Under the amendments, ship breaking companies will have to store radioactive and other hazardous waste in a temporary facility at their yards before getting rid of it through registered recyclers Ship breaking companies will have to store radioactive and other hazardous waste in a temporary facilit... Read more
Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra, Ford India, Mahindra Reva and Tata Motors have created a consortium to develop supplier base for critical hybrid and electric vehicle components Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Ford India Pvt. Ltd, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd and Tata Moto... Read more
New partnerships indicate the industry is maturing and streamlining the path to market. The American energy storage sector kicked off 2016 with a marked increase in corporate investments, according to GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor. First-q... Read more
Two revolutions are set to transform the energy sector in India: the 2015 tariff parity of solar with thermal energy, and affordable storage that could make solar a 24×7 service by 2020. The last few solar auctions in states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Rajasthan have testified the efficacy o... Read more
Boond Engineering and Development, a social enterprise company, has announced plans to install 4,000 solar microgrids in India to serve one million people in rural areas by 2022. The northern India company is installing the solar microgrids as part of the Business Call to Action (BCtA), a global... Read more
The mission of the PACEsetter Fund is to accelerate the commercialization of innovative off-grid clean energy access solutions by providing early-stage grant funding that would allow businesses to develop and test innovative products, business models and systems. The Fund's main purpose is to improv... Read more
Research shows that it is possible for Australia to be 100 per cent renewable-powered by 2030. But meeting this goal will require the mass adoption of energy storage technologies Storage technology is the Holy Grail of a clean energy system, and if Australia wants to become 100 per cent renewable-... Read more
Tesla Motors is working exclusively with Panasonic to supply batteries for the Model 3, its first mass-market car, the U.S. automaker's chief executive said on Wednesday, sendingPanasonic shares higher.Reuters reported a day earlier a source with direct knowledge of the matter saying that Samsu... Read more
Firm plans to commercialise the vehicle, which will be cheaper by Rs 18,000-20,000 than existing e-rickshaws New Delhi-based Urja Global Ltd launched a solar powered e-rickshaw named 'Urja Rath' with its state-of-artMake in India module, charge controllers and batteries onWorld Environment D... Read more
Smartphone makers may face delays in launching models into the market due to the new certification norms that require batteries used for devices and laptops to be separately certified, industry insiders and analysts said. Companies could face loss of precious lead time, a critical tool for them to m... Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United States as part of his five-nation tour where he met President Barack Obama. In the meeting, the two leaders reviewed the deepening strategic partnership between the US and India pledged to pursue new opportunities to bolster economic growth and sustainab... Read more
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is planning a second phase of setting up solar parks across the country, twice as ambitious as the first. Unlike the previous one, the new round will set aside a portion where the solar power producer will also have to set up facility to store the ener... Read more
