ETN - Nov-Dec 2021

SPECIAL

LUMINARIES OF

A BRIGHTER WORLD

GLOBAL LEADERS FOR

ENERGY STORAGE AND E-MOBILITY

CONTENTS

VOLUME 8 – ISSUE 6 • NOV-DEC 2021

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07

EXPERT’S NOTE

09

FROM THE EDITOR

NEWS

10

National News

24

International News

EVENT REVIEW

30

COP26: Towards zeroemission

& sustainable

energy transition

34

COP26: India’s stand on

the global climate crisis

COVER FEATURE

36

Reflections 2021

37

Energy Storage Roundup

2021: Trends & takeaways

13

34

36

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY NEWS Nov–Dec 2021

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40

E-Mobility 2021: Global

outlook, local approach

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44

E-Mobility 2021: India – an

emerging force to reckon with

48

Green H2 2021: developing

climate-friendly energy mix

54

Battery fire risks over the

years: concerns & mitigation

60

Start-Up Ecosystem 2021:

Investments heating up

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48

FLCTD PROJECT

66

Promoting low-carbon tech

POLICY UPDATE

68

Key policy snippets of 2021

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Nov–Dec 2021

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY NEWS

EXPERT'S NOTE

7

2021: Indian energy storage industry’s big

leap forward

When we look back at 2021, it will be remembered as a year of many

industry-advancing announcements, and a year where India Energy

Storage Alliances’ (IESA), long-standing efforts to transform India into

a global manufacturing hub for advanced energy storage technologies,

took a big leap forward.

Continuing its commitment to the goal of making India self-reliant in the

‘champion’ sectors, the Union Cabinet in May approved the Production

Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC)

Battery Storage with an outlay of `18,100 crore to achieve a battery

manufacturing capacity of 50GWh and 5GWh of niche ACC. IESA is

anticipating bids of over 100GWh to get submitted in response to the

RFP from DHI by January 15, 2022. IESA has now started focusing on

building a complete supply chain for the giga factories with the launch of

the India Battery Supply Chain Council in December.

In another landmark announcement, the government revised the

FAME II scheme in June, offering 50 percent more incentive at `15,000

per kWh on electric bikes and scooters in India. While e-2W account for

a major part of EV sales, growth is not limited to e-2Ws segment alone.

Going by the numbers, the total registered EV sales stood at about

42,067 units for the month of November 2021, compared with 12,858

Dr Rahul Walawalkar

President - IESA

Managing Director - CES India

units in November 2020. The year also witnessed Tata Motor’s Nexon EV breaking many records for e-4W in India,

and reaffirming customer interest.

IESA estimates a lot more EVs will take off next year, including electric cars. The growing Y-o-Y electric car sales

go to prove that consumers are not only looking at cost but are ready for EVs that demonstrate good performance

and driving range.

Throughout the year, the Ministry of Power (MoP), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), and the

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) have set out regulations to develop hybrid renewable energy

and storage projects, alongside taking measures to address regulatory barriers to the industry.

The year also witnessed Tata

Motor’s Nexon EV breaking

many records for e-4W in India,

and reaffirming customer

interest.

In April, CERC appointed IESA to be a part of the

Central Advisory Committee to advise on major questions

of policy, matters relating to quality, continuity, and extent

of service provided by licensees, protection of consumer

interest, and overall standards of performance by utilities.

In September, MoP released Draft Electricity

Amendment Rules, 2021, and set out a mandate to

replace DGs with clean energy sources like RE+storage

- a very big move towards gradual replacements of DGs

by adding more storage capacity.

In October, the Power Ministry invited suggestions

for the formulation of a comprehensive policy on energy

storage. The policy will broadly focus on Regulatory, Financial & Taxation, Demand Management, and Technological

aspects to speed up the implementation of storage capacity in the coming years.

