Record-breaking heat is sweeping across much of South Asia and Southeast Asia. With temperatures rising well above 40 degrees Celsius in many countries, demand for electricity is surging as people turn to air-conditioning to stave off the crippling heat. The sweltering situation is stressing power grids making power shortages more likely, and increasing demand for […]
Batteries in Solar Installations Becoming the New Norm: Q&A
Pairing batteries with solar in residential applications is quickly becoming the norm in the U.S., particularly in California, SunPower Corp. CEO Tom Werner said. “The integration of storage will go mainstream, maybe as soon as one year but certainly in three years,” Werner said. “Having battery storage with solar systems could be the rule and […]
Battery swap technology will lower the cost of acquiring EVs: Piaggio MD
We will also be studying a fixed battery solution, so that when a customer is ready for it, we are in a position to market it, said Diegio Graffi, MD & CEO at Piaggio India On Wednesday, the Indian arm of Piaggio, the Italian automobile entity, entered the electric vehicle (EV) segment in this country […]
Sanctity of contracts is key for Indian renewable projects: FMO CEO
Peter van Mierlo says the Dutch development finance institution is in India for the long term and is unperturbed by the current slowdown, which he says is temporary in any case Dutch development finance institution FMO is in India for the long haul. Its chief executive Peter van Mierlo tells Abhijit Lele that the liquidity crunch and slowdown will […]
It should be a better summer for us this year: Havells CMD Anil Rai Gupta
The growing rural market and the Lloyds portfolio are its key focus areas, says Havells chairman and managing director Anil Rai Gupta in an interview Through a vast range of products, Havells India has established itself as a leading fast moving electrical goods company. The growing rural market and its Lloyds portfolio are its key focus areas, its chairman […]
