emissions? Sounds too good to be true? Well, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have devised a way to turn polyethylene terephthalate (PET) found in consumer plastic bottles into material useful for producing sustainable energy storage. While the storage capacity of batteries made using this […] Read more
India’s First Li-ion Battery Plant in Karnataka Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vikram Handa, son-in-law of steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal, set up Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt in Karnataka in August last year to become the first manufacturer of lithium-ion battery parts in India. Handa’s investment in the plant will be a whopping Rs 60 billion ($807 million) so that 1 lakh tonnes of synthetic graphite anode can […] Read more
And the 2021 BNEF Pioneers Are… Updated On Fri, Apr 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The BloombergNEF Pioneers Competition– an annual technology and innovation contest started in 2010has announced the 12 winners of the 2021 edition of the competition. The winners list includes Convoy, Nautilus Labs, and EConcrete among others which were chosen from over 250 applications received from 36 countries. Previous winners have ensured the award is a […] Read more
Progress On Aluminium Based Storage Batteries Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy In recent time, capturing solar energy has been becoming quite affordable, but the cost and technology to store it, given that its supply is irregular, has not kept pace. Now, scientists at Cornell University in the US have developed cheap and long-lasting batteries using aluminium, a low-cost alternative that is abundant and has a well […] Read more
Civil Engineer Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Responsibilities: To design and construct sub stations, transformer bays and switchyards, their inspection and inspection report writing, & preparation of plans, structural analysis and design, finite element modeling and analysis of special structures, foundation and retaining structure design, quantity-cost estimates. Site Execution of civil work within the time frame and within the Budget. Estimation and […] Read more
IIT Hyderabad Develops an Alternative for Typical Lithium-ion Batteries Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers at IIT Hyderabad have come up with an alternative for the conventional Lithium-ion batteries. It is a more sustainable and low-cost Dual carbon battery, which may find potential use in high voltage applications, sophisticated battery-run medical devices, regenerative braking systems in electric vehicles (EVs), and stationary grids. Finding options that are cheaper and more […] Read more
H24US Drives the Science of Hydrogen Separation Updated On Tue, Mar 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy H24US has announced that its advanced polymer membrane technology has the best-known observed performance in selecting hydrogen (selectivity) from other gases with very high throughput (permeability) indicating that this technology is one of the current leaders in this field. This outstanding performance was contrasted to other membranes via direct comparison of published data in an […] Read more