An enabling policy environment and optimistic market dynamics have given rise to several homegrown champions

in the e-mobility space. For instance, leading e-2W players such as Ather Energy, Ola Electric and Hero Electric

have indicated strong sales and announced plans of expansion. Exicom has achieved a milestone of crossing over

1.75GWh of Li-ion battery installations in India, for various behind the meter applications. IESA believes the year

ahead will witness even stronger adoption of storage and EVs with breakthroughs in innovations.

Nov–Dec 2021


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FROM THE EDITOR

9

The springboard year – 2021

It has been a promising year for energy storage. After the initial hurdles

of demand and supply and then the pandemic lockdown, 2021 actually

managed to not only smoothen the path for ES but also raise hope.

When we compare the ES growth charts of 2020 with 2021, we do see

a distinct rise in figures in the latter year. Especially with respect to EVs,

where the growth is almost double. The forecast for the decade (2020-

2030) by Customized Energy Solutions, for the total battery potential

in ES in India shows a remarkable y-o-y increase; more in EV than

stationary usage.

It might have looked like things were inching forward, but today

the industry seems to be gaining momentum, in magnitude as well as

direction. All stakeholders of the storage industry have been responsible

for bringing about this change – the manufacturers, the associations, the

policymakers, the vendors…

The campaign to start manufacturing locally has made headway

with policy support by way of ACC PLI and other sops. With global

demand for battery storage rising (consequent to rise in use of EVs),

the need to scale up manufacturing capabilities around the world has

been felt. Europe, USA, China, etc., are investing in home-grown battery

production, creating a robust supply chain that is not dependent on

imports.

Ashok Thakur

Chief Editor - ETN

athakur@ces-ltd.com

In India too, investments in setting up giga-sized facilities for battery cell manufacturing have been encouraging.

Work towards establishing a strong supply network is also underway. Like the recently launched India Battery

Supply Chain Council by IESA, for creating a raw material ecosystem for the giga factories. Various R&D efforts are

also being made that is bringing the industry and academia together to innovate and enhance technology.

At the recently held Round Table Conference in Goa to promote e-mobility, organized by the Ministry of Heavy

Industry, the government expressed its intention of working closely with the various sectors to develop manufacturing

strengths to cater to e-mobility and energy storage requirement, not only in India but globally.

It might have looked like

things were inching forward,

but today the industry seems

to be gaining momentum,

in magnitude as well as

direction

Union Minister (MHI) Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, feels

Indian companies have the potential to achieve that, and they

just need to believe in themselves. Echoing the sentiment,

Amitabh Kant urged the industry participants to look at the

world as the market – “make in India, for the world”.

The world is waking up to the destructive forces of

climate change; we need to undo the damage that decades

of ‘advancement’ has cause. At the same time, we need to

accept the fact that progress cannot be stalled, but the cost

we have to pay for it can be curtailed. We have to find ways

to green the path and clean the air as we move ahead.

Needless to say, energy storage will play a pivotal role in

gathering this pace towards the electric transformation. India cannot be left behind in this great transition to green

energy. We need to up the ante too; we need to invest in the making of this bright future.

We need to believe it can be done, and that it will come about. All quests will find solutions when there is

movement. If we stop, we may as well dig a hole and fit in.

What we really need is impetus, and this is perhaps what this year has been for us - a springboard. All we need

to do is take the leap of faith. And be ready.

Nov–Dec 2021


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NATIONAL NEWS

IESA launches India Battery Supply Chain Council

With the aim of

developing a holistic

ecosystem for

the supply chain

of batteries in

the country, India

Energy Storage Alliance (IESA),

launched the India Battery Supply

Chain Council (IBSCC) on December

9, at the India Battery Manufacturing

and Supply Chain Summit organized

by IESA in New Delhi.

“The activity which you are

engaged in, is not for making money,

but for the making of a nation through

redefining mobility,” said Sudhendu

Sinha, Advisor - Infrastructure

Connectivity & Electric Mobility, NITI

Aayog, and the guest of honour at

the summit.

Calling the PLI scheme in

Advanced Chemistry Cell

[ACC] Battery Manufacturing an

aspirational scheme, Mr. Sinha

encouraged industry players to

set up a battery cell manufacturing

supply chain that is “sustainable,

robust and ethical”.

