Solar power systems provider Magenta Power has roped in state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) as a strategic investor as it bids to accelerate deployment of electric vehicle (EV) chargers across India, according to a top company official. The company is targeting to set up at least... Read more

Korean automobile major Hyundai Motor is developing an electric vehicle for the mass market and will launch it in a couple of years’ time, said a top company official. "Hyundai Motor is transforming into a mobility solutions provider from an automobile company," S.S. Kim, Managing Director, and CE... Read more

Sun Mobility will offer its energy infrastructure platform, including swappable smart batteries and quick interchange stations to select Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for building electric autos New Delhi: Ride-sharing platform Uber has partnered with Sun Mobility to promote electric mobili... Read more

India’s solar capacity addition target of 100 gigawatts (GW) is expected to face serious challenges if the current sluggish growth in rooftop solar is not addressed. Of the overall target, 40 GW is proposed to come from the rooftop solar segment. However, the capacity as on date remains at 4 GW. T... Read more

The Modi government has made it abundantly clear that it wants an electric vehicle-future in India and has set targets for it. All three-wheelers manufactured in India would have to be electric by 2023, two-wheelers with an engine capacity of up to 150cc manufactured in India should be electric by 2... Read more

Electric vehicle (EV) start-up SmartE has raised Rs 100 crore from Japanese major trading house Mitsui & Co in a Series B funding round. In addition to the capital, Mitsui will bring to SmartE multiple synergies through its existing businesses in the EV domain to enable the company for long-term... Read more

Land constraints, insufficient transmission facility and discom defaults on payments are the leading impediments to renewable energy adoption in the country. This has been unanimously agreed upon by both the industry and government stakeholders. To address these bottlenecks, the government recently... Read more

Hyundai rolled out a new version of its Sonata Hybrid, which would not normally be news around these parts but for the fact that it comes from the factory with a solar roof. It actually adds some zero-emission range to the otherwise petrol-powered vehicle. Under the hood, the new Sonata Hybrid come... Read more

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited proposals under a pilot project to make four hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses with a minimum seating capacity of 25 passengers each. The MNRE invites preliminary project proposals for pilot demonstration of four hydrogen fuel cell-powered b... Read more

The UK will need 20 million ‘mini power stations’ to reach its net-zero energy goals, with the need to create a policy framework for technologies like solar PV and energy storage an immediate priority, a group convened in Britain’s parliament this week heard. While other rooms at Portcullis H... Read more

Canadian company Hydrostor has just received approval to build the first grid-scale compressed air energy storage system in Australia. Hydrostor will deploy a 5MW / 10MWh system at a former zinc mine near Strathalbyn, South Australia. The advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project, exp... Read more

India's renewable energy capacity has crossed the 80GW-mark, which includes 29.55 GW of solar energy and 36.37 GW wind power, Parliament was informed Tuesday. The government has set an ambitious target of having 175 GW of clean energy capacity by 2022, including 100 GW solar and 60 GW of wind energ... Read more