No Road Tax, Zero Registration Fee for EVs in Telangana From Feb 3 Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Telangana Government has released an order on Tuesday, declaring there will be no registration fees along with no road tax for electric vehicles (EVs) in the state, effective Wednesday, February 3. The order says that 100 percent road tax and registration fee exemption would be given for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers, first […] Read more
Norway Wind Alliance Looks For Government Support For Wind Updated On Wed, Feb 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Looking to get the benefit of the new push for achieving lower emissions targets, besides a pandemic recovery led by investments into clean tech, an alliance of domestic and foreign energy firms in Norway have pitched for government support to achieve higher wind energy goals for the country. Estimating offshore wind energy potential at 10 […] Read more
Tata Motors Delivers Tigor EVs to Goa’s DNRE, Part of EESL Tender Updated On Tue, Feb 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s prominent automobile company, Tata Motors has delivered its Tigor EVs to the Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE) in Goa. This deployment is an integral part of its tender with EESL. The delivery ceremony took place on 1st February in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Rajesh Tulshidas Patekar accompanied by […] Read more
Budget 2021 Highlights For Solar Sector Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy In a budget speech that will eventually be termed as focused on fire-fighting and consolidating reforms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced her budget today. For the solar sector, the big shock is undoubtedly the increase in customs duty on solar inverters from 20 percent. Including inverters, which have a much smaller share in overall project […] Read more
WAAREE Supplies 23 KwH Li-Ion Batteries to ACE Ltd for Forklifts Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Surat based Lithium-Ion Batteries manufacturer, WAAREE ESS Pvt. Ltd has recently designed, developed, and supplied a high capacity 23KWhr lithium battery for 3 Ton forklift applications of ACE Ltd (Action Construction Equipment Ltd). These forklifts outfitted with WAAREE lithium batteries have now been deployed at Chennai airport and operating for 12 hrs per day. The […] Read more
Budget 2021. Why 24X7 Power For All, Tackling Discom Losses Is key Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Hopes are once again high that the government will take a broom to clean up discom losses in some way, one of the most intractable issues for the power sector for decades now. As always, the present time remains the best time to do something about it. On January 29 morning, power minister R.K. Singh […] Read more
EV Sector Should Switch to Completely Indigenous Batteries: Nitin Gadkari Updated On Sat, Jan 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ministry of Road Transport & Highways asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies. With electric vehicles (EVs) fast becoming the new reality, the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, the ministry stated. In a statement, “Noting that the challenge we presently face is the control on […] Read more
Lightsource bp Signs Power Contract With Verizon for 152.5 Megawatt Solar Farm in Indiana Updated On Fri, Jan 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lightsource bp today announced that it has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Verizon Communications Inc. that will enable construction of a new 152.5 megawatt ac solar farm in Indiana, furthering Verizon’s goal of being carbon neutral in its operations (scope 1 and 2) by 2035. The Bellflower solar farm, located about […] Read more
Grinntech To Boost Up Lithium-Ion Batteries Production in New Manufacturing Plant Updated On Fri, Jan 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Grinntech, a startup focused on Lithium-Ion batteries for electrical vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems announced the inauguration of their larger manufacturing plant in Chennai. The new manufacturing plant is built on a one-acre plot, it will have a capacity to produce 400 MWh per year of Lithium-Ion batteries suitable for electric two-wheelers, three-wheelers, farm […] Read more
