Addressing the age-old demand of the auto players, the government is in a mood to waive off taxes on the electric vehicles in India. This was made public by the Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at the Make in India session at Energy Storage India 2019 today. He said that the Niti Aayog has proposed the v... Read more
With the cost of renewable energy coming down and the market potential expanding, an ancillary industry for storage is the need of the hour, said P.C. Maithani, Advisor, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. Speaking at the 6th International Conference and Exhibition on Energy Storage, EV & M... Read more
On Day 1, a host of eminent industry experts touched upon topics including renewable energy integration with energy storage systems, developing next-generation storage technologies, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and manufacturing in India. Overall, the India Energy Storage Alliance ... Read more
Industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) on Friday said it will hold "Energy Storage India 2019" conclave on renewable energy integration and energy storage on January 10-11. An IESA statement said that Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu would be the keynote speaker at this annual event that... Read more
In its venture to drive India’s ambitious National Energy Storage Mission, Energy Storage India (ESI) 2019 is scheduled from January 10 – 11, 2019 along with Pre – Conference Workshops on January 09, 2019 at The Ashok, New Delhi. Suresh Prabhu, Honourable Minister for Industry and Commerce wil... Read more
All the above attributes symbolize the unsustainable transport system in Delhi. A new smart city is proposed to be developed by the Delhi Development Authority where transport will be an important component to be developed with smart technologies. The ICT spending for Smart Cities could comprise of... Read more
There’s a lot of excitement in the electric vehicle world these days. Tesla has come along and shown that you can produce a mass-market electric car that ranks #1 in its class (by far) and even ranks in the top 5 of all car models. This has created excitement about new frontiers — electric cross... Read more
From Tesla Summon to Nissan drama to New York EV support, here’s a rundown of notable electric vehicle news — notable changes or findings in the EV industry — during the month of November. It’s the latest edition of our regular What Changed…? feature. The Tesla Model 3 hit Tesla showroom... Read more
According to the government, 15 states in India have achieved 100 percent household electrification under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (SAUBHAGYA) program so far. Mercom had reported on the launch of Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to electrify all households in ... Read more
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a plan for the implementation of 23 GW of ultra mega solar projects in the Leh and Ladakh regions of Jammu & Kashmir. Phase-I of the project would entail setting up 2,500 MW Solar PV Capacity in Kargil region and 5,000 MW in Leh distr... Read more
Sun Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), and SmartE, an EV fleet operator, have entered into a partnership for providing battery swapping service. The two companies will leverage their expertise in product and solution to drive convenient, ... Read more
India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) executive director and Energy-Storage.news guest blogger Dr. Rahul Walawalkar has been appointed chair of the Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA). The group was founded four years ago by the US Energy Storage Association (ESA), California Energy Storage Allian... Read more
