Dr. N Kalaiselvi takes charge as the first woman Director General of CSIR

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) welcomed Dr. N. Kalaiselvi as the new Director General of CSIR and Secretary of the Department of Scientific an... 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

Reliance New Energy, Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports Ltd signs program pact under ACC-PLI scheme: MHI

Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced that three selected bidders signed the Program Agreement under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC)... Read More

Exide to set up Lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Bengaluru

India's leading battery maker, Exide Industries, on Wednesday (July 27) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions Ltd (EESL) has executed a ... Read More

Kodak capitalizes on its coating technology; forays into EV battery market

Renowned film manufacturing brand, Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak) has made a minority stake investment in Wildcat Discovery Technologies (Wildcat), a tech firm that uses propr... Read More

ONGC inks MoU with Greenko to jointly produce green hydrogen

The State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) on Tuesday (July 26) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd., to jointly work on opportunities in ... 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

Hindalco, Phinergy, and IOP partner to bring aluminum-air batteries to India

Hindalco Industries Ltd., (Hindalco), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group has partnered with Phinergy, an Israel-based metal-air battery pioneer, and IOC Phinergy Private ... Read More

Vistra restarts Phase I and Phase II of Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility

After facing two shut-downs in September 2021 and February 2022, Vistra Corp's (Vistra) Moss Landing Energy Storage facility in California is back online.  Vist... Read More

Parameswaran Iyer takes charge as the CEO of NITI Aayog

Parameswaran Iyer, a 1981-batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre has been appointed as the new CEO of NITI Aayog on Monday. Mr. Iyer replaces Amitabh Kant, wh... Read More

Chhattisgarh sanctions state EV policy, aimed at accelerating e-mobility adoption

The Chhattisgarh government has announced that it has approved its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022 to make the state an EV-manufacturing hub, create employment, and reduce enviro... Read More

Eos Energy Enterprises secures over 1 GWh in new orders

Zinc-based energy storage system provider, Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (Eos) has secured over 1 GWh in new orders and is expecting to exceed $400 million of ne... Read More

IESA-IIT Madras Research Park partner to support innovations and entrepreneurship

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP),  Chennai, to collaborate on activiti... Read More

China’s ‘dual-credit’ policy: Top carmakers with positive NEV credits (2021)

Credited as one of the prime policy push forcing carmakers into electrification in the country, China's 'dual-credit' policy mandates those car manufacturers that fail to meet fuel... Read More

Replus ramps up effort for the roll out 1 GWh Li-ion battery assembly plant in Pune

Pune-based advanced energy storage solutions provider, Replus Engitech Pvt Ltd., continues to bet big on its lithium-ion battery business. A year on since its joint venture with $1... Read More

Britishvolt partners with POSCO to secure cathode and anode active battery materials

British battery cell manufacturer, Britishvolt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global chemical giant, POSCO Chemical Co. Ltd. to help s... 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

FREYR Battery to begin construction of its inaugural giga factory in Norway

FREYR Battery (FREYR), the next-generation battery cell manufacturer has sanctioned the construction of Giga Artic (combined gigafactories 1 and 2) -- FREY... Read More

EU and Norway expand cooperation on raw materials, battery value chains

The European Commission and Norway have announced a strategic partnership for strengthening and expanding their cooperation in the area of the raw materials and batt... Read More

EV Charging Infrastructure in Europe: Right on track or a looming road block?

European automotive associations ACEA and VDA are warning that EU states are lagging-behind in charging network expansion to meet the proposed EV adoption targets for 2035, but cle... Read More

BIS comes out with new standards for EV batteries

The National Standards-setting body, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) working under the Consumer Affairs Ministry has issued performance standards for electric vehic... Read More

Advanced dehumidification solution for high-quality battery manufacturing

The entire world is moving towards environment-friendly solutions to curb the issue of rising pollution amid the backdrop of depleting resources, this situation has ... Read More

SUN Mobility and Amazon India partner to fast-track EV adoption in Maharashtra

Battery swapping solutions provider, SUN Mobility in a strategic collaboration with e-commerce major, Amazon India, launched its first battery-swapping point in Mumbai today. ... Read More

Valeo, Atul Auto, and Honda accelerate three-wheeler electrification in India

Global automotive component supplier, Valeo along with electric three-wheeler manufacturer, Atul Greentech Pvt. Ltd (AGPL is a fully-owned subsidiary of Atul Auto)&n... Read More

Connected Energy secures £15 million from five new investors

Connected Energy Ltd (Connected Energy), an advanced energy storage solution provider that uses second-life electric vehicle batteries has secured £15 million from five new investo... Read More

KORE Power acquires 4.22% stake in EV retrofit startup, ZEVx

US-based manufacturer of battery cell technology, KORE Power, has acquired a 4.22% stake in Arizona-based ZEVx Inc. (formerly Zero Electric Vehicle), an EV retr... Read More

Microchip launches inductive position sensors for EV motor control applications

Global semiconductor manufacturer, Microchip Technology Inc. (Microchip) has launched a new inductive position sensor, LX34070 IC, for the electric vehicle moto... Read More

BASF to expand production capacity for battery materials in China

BASF Shanshan Battery Materials (BSBM), a BASF majority-owned company in China, is commissioning of new capacity for cathode active materials (CAM) to meet the increasing local and... Read More

IESA signs MoU with KOTRA for advancing energy storage and e-mobility in India and S. Korea

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India's leading industry alliance focused on accelerating the adoption of energy storage, e-mobility, green hydrogen, and microgrids ... Read More

Mining major, Rio Tinto to invest US$10M in battery material maker, Nano One

Mining and metals major, Rio Tinto has announced to invest US$10 million in Canada-based battery material manufacturer, Nano One. Rio Tinto has entered a strategic partnership... Read More
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