Bharat Mobility Global Expo to showcase EV battery, recycling, and charging infra innovations
Electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing, battery safety, and recycling along with EV charging and battery swapping are the key areas of discussion at the Bharat Mobility Global expo, scheduled from Feb. 1 –3, 2024, in New Delhi.
PV may help CSP reduce its LCOE by 18% in Saudi Arabia
Researchers have found that the current levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for concentrated solar power (CPS) plant in Saudi Arabia could be as low as $0.137/kWh. However, combining the tech with PV would significantly enhance the cost competitiveness of CSP.
Agratas partners Tata Technologies to fast-track battery solutions for electric mobility, renewable energy storage
The collaboration with Tata Technologies will enable Agratas to accelerate product development, including the design and integration of battery cells into modules and packs for global customers in the mobility and energy sectors.
ACME and Japan’s IHI sign pact to supply green ammonia from India to Japan
ACME Group has signed an offtake agreement with Japan’s IHI Corp. for its green ammonia project in Odisha. The pact covers the supply of 0.4 mmtpa (million metric tons per annum) of green ammonia from Phase-1 of Acme’s Gopalpur project on a long-term basis.
Govt tenders 10 GWh of battery cell manufacturing under PLI Scheme
India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries has invited global bids to set up a cumulative 10 GWh of giga-scale advanced chemistry cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities under production-linked incentives scheme. Bidding closes on April 22 and bids will be opened on April 23, 2024.
AM Green ties up with Envision Energy for wind turbines, green hydrogen
Greenko founders-owned AM Green will partner with Chinese multinational Envision Energy to manufacture wind turbines in India for green energy projects of AM Green and its customers. The two companies will also collaborate on net-zero industrial parks and green hydrogen projects in India and globally.
IH2A proposes $5 billion hydrogen transition fund
The India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) has proposed a $5 billion fund to support the development of large-scale hydrogen projects and H2 hubs, supply chain, sectoral H2 transition, national skilling, and H2 infrastructure in India.
Largest US solar-storage project goes online
A new 875 MW solar project in California features nearly 2 million solar panels and offers more than 3 GWh of energy storage.
Tiamat secures funding for sodium-ion gigafactory in France
French sodium-ion battery maker Tiamat has raised €30 million ($32.6 million) in equity and debt financing. It will use the funds to launch the construction of a 5 GWh production plant in the Hauts-de-France region.
Hero Future Energies signs MoU for INR 4,000-crore projects in Uttar Pradesh
Hero Future Energies will invest INR 4,000 crore into setting up renewable energy projects, battery energy storage systems, facilities for the production of green hydrogen and its derivatives, etc in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
