Indian power minister R.K. Singh has chaired a meeting with battery-based energy storage manufacturers calling on them to set up manufacturing units in India. Singh’s urgency not only stemmed from the government’s push on electric vehicles (EVs) and its expected surge in the coming years but al... Read more

The Indian government will make all efforts to encourage battery manufacturing in India, the country's Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh said at a meeting with battery makers on Friday. The minister called on the industry to establish battery manufacturing units in India as t... Read more

The Centre urged battery manufacturers to set up units in India as demand in the country was expected to grow rapidly following its push for e-vehicles. Power and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh made the appeal during a meeting with battery manufacturers on Friday. Tenders for e-vehicles “... Read more

The Delhi government has announced a 26 point program under its ‘Green Budget.’ Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, began the green budget with an emphasis on carrying out a real-time air pollution study and developing the first city-wide inventory of greenhouse gases emissions. Als... Read more

As part of its diversification strategy, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the manufacture of space-grade Lithium-ion cells of various capacities utilizing the technology developed by ISRO at its ... Read more

Raj Kumar Singh, Union Minister of Power (MoP) and New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) held a meeting with battery makers, today, March 23, to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivizing battery manufacturing in India. In the meeting, Singh urged the industry to set up battery manufacturin... Read more

The government’s policy for promoting electric vehicles (EVs) may not have a financial component. “The policy is not forgiving any financial assistance, but to clear the regulatory path — where you need permission and where you don’t, where you need safety precautions and where you don’t,... Read more

Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company will jointly develop midsize and compact sports utility vehicles and a small electric vehicle as part of several initiatives announced Thursday between the two companies. The two companies signed five new memoranda of understanding (MoU) as part of the strategi... Read more

Silicon thermal energy storage systems are more compact than batteries and have the lowest levelised cost compared to any other form of storage. With the significant increase in the number of large-scale batteries and pumped hydro projects in Australia, it is clear there is a need for energy storage... Read more

The Indian government’s relatively slow progress in securing lithium reserves could be a big problem for the energy storage industry in the country, according to a senior official at Panasonic India, who said that this would mean the country would have to rely on imports from China. “China secu... Read more

Jalandhar has begun working on an ambitious plan to replace diesel and petrol vehicles to shift to an all-electric fleet by 2030, to reduce fuel import bill, running cost of vehicles and carbon footprint. More than a hundred e-rickshaws are currently operating in major public locations in the city. ... Read more

Truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland has bagged its first major electric bus order, for the supply of 50 buses to the Ahemdabad Bus Rapid Transit System. “We have received the LoI (letter of intent). The purchase order is expected once the Centre confirms subsidies,” Karthick Athmanathan, Head - E... Read more