Two Indian Agri-energy Organisations Make It To Shortlist For Ashden Awards Updated On Mon, May 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Collectives for Integrated Livelihoods Initiatives and Oorja Development Solutions, trailblazing agri-energy organisations working with smallholder farmers in India, have made it to the shortlist for Ashden Awards. This year the awards received 148 applications from across the world. A release by Ashden says, “The Indian initiatives include Collectives for Integrated Livelihoods Initiatives helping tribal […] Read more
Mobile Fuel Delivery Startup Repos Energy Gets Funding From Ratan Tata Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy National startup award winner Repos Energy has raised a pre-series round of funding from Ratan Tata. A report quoted Ratan Tata as saying, “Repos is a well-conceived project with good execution. I wish them all the success.” A few months ago, Repos Energy had forged a tie up with Mahindra’s Truck and Bus Division (MTB) […] Read more
Pumped hydro resurfaces when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, grid-scale energy storage will be a big challenge as climate neutrality increasingly presses for a massive scale-up. Pumped hydro is back and can catapult India into the big league to make up for the lost opportunities. Not just that, as we are seeing during the […] Read more
Maharashtra Postpones EV Policy Due to Inadequate Charging Ecosystem Updated On Mon, Apr 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy An underdeveloped ecosystem is certain to prove to be an impediment in faster adoption of electric vehicles. In the present case, a resolution has been issued by the Environment Department of the Maharashtra Government aimed at implementing state’s Electric Vehicle Policy from April 2023 instead of April this year. The postponement of the EV Policy […] Read more
Clean energy spending has jumped 50% to record levels since Oct end: IEA Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Clean energy spending earmarked by governments in response to the Covid-19 crisis has risen by 50% over the past five months and now stands at over USD 710 billion worldwide, though there are troubling imbalances between regions, according to the latest update of the IEA’s Sustainable Recovery Tracker. This unprecedented amount of enacted spending is […] Read more
Statiq Collaborates with HPCL to Add 200+ EV Chargers in UP-Bihar-Uttarakhand Updated On Wed, Mar 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Electric vehicle (EV) charging network Statiq has collaborated with state-owned refining and marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to increase the number of Statiq chargers open to the public to more than 200 in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand. Statiq says that 10,000 such chargers will be established by the end […] Read more
RERC approves levelised tarrif of Rs 2.89 For Kusum Component C Project Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) recently ruled in favour of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (JVVNL), which had requested the commission to approve the levelized tariff discovered through competitive bidding for a 4.24 MW pilot solar power project for feeder level solarization under Component-C of the PM-KUSUM scheme. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy […] Read more
Hassle Free Travel for EV’s between Delhi-Agra and Delhi-Jaipur Closer to Reality Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Soon the major routes like the Delhi-Jaipur and Agra-Noida expressway will witness regular operations of electric vehicles of all kinds. This is necessary to realise the goal of making India a zero-emission country by reducing its carbon footprint. National Highway for EV (NHEV) Working Group Advisor (Infrastructure, Connectivity Transport and Electric Mobility), Sudhendu J Sinha […] Read more
Bharat Petroleum Unveils EV Fast-charging Corridor Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) has launched an electric-vehicle fast-charging corridor along the Chennai-Trichy-Madurai highway, deploying charging infrastructure at ten of its petrol pumps. The company has set up new charging stations along the 900-kilometre route. These stations have been deployed on both sides of the highway in order to […] Read more
