In an effort to meet its solar capacity targets for the union territory of Chandigarh, the city administration has pushed out yet another scheme to drive the move to solar. The latest offer for free installation, on first cum first served basis for city residents, is under the previously...
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 14, 2020 - UL has announced today the launch of a free online database recognizing manufacturers who have completed testing under the ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A Standard for Test Method for Evaluating Thermal Runaway Fire Propagation in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The database allows manufacturers that have had their...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Oct. 14, 2020 - Trungnam Group officially inaugurated the 500KV transformer station and 220/500KV Grid line, and the 450 MW Trung Nam Thuan Nam solar power plant on October 12th, 2020 in Phuoc Minh commune, Thuan Nam district of the south-central Ninh Thuan Province. It's a magnificent event and key project...
The International Energy Agency (IEA), has never been a huge fan of renewable energy. The Paris-based agency , formed after the first oil shock in 1973-74 had a a broad mandate on energy security and energy policy co-operation. Over the years, the agency remained focused on oil, even as...
Chinese state-owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development (“Huanghe Hydropower”) successfully connected its 2.2 GW PV plant to the power grid in Hainan Prefecture, northwestern China’s Qinghai Province. With this, the 2.2 GW project became the world’s first ultra-high voltage power line that delivers 100% renewable energy over long distances and also the...
The Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirapalli (Tiruchi) inaugurated its 2 MW solar plant early this month. With this, the country’s 11th IIM became the first to have such a large scale solar plant to power its campus.
Started in 2011, IIM-Tiruchi took support from the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC)...
Fastned, Tesla, and Seed & Greet opened Ladepark Kreuz Hilden, Germany’s largest fast-charging facility. At the charging facility, eight cars can charge simultaneously with up to 300 kW, allowing electric cars to add up to 300 kilometers of range in just 15 minutes. The Fastned station is powered by sun and wind energy,...
Uber is partnering with Lithium Urban Technologies to deploy over 1,000 EVs in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune over the coming months.
During the lockdown in India, blue skies replaced smog above city skylines and pollution levels declined dramatically, serving as a stark reminder to what life could be...
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI), inviting proposals from eligible firms for the identification and implementation of business opportunities in the electric/ transformative mobility space in line with the national target of raising the share of Electric Vehicles (EVs) to 30 percent...