Volvo Car India is looking to lead the way in the electric vehicle segment in the Indian market. The company is working towards leading the race for the introduction of battery-operated vehicles, ahead of its German rivals. Volvo is already on course to launch its first plug-in hybrid in the country... Read more

Indian Railways takes a big step towards clean energy and energy conservation! As part of its mission to utilize cost-effective renewable energy, three more railways stations of the Central Railway zone are now being powered by wind and solar energy. According to a press release issued by Central Ra... Read more

The technology behind ion-lithium batteries has taken big steps forward in recent years, making onsite (also known as behind the meter) energy storage a more viable, reliable and attractive option for all types of real estate. Research by RenewableUK and the Solar Trade Association (STA) revealed t... Read more

The world’s largest battery could soon be storing solar energy deep in the heart of Texas oil country. The 495-megawatt storage system would be built in tandem with a solar farm of the same size in Borden County, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., which operates most of the st... Read more

An ambitious projection by a government panel on electric vehicles over the next decade has created jitters among the oil refining industry which has lined up billions of dollars to ramp up capacity in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. From a paltry 0.02 per cent share in the transport s... Read more

India plans to achieve electric mobility by 2030 and welcomes Chinese industries participation and investment in the expansion of Indian Electric Vehicles (EV) Market, NITI Aayog Principal Advisor Anil Srivatsava has said. Srivastava, who led an industry delegation from India and addressed summit f... Read more

Eversource announced it is “charging forward” to build an energy storage facility on Martha’s Vineyard that will better improve reliability for the island’s growing demand for electricity. On Wednesday night, the utility company along with the state Department of Public Utilities held a pub... Read more

Described as a project of ‘strategic importance’ for India's entire energy sector, the country's first grid-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage system officially went into service this week. An inauguration event was held for the 10MW / 10MWh system today, 13 February, at the site in Rohin... Read more

The energy sector’s reactions to the Interim Budget have been a mixed bag, with solar sector players expressing disappointment that nothing concrete was announced for them at a time when the sector is floundering, and energy storage players welcoming the steps taken to make imports cheaper. Those ... Read more

Transmission system operator TenneT and Daimler subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy have joined forces in a development partnership to see whether EV batteries could stabilize large grids. The result: Automobile battery storage systems can indeed make a significant contribution to grid stabilization and... Read more

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has invited bids for engineering consultancy from consultancies or engineering, procurement, and construction companies to prepare for a 5 MW ground-mounted solar PV project proposed at Calicut Airport. The last date for the submission of bids is February 15, 2... Read more

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum requesting for views of stakeholders on the BIS standards for solar PV water pumping systems. Earlier, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) had requested the MNRE to convene a meeting of the sub-committee constituted for formul... Read more