BatteryPool is solving challenges around battery swapping that can lead to downtime of EVs via its flagship product, a smart battery-swapping station for fleet and commercial electric vehicles. New Delhi : BatteryPool, which offers battery charging solutions for EV fleets and commercial vehicles, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth capital as part of its […]
Solar Investor EGP Australia Gets Approval For 150 MWh Queensland Battery While Seeking Industry Exit
Approval has been granted for a 150MWh battery storage retrofit at a Queensland solar farm under development by Elliott Green Power Australia (EGP), a solar investment fund group currently seeking to sell off its assets and exit the industry. EGP’s plan to add the 50MW / 150MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the same […]
India to Call Bids For Battery Storage System in Ladakh
The plan involves building 10GW of green energy capacity in the region, said minister RK Singh. India will call bids for the largest global tender for a 13 gigawatt-hours (GWh) gridscale battery storage system in Ladakh in what would be a major leap in the country’s efforts to transition towards green energy. The plan involves […]
A Giant Tesla Battery Pack Burst Into Flames During Testing, And It Took 150 Firefighters 4 Days to Put Out
A huge Tesla battery pack was on fire for four days until firefighters managed to put it out. The “Megapack,” at an upcoming Australian power project, caught fire in a trial, authorities said. It took 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks to extinguish the fire, they said. A Tesla “Megapack” battery pack caught […]
Hindustan Zinc to Invest $1 Billion to Replace Diesel Vehicles With Battery EVs
Earlier this year, HZL had signed an MoU with Epiroc Rock Drills AB to introduce another fleet of battery electric vehicles in their underground mines for production equipment Mining major Hindustan Zinc Ltd will be investing about USD 1 billion (around ₹7,440 crore) to replace diesel-run vehicles and equipment with battery electric vehicles across its […]
A Sea Of Investment Opportunities In India’s Battery Energy Storage Systems
NTPC floats tender for 1,000 MWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems Even as India remains on track for achieving its renewable energy generation targets, the country is now exploring various mechanisms for integrating large amounts of variable renewable energy in the power grid. In this context, Grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems ( BESSs ) has been […]
Hyundai Motor to Improve Safety of Second Life Battery Energy Storage System
Hyundai Motor Group and UL signs a memorandum of understanding on Friday. South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor said Sunday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with safety standards company UL to strengthen the safety of its second life battery energy storage system, also known as SLBESS. The move will see both companies work […]
Volkswagen Battery Electric Vehicle Deliveries Nearly Triple in H1
In the first six months of the year, deliveries of BEVs climbed to 170,939. “Our global electric offensive continues to make good progress and customer demand is high,” said Christian Dahlheim, Volkswagen’s head of group sales. Volkswagen on Tuesday said global deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEV) nearly tripled in the first half of 2021, […]
Japan Giant Signs Deal For 30 Australian Solar Farms With Battery And Hydrogen Storage
Japanese industrial giant Marubeni Corp has signed a landmark deal with Australian investor Providence Asset Group for the development of 30 community-based solar farms which will combine battery and hydrogen storage. The agreement will see Marubeni subsidiary SmartestEnergy buy the output from the 30 solar farms owned by PAG, which will have a combine generation […]
Hyundai Motor to invest in Solid Energy Systems, a next-gen battery company
Solid Energy developed a prototype lithium metal battery, a next-generation battery that made up for the shortcomings of existing lithium batteries. Seoul : Hyundai will invest USD 100 million (KRW 113.6 billion) in Solid Energy System corporations, the developer of lithium metal batteries. According to the industry, Hyundai Motor recently signed an equity investment agreement […]