Queensland invests $300 mn to double Stanwell battery to 300 MW/ 1,200 MWh

Australia's state of Queensland has pledged to invest $300 million to double the capacity of the Stanwell battery being set up at a coal-fired power station, as part of the state's... Read More

India approves first commercial BESS: 20 MW/ 40 MWh BESS at Kilokari sub-station, Delhi

India has approved its first commercial standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, marking a milestone in the country's progress towards clean and renewable ener... Read More

Fortescue breaks ground on $550 million green hydrogen hub in Arizona, USA

Australian miner Fortescue has broken ground on the company's $550 million US venture to produce green hydrogen, the first of its planned green energy investments in North America.... Read More

Canadian Solar bags 193 GW battery projects in Japan's decarbonization auction

Canadian Solar Inc (CSI) announced it had won three battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Japan's first Long-Term Decarbonization Power Source Auction.  Japan's Org... Read More

Fast Forward: Accelerting India's mobility revolution

From extending consumer incentives to launching schemes to attract foreign electric vehicle makers to India, the government has left no stone unturned to make EVs a smart... Read More

EU backs Orlen project to set up hydrogen refueling stations in Poland

Polish energy company Orlen has won EU backing and €62 million in support for its Clean Cities – Hydrogen mobility project in Poland, which comprises a green hydrogen plant and mul... Read More

World Bank working on proposal for $1 bn support to India's BESS, e-mobility sectors

The World Bank and State Bank of India (SBI) are in talks for a $1 billion line of credit to aid the country's energy transition, according to media reports. The funds will support... Read More

China, leader in EVs, could overtake the world in hydrogen mobility too

China might be stealing a march on the world yet again. The government is targeting to build at least 1,200 hydrogen refueling stations for mobility across the country by 2025, whi... Read More

Microsoft AI designs batteries with 70 percent less lithium, identifies 18 new battery materials

Microsoft has used artificial intelligence to identify promising new battery materials for the US Department of Energy using (DoE). This use of AI enabled the company to come up wi... Read More

Scientists demonstrate two new battery chemistries: water and calcium

Scientific teams working in Australia and China have demonstrated two new battery chemistries that could supplant lithium-ion batteries in the coming years, thus overcoming the pos... Read More

Amara Raja giga factory will start operations next year

Leading automotive battery maker Amara Raja will have the first giga factory up and running before the end of next year, President Vijayanand Samudrala told the India Battery Manuf... Read More

From clean energy to clean cooking, Modi outlines vision for rooftop solar + battery installations

The Government of India will announce a package to make the country atmanirbhar in the battery domain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Speaking at the Bharat Mobility event... Read More

Understanding the US’s massive hydrogen 'battery', coming up in Utah

Power companies in the USA, including oil major Chevron, are readying a massive hydrogen battery in the state of Utah. Two large salt caverns are being emptied – their salt dissolv... Read More

Europe's third big hydrogen project calls for 3.2 GW electrolyzers, 2,700 km T&D network

The European Commission announced its approval for "IPCEI Hy2Infra", a joint a joint effort by seven EU countries to support the continent's hydrogen infrastructure and boost its s... Read More

US offers $750 mn for 52 green hydrogen projects to boost fuel cell, electrolyzer output and cut costs

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced $750 million in assistance for 52 clean (also called green) hydrogen projects across 24 mainland states to help reduce cos... Read More

China completes testing of country's first hydrogen-powered train

China has completed testing of the country's first hydrogen-powered train. The model, built by government-owned railway manufacturer CRRC, offers speed and range comparable to exis... Read More

EIB approves €4.3 bn in transition funding, including €805 mn for clean power

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced approval for €4.3 billion of new financing to upgrade the region's transport and energy distribution, besides expanding energy stor... Read More

JLR partners with Allye to develop mobile BESS using second-life batteries

Tata owned Jaguar-Land Rover announced it had partnered with energy storage start-up Allye Energy to create a mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) using repurposed batteries... Read More

Tata Group invests in Boston-based non-lithium battery startup Alsym Energy

The Tata group has invested in non-lithium battery start-up Alsym Energy. Tata Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, led investment in the Boston-based company's Series C fu... Read More

RWE to set up electrolyzer for Haltermann Carless at Essex, UK

German utility RWE, which is also the UK's largest electricity generator, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Haltermann Carless, a supplier of hydrocarbon-based pr... Read More

Korean automakers Hyundai, Kia to localize production of LFP batteries for India EVs

Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Exide Energy Solutions to localize EV battery production in India. The move, focu... Read More

Has India's new EV policy piqued Tesla's interest? Musk is coming to meet Modi

India's new EV manufacturing policy is likely to pay a quick dividend. Elon Musk announced that he would be visiting the country to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Looking forw... Read More

Nuveen Infra, Exus Renewables tie up for 800 MW battery storage projects in Italy

Italy is set to get a major boost in battery energy storage systems (BESS) with two companies – a clean energy fund and an independent renewables developer – agreeing to co-develop... Read More

Quinbrook closes $600 million solar+storage focused fund

Clean power-focused fund company Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced it had successful closed the Quinbrook Valley of Fire (VOF) Fund with $600 million in capital commitmen... Read More

Just 57 companies responsible for 80 percent of global emissions

Around 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 can be directly linked to just 57 companies operating in the oil, gas, coal and cement space — and their emissions h... Read More

Sinopec, TotalEnergies sign deal to produce SAF using Sinopec's waste oils

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced the company had signed an agreement with France's TotalEnergies to jointly produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in... Read More

Data Point: Europe's first quarter energy mix is looking cleaner than ever

The first quarter of 2024 is looking good for clean energy in Europe. A record 60 percent of the continent's electricity in the first two months of the year came from clean sources... Read More

Indian Oil ties up with Panasonic for lithium-ion battery foray, feasibility study underway

Indian Oil and Panasonic Energy Co Ltd, the battery arm of Japan's Panasonic group, have signed a binding term sheet to set up a joint venture unit manufacturing cylindrical lithiu... Read More

Renault, Nissan put India center stage, look to redraw their EV rollout plan

Renault and Nissan last week revealed plans to relook at their India strategy, including previously decided plans for launching electric vehicles in the country. The companies stre... Read More

GM in talks with CATL to licence LFP battery tech, explore joint manufacturing

Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) is reportedly in discussions with US automaker General Motors for a deal that would licence the Chinese company'... Read More
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