Energy

Storage

Need for a holistic

ecosystem for the supply

chain of batteries

Various Indian cities, including the

capital Delhi, have been struggling to

cut down carbon emissions, therefore

transitioning from ICE vehicles to

electric vehicles powered by batteries

is considered a viable approach for

bringing down emissions.

Currently, the EV battery, a core

component of the vehicle is not

manufactured but is imported in India,

resulting in higher EV costs. The

Production Linked Incentive (PLI)

scheme aims at not only helping

lower the cost of EVs by promoting

manufacturing of core EV components

(like batteries cells) domestically but

also reducing reliance on imports and

guarding the country against global

supply chain shocks.

T.K Balaji, Managing Director

at Lucas TVS and panelist

underscored the need for players to

engage in the latest technology and

to avoid making short compromises

on investments.

“We have

this added

issue of safety

when it comes

to Li-ion

battery,” Balaji

explained. “It

is very vital for

all the players

to keep in mind

that, what is at

stake is also

the safety of

the people.”

If India is to

emerge as a

leader, Balaji

continued,

we have to come up with not only

the best quality products but we

must innovate in material sciences,

cell design, and adapt production

processes suitable for our country.

Speaking of areas in which IBSCC

can focus its efforts, he noted,

making cathode materials in India

was an urgent need and should be

addressed on priority.

Echoing the same

thoughts, Niranjan C, Associate

Vice President – Operations

& Supply Chain, Amararaja

Batteries, said that they would

be keen on initiatives working on

localization of cathode/cathode

materials. Creating infrastructure for

testing and validation was another

key area IBSCC should work,

he suggested.

“Infrastructure availability is going

to be a big challenge as we will

need sufficient testing agencies,

testing circuits necessary for testing,

validating products, and moving

the product into commercialization

phase– this is one important support

required.”

Arun Mittal, Director, Automotive

- Exide Industries Ltd lauded the

government for the ACC- PLI scheme,

as one of the few schemes supporting

the sunrise sector.

Drawing from his experience in

the battery business and discussing

pathways through which India can

serve as a global manufacturing

hub, Mittal recommended that the

(L-R) Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President - IESA, & Sudhendu

Sinha, Advisor - Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility,

NITI Aayog.

best approach forward for industries

would be to start working on passive

components of a battery (such as

separators, cases, and others)

instead of the active (cathode,

anode, and other materials) ones.

“If we take the approach of

working on the low-hanging fruit, that

will be helpful,” Mr. Mittal added. He

also called for greater collaboration

between industry-academia and

stressed the need for the industry to

invest more resources in university

and research labs.

Speaking of partnerships, Rajnish

Goyal, GM (ESSG) - IS, BHEL

noted that win-win business models

can be developed with EV OEMs

(original equipment manufacturer)

joining hands with battery technology

providers as has been witnessed

recently with the partnership between

Volkswagen AG and 24M.

The challenge ahead, he

cautioned, was going to be innovating

and developing technology that will

suit the unique climate conditions

and market dynamics in India.

Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President

- IESA expressed that PLI in ACC

battery manufacturing is not only a

big opportunity for nation-building but

a trillion-dollar business opportunity

in the sunrise sector. Making the

cell-phone revolution witnessed in

India between 2010-2020 a case

in point, he added, this decade will

mark the same growth trajectory for

the battery sector.


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EAMPL, C4V sign MoU for synthetic anode

material supply

Diversified battery anode materials

company and a subsidiary of

Epsilon Carbon, Epsilon Advanced

Materials (EAMPL) has announced

a partnership with US-based

technology provider C4V to for

boosting synthetic anode material

supply.

As per the recently signed MoU,

the joint effort will aim to utilize the

synergies of both the companies’

innovative product design, to

enhance the performance and safety

of Li-ion battery cells.

EAMPL has signed an initial pact

with Charge CCCV LLC (C4V), for

the development and qualification

of a large-scale supply of synthetic

anode material to support C4V’s

domestic supply chain vision to

establish a giga factory in India.

