Launched in 2010 by the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi, e-rickshaws were touted as a remedy for Delhi's chronic trafficand pollution woes and a less hazardous livelihood option for cycle-rickshaw pullers. However, more than 100,000 e-rickshaws in the capital have turned out to be a safety ... Read more

If you own an electric vehicle and hope to charge it using Bangalore Electricity Supply Company's (Bescom) charging stations, well, that is not going to happen. At least, not now.The power utility was planning to install two charging stations in Indiranagar early this year to support around 26,000 c... Read more

India Power Corporation Ltd has entered into a partnership with US Trade & Development Agency to implement smart gird technology on India Power's distribution network - particularly to its Gaya Franchise in Bihar. It will boost efficiency and reliability while minimizing wastage. A smart grid ... Read more

The World Bank has pegged India's energy efficiency market at Rs 1.6 lakh crore, four times the Rs 44,000 crore in 2010 against the backdrop of the success of the government's UJALA scheme to distribute LED bulbs."The success of UJALA has reinforced stakeholder confidence in the promise of DSM (dema... Read more

The Indian electric vehicle market just got interesting with Ashok Leyland, the commercial vehicles manufacturer, launching an electric bus called the Circuit. Now, this is quite a move for an Indian manufacturer considering that, until now, only Mahindra & Mahindra have electric vehicle platfor... Read more

India’s largest utility NTPC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the setting up 50MW of solar power projects combined with battery energy storage near Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Surender Raina, general manager, REDG, NTPC, told PV Tech that the firm has floated ... Read more

Mahindra Electric, part of Mahindra Group, on Monday announced the launch of its new electric car 'e2oPlus' priced between Rs 6.73 lakh and Rs 9.51 lakh (ex-showroom Bengaluru).On a full charge, the Mahindra e2oPlus can travel for up to 140 km and can achieve a top-speed of 85kmph, a top company off... Read more

In order to promote sustainable mobility, one needs to look at alternative sources of energy and fuel. The day is not far when, fossil fuels would have run their course and leave the vehicles of the world to run on electricity. This is where Ather Energy comes in. A start-up, which was backed by Fli... Read more

A research and innovation company involved in the field of Speciality Polymeric Additives and Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage is proud to announce that its state of the art research laboratories are now DSIR recognized. PLUSS is the only company in India manufacturing mat... Read more

The power ministry will bank on storage facilities to provide electricity to rural India, Goyal said. “We will ensure that solar power generation would touch 100 gigawatt (GW) by 2019… pilot projects have been set up India will not adopt a technology discarded by the Western countries even if i... Read more

San Francisco: Tesla Motors today said that India will ‘definitely’ be a market for their next generation low-cost sustainable model-3, with the Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari asking the iconic company to outline their proposals for entry into the Indian market. During a visi... Read more

Black & Veatch has formed a joint venture with Schneider Electric USA for the design and construct of an energy security microgrid at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego. They said that the microgrid solution will allow operations at mission-critical facilities to continue unin... Read more