TVS Motor increases stake in ION Mobility through Singapore subsidiary
India's TVS Motor Company announced it had increased its stake in Southeast Asian e-mobility player ION Mobility last week. In a stock exchange filing, the company said, "We would...
India unveils new EV policy to make country a global manufacturing hub
India has approved a scheme to promote the country as a manufacturing destination for electric vehicles, a release on the Press Information Bureau, the country's government news se...
Indian govt. announces Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024
The Ministry of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India, on Wednesday (March 13) announced the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in I...
NGEL and RVUNL to jointly develop RE projects, green hydrogen derivatives in Rajasthan
NTPC's renewable energy arm, NGEL, on Sunday (March 10) signed an agreement with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) for developing renewable energy and...
BESS turns cheaper: Gensol, IndiGrid win Gujarat's 250 MW auction at ₹ 4.49 lakh / MW per month
Gensol Engineering and IndiGrid 2 Ltd were declared the winners of Gujarat's auction for the development of 250 MW/ 500 MWh Standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems in the state.G...
24M launches direct-material recycling process for semi-solid Li-ion batteries
24M Technologies (24M), a Massachusetts-based battery technology firm has unveiled 'Liforever' – a direct material recycling process for semi-solid lithium-ion batteries for e...
Bekaert and Toshiba ink MoU on MEA technology for PEM electrolyzers
Bekaert and Toshiba Corporation's energy arm, Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions (Toshiba ESS)have entered into a global partnership that includes a strategic cooperation agreeme...
India cuts royalties for mining 12 critical minerals, including Vanadium
India's Cabinet has approved new royalty rates for mining of 12 critical and strategic minerals -- Beryllium, Cadmium, Cobalt, Gallium, Indium, Rhenium, Selenium, Tantalum, Telluri...
Hydrovolt, Fortum Battery Recycling partner to champion battery recycling in the Nordic region
Hydrovolt and Fortum Battery Recycling, two battery recycling pioneers have signed an agreement to facilitate clean electrification and advance the Nordic battery recycling in...
India to launch second tranche of auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks
India will launch the second tranche of auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks on February 29, the government informed in a press release. Union Minister of Coal, Mines &...
SECI commissions India's largest BESS project in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
India has successfully commissioned the country's largest energy storage project, a 40 MW / 120 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) connected to a 152 MWh solar photovoltaic p...
India finalizes mechanism for operationalizing VGF for the deployment of battery energy storage
The Union Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh, on Thursday (Feb. 22) held a meeting to finalize the structure for operationalizing the Viability Gap Funding...
NTPC announces India's largest green H2 plant as country eyes transport pilot
The Pudimadaka Green Hydrogen Hub, coming up in Andhra Pradesh, will likely require 4 GW of electrolyzers and at least 8 GW of renewable energy NTPC, India's state-owned powe...
ACC PLI: MHI convenes pre-bid meeting for remaining 10GWh of ACC manufacturing
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has successfully concluded a pre-bid meeting for the remaining 10GWh of advanced chemistry cells (ACC) manufacturing capacity under the A...
GFL to invest ₹60 billion in GFCL EV; eyes global EV/ ESS battery supply chain
GFCL EV Products Ltd (GFCL EV), a wholly owned subsidiary of leading Indian chemical company, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL), has announced an investment of a whopping INR 6000...
Omega Seiki and Attero join forces to tackle EV battery waste
Electric vehicle manufacturing firm, Omega Seiki Mobility (Omega Seiki) on Tuesday announced it has signed an agreement with Attero, India's largest lithium-ion battery recycl...
Battery recycling in India: Unlocking the value in EV batteries
The electric vehicle industry in India has reached an inflection point. In FY 2023, over a million EVs were sold in India accounting for 6.38 percent of the total auto sales in the...
Iveco selects BASF as a recycling partner for its electric vehicle batteries
Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company, Iveco Group announced it has selected the world's leading chemical company, BASF as its partner to provide recycling...
Govt. invites bids for 10GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery manufacturing
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) on Wednesday (Jan. 24) opened the re-bidding process for the remaining 10GWh capacity under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI)&nb...
ACME Group signs pact with Japanese heavy industry major, IHI for the supply of green ammonia
ACME Group, a leading renewable energy company in India on Tuesday (Jan. 23) signed an offtake term sheet for the supply of green ammonia to Japanese heavy-industry manufacturer, I...
India could easily surpass 150GWh ACC battery manufacturing target
India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) on Tuesday kicked off its third annual battery manufacturing and supply chain convention in Hyderabad city on Tuesday (Jan. 23) to deliber...
Amara Raja giga factory will start operations next year
Leading automotive battery maker Amara Raja will have the first giga factory up and running before the end of next year, President Vijayanand Samudrala told the India Battery Manuf...
IESA summit on ways to boost Indian battery manufacturing, support giga factories
The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) inaugurated its third annual India Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chain Summit (IBMSCS) in Hyderabad today, kickstarting a two-day fest d...
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...
Expert’s Note: COP28 breakthroughs and India’s green hydrogen ambitions
COP28 this year was a good experience, with the event witnessing many breakthrough announcements, starting with the global community's announcement of tripling renewable capacity a...
IESA pre-Budget recommendations to strengthen India's energy security
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...
GODI plans 12.5 Gwh cell factory in Telangana
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...
What’s next for India’s battery manufacturing industry in 2024?
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...
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...
Indian CAM manufacturer Altmin announces an investment outlay $100 mn
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...