This MoU will enable C4V to secure

an additional, India-based, anode

material partner with the right

level of technology, performance,

and production capabilities in

support of their soon-to-besubmitted

application for the Indian

government’s PLI-ACC scheme.

As part of the pact, both Epsilon

and C4V will jointly develop tailored,

high-end, synthetic anode materials

suited for applications in C4V’s Li-ion

cells and giga scale production lines.

The collaboration is intended to

result in a long-term volume supply

Source: Epsilon Carbon

agreement for battery materials

of C4V’s battery cells that target

significant, India-based, growth

markets including automotive and

industrial applications, as per the

press release.

QMAX Group forays into Li-ion battery

production

Chennai-based Qmax Group has

announced that it has ventured

into production of Li-ion battery

packs. Primarily, the cells would

be imported from its Training

On Trainers (TOT) partners,

assembled into battery packs for

various applications including

EVs, railways, telecom, and

rural electrification, informed S R

Sabhapathy, Chairman - QMAX

Group.

The foundation stone for the

new plant of the company’s new

Image for representation purpose only

division - Qmax Ion Private Ltd at

Thiruporur in Chennai - was laid

by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K

Stalin, during an Investors Meet held

in November.

Stating that Qmax Ion will be

producing battery packs that are

based on technologically advanced

Li-ion polymer chemistry cells with

many unique features, Sabhapathy

added that the plant, with an

investment of `500 crore, will start

its production in another 18 months,

after completion of the ongoing

construction at the site and produce

500 MW per annum.

Talking about the cells, he said

that they will be of superior quality

which guarantees higher energy

densities, longer life cycles, battery

packs that will endure tough Indian

weather conditions, low internal

resistance, high crates, fastercharging

capabilities. These battery

assemblies will also be equipped

with advanced IoT-enabled, battery

management systems. The product

range to be manufactured also

include battery lifecycle testers,

super capacitor-based applications

for superior performance, and

enhanced battery life.

“According to government

estimates, India will need a minimum

of around 10 GW of Li-ion batteries

by 2022-23, 60 GW by 2025-26,

and 120 GW by 2030. This field

has immense growth potential since

many of the earlier generation leadacid

batteries are being replaced

increasingly in various fields by more

energy-delivering, intrinsically safe,

and space-saving Li-ion batteries,”

Sabhapathy said.

Nov–Dec 2021


12

MoP issues guidelines for RE bundling

under current PPAs

Renewable

Energy

Under the guidance

of the Union Minister

of Power and New &

Renewable Energy,

the Ministry of Power and New &

Renewable Energy in November

issued revised guidelines for thermal

generation companies setting

up renewable energy generation

capacity by themselves, through

developers by open bids, and

supplying it to the consumers under

the existing PPAs.

This will enable the replacement

of fossil fuel-based energy by

renewable energy under the existing

PPAs. As the cost of renewable

energy is less than the cost of thermal

energy, the gains from the bundling

of renewable energy with thermal will

be shared between the generator

and distribution companies/other


procurers on a 50:50 basis.

As renewable energy will be

balanced with thermal energy,

therefore, the Discoms will now

not need to acquire any separate

capacity for balancing renewable

energy. This is a very significant

step towards achieving the goal of

500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity

by 2030.

The Discoms will be able to count

the renewable energy supplied under

the scheme towards their renewable

purchase obligation, and this will

be without the financial burden of

separate PPA. This step by the Central

government will lead to a faster energy

transition and will be beneficial for both

the generators and the distribution

companies.

NTPC, IOCL ink MoU for RE development

NTPC Ltd. and Indian Oil have

announced that they have signed

an MoU to collaborate in the field of

renewable energy and jointly explore

opportunities for the supply of low

carbon/RE RTC captive power.

This is a first-of-its-kind novel

initiative by two leading national

energy majors of India, to support

the country’s commitment to

accomplish renewable energy

targets and reduce greenhouse gas

emissions, said the company in its

official statement.

