India is expected to add more than 1GWh of lithium-ion battery assembly capacity this year, with a host of companies getting in on the act, according to the head of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). The South Asian country has already surpassed 1GWh of distributed lithium-ion battery deploy... Read more

Hero Future Energies Pvt. Ltd, a company promoted by the Munjal family, plans to enter the battery storage business and set up charging stations to tap India’s emerging electric vehicles (EV) market, chief executive officer Sunil Jain said. The plan comes at a time when the ‘Bharat Charger’ s... Read more

ITT said field trials will be rolled out between now and October in several villages of around 200 households and commercial loads as well as 10-12 microbusinesses. The mini-grids will feature metering and load management systems along with a revenue management system and remote monitoring and co... Read more

{module This Category} German company BOS has installed a smart DC mini-grid in the north of India in cooperation with local partner Oorja Development Solutions Ltd. Since then, 30 households in the village of Sarvantara have been receiving their electricity through a mini-grid containing hybri... Read more

{module This Category} Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) is placing a bet on turnaround of the distribution sector and prospective demand from states.  “In intra-state transmission, Rs 1.5 lakh crore worth of work is expected. The positive impact of UDAY (the scheme for the distributi... Read more

{module This Category} Indian government’s policy think tank Niti Aayog wants the country to have an all-electric fleet by 2030, in light of the fact that fossil fuel is depleting and electric vehicles are the future. Akhil Aryan’s deep interest in the physics of energy and software sinc... Read more

{module This Category} Andhra Pradesh is going to be the first State in the country and Asia to store solar energy to facilitate power supply to agriculture sector, bringing an end to farmers’ dependence on grid-based power supply for cultivation. The move to store around 100 MW power was ta... Read more

{module This Category} Beijing: Aiming to cut down emissions, India on Thursday announced a national mission on cleaner coal utilisation and setting up of two centres of excellence on clean coal technologies entailing an expenditure of $248 million.Leading the Indian delegation at the Eighth Cl... Read more

New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer, is planning to foray into energy storage business. The firm is weighing the option of launch of an improved version of lead-acid battery for low cost mobility and industrial applications.The idea of developing a next-gene... Read more

The Indian Energy Storage market is gearing up with a multitude of large scale pilot projects.India has long been seen as one of the largest market for lead acid batteries with annual sales of ~$6 Billion. In 2012, India Energy Storage Alliance was launched with a vision of making India not only a f... Read more

{module This Category} Electric Buses for Chandigarh were among the major announcements made for the city. To make city more Eco-friendly, CTU has finally come up with Electric Bus in Chandigarh. Residents of city will see such buses running on roads. To waive off vehicular pollution such step ... Read more

{module This Category} The Centre is reportedly planning a major policy initiative to rev up usage of electric vehicles. The game plan is to sell automobiles without batteries. This would slash costs by as much as 70 per cent. Further, what’s proposed is a nationwide leasing of batteries, for... Read more