Panacis targets mobile tower operators in India for energy storage
With 400,000 mobile towers already built and 250,000 planned, one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world represents a golden opportunity for the Canadian-based producer of lithium battery...
View ArticleWest Bengal invests in pumped hydro
As reported in The Hindu, the Indian state of West Bengal is planning to more than double its current pumped hydro energy storage capacity from 900MW to 1900MW. The new capacity will come in the shape...
View ArticleElectrovaya wins Indian business on PM’s tour
Advanced battery manufacturer Electrovaya has announced the signing of two memorandums of understanding for its lithium-ion batteries, signed while accompanying Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
View ArticleRail drives Indian battery boom
Battery giant Saft has just announced that it has cut the ribbon on a new factory in Bidadi, Bangalore, with its partner Amalgamations. The factory, which will double Saft’s local capacity, will...
View ArticleIndia gets hydrogen fuel cell bus
The aptly-named Starbus went through its paces at the Liquid Propulsion System Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bangalore earlier this week, reports The Times Of India. The...
View ArticleCould the grid stymie India’s storage plans?
By Jason Deign Doubts over the strength of the grid have called into question a USD$17.2bn plan to build 10GW of pumped hydro storage in India. Central Electricity Authority chairman SD Dubey...
View ArticleIndia: Will the ‘sleeping giant’ awaken?
India’s battery storage market has been dubbed “a sleeping giant”. That’s the view of the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA), which has highlighted the significant...
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