BluSmart becomes zero-emissions company following deal for 30 MW green power

India's all-electric ride hailing company BluSmart has signed a multi-year power purchase agreement with Tata Power to source green power, in the process becoming India's first mob... Read More

India might open nuclear power to private investment, eyes 11,000 MW of new capacity

The Government of India is planning to throw open its nuclear sector to private investment to achieve its target of emissions-free power, Reuters reports, quoting government source... Read More

Xpeng plans 30 new models to survive Chinese competition

Chinese EV company Xpeng will launch 30 new models in the coming three years to survive what its Chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng called a 'sea of blood' --- the competition between Ch... Read More

BYD goes upscale, plans to launch multiple luxury models this year

Chinese carmaker BYD plans to launch a number of "high-end luxury" models by the end of this year, the company told the Hong Kong stock market in an exchange filing. The move refle... Read More

Queensland begins work on 250 MW/ 500 MWh Swanbank BESS

Queensland state has started construction work on one of the biggest batteries in Australia: a 250 MW/ 500 MWh system at Swanbank that will offer two hours of storage capacity. Que... Read More

Tata Power eyes 2,800 MW of pumped hydro storage capacity

Tata Power Company is looking to set up 2,800 MW of pumped hydro storage capacity at an investment of around ₹15,000 crore, CEO Praveer Sinha told reporters. He said the company wo... Read More

Stellantis evaluates building Leapmotor EVs at Mirafiori complex in Italy

Carmaker Stellantis could build up to 150,000 low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) at the company's Mirafiori complex in Turin from 2026 or 2027, news reports say. The company is repor... Read More

M&M evaluates giga factory in India, signs supply agreement for Volkswagen EV platform

Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is considering whether to open a battery plant in India, group CEO and MD Anish Shah told reporters. "We are going to look at… o... Read More

Solar, BESS will account for 81 percent of US new generation capacity addition in 2024

The US will add a whopping 62.8 GW of new utility-scale power generation capacity in 2024, and a massive 81 percent of that will consist of solar panels and battery storage, the US... Read More

Siemens Energy's $150 mn transformer plant could help US clear renewables' connectivity backlog

German power equipment company Siemens Energy announced it would invest $150 million in the US to set up a new transformer facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Construction will ... Read More

Blue Planet acquires majority stake in Mahindra Waste to Energy Solutions

Singapore-based waste management company, Blue Planet Environmental Solutions (Blue Planet) announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Mahindra Waste To... Read More

LG Energy signs second offtake agreement with WesCEF to secure stable supply of lithium

LG Energy Solutions, one of the leading producers of lithium-ion batteries for automotive, IT, and energy storage systems on Wednesday announced that it has sig... Read More

Kochi, world's first fully solar-powered airport, set to add 1,000 KW green hydrogen plant

Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), the company that runs the Kochi airport, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd to establish a gree... Read More

IOC increases holdings in Phinergy to 17%; Move to fortify Phinergy’s telecom backup power biz

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), India's state-owned multinational energy company has completed the second round of investment in Israel-based, Phinergy, bringing its holding in t... Read More

Cleantech funding hits record, but falls short of what net zero pathways require

Brookfield's latest fundraise and the record money pumped into the energy transition sector last year show investors have an appetite for cleantech risk. The world needs more of it... Read More

ACC PLI: MHI convenes pre-bid meeting for remaining 10GWh of ACC manufacturing

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has successfully concluded a pre-bid meeting for the remaining 10GWh of advanced chemistry cells (ACC) manufacturing capacity under the A... Read More

BYD takes aim at US market, evaluating EV plant in Mexico

Chinese battery and electric vehicle powerhouse BYD is preparing to set up an EV factory in Mexico, the head of its Mexican operations told reporters. The company has launched a fe... Read More

Joby set to soar Dubai skyline; Secures six-year exclusive deal to operate air taxis in Dubai

Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby), a California-based developer of all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service has signed a definitive agreement with the Dubai Road and Transpor... Read More

Stellantis to invest €103 mn to support new EV platform

Stellantis announced it would invest €103 million to increase production capacity of electric drive modules (EDMs) at its Szentgotthard plant, Hungary. The new capacity is expected... Read More

Panasonic Energy partners with NOVONIX for securing supply of synthetic graphite

Panasonic Energy (Panasonic Group), the global leader in innovative battery technology said that it has signed a binding offtake agreement with Australia-based NOVONIX Lt... Read More

JSW to set up EV and battery operations in Odisha

India's steel and energy focused conglomerate JSW Group has selected Odisha for its integrated electric vehicles (EV) and battery manufacturing project that will mark the comp... Read More

GFL to invest ₹60 billion in GFCL EV; eyes global EV/ ESS battery supply chain

GFCL EV Products Ltd (GFCL EV), a wholly owned subsidiary of leading Indian chemical company, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL), has announced an investment of a whopping INR 6000 ... Read More

World's largest find of ‘gold hydrogen’ — naturally occuring deposit — made in Albania

Scientists have discovered one of the largest deposits of natural hydrogen gas in Albania, providing evidence of so-called 'gold' hydrogen, or large naturally occurring deposits of... Read More

Zinc batteries charged for another banner year

Zinc is advancing to deliver as a top battery chemistry for energy storage in 2024, following a breakthrough in both funding and demonstration projects last year, writes ... Read More

Omega Seiki and Attero join forces to tackle EV battery waste

Electric vehicle manufacturing firm, Omega Seiki Mobility (Omega Seiki) on Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement with Attero, India's largest lithium-ion battery recycl... Read More

Galp and Powin join forces for a major energy storage project in Portugal

Portuguese multinational energy corporation, Galp, and US-based energy storage system provider, Powin LLC, (Powin) have partnered to install a 5MW/20MWh utility-scale battery ... Read More

Three companies plan scalable, modular 500 kg/day green H2 plant in Texas

Three US companies are collaborating to set up the world's first 500 kg per day green hydrogen production facility in Houston, Texas. HNO International announced it would lead the ... Read More

Europe finalizes answer to US Inflation Reduction Act, aims to become net zero continent by 2050

Europe on Tuesday framed new rules on local production of wind and solar power equipment, fuel cells and other green technologies, after an agreement involving lawmakers in the Eur... Read More

No looking back: Energy transition in Europe, the UK

In many ways, this year was the tipping point for renewable energy. The world has woken up to the imperative of energy transition, and countries around the world have made progress... Read More

Recyclekaro partners with BARC to produce copper oxide nanoparticles from e-waste

Battery Recycling firm, Recyclekaro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's premier nuclear research facility, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), for produci... Read More
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