Need to Breed, Encourage Innovation at Grassroots Level: Sahil Shanghavi Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy For India to become a battery or any other storage technology manufacturing hub, we need to breed and encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Both public and private sectors need to collaborate closely with researchers at various institutes in India and fund different ideas in order to come up with better technology than what exists […] Read more
Recycling Lithium-ion Batteries a $1,000 Mn Opportunity in India Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy The lithium-ion batteries market is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years in India, and a new analysis has predicted the recycling of such batteries could present a USD 1000 million opportunity by 2030 The lithium-ion batteries market is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years in India. Some of the […] Read more
Apple’s China Clean Energy Fund Invests in 3 Wind Farms Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Apple backed China Clean Energy Fund has invested in three wind energy farms in the country with a combined capacity of 134 MW. Apple has announced that the China Clean Energy Fund, which it had launched along with 10 of its suppliers in China has invested in three wind energy farms in China with a […] Read more
MNRE Seeks to Attract Solar Manufacturers with Duty Cushion upto 2023 and beyond Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Minister R.K. Singh has set the stage for yet another round of blame games, by making case for duties on solar equipment imports, once the safeguard duty is over on Mar 31, 2020. The MNRE has recommended to the the Ministry of Finance to bring imports […] Read more
MNRE Awards 4 Grants in 2nd Round of PACEsetter Fund Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE recently awarded grants to the four projects selected in the second round of PACEsetter fund programme. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently announced that it has awarded grants to the four projects selected in the second round of PACEsetter fund programme. The PACEsetter fund was constituted by India and the USA in […] Read more
After a Slow 2018, IEA Expects 200 GW of RE Additions in 2019 Updated On Sat, Sep 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy After stalling last year, capacity additions of renewable power are set to bounce back with a 12 percent growth rate in 2019 to reach nearly 200 GW, according to the IEA. After stalling last year, global capacity additions of renewable power are set to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, to reach nearly 200 […] Read more
Himachal Pradesh Aiming for 100% EV Transition by 2030 Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 percent transition to EV by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 percent transition to electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals, according to sources close to the government. A meeting to frame the draft for the […] Read more
NTPC Enlisting Bidders for BOS Package Work on Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy NTPC has tendered for the enlistment of bidders for BOS package work, to undertake development/ implementation of NTPC’s solar power projects State-owned Navratna company NTPC Ltd has issued a tender seeking bids from eligible parties for the enlistment of bidders to undertake development/implementation of solar power projects that the power utility plans to develop in […] Read more
Bharathi Cement Goes Solar With 10 MW Facility in Andhra Updated On Tue, Sep 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Bharathi Cement has commissioned a 10 MW ground-mounted solar power plant in its manufacturing facility at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh One of India’s leading Cement manufacturer, Bharathi Cement has announced that it has commissioned a 10 MW ground-mounted solar power plant in its manufacturing facility at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh, as part of its long-term […] Read more