India planning ₹3,760 crore incentives for 4,000 MWh capacity BESS projects

India will offer ₹3,760 crore in incentives to companies for setting up battery storage projects of total 4,000 megawatt hours (MWh) capacity, Reuters reports, quoting unidentified... Read More

Airlines reiterate Net Zero by 2050, seek incentives for sustainable fuels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) concluded its three-day summit in Istanbul by reaffirming its commitment for the industry to reach Net Zero by 2050, and called f... Read More

EESL targets ceiling fans in energy efficiency drive

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd will seek to deploy about 10 million energy efficient ceiling fans across India, the company said, as part of its moves to improve energy consumption... Read More

US DoE announces $46 million funding for nuclear fusion innovators

The US Department of Energy has announced $46 million in funding to eight companies involved in developing fusion power plants, as part of a government attempt to hold a pilot-scal... Read More

India might halve import tax on solar panels, rollback GST

India might halve the import tax on solar panels and rollback the GST rate on the devices because of a shortage in domestic production, Reuters reports in an exclusive, citing thre... Read More

India and Australia deepen cooperation on green hydrogen

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day trip to Australia on Wednesday finalizing new agreements focused on expanding bilateral trade and cooperation across ... Read More

‘The world needs to add 1,000 GW of renewables capacity annually, against 295 GW last year’

Francesco La Camera, Director General of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), talks to ETN Editor-in-Chief Ashok Thakur on barriers limiting the off-take of renewable ene... Read More

UAE bats in favor of fossil fuels, suggests cutting emissions instead

The United Arab Emirates has pushed back in favour of conventional sources of energy, suggesting countries agree to phase out emissions rather than fossil fuels. Countries should a... Read More

IESW 2023: Another Renewables wave coming, Storage industry primed for take-off!

The first session on Day 2 of the India Energy Storage Week – IESW 2023 – launched on a positive note with panelists in agreement not just over the importance and criticality of en... Read More

IESW 2023: Battery Swapping is viable and scalable, it’s here to stay

The final Track 2 session on the inaugural day focused on battery swapping and was moderated by Gurusharan Dhillon, Director of e-Mobility at CES. The panel consisted of Randheer S... Read More

Inside Europe's hydrogen game plan: 10 MT production + 10 MT imports by 2030

Europe is firming up ambitious plans to build scale in the Hydrogen economy as part of the continent's attempts to decarbonise energy supply and move away from Russian oil and gas.... Read More

Chile releases National Strategy For Lithium; plans to nationalize the industry

Chile's President, Gabriel Boric recently announced the government's National Lithium Strategy asserting that the State will be present throughout the lithium produc... Read More

EV Charging Infra & Policies | Review 2022: A look at the year that was

Team ETN has compiled a brief review of the EV charging infrastructure and policy landscape across the globe from reports released this year, and recapped snapshots ... Read More

COP27 takes on the baton for combating global climate change in Egypt

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on 6 November. The 27th Conference of the Parties will take place under the Presiden... Read More

Singapore announces hydrogen strategy, raises national climate target

Singapore has recently announced its national climate target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 simultaneously launching its national hydrogen strategy.  At the Singap... Read More

Chile passes major legislation incentivizing energy storage, e-mobility

Chile's congress has unanimously approved a bill promoting investments in energy storage and electric mobility in the country. The legislation is aimed at addressing powe... Read More

All 50 states in the US to get EV charging stations covering 75,000 miles of highway

In a historic move, the Biden-Harris Administration has approved the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plans that will help build EV charging stations across all... Read More

UN declares the right to a healthy environment as a human right

In a historic move, the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday (July 28) declared that everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment. The resolution pa... Read More

Monash Univ. to explore energy storage market design

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) on Monday announced $495,000 in funding to the Grid Innovation Hub at the Monash Energy Institute, Monash University to conduct a stu... Read More

All EVs, including EVs with swappable batteries eligible for 5% GST

The 47th Goods and Services Taxes (GST) Council meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded in Chandigarh last week. The two-day meet (June 28- June 29) focuss... Read More

EV fires: Govt. to set up new standards for EV batteries

 The Consumer Affairs Ministry is likely to set new standards for electric vehicles in India, official sources confirmed on Tuesday. These measures have come amid reports of s... Read More

IESW 2022: Industry Excellence Awards recognizes the best in clean energy, EV ecosystem

Continuing with its tradition of recognizing the best companies, leadership, and pathbreaking projects in the field of energy storage, electric vehicles, green hydrogen, and m... Read More

ACC PLI – key milestone in a long journey, just begun

In a major milestone for the energy storage industry, in March 2022 the Indian government announced the winners of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced battery... Read More

Making EVs mainstream – Can battery swapping change India’s EV ecosystem?

EVs are increasingly becoming a common sight on Indian roads. As the race for EV adoption intensifies, here's a look at how the battery swapping policy could shape India's EV journ... Read More

Energy storage to be a part of Renewable Purchase Obligation: R K Singh

In a key announcement for the energy storage sector in India, R.K. Singh, the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy announced that energy storage syst... Read More

ACC-PLI scheme: Amara Raja, Exide, L&T, Lucas TVS and Ola Electric among 10 firms looking to set up giga factories in India

Top companies in India including Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, Exide, Amara Raja, Lucas TVS, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Ola Electric Mobility are among the 10 comp... Read More

Goa govt. gives nod to electric mobility promotion policy

With the aim of promoting electric vehicle adoption in the State and reducing emissions, the Goa State Government on Wednesday authorized the Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy... Read More

India enters global race for giga factories

On May 12, the Union Cabinet gave a final nod to the much-awaited Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for ACC battery storage, ETN magazine interviewed Dr. Rahu... Read More

Energy Earthshots: A decade of action towards clean energy economy

Soon after assuming office, the United States President, Joe Biden re-joined the Paris Agreement and took a slew of executive actions reaffirming America's commitment to leading cl... Read More

PM Modi rejigs Cabinet: New ministers to take charge today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday evening inducted as many as 43 new ministers in the Union Cabinet in a first such revamp since assuming charge in the second ter... Read More
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