From the Editor: Wait and watch, or walk the talk!

The global community stands at a critical juncture, facing the urgency of mitigating human-caused climate change. Nations around the world are taking measures to control the enviro...

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IESA pre-Budget recommendations to strengthen India's energy security

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The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), the country's premier industry body for companies operating in the energy transition space, has submitted its pre-Budget recommendati...

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GODI plans 12.5 Gwh cell factory in Telangana

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GODI India Private Ltd has signed an MoU with Telangana to set up a 12.5 GWh cell manufacturing facility with an investment of ₹8,000 crore, the parties announced. The agreement wa...

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What’s next for India’s battery manufacturing industry in 2024?

An artistic rendition of Ola Giga Factory. Source: Ola Electric Mobility.

The year 2024 will prove to be a notable year for India's domestic cell manufacturing industry. After years of laying the policy and regulatory groundwork for building a domestic c...

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BASF, Stena Recycling partner to recycle EV batteries across Europe

BASF, a leading battery materials company announced that it has signed a black mass purchase agreement with Stena Recycling, a European recycling firm to recycle EV batteries ...

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Indian CAM manufacturer Altmin announces an investment outlay $100 mn

The first batch at LFP from Altmin's pilot plant. Image for representation purposes only. Source: Altmin

Hyderabad based Altmin Private Limited, an early pioneer manufacturing of cathode active material (CAM) for lithium-ion batteries in India, has announced an overall inves...

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Telangana govt. to support Amara Raja's Giga Corridor project

Automotive and industrial battery major, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL) will receive the necessary support from the Telangana government for its INR 9,500 crore Giga Corridor...

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Lakshadweep gets region’s first on-grid solar project with battery storage

Solar Panels at Kavaratti Islands, Lakshadweep

India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday (January 3) inaugurated Lakshadweep's first on-grid solar project with a battery energy storage system enabling the Union Territo...

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Extend FAME-II and bring back e-2W subsidy, says Indian panel

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India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry has recommended the government extend the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) subsidy scheme by th...

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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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Lohum to build UAE’s first EV battery recycling plant

Marking its foray into the UAE market, India's leading battery recycling firm, Lohum Cleantech Pvt Ltd (Lohum) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy & Infrastruct...

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US-India Energy Storage Task Force launched: Aims to boost energy storage adoption

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) on Wednesday (Dec. 13) held a launch meeting of the US-India Energy Storage Taskforce (ESTF) to elevate meaningful dialogue and advance the dev...

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Hindalco to invest INR 800 crore for a new battery foil manufacturing plant in Odisha

Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Hindalco), the metal flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has announced that it will set up a battery foil manufacturing plant near Samba...

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India's Himadri Specialty Chemicals forays into lithium-ion battery component manufacturing

Kolkata-based specialty chemical company, Himadri Specialty Chemicals Ltd on Wednesday (Dec. 6) announced plans to set up a commercial plant for the manufacturing of lithium-ion ba...

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Beyond solar: Companies pivot toward energy storage in investment priorities

Energy storage is going to be a leading technology for energy transition investments in the next three years according to a new industry survey by Reuters Events. According to...

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US, India governments launch task force to promote energy storage technologies

The ESTF’s engagement plan includes periodical webinars, working group meetings. bilateral trade delegations, knowledge exchange programs and inter-governmental meetings. Image: Shutterstock

US-India Energy Storage Task Force, set up by US Department of Energy and India's Ministry of Power to promote energy storage technologies in both nations, will launch on December ...

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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 Pavilion 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 country...

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COP28: Cost effective ESS for energy transition and RE integration

At the India Pavilion of the on-going COP28 in Dubai, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under the Indian Ministry of Power held a thought leadership discussion...

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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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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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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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