German agriculture group BayWa has said its renewables business saw an “unusually strong” start to the year, driven by high demand for solar modules and the sale of a PV plant in Japan. The BayWa r.e. unit, which develops clean energy projects and distributes solar equipment, benefitted from “brisk demand” for modules during the first […]
Ola Plans to Take its Made-in-India Electric Scooter Global After Domestic Launch
Ola Electric earlier revealed that its ‘Hypercharger’ or fast charger network will be able to charge the company’s electric scooter to 50 percent in just 18 minutes and this should be good enough for a 75 km range. Ola Electric certainly has some big plans for the Indian electric scooter segment. A few days back, […]
Total Makes Big Clean Energy Moves in Taiwan and Europe
Total is acquiring a 23% stake in Tawian’s Yunlin Holding GmbH, which owns an offshore wind farm being built off the coast of Taiwan, 200km southwest of Taipei. Also, the energy giant has entered into a €515 million ($620.9 million) deal with EDP, thereby acquiring around 2.5 million residential contracts in Spain. By investing heavily […]
Ola to Take E-Scooter to International Markets this Fiscal
The launch of the electric scooter is in line with Ola’s global vision of moving mobility into a more sustainable, accessible and connected future. New Delhi: Ola Electric is looking at taking its electric scooter to international markets, including countries like France, Italy and Germany, this fiscal, a top company executive said. The company, which […]
Diesel car sales down in Europe
The group said that from January to March of this year, diesel volumes fell 20.1 percent compared to a year ago to reach 593,559 cars sold across the European Union. The volumes fell nearly 30 percent in Germany and Spain. Paris: Diesel car sales have plummeted in Europe in the first quarter of the year, […]
Huge global disparities in electric car ownership – study
Europe sold more new electrified vehicles than China for the first time in 2020 and between them the two markets are home to more than 70 per cent of the 9.9 million electrified cars sold so far, the study shows. LONDON: Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still […]
RWE Renewables’ first battery storage project in Europe completed in Ireland
RWE Renewables’ first European battery energy storage system (BESS) – an 8.5MWh project – has gone live in Dublin, Ireland. The battery is set to provide balancing services to the Irish grid to help it integrate increased renewable energy, with a target of 70% of electricity demand to be met by renewables by 2030. Located […]
Europe Drafts Green Investment Standards From Cars to Houses
Europe is seeking to define what qualifies as green across the economy in a bid to attract billions of euros projects compatible with its ambition of becoming the world’s first…Read More…
Top 10 most expensive European places for EV charging
It’s a variable picture when it comes to electric vehicle charging prices and switcher.ie has crunched the numbers and discovered the cheapest and most expensive places in Europe. For the best deals, the clear message is head east, where Ukraine (€2.91 a charge), Kosovo and Serbia are the most affordable countries and a range of […]
Bajaj Auto, Pierer Mobility to strengthen e-mobility cooperation
New Delhi: Bajaj Auto and Europe”s Pierer Mobility AG are strengthening their strategic cooperation in the development of electric products in the two-wheeler sector. In a regulatory filing Bajaj Auto said that the company is strengthening its strategic cooperation with Europe”s leading manufacturer of powered two-wheeler vehicles Pierer Mobility AG, for the development of electric […]