Targeting to scale up its portfolio

of green energy, Indian Oil plans

to meet 85 percent of the power

requirement for new projects in its

refineries primarily from renewable

sources soon.

Indian Oil is also well poised

to leverage India’s sustainable

commitments through multiple

green initiatives, including increased

use of natural gas in all refineries,

ethanol-blended Motor Spirit, sale

of Compressed Biogas (CBG),

and production of biodiesel using

S M Vaidya, Chairman - IndianOil, shaking hands with Gurdeep Singh, CMD – NTPC

Source: NTPC

cooking oil as feedstock.

Speaking on the occasion,

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman -

Indian Oil stated: “As a global energy

major, environmental priority is being

weaved into every business aspect

of Indian Oil and now, we intend

to use green energy to power new

projects and refinery expansions.”

NTPC and Indian Oil have come

together for the generation and

storage of renewable energy or

other forms of energy, including

gas-based power, primarily to cater

to Indian Oil refineries or other

installations.

Gurdeep Singh, CMD - NTPC,

said: “NTPC is taking various steps

to make its energy portfolio greener

by adding significant capacity of

renewable energy sources so that

our non-fossil fuel-based capacity

will become equal or greater than our

thermal portfolio by 2032. Through

this MoU, the strengths of both the

organizations can be leveraged to

achieve the aim of the country to

meet its net-zero commitments.”


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Plans to implement 10 GW RE project at Leh

Union Minister for Power and Ministry

of New and Renewable Energy,

R. K. Singh, recently reviewed the

implementation of 10 GW renewable

energy project in Ladakh, along with

its evacuation plan. R. K. Mathur,

Hon’ble LG - UT of Ladakh, Krishan

Pal Gurjar - Minister of State for

Power, Secretary (Power), Secretary

(MNRE) and representatives of

CEA, POWERGRID, SECI, Border

Roads Organisations were present

in the meeting.

Referring to the announcement

made by the prime minister to set

up a 7.5 GW solar park in Ladakh

(subsequently enhanced to 10

GW), Mr Singh sought Mr Mathur's

assistance in sorting out the land

issues in setting up of the RE project

in Pang. The required transmission

system along with battery energy

storage system for providing roundthe-clock

power was also reviewed.

Major outcome of the meeting:

● UT of Ladakh would immediately

provide 20,000 acres of land at

Pang for setting up of Renewable

Energy Park, while the availability

of other 20,000 acres of land at

Pang would be explored based on

inputs provided by SECI.

● MNRE will send a team to

Ladakh within a week to thrash


Source: Tata Power Solar

out issues with the support of UT

administration.

● UT of Ladakh will receive revenue

per annum on account of leasing

of the land allocated for the setting

up of the RE project.

● CPSEs within MoP will undertake

CSR activities for development in

the region.

● 5 GW of transmission link from

Pang (Leh) to Kaithal (Haryana),

along with 12 GWh of battery

energy storage will provide 76

percent utilization of transmission

capacity and would evacuate 13

GW of RE generation (9 GWp

solar + 4 GW wind)

● Out of 12 GWh BES, about 1-2

GWh will be developed as part

of the transmission element to

keep the line charged during

the period of no generation,

while the remaining BES could

be developed as part of the

generation element.

● POWERGRID would revise their

DPR for setting up of 5 GW

transmission link including 2 GWh

of battery energy storage and AC

system strengthening in Ladakh

and Jammu & Kashmir to provide

RE power within Ladakh and also

to Jammu & Kashmir.

● MNRE would move a proposal

for providing a Central Grant for

the development of the above

transmission link as part of the

Green Energy Corridor.

● The transmission link would be

completed within five years.

Tata Power Solar secures 100 MW solar

BESS project from SECI

Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd, a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata

Power, has announced that it has

received a ‘Letter of Award’ (LOA)

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from Solar Energy Corporation of

India Ltd (SECI) to build a 100 MW

EPC solar project along with a 120

MWh utility-scale battery energy

storage system (BESS).

