The Politics Of Statism Over The Electricity Amendment Bill Needs To Stop Updated On Tue, Aug 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The passage of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 in the Lok Sabha has been met with widespread resistance, within and outside parliament, with many politicians and former bureaucrats declaring it ‘dangerous’, ‘an assault on state rights’ and much more. For now, it is the Delhi State Government which seems to be leading in its brickbats, […] Read more
BP To Invest Upto £50 Million In Electric Vehicle R&D Centre In UK Updated On Thu, Aug 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy British Petroleum or ‘bp’ has announced plans to invest up to £50 million in a new electric vehicle battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. The company had already revealed its intention to invest up to £18 billion in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030. Expected to open by the […] Read more
Exponent and Alitigreen Launches Fast Charging EV Three-Wheeler Updated On Wed, Aug 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-headquartered EV start-up company, Exponent Energy has announced partnership with Alitigreen for launching a new EV three-wheeler. Through this collaboration, both the companies (Exponent Energy and Alitigreen) will make rapid charging a reality for EVs on Indian roads. They claim that the fastest charging electric 3- wheeler rapid charges from 0-100% battery capacity within 15 […] Read more
Tata Power’s Analyst Call Q1 FY23: Large-Scale Renewable Projects, Orders In Offing Updated On Wed, Aug 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Close on the heels of its announcement of Q1 FY 23 results, an analyst call of Tata Power has further shed light on the Q1 FY23 earnings of the power company. The participants of the call included Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD of TATA Power; Sanjeev Churiwala, CFO; Jinendra Patil, Financial Controller; Soundararajan Kasturi, […] Read more
NTPC Q1 Results, Revenues up 43% YoY, Profits up 15% Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generator and the engine of it’s future renewable growth plans, has reported results for the Q1 of FY 23. The consolidated results have come out with a strong topline growth in revenues, even as profit growth was somewhat muted, due to the impact of higher input costs, especially coal. At […] Read more
USA Expands RE Share Rapidly, Several Reports Mutually Agree Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign, three new reports released this week by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the United States of America all point to the same conclusion that renewable energy sources, led by solar and wind, continue to rapidly expand their share of the nation’s energy production and electricity […] Read more
APTEL Provides Relief To CSP Developers On Force Majeure Grounds Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important judgement that will hopefully close the chapter on a festering dispute, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has allowed multiple developers stuck with Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) projects to get relief from liabilities, caused due to lower DNI (Direct Natural Irradiance) than they had assumed when bidding. The developers impacted include Godavari […] Read more
Centre Gives States A New Green Power Mandate To Encourage RPO Compliance Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Government has asked state governments to meet a quarter of their power demand through renewable energy sources in the current year, which can be scaled to 47 % in the following eight years. Although consistent with India’s clean energy commitments, the new trajectory of the Union Government will be difficult for the already […] Read more
ZapBatt, Toshiba Collaborate On Lithium Titanium Oxide Battery Technology For Micro-Mobility Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy California-based ZapBatt has joined hands with Toshiba (TOSBF). The former will be fusing its AI software technology and battery hardware with Toshiba’s lithium titanium oxide (LTO) battery cells. This will make way for a new battery option for the micro-mobility marketplace. Toshiba has said that this solution will make lithium titanium oxide a faster, smarter, […] Read more
