Toyota Kirloskar Motor unveils electrified flex-fuel car in India
The prototype car features a flex-fuel engine and an electric powertrain and adheres to India’s stricter emission standards, BS 6 (Stage II).
Tata Cummins arm to make hydrogen engines, battery EV systems in Jharkhand
TCPL Green Energy Solutions, an arm of Tata Motors and Cummins joint venture, will set up a manufacturing plant in Jharkhand to produce hydrogen-based powertrains and battery electric vehicle aggregates and systems for commercial vehicles.
KPIT testing sodium-ion battery packs in three-wheelers
The sodium-ion battery technology has been designed and developed by KPIT Technologies.
Torrent starts blending green hydrogen in city gas distribution network
Torrent has started a pilot project to blend green hydrogen with natural gas in the city gas distribution (CGD) network of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first hydrogen train to run on Jind-Sonipat route
Indian Railways plans to run 35 hydrogen trains on various heritage and hill routes in India.
Battery-tech startup EMO Energy raises $1.2 million
The Bengaluru-based startup has developed a cell-agnostic platform that purportedly allows 100% fire safety, 20-minute fast charging, and 120% improvement in battery life.
Jakson Green to build CO2-to-methanol plant in partnership with NTPC
Set to commence production shortly, the CO2-to-methanol plant is being established at NTPC’s existing thermal power station in Vindhyachal, Madhya Pradesh. It will convert 20 tonnes-per-day (tpd) of CO2 to 10 tpd methanol through a catalytic hydrogenation process, utilizing CO2 from thermal plant flue gas through a carbon capture unit and green hydrogen produced by electrolysis.
Transition VC launches INR 400 crore fund for energy startups
Transition VC will invest seed capital in 40 startups across sectors such as e-mobility, green hydrogen, energy storage, net-zero buildings and climate-tech over the next three years.
NHPC and DVC to jointly develop pumped hydro storage projects
State-run hydropower producer NHPC Ltd is also entering green hydrogen production. To begin with, it will set up pilot green hydrogen projects in Leh and Kargil districts of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.
JSW Energy to re-organize renewable and thermal businesses
The private-sector power producer will group its renewable energy business under wholly-owned arm JSW Neo Energy as it targets growth in renewable energy generation, energy storage, and green hydrogen business.
