JSW Steel, CSIR-NCL, Scotland join India hydrogen alliance
JSW Steel will bring industry majors and the government together for hydrogen commercialization in the steel and cement sectors. CSIR-National Chemical Lab would work closely with the private sector on hydrogen development projects. Scottish Development International (SDI) brings the expertise from the implementation of large-scale hydrogen projects in Scotland.
Flagging off the energy transition decade
With the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2021, India is providing the right policy direction for this decade of the energy transition. Yet, there is room for further improvement.
ReNew Power joins Stanford initiative on battery storage
Stanford University’s StorageX Initiative brings together academia and industry to tackle the dominant challenges in energy storage. ReNew’s collaboration with StorageX will initially focus on large-scale battery performance in India.
Spanish EV startup selects ION Energy’s battery management system
The Spanish startup will use ION’s advanced battery management and intelligence technologies for its electric scooter, the RAY 7.7.
Cabinet approves India, Uzbekistan MoU on solar energy and storage
The Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Institute of Solar Energy, under India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Uzbekistan’s International Solar Energy Institute for cooperation in the field of solar energy and storage technologies.
IESA, UNIDO launch energy storage innovation challenge
The challenge covers battery storage innovations for both power and electric mobility space. Winning technologies will get a grant of up to $50,000.
SECI tweaks 100 MW solar-plus-storage Chhattisgarh tender
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued amendments to the procurement and extended the bidding deadline a second time.
India and Israel to work together on perovskite solar cells and lithium sulfur batteries
Low-cost batteries and novel perovskite materials are among the topics selected for joint research and development.
Second-life energy storage winner in EDF’s startup contest
Bangalore-based Nunam—which enables second life for used lithium-ion battery cells—is the winner of Pulse India competition conducted by French energy giant EDF. The EDF contest aims at supporting Indian startups committed to developing low-carbon and sustainable energy solutions.
Thermal energy storage system goes online at IIT Kanpur
The thermal energy storage system with a 775 tonnes-of-refrigeration heat rate is installed at IIT Kanpur’s Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering building. It is part of an urban pilot under a joint Indo-US project called UI-ASSIST on Smart Grid and Storage Technology.
