COP28: GEAPP's multilateral consortium targets 5GW of battery storage by 2024

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, at the launch of the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium in COP28. Source:

At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, about 11 countries have committed to a global consortium as part of a collaborative effort to secur...

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COP28: Panel discusses improving energy access in LDC and SIDS through renewables with storage

The Solarization of Education Institutions. A Solar-plus-storage project in Nigeria.

Global electricity access has risen from 87% in 2015 to 91% in 2021, yet 675 million people, primarily in the least developed countries (LDC) and sub-Saharan Africa lack access to ...

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Graphite India makes a strategic move: Acquires 31% stake in battery maker Godi India

Graphite India, a graphite electrodes and carbon specialty product manufacturing company has acquired a 31 percent shareholding in a Hyderabad-based battery manufacturer, Godi...

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'No country can think of energy transition without first thinking about energy storage'

Stephen Fernands, President of Customized Energy Solutions, speaking at the event. Image: ETN

The India Pavillion at COP28 hosted an event on cost-effective energy systems for energy transition and integration of renewable energy on December 5, under the aegis of the countr...

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India puts up 20 blocks of critical and strategic minerals for auction

India's Ministry of Mines launched the first tranche auction of critical and strategic minerals in New Delhi on Wednesday, offering up 20 minerals for exploration, including recent...

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Gelion and Ionblox partner to develop next-gen lithium-silicon-sulfur cells

Anglo-Australian battery maker, Gelion Plc (Gelion) on Tuesday said it has signed a joint development agreement with California-based battery technology company, Ionblox Inc (Ionbl...

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Tata AutoComp delivers first set of BESS to Tata Power

India's leading electric utility, Tata Power received the first set of battery energy storage system (BESS) from Tata AutoComp for its energy storage park in Chhattisgarh. The BESS...

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Envision 2023: IIT Madras Research Park-IESA gear up to host two-day energy conference

IIT Madras Research Park (IITM RP) in partnership with industry body, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) will host a two-day energy festival, 'Envision 2023' organizing ...

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Toyota and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to expand on vehicle-to-grid research

Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), a Southern California-based public utility have entered in a research collaboration t...

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Daily Shorts: Snam plans H2 pipeline, esVolta gets $170 mn for California energy storage, and more

First Citizens Bank announced it served as the lead agent on a $170 million credit facility extended to esVolta, a company that develops, owns and operates utility-scale battery en...

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IESA partners with Messe Muenchen India for EV Asia Expo 2024

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a leading industry body focused on the promotion of energy storage, e-mobility, green hydrogen and clean technologies in India has tied up wit...

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Epsilon announces $650 million battery components and anode plant in USA

The move assumes significance considering China has moved to restrict graphite exports from December  Indian battery components maker Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM) announce...

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Gogoro partners with HPCL to roll out battery-swapping stations across India

India's Oil and Gas major, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has signed an agreement with Taiwan-based battery-swapping solutions provider, Go...

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WESD 2023 discoursed on clean energy tech adoption in global markets

The latest edition of World Energy Storage Day (WESD) global virtual conference and expo discoursed on the critical megatrends and innovations in clean energy technologies such as ...

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ETN Rising Stars of Emerging Tech 2022

ETN commemorates the World Energy Storage Day (September 22) with a special section dedicated to the visionaries and promoters of energy storage globally. Meet the 2022 'Rising Sta...

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50 Global Leaders of Emerging Technology

This ETN Special Issue, commemorating the 2022 World Energy Storage Day (September 22), is dedicated to the visionaries and promoters of energy storage globally. These are company ...

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COP-28 President calls for tripling global renewable power capacity by 2030

As countries around the world prepare for COP28, the COP28 Presidency along with two global renewable energy organizations on Monday (Oct. 30) released a report urging governments ...

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REC pledges ₹31,000 Cr. for developing two green hydrogen projects in Odisha

MoU signing for two green hydrogen projects in Odisha.

REC (formerly Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd), a state-owned power finance entity in India said it has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to finance green hydrogen proje...

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Birla Carbon acquires carbon nanotube specialist, Nanocyl

Carbon-Black. Image for representation purpose only.

Birla Carbon, a global manufacturer, and supplier of carbon black additives on Wednesday (Oct.11) said it has completed the acquisition of Belgium-based Nanocyl SA – a global leade...

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CEA issues slope stability guidelines for hydro power projects

Source: South Asia Network on Dams, River and People (Blogs)

In the aftermath of the Sikkim floods which impacted hydro power projects of over 2,000MW in the state, India's Central Electricity Authority (CEA) released guidelines for slope st...

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No looking back: Energy transition in India

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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...

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No looking back: Energy Transition in SAARC nations Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka

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...

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Lohum and Log9 Materials join hands for EV battery recycling in India

Battery manufacturing and battery recycling firm, Lohum has entered a strategic alliance with advanced electric vehicle technology company, Log9 Materials to address...

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Epsilon acquires Johnson Matthey’s LFP cathode tech center

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Battery material manufacturer Epsilon on Wednesday signed a deal to acquire British chemical company, Johnson Matthey's LFP (lithium, iron, and phosphate) cathode technology c...

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Indian EV charger market to register CAGR of 46.5% by 2030: CES-IESA Report

Embracing the era of electric mobility, India is setting the stage for a groundbreaking transformation in its EV charging infrastructure, according to 3rd annual "2022 In...

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U.S. DoE invests $325 million in long duration energy storage

The Moss Landing battery energy storage facility in California, US.

The US Department of Energy (US DoE) on Friday (Sept. 22) announced a $325 million to advance the development of long duration energy storage (LDES) technologies. The fun...

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WESD 2023: Taking stock of e-mobility experience in India

Source: ETN

At the World Energy Storage Day (WESD) 2023 global conference held on September 22, speakers representing key companies across different sectors within the Indian EV...

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WESD 2023: EV battery manufacturing fast evolving in Europe; needs pro-active policy

Source: ETN

The 2023 edition of the World Energy Storage Day global conference organized by India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) witnessed critical discussions on the e-mobility and related ma...

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WESD 2023: India hits everybody's sweet spot in energy storage

Netra Walawalkar (top left) introduces the WESD panel.

The World Energy Storage Day's session on Stationary Storage within R2 (the Indian subcontinent + mainland Asean + Russia and CIS countries) closed with encouraging and positive wo...

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WESD 2023: India’s GH2 journey has only just begun, electrolysers need manufacturing fillip

Dr. Kamat marks out countries that have released active hydrogen policies or roadmaps (dark green) and those that have pilot projects announced or underway (light green).

India needs manufacturing policies for electrolysers alone, otherwise its hydrogen ambitions might falter, the WESD discussions on green hydrogen revealed. Panellists pointed out t...

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