China’s CATL To Open German Plant For EV Batteries in 2021 Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy CATL already has strategic agreements with carmakers including SAIC Motor Corp, Geely, BMW and Volkswagen. The world’s largest EV battery maker, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) plans to produce 60 GWh of battery storage by 2026 from its battery plant in Germany, its first production site in Europe. The company will focus on next-generation nickel-rich […] Read more
Poland Aid to LG Chem EV Battery Plant Gets EU Approval Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The investment aid will support LG Chem’s €325 million investment in a new vertically integrated manufacturing plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries in Poland. Poland’s €36 million (Rs 293 crore) investment aid to chemical company LG Chem, a part of one of Korea’s biggest company the LG Corp for a new electric vehicle batteries […] Read more
Volkswagen Will Convert its Components Plant to Develop EV Charging Stations Updated On Tue, Jan 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The planned transition to e-mobility will allow the plant to accomplish the urgently needed transformation and will contribute to safeguarding employment and sustainably strengthening the financial situation of the Hanover components plant. Volkswagen Group has announced that it plans to start mass production of flexible and fast electric vehicle charging stations by 2020, and the […] Read more
Tamil Nadu Planning to Bid Out 250 MW Floating Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Jan 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The department is looking to bid out for projects worth 100 MW, 100 MW and 50 MW at the Mettur Dam, Bhavanisagar Dam, and the Vaigai Dam respectively. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company (Tangedco) is planning to float bids for setting up floating solar plants on three dam reservoirs in the State. Floating […] Read more
Expanding the Capacity of Solar Cells with Mesoporous Nickel Updated On Thu, Jan 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy This new material can be used in many energy-saving applications. Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), together with Russian and foreign colleagues, have developed samples of nickel mesoporous film structures, which have a useful surface area up to 400 times greater than their solid analogue. This new material can be used in many […] Read more
New Water Splitting Catalyst Could Make it Easier to Generate Solar Fuel Updated On Thu, Jan 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Water splitting, the process of harvesting solar energy to generate energy-dense fuels, could be simplified thanks to new research. A Research team, led by Louis Piper, Associate Professor of Physics, Binghamton University and researchers from Diamond Light Source and Brookhaven National Laboratory, figured out how “doping” (or adding metal ions) into vanadium pentoxide (M-V2O5) nanowires raises the […] Read more
Wood Mackenzie Lists 10 Trends that Will Shape the Global Solar Market this Year Updated On Wed, Jan 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy There is over 63 GW of single-developer mega project capacity (500 MW+) in the global pipeline, 84% of which is comprised of projects in pre-construction phases. In a new report, authored by its analysts Tom Heggarty and Benjamin Attia, consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie has charted the top ten trends that will shape the global solar market […] Read more
India Calls for Diaspora Role in Developing RE Sector Updated On Wed, Jan 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy V.K. Singh called for suggestions from the participants at the Indian diaspora conclave, on how to develop solar energy. India has called upon its diaspora to play a role in boosting the renewable energy sector, with Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh calling for suggestions from the participants at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas […] Read more
CSE’s ‘State of the Renewable Energy Sector in India’ report highlights key risks to sector Updated On Tue, Jan 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy India would fall short of the government’s target of achieving 175 GW of solar capacity by 2022, if the sector continues to be plagued by policy inconsistency, discom problems and other issues, says the CSE analysis. India would fall short of the government’s target of achieving 175 GW of solar capacity by 2022, said Centre for […] Read more
