Lohia Auto Industries CEO Ayush Lohia asked the government to reconsider this step and “prioritise long-term sustainability over short-term gains” The government’s plans to reduce subsidies on electric two-wheelers is a retrograde step that will hurt the market and hinder adoption of electric mobility, according to industry players. While the Heavy Industries Ministry is planning […]
Communities And Governments Want Fair Playing Field In EV Charging
If you build the charging stations, the electric vehicle (EV) purchasers will come. That is the premise upon which the Biden administration is banking its promise to build 500,000 new charging stations to help move forward the tipping point towards the climate-friendly technology. Where you build them – and accordingly, which EV purchasers you are […]
Nocera, Inc. to co-develop 60 hectares of Green Energy Industrial Park of Taixi Township in support of Taiwan Government’s Green Energy Policy
TAIPAI, Taiwan and ATLANTA, Nocera Inc. (OTCMKTS: NCRA) An engineering, procurement, construction (“EPC)” company focused on providing solutions to the aquaculture industry announced today that Nocera Taiwan has signed an agreement with Linshan Trading Co., Ltd., to cooperate and develop with the Yunlin County Government and J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd 60 hectares of land […]
CESL pitches for Delhi government’s shift to electric vehicles
The Delhi government has mandated all its departments, autonomous bodies, and grantee institutions to shift their existing fleet of hired conventional fuel vehicles to electric variants within six months. New Delhi: Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), has announced support for the Delhi government’s switch to electric […]
What’s the future of electric vehicle charging infrastructure?
Dual ports offer full charge in 4 to 6 hours Calls for more electric vehicle (EV) charging points are growing louder. Automakers are rapidly expanding their EV line-ups and many governments are offering generous purchase incentives. The concern now is that there may not be sufficient charging infrastructure to support the growing fleet. In Europe, […]
Wind power firms call for nations to maintain green momentum amid pandemic
Some governments have set themselves goals of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner, as pressure to act against climate change grows LONDON: Wind power companies have called on governments to ensure efforts to encourage low-carbon energy are maintained amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement seen by Reuters. […]
No apologies: Africans say their need for oil cash outweighs climate concerns
A handful of protesters on the ground floor of the cavernous Cape Town International Convention Centre spread fake oil on the ground and chanted, demanding an end to fossil fuels. Two floors above, the hundreds of delegates at Africa Oil Week were largely unaware – and mostly unmoved – by the display. “Under no circumstances […]
Climate change: India pitches for financial support
In the run-up to two key UN summits on Climate Change, India has raised the pitch for finance and technology support to developing nations to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of keeping a global average temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said […]
In Maharashtra village farmers switch to solar pumps, experts fear groundwater exploitation
In Maharashtra’s Jalgaon village, many farmers spend sleepless nights to irrigate their fields, as power for irrigation isn’t available during the daytime for 15 days a month, but Dattaji Balaji Kikole, 62, doesn’t need to strain himself. Reason: Kikole has got a three-horsepower (hp) solar pump installed under the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana launched […]
AP govt reviewing PPAs in public interest: Official
The Andhra Pradesh government has initiated an exercise to review power purchase agreements in the interest of the public and the State, a top official said Monday and added it is not for antagonising the Centre and all facts will be brought to its notice. The State will go ahead with the exercise, Ajay Kallam, […]