Delhi airport deploys 57 EVs as part of Green Transportation Program

The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates and manages the airport in the national capital, has deployed 57 Electric Vehicles (EVs). The EVs have been deployed as part of the Green Transportation Program that DIAL announced during World Environment Day in June this year. With this, the Delhi Airport has become the first in […]

EU to provide $504 mn in grants for Western Balkans to tackle energy crisis

The European Union (EU) will provide 500 million euros ($504 million) in grants for the Western Balkan countries to tackle energy crisis, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said here. The energy support package will help the whole Western Balkan region to invest in energy connections, energy efficiency and renewable energy, she said at […]

Shareholders nod to Ahlem Friga Noy appointment as Adani Green director

Adani Green Energy said it has received shareholders’ approval to appoint Ahlem Friga Noy as a non-executive, nominee director in the company. Shareholders of the company has approved the appointment of Ahlem Friga Noy as a director (non-executive, nominee director) in an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the company held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, […]

EU, US set up task force to resolve feud over electric vehicle batteries

The U.S. and the European Union have set up a task force tasked with resolving a dispute over electric vehicle batteries that the EU says would discriminate against manufacturers in the 27-nation bloc and break World Trade Organization rules. Under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed by U.S. Congress in August, electric car buyers are […]

FM asks AIIB to scale up investments in clean energy, infrastructure

India on Wednesday asked Beijing-based multilateral lending agency AIIB to scale up investments in priority areas like clean energy and infrastructure sector with a special focus on education and health. Addressing the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India has embarked on […]

Gujarat’s Modhera becomes India’s first ‘net-zero’ energy community

As a result of Project Suryagram (Sun Village), Gujarat’s Modhera has emerged as India’s first 24X7 solar-powered village. It is also a ‘net-zero’ energy community, meeting 100 per cent of its energy requirements using on-site solar power. Under the project, 1 kilowatt (KW) solar panels have been installed on the roof of almost every house […]

Investment in energy storage, smart grid rose 66% in Jan-Sep period: Report

Investments in the energy storage and smart grid globally grew 66 per cent year-on-year to record USD 25 billion in January-September period this year, according to a Mercom Capital report. The funding includes those through venture capital, public market financing and debt financing. “Total corporate funding for energy storage, smart grid, and efficiency companies in […]

Tata Power Solar Systems launches off-grid solar solutions in Bengal, Bihar

Tata Power Solar Systems on Wednesday announced the launch of cost-efficient solar off-grid solutions in West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd (TPSSL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL). The off-grid solutions provide a combination of high-efficient solar modules, inverters and batteries and are available in 11 […]