Caffeine — a chemical found in tea and coffee — can help make traditional silicon solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity, a study has found. The research, published 25 in the journal Joule, may enable this cost-effective renewable energy technology to compete on the market with silicon solar cells. The idea began […]
M&M to deploy 50 electric vehicles on Uber platform
Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd Thursday announced the deployment of 50 of its Electric Vehicles (EVs) to Uber, an on-demand ride-sharing company, to provide zero emission mobility here. Earlier, Mahindra had announced its collaboration with Uber to explore the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) on its platform in several cities across the country. To begin […]
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy okays 18 Mw solar rooftop plan in Odisha
The cost for development of 1 Mw of rooftop solar project is roughly estimated at Rs 7 crore The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ( MNRE) has given its nod to Odisha for setting up an 18 Mw solar rooftop project. A pioneer in rooftop solar projects in the country, Odisha, has firmed up […]
Tesla self-driving, battery production challenges, Qiantu K50: Today’s Car News
Tesla announced plans to launch its self-driving network, and a report showed problems with battery production at Panasonic’s battery-supply operations in Nevada. We took a close look at the Qiantu K50 electric sports car from Mullen. And our readers weigh in on which electric cars most interested them from last week’s auto shows. All this […]
Brookfield eyes majority stake in Mytrah Energy in deal valued at $1.5 bn
Mytrah has a portfolio of 1.6 Gw in renewable energy assets across India, seeks investor to repay Rs 1,800 cr loan taken from Piramal Group in Sept 2017 to buy out its PE investors Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management, which owns renewable assets worth over $47 billion globally, is looking to acquire a majority stake in […]
Ministries, PSUs, power firms gear up to charge India’s electric vehicles
Significant investment is being mobilised by public and private sectors to manufacture and install electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) infrastructure across India At least half-a-dozen public sector firms, the railways and various ministries are in the process of creating infrastructure and manufacturing components for electric vehicles (EVs). By one estimate, the size of the EV […]
Jamia faculty receives award from Swiss company for smart solar inverter model
The faculty of Jamia Millia Islamia’s electrical engineering department has won an international award for their ‘smart solar inverter’ model, the varsity said. The research group has won an award worth Rs 20 lakh from Switzerland based world reputed company Typhoon HIL, incharge of the Advance Power Electronics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia […]
Oriano Solar Commissions 18.75 MWp for Aditya Birla Renewables in Chhattisgarh
Oriano Solar commissioned 18.75 MWp solar PV plants located at Rawan (12.5 MWp) and Hirmi (6.25 MWp) in Chhattisgarh in February 2019. Oriano Solar was the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for these projects. These plants will generate clean energy that will offset annual carbon dioxide emission of 22,000 metric tons and have created […]
Hatzell awarded NSF CAREER grant to expand research on lithium-ion batteries
Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $515,600 grant— Understanding Interfaces in Solid State Energy Storage Systems and Cross-Disciplinary Education—begins June 1, 2019. Advanced lithium-ion batteries for vehicles and for renewable electricity grid storage could improve domestic energy security but performance gaps […]
Stressed power assets set to amplify unemployment crisis: Study
Report forecasts that if a significant volume of India’s coal-fired capacity turns stranded, the phenomenon could affect labour directly or indirectly linked to the coal value chain As India battles unemployment, the muted fresh capacity additions in coal-fired generation and stressed power assets are set to magnify the job crisis, a study said. A report […]