The total contract value of the

project is around `945 crore,

and it will be completed in 18

months. SECI project sites are in

Chhattisgarh; Tata Power Solar will

help in engineering, design, supply,

construction, erection, testing, O&M,

and commissioning of the projects.

With this order, Tata Power Solar’s

utility-scale EPC (engineering,

procurement, and construction)

order book stands at 4.4 GW (DC)

capacity, with a value of around

`9,000 crore.

“Tata Power’s vision has always

been to look forward to the adoption

of new technologies with innovation.

With this win, the company has

strengthened its diversified offerings

with BESS in the renewable

segment,” the company said in a

declaration.

Tata Power CEO and MD Praveer

Sinha stated: “This is the second

grid-scale solar plant with BESS and

is recognition of Tata Power Solar’s

pioneering work in project execution

capabilities in the solar energy

domain.”

Nov–Dec 2021


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26

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

India Electric will

Piaggio,

need investments

Honda, KTM,

worth

Yamaha

$10

to establish

trillion

Vehicles swappable batteries consortium

for net-zero emissions by 2070

Italian scooter

India would require maker cumulative Piaggio

investments of $10.1 has set trillion up to a

achieve net-zero emissions consortium by 2070, with

according Honda Motor an Co., independent KTM AG, study and

released Yamaha Motor by the Co. CEEW to promote Centre the for

Energy use of swappable Finance (CEEW-CEF).

batteries for electric

These motorcycles investments and light would electric help

decarbonize vehicles. India’s power, industrial,

and The transport Swappable sectors. However, Batteries the

first-of-its-kind Motorcycle Consortium study also estimated (SBMC)

that intends India to could expand face the a use significant of light

investment electric vehicles, shortfall such of $3.5 as trillion scooters,

mopeds, its net-zero and motorcycles, target. Hence, and

to

achieve

investment support the support more sustainable of $1.4 trillion, management

the form of of their concessional batteries, finance, a joint

in

would declaration be required stated. from developed

economies It will focus to on mobilize issues foreign such

capital as battery that bridges life, recharging the gap. times,

The CEEW-CEF study

‘Investment Sizing India’s 2070 Net-

Zero Target’ also underlined that

most of the investments would be

needed to transform India’s power

sector. Such investments, totaling

$8.4 trillion, would be required to

significantly Toyota Motor scale Corp. has up announced generation

from that it anticipates renewable investing energy more and

associated than $13.5 integration, billion by distribution, 2030 to

and develop transmission batteries and infrastructure. its battery

Another supply system $1.5 trillion to lead would in the have key to

be automotive invested in technology the industrial over sector the

for next setting decade. up green hydrogen

production The world's capacity leading to advance automaker the

sector’s by volume, decarbonization.

which pioneered hybrid

gasoline-electric Dr Arunabha vehicles Ghosh, with CEO the -

CEEW, popular Prius, stated: is now “At COP26, moving rapidly India

announced to deliver its bold first near-term all-electric and line-up longterm

next year. climate Considered targets. Our a leader analysis in

finds developing that a batteries transition for EVs, to net-zero Toyota

emissions would require mammoth

Vaibhav Pratap Singh,

Programme Lead and lead author

of the study said, “India’s 2070 netzero

target is a bold commitment

that would not only contribute to

global decarbonization efforts but

would also shape how businesses

and jobs of the future would look

like. Traditional domestic and foreign

sources such as domestic banks and

HONDA Motor Co., KTM F&E GmbH, Ltd., PIAGGIO Group (PIA.MI), and YAMAHA

Motor Co., Ltd., officially sign the agreement

non-banking

for the creation of

financial

SBMC

companies

(NBFCs), and debt capital markets -

Image Source: for Piaggio representation Group only

both local and international - would

not be able to fund the massive

investments needed by themselves.

infrastructure, investment support and from costs developed and will

work countries. on identifying Developed countries international must

standard ramp up hard technical targets specifications

for climate

for finance swappable over batteries. the coming years.

