{module This Category} Individuals may soon be able to open public electric vehicle charging stations without applying for licences, though there will be a cap on the tariff they can charge from EV owners. The government has not set any qualification criteria for opening public charging statio... Read more
Deep-cycle energy storage system manufacturer Trojan Battery has been acquired by C&D Technologies, a reserve power equipment vendor. The resultant company will have more than US$1 billion in revenue, eight manufacturing locations and a presence in every major region, according to a statement c... Read more
In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the Puerto Rican government is proposing the enactment of the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act, a bill focusing on committing the island to a 100 percent renewable energy grid by 2050. Senate Bill 1121 was introduced by the chairman of the Senate Special Committee... Read more
Applications for energy storage projects have reached a cumulative capacity of 6,874MW in seven years, RenewableUK figures show, indicating a growing appetite for the techology. The average capacity of applications for new battery storage projects has also nearly tripled in the last three years: fr... Read more
Transmission system operators in the US have begun making their moves to accommodate energy storage into their wholesale markets, with New England ISO and Southwest Power Pool both making filings in the past month. In February the US’ main regulator the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)... Read more
The month of October witnessed some key announcements in the Indian solar industry. For example, India’s solar installations recorded in the first half (1H) of calendar year 2018 totaled almost 5 GW and the country’s total installed capacity has exceeded 25 GW, according to Mercom’s India So... Read more
Solar – not black coal – is beginning to power classrooms, dormitories and canteens of multitudes of educational institutions across the country. Solar power is heating water, helping run laboratories, shining auditoriums, cooling down canteens, assisting in administrative work and illuminating ... Read more
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is working on a plan to have solar power charge electric vehicles. Speaking to TNIE on the sidelines of the launch of city-wide rooftop solar initiative, BESCOM Managing Director C. Shikha said, We are working on a design to have electric charging points... Read more
The big trend in high-end vehicles, as I had predicted last year, is electrification, and the first sprouts of that seed, sown a few years ago, are ready for everyone to see. Jaguar introduced the i-Pace this year at a very high-profile launch event, and the Audi e-tron, as well as the Mercedes-Benz... Read more
A ceremony was held yesterday in Niedersachsen, Germany, to welcome the start of operations at a ‘hybrid’ energy storage plant that will use a combination of sodium-sulfur and lithium-ion batteries to stabilise the grid. The project uses 4MW / 20MWh of sodium-sulfur NAS battery storage from NGK... Read more
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum regarding the continuation of the issue of concessional customs duty certificate (CCDC) to set up projects for generation of power using non-conventional materials. Non-conventional materials include agricultural, forestry, agro... Read more
In a landmark order, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has allowed net metering for a 3.34 MW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Greater NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh. The UPERC was responding to a petition filed by Gautam Buddha University, Greater NOIDA. Gautam Buddha Uni... Read more
