From 250w to 500w is a huge jump!…Of course there were a few 300w panel available in the market but to have 500w panel is HUGE!

Two Chinese solar module manufacturers, Risen Energy and Trina Solar, have unveiled first-of-a kind 500 W, 50-cell PV modules.

(OBVIOUSLY the size of the individual cells have increased thus less cells are arranged in a slightly bigger overall area.)

How will the advent of 500 W PV modules change the solar industry?

“For applications where…

All governments schools in rural Maharashtra will use Solar panels to combat frequent power shutdown and improve digital education.

With increasing digitization of schools — e-learning schemes, digital attendance and more — schools need to be self-reliant in terms of electricity to address the need of the hour. To this enbd, the state government will soon install solar panels in every school that would generate 1-1.5KV electricity.

A meeting of state education officials — including commissioner of education Vishal Solanki and school education minister Varsha Gaikwad — was recently held by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in Mumbai.

Officials who attended the…

Mahindra & Mahindra, Okinawa, Lucas TVS, GEM, Kinetic, Ashok Leyland, Exicom, Amara Raja Batteries and Exide batteries have come together to define standards in various parts of Electric Vehicle ecosystem.

The move is primarily aimed at commercial vehicles that will ply with swapable batteries.

“We do not want to commit the mistakes of mobile handset companies that did not standardise chargers extra when it would have made sense. We will continue to work towards setting up more common standards for the industry.” said Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, CBEEV, IIT Madras.

The standards are grouped under Lock Smart – Vehicle Battery Charger Cloud protocol or LS-VBCC they will act as a cornerstone for EVs.

Check out the PDF here: LS-VBCC PDF

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged industry players to join hands with the government for the proposed electric lane on Rs 1.03 lakh crore Delhi-Mumbai Expressway while promising to provide policy support to serious players.

He said while a stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is planned as electric lane, the Delhi-Jaipur part…

The government is pushing for greater acceptance of electric buses and has advised states to do away with permit requirements for such vehicles, said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, adding that he is expecting a minimum order of 10,000 battery electric buses from state-funded municipal corporations and private fleet operators.

“We have issued advisory to the state government that if the bus runs on electric batteries or bio-fuel then there is no need for permits. We have given a similar advisory for e-autorickshaws or bio-fuel and for taxis too. 

We are expecting…

Bengaluru based EV Startup, FAE Bikes launched ‘Kirana Charzer’, a low-cost, smart EV charging station costing just ₹10,000 focused on enabling small shops and individuals to install their own charging stations and earn additional income. The startup launched the charging station at MOVE 2020 which happened at Excel International Convention Center, London on February 11-12, where the founder of the startup, Sameer Ranjan Jaiswal, was invited as a speaker. Sameer presented the Kirana Charzer when he took the stage on February 12 in front of executives of mobility companies from around the world.

Kirana Charzer is compatible with all 2-wheeler, 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler Electric Vehicles. Kirana Charzer owners will have the freedom of setting their own prices through our app and they will receive 100% of the revenue from their charging stations. People interested in installing Kirana Charzer can find more details on their website or message on Whatsapp at 8884014175 or email at hello@charzer.com

Their website is www.charzer.com

Kirana Charzer is a compact, zero-maintenance and…