Also, on the domestic front, financial

regulators like RBI and SEBI need

to create an enabling ecosystem

for financing India’s transition to a

green economy. Finally, given the

size of the investments required,

private capital, from both domestic

stated and international it intends to institutions, reduce the should cost

of form its the batteries bulk of by investment, 30 percent while or

more public by funds working should on play the a catalytic materials

role used by and de-risking the way the investments cells are

structured. in existing and emerging clean

technologies.”

The CEEW-CEF study further

pointed that India’s $1.4 trillion

concessional finance requirement

would not be uniformly spread

across the five decades till 2070.

The average annual concessional

finance requirement would vary from

$8 billion in the first decade to $42


billion in the fifth decade.

The companies in the consortium

said Therefore, they welcomed access to foreign others capital, joining

them on concessional to extend terms, standards would to have as

many to play companies a key role.” as possible.

This study follows CEEW’s

‘Implications of a Net-zero Target for

India’s Sectoral Energy Transitions

and Climate Policy’ study, launched

on October 12, which estimated

Toyota Motor to invest in EV battery tech development

how five key sectors would need to

evolve if India were to achieve netzero

The by company 2070. is also the front

runner According to mass to produce that study, solid-state India’s

batteries total installed - a potential solar power game-changer capacity

for would automakers need because increase to they 5,630 are

more gigawatts energy-dense, by 2070. The charge usage faster, of

and coal, are especially less prone for power to catching generation, fire.

If would developed need to effectively, peak by 2040 they and could drop

replace by 99 percent liquid Li-ion between batteries. 2040 and

2060. While Further, it was crude still oil grappling consumption with

the across short sectors service would life of need these to cells, peak

the by 2050 company and fall has substantially stated there by was 90

no percent change between in Toyota's 2050 and target 2070. to

begin Green manufacturing hydrogen could solid-state contribute batteries

percent by of the the mid-2020s. total energy needs of

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the industrial sector.

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IIT Bombay students win prize for

developing emission reducing technology

IIT Bombay students’ team

secured a million-dollar prize for

the development of technology

capable of removing carbon from

the atmosphere at COP-26, held in

November in Glasgow, UK.

Four students and two teachers

from IIT Bombay secured a grant of

$250,000 for new-age technology at

the Sustainable Innovation Forum at

COP-26. The grant came from the

XPRIZE Foundation in collaboration

with the Elon Musk Foundation.

XPRIZE is the global leader in

the design and implementation

of innovative competition models

to solve the world’s greatest

challenges.

The team – Srinath Iyer (Ph.D.

student), Anwesha Banerjee (Ph.D.

student), Srushti Bhamare (BTech

+ MTech student), and Shubham

Kumar (Junior Earth Science

research fellow) - created tri-modular

technology that can capture carbon

dioxide from point emission sources

and transform them into salts. It

is the only Indian team to win this

award.

XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation

announced a grant of $100 million in

April of this year for anyone who can

come up with sustainable technology

for removing carbon from the

atmosphere. Of this $5 million will be

awarded to student teams.

To win the award, participants

had to establish a working solution

at a scale of at least 1000 tons

removed per year and show a path

to accomplish a scale of giga-tons

per year in the future.


Arnab Dutta, Department of

Chemistry and Interdisciplinary

Programme in Climate Studies

(IDPCS) at the institute, and one of

the two mentors as part of this project,

stated that his team has not only tried

to capture the carbon dioxide present

in the atmosphere but has also turned

that into another commercially feasible

chemical in industries ensuring a

financial benefit to them.

Germany commits €1.2 billion for clean

energy in India

Germany has announced new

development obligations to the

tune of more than €1.2 billion

(~`10,025 crore) to support India's

fight against climate change and for

cooperation on clean energy. This

announcement was made during the

visit of a delegation from the German

Ministry of Economic Cooperation

and Development.

"New commitments made in

bilateral government negotiations

2021. More than €1.2 billion (€713

million for energy, €409 million for

urban development, €90 million


for agroecology and natural

resources)," govt sources from

Germany informed.

In a press briefing, German

Ambassador to India Walter Lindner

said: "Without Indians, you cannot

solve any big world problems, and

one of the biggest is climate change.

