IKEA Foundation supports EV transition in emerging markets with $100 million grant

IKEA Foundation on Tuesday (March) announced a new initiative for backing zero-emission road transportation in emerging markets with an investment of $100 million over four ye... Read More

Servotech Power Systems, Electra EV jointly develop next-gen EV charging technology

Servotech Power System Ltd and Electra EV on Tuesday (April 2) announced that they are collaborating on a jointly owned innovative EV charging technology that would create India's ... 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

Prevalon Energy secures contract for BESS project from Idaho Power

Prevalon Energy LLC (Prevalon Energy) a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Power Americas (Mitsubishi Power) announced that it has secured a new contract from Idaho Power for an... 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

ETN Know More: Batteries

Batteries have been in use for an array of applications since the 1990s. Back in the day, batteries powered portable electronic devices like cameras and camcorders, ... 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

Battery storage developer Lightshift Energy raises $100 million from Greenbacker

Utility-scale energy storage developer, Lightshift Energy (formerly Delorean Power) on Thursday (March 28) announced that it has raised $100 million from two Greenbacker Capit... 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

Better Energy begins work on its first BESS project

Renewable Energy company, Better Energy has announced that it has commenced work on its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Denmark. Better Energy's BESS project ... 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

Sungrow batteries to power South Australia’s second-largest energy storage project

Leading global PV inverter and energy storage system supplier, Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd (Sungrow) on Thursday (March 28) said it has secured permission from ZEN Energ... Read More

Delta Electronics inaugurates new factory and R&D center in Thailand

Looking to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle power electronics in Southeast Asia, Delta Electronics, a subsidiary of the Delta Group, inaugurated a new manufacturing pla... Read More

Australia approves 750 MW Sandy Creek, which could join list of world's largest BESS projects

Australia announced the country has approved the Sandy Creek Solar Farm and battery energy storage project proposed by renewable energy developer Lightsource bp in the New South Wa... Read More

Northvolt breaks ground on 60 GWh capacity German giga factory

Northvolt announced the company had started construction of its battery giga factory "Northvolt Drei" in Germany. Europe had battled to keep the factory within its borders, after t... Read More

NARDAC secures underwriting capacity for battery storage projects

NARDAC, an energy and infrastructure-focused broker and Managing General Agency (MGA) on Monday (March 25) said it has secured authority for underwriting battery energy storag... Read More

Rimac Energy opens new BESS manufacturing facility in the UK

Expanding its footprint in the UK clean energy market, Rimac Energy on Tuesday (March 26) announced that it has opened a new facility for manufacturing next-gen... Read More

US offers $475 million for five clean power projects on mining lands

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced up to $475 million in funding for five locally-driven clean energy projects in current and former mining lands.The projects are loca... Read More

Odisha launches tender for 500 MW / 2,500 MWh energy storage systems

India's eastern state of Odisha has invited tenders for 500 MW of energy storage capacity with five hours of peak support for a period of five years. That translates into 2,500 MWh... Read More

Ohio approves largest US agrivoltiac project: 800 MW solar + 300 MW BESS, crops and livestock grazing

Authorities in the US state Ohio have approved the Oak Run Solar project, an 800 MW solar power project with a 300 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) that is also claimed as&n... Read More

BYD marks seven millionth New Energy Vehicle, becomes first to the mark

BYD, the world's biggest new energy vehicle (NEV) company, produced its seven millionth NEV car on March 25, becoming the first company to cross the milestone. The target was achie... 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

US unveils strictest car emission norms to boost EV offtake

US President Joe Biden announced the country's strictest vehicle exhaust emissions regulations as part of attempts to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. The new norms ... Read More

Ballard Power plans $160 million Texas giga factory with 3 GW fuel cell capacity

Hydrogen fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems announced it planned to invest $160 million to set up a new giga factory in Rockwell, Texas, to manufacture fuel cell components an... Read More

GLIDA partners with Statiq to improve EV charging experience in India

Leading charge point operator in India, GLIDA (formerly Fortum Charge and Drive India) has entered a strategic partnership with a smart public charging ecosystem provider, Sta... Read More

US eyes second wind auction in Gulf of Mexico, but costs are 30% higher than Europe, says chief of RWE

Offshore wind development costs in the US are 30 percent higher than what they are in Europe, the CEO of Germany's biggest utility revealed, even as the US government considered la... Read More

SSE Thermal, Equinor evaluate 900 MW hydrogen power station in England

UK's SSE Thermal and Norway's Equinor are planning to develop a 900 MW hydrogen-fired power station at Keadby in North Lincolnshire, UK, that will become operational from 2030. The... Read More

JSW-MG Motors combine eyes top spot in NEVs, targets 1 million EV sales by 2030

JSW Group and MG Motors have officially joined hands to form a new company focused on new electric vehicles (NEVs) in India. The JV -- JSW MG Motor India Pvt Ltd -- will launch a n... Read More

Subaru and Panasonic Energy strengthen ties for Li-ion battery supply

Consolidating their partnership for the supply of EV batteries further, Subaru Corporation and Panasonic Energy Co. Ltd [ Panasonic Group] on Tuesday (March 19) signed an agreement... Read More

B&V to study extraction of natural hydrogen and helium in Australia

Global engineering and critical infrastructure solutions provider, Black and Veatch (B&V) has announced that it will undertake a study on the exploration and extraction of... Read More
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