From trash to treasure: Is India ready for battery recycling revolution?
Given the demand and the unavailability of Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in sufficient quantities, as a nation, we may be staring at a scenario we had with crude.
Acme Solar wins 275 MW/550 MWh standalone BESS project in Andhra Pradesh
Acme Solar Holdings has emerged as the winning bidder for 275 MW/550 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) across two projects in Andhra Pradesh.
NLC awarded 250 MW/500 MWh battery storage project in Tamil Nadu
NLC India Renewables Ltd has received a Letter of Award from Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corp. Ltd to develop three standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 250 MW/500 MWh
Kundan Green Energy secures LOI for 10 MW/40 MWh battery storage project in Bihar
Kundan Green Energy will develop the 10 MW/40 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Bihar’s Champaran district, supported under the government’s viability gap funding (VGF) scheme.
BluPine Energy secures INR 2,416 crore debt financing for 150 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy project in Karnataka
BluPine Energy has secured an INR 2,416 crore debt sanction for its upcoming 150 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) project in Aland, Karnataka.
Indian researchers develop fast-charging sodium-ion battery, promising over 3,000 cycles
NAtrium Super Ionic CONductor (NASICON) materials continue to show their potential for sodium-ion anodes in high-performance batteries, with fresh research out of India delving more into the materials.
Rajasthan’s 500 MW/1 GWh battery storage tender yields lowest price of INR 2.16 lac/MW/month
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN)’s tender for 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS) with viability gap funding in Rajasthan has resulted in winning prices ranging from INR 2.16 lakh/MW/month to INR 2.19 lakh/MW/month.
Attero to invest INR 100 crore to scale rare earth element recycling capacity to 30,000 tonnes
Attero will invest INR 100 crore to expand its rare earth element (REE) recycling capacity from the current 300 tonnes to 30,000 tonnes annually over the next 12 to 24 months.
ACME Solar secures PPA with NHPC for 250 MW FDRE project in Rajasthan
ACME Solar has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with NHPC Ltd for its 250 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project in Rajasthan.
SECI launches tender for 1.2 GW solar with 600 MW/3,600 MWh energy storage
The Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd (SECI) has issued a tender for the development of 1.2 GW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power projects, integrated with 600 MW/3600 MWh of energy storage systems (ESS), on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis. Bidding will close on August 20.
