New Water-Based Battery to Store Solar, Wind Energy
Researchers at Stanford claim to have developed a water-based battery that can provide a better solution than lithium-ion for storing solar and wind energy, according to the journal Nature Energy. Though ...
Funding in Global Battery Storage Sector Surges to $299 Million in Q1 of 2018
The fledgling energy storage industry is rapidly gaining momentum in the domestic as well as the international markets. Realizing the importance of energy storage, an increasing number of players are ...
Sungrow Enters Indian Market with 3 GW Inverter Manufacturing Facility in Bengaluru
Sungrow, a global inverter manufacturer and supplier, is going to strengthen its global delivery capability by establishing a new factory in Karnataka’s capital city of Bengaluru. The new manufacturing facility ...
Exicom Wins Tender to Supply 2,000 EV Chargers to EESL
Energy storage provider Exicom has won the tender to deploy 2,000 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers under the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) procurement program. In March 2018, Mercom had reported ...
Mahindra and Ford to Jointly Develop SUVs and EVs for Indian Market
Mahindra Group and Ford Motor have announced that they are teaming up to develop sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and small electric vehicles as part of several previously announced joint initiatives ...
Government Urges Battery Manufacturers to Set Up Manufacturing Units in India
The Minister for Power, R.K. Singh, recently chaired a meeting with battery manufacturers in New Delhi to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivizing battery manufacturing in India. Officials ...
BHEL Seeks Partners to Bid for NLC’s 20 MW BESS Tender in Andaman & Nicobar
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a government of India undertaking, is seeking to enter into a consortium agreement with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturers or suppliers to bid for ...
Uttar Pradesh Releases Draft EV Manufacturing Policy
With an eye on the future, the Uttar Pradesh state government has created a roadmap for promoting the development of EV vehicle manufacturing capacity in the state, called the Draft ...
EESL Issues Tender to Procure 10,000 EVs
In India’s second electric vehicle (EV) tender, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) announced it is out for procurement of 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) to be used by government departments ...
NTPC Retenders 25 MW of Solar Projects with Battery Storage in Andaman & Nicobar
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has tendered a total of 25 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with battery energy storage systems (BESS) to be developed on the island ...
NTPC Issues Tender to Develop EV Charging Infrastructure in Jabalpur
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued a tender for the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The bid-submission deadline is April 16, 2018 ...
National E-Mobility Program Launched in India
In line with the Government of India’s vision of achieving 100 percent e-mobility by , National E-Mobility Program has been launched in the country. The program is aimed at providing ...
Interview: India Needs to Strengthen Battery Energy Storage Manufacturing Sector
India’s renewable energy sector needs a strong backbone in the form of a robust energy storage industry in order to sustain its growth trajectory, according to Naveen Sharma, vice president ...
JSW Energy Acquires JSW Electric Vehicles
Indian power company JSW Energy has acquired 100 percent stake in JSW Electric Vehicles in a bid to enter the country’s rapidly expanding electric vehicles (EV) market. According to the ...
Gujarat Provides Subsidy to 2,000 Consumers for Purchasing Two-Wheeler EVs
Around 2,000 people have been provided subsidies for the purchase of two-wheeler Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the state of Gujarat. Each beneficiary has been provided a subsidy of 10,000 (~$156) ...
NLC India Scraps 20 MW Solar With Battery Energy Storage System Auction
Neyvveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India has scrapped the auction of 20 MW solar with battery energy storage system (BESS) that was conducted by it in October 2017. When contacted after ...
Government Unlikely to Announce Pan-India Policy Framework for EV Industry
The Electric Vehicle (EV) industry is still in its nascent stage in the country and needs a push from the government to gain some momentum and move forward in the ...
ASSOCHAM Report: Expanding EV Sector in India Needs Rapid Infrastructure Addition
Electric Vehicle sales in the country are expected to grow in the double digits until the year 2020, according to a joint report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and ...
BESCOM Confirms Plans to Develop 11 EV Charging Stations in Bengaluru
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is leading the effort to develop Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure for Karnataka’s capital city with an announcement that plans to launch 11 fast-charging stations ...
Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Electric Vehicle Policy to Manufacture 500,000 EVs
The Maharashtra state government cabinet has given its nod to the state’s Electric Vehicle Policy 2018. A notification issued by the state government stated that all three segments of the ...
Mahindra & Mahindra Bags Contract to Supply 1,000 Electric Vehicles to Baghirathi
Mahindra & Mahindra has strengthened its position in India’s electric vehicle (EV) market by winning a contract to supply 1,000 EVs to the Bengaluru-based transport firm Baghirathi Travel Solutions Pvt ...
India Will Soon Have its First Grid-Scale Energy Storage System
AES India and Mitsubishi Corporation have begun the construction of India’s first utility-scale energy storage system in the national capital. The 10 MW energy storage system will serve the grid ...
Tata Power Sets Up Additional EV Charging Stations in Mumbai
Tata Power has announced new additions to its strategic network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. The domestic integrated power company is developing two ...
Karnataka to Procure 640 Electric Vehicles Under FAME-India Program
The Karnataka government is all set to procure 640 Electric Vehicles (EVs) under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) program. The vehicles to be procured ...
Tata Motors Rolls Out its First Batch of EVs for EESL
Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors announced that it has rolled out its first batch of electric vehicles (EVs) for the public sector joint venture Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The Tigor ...
