US scientists discover way to improve battery efficiency for grid, transportation Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Battery-powered vehicles have made a significant dent in the transportation market. But that market still needs lower cost batteries that can power vehicles for greater ranges. Also desirable are low-cost batteries able to store on the grid the intermittent clean energy from solar and wind technologies and power hundreds of thousands of homes. To meet […] Read more
Rs 18,100 crore Battery PLI Finally Picks 4 Firms Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Confirmation has finally come that the four companies selected for the Advanced Cell Chemistry (ACC) or the Battery PLI scheme ACC Storage are Reliance New Energy Solar Limited, Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited, Hyundai Global Motors Company Limited and Rajesh Exports Limited. These companies will received the first slew of incentives to support cell production […] Read more
Solar recharging of EVs far more efficient use of land than ethanol crops for blended fuel in India: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Mar 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shows that generating solar energy to recharge electric vehicle (EV) batteries would be a far more efficient use of land than growing crops for ethanol. India’s 2025 target for 20% ethanol blending in petrol requires large increases in ethanol from sugar and […] Read more
Bounce Infinity partners with Greaves Retail for battery swapping stations Updated On Thu, Mar 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Swappable battery infrastructure provider Bounce Infinity has partnered with Greaves Retail, the retail business division from Greaves Cotton, to provide battery swapping stations for its EV fleet to accelerate the adoption of affordable mobility with battery-as-a-service. The battery swapping service will be for both electric 2-wheelers (Ampere) and 3-wheelers. The company has identified Bengaluru as […] Read more
TCC builds new gen EV charging infra with 7-ELEVEN in Taiwan Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Taiwan Cement Corp’s subsidiary NHOA.TCC and President Chain Store’s subsidiary 7-ELEVEN have announced the “New Energy, New Lifestyle” plan to jointly build a new generation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure that combines green energy, energy storage and EV charging services. NHOA.TCC’s first EV charging infrastructure is located at Taiwan’s Hualien’s City’s most popular tourist […] Read more
Ola Electric Invests in ‘Extreme Fast’ Charging Firm StoreDot Updated On Tue, Mar 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru based Ola Electric has invested an undisclosed amount in Israeli start up StoreDot, a battery technology company that promises “extreme-fast charging” batteries for electric vehicles (EV). Ola electric called the investment strategic in nature, without disclosing the amount invested. StoreDot, in its last funding round of $60 million, had reportedly been valued at $1.5 […] Read more
BPE Launches Nrgx 5000 UPS with Li-ion Battery EXL Series Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Noida based Best Power Equipments (BPE) has launched its latest model Nrgx 5000 UPS with Li-ion Battery (ESS – Energy Storage Solution) for both home & small businesses. The company says that the product is a robust UPS that covers all aspects of home, office and small businesses’ power needs. BPE says products will be […] Read more
“We are looking at a significant market share in India”, Sunil Thamaran, Enphase Energy Updated On Sat, Mar 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Fremont, California Headquartered Enphase Energy has always travelled the path less travelled. Started in 2006, the solar inverter technology firm went the micro-inverter route, instead of the conventional industry move towards string inverters. Over time, the move has paid rich dividends, with the firm closing 2021 with revenues of $1.38 billion, a strong 78.5% […] Read more
GoodWe Hits 1.5 GW Milestone in India Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Inverter major GoodWe, which has been a particularly strong player in the residential and commercial rooftop segment until recently, when it expanded offerings to the utility segment too, has crossed the 1.5 GW milestone in India. Considering the fact that a significant part of this number was achieved on the back of residential and commercial […] Read more
