Wall-mountable lithium battery inverter from India
India’s Mecwin has unveiled compact, wall-mountable lithium battery inverters with 1,100 VA and 2,100 VA ratings. The 1,100 VA devices measure 455 mm x 530 mm x 235 mm and weigh 23 kg. The built-in battery can be charged with grid power and solar electricity.
Australian startup releases new hydrogen generators
H2X Global has released the first of its hydrogen-powered generators in the Australian market.
US startup unveils plug-and-play solid-state battery for residential applications
Zendure has developed a residential storage system using a semi-solid state battery with 6.438 kWh capacity. Each unit is scalable with up to four batteries, bring the capacity of one unit to 32 kWh and of two units to 64 kWh. The system can be used with solar panels.
Battery cell manufacturing in India could attract over $9 billion in investment by 2030, says ICRA
A new report by ICRA says rising electric-vehicle penetration will drive significant investment in battery cell manufacturing in India. It expects EV battery demand in the nation to touch 15 GWh by 2025 and 60 GWh by 2030.
Prime minister Narendra Modi to launch construction of Suzuki’s EV battery plant in Gujarat
Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor is investing INR 7,300 crore (around $914 million) to set up the electric vehicle battery plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat. The plant will manufacture advanced-chemistry cell batteries.
New battery for residential, commercial applications
Dutch manufacturer MG Energy Systems is offering a new storage system in two versions, with capacities of 5.8 kWh and 7.2 kWh and nominal capacities of 230 Ah and 280 Ah.
INOXCVA flags off India’s largest liquid hydrogen tank
INOXCVA, a Vadodara-headquartered cryogenic solutions manufacturer, has designed, engineered, and manufactured the largest liquid hydrogen tank ever made in India. The tank will be deployed in South Korea’s first hydrogen liquefaction plant, with 5 tons of daily capacity, in order to supply hydrogen charging stations for buses, trucks, and trams.
India’s EV sales to annually surge 49% in 2021-30 period, says IESA
A new India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) report projects electric vehicle sales to grow by as much as 49% per year to 17 million units by 2030, with electric two-wheelers accounting for almost 88% of total demand.
PV with gravity storage, redox flow batteries in buildings
Indian researchers have developed a new hybrid system featuring a conventional rooftop PV system, a solar tree, two gravity power modules for building (GPMBs), and a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), with power exclusively provided by the two solar installations.
The long read: Flowing into the lithium supply gap
Australian-born vanadium redox flow technology and new homegrown electrolyte sources are set to bulk up renewable energy storage options in the Pacific region and plug the gap left by lithium supply-chain issues. Natalie Filatoff reports from Sydney.