We try to work together with India and

help with climate change, renewable

energy, and similar projects, which

also helps in working towards our

own goals we promised at COP26 in

Glasgow."

"Here, we assist India in a range

of projects across the country that

is huge in dimension. I travel a lot

through this country and everywhere

I find different projects that the two

countries are working on together

and learning from each other," the

ambassador added.

Professor Dr Claudia Warning,

Director General from the German

Ministry for Economic Cooperation

and Development stated: "India

is the biggest development

cooperation partner for Germany.

This cooperation of 63 years is

based on a strong foundation of

shared values and vision. Both

countries have borne the brunt of

climate change."

"Germany wants to reinforce this

partnership even further and hence

it remains committed to its friendship

with the people of India," Dr Warning

added.

The Indo-German collaboration

is resting on four key megatrends

i.e., climate change, urbanization,

degradation of natural resources,

and pressure on democracy and

society.

Interestingly, India and Germany

together account for nearly 9

percent of global greenhouse gases

(GHG), and a strict policy of climate

neutrality is the only way forward. At

COP26, India and Germany agreed

to phase down unabated coal power.

In a substantial addition, India has

already identified 50 GW of coal

plants for retirement by 2027.

Nov–Dec 2021


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YuluMax Network AI-powered

battery infra for e-2W

E-mobility

E-mobility

service provider

YuluBike in

November

announced that it has introduced a

battery charging and replacement

station network named ‘YuluMax

Network’. Max Network helps

customers replace batteries without

the downtime and decrease the

range anxiety of the EV users.

The company says it will be India’s

first AI-powered vertically integrated

battery infrastructure for electric

motorcycles.

Max Station aims to solve

the problem of distance anxiety

in e-motorcycles by placing the

battery replacement station within

2 km of the rider’s reach. To make

this possible, Yulu will create 500

Max stations in the NCR region

of Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi

by mid-2022. These stations are

strategically located in high-density

areas, making EVs a convenient

and practical mobility solution. By

the end of 2022, the network will be

expanded to over 2,000 maximum

Launch of India's first AI-powered battery charging & swapping solution

stations, eventually keeping these

within the reach of riders.

The first batch of 10 YuluMax

stations was launched in Bangalore.

The inauguration was held on

November 16, 2021, at Castle Street

in Bangalore Central Business

District (CBD).

According to the company,

Bangalore’s Max Network will be

expanded to 30 by the end of this

month and 100 within the next three

months. They can increase the initial

cost of 10,000 battery replacements

per day to 25,000 batteries per day

by the end of the next quarter in the

NCR region of Bangalore, Mumbai,

and Delhi. By the end of next year,

Max Network will be able to replace

batteries 150,000 times a day,

covering 750 sq km of e-motorcycle

users in these three cities.

Switch Mobility to supply 300 e-buses in

Bengaluru city

Commercial vehicle manufacturer

Ashok Leyland electric vehicles (EV)

subsidiary Switch Mobility Ltd has

secured a contract for the supply

and operation of 300, 12-metre

electric buses for BMTC (Bengaluru

Metropolitan Transport Corporation).

The fleet and charging

Source: Switch Mobility

infrastructure will be supplied,

operated, and maintained by

Switch for a period of 12-years

on a Gross Cost Contract (GCC)

Model under the FAME II Scheme.

The state-of-the-art, technologically

advanced, low-noise buses will

make commuting more comfortable

for the people of Bengaluru. The

buses are expected to reduce fuel

consumption by around 5.5 million

litres annually, leading to a reduction

in carbon emissions by more than

14,500 tons per year alongside cost

savings for BMTC.

This contract further reinforces

the company’s vision to be a global

technology leader, providing net-zero

carbon commercial mobility products

and solutions that create outstanding

value for all stakeholders.

Andy Palmer, Executive Vice

Chairman and CEO of Switch Mobility

Ltd, said: “Switch is proud to serve

the city of Bengaluru with a new fleet

of technologically advanced electric

buses. All Switch vehicles are zeroemission,

but we set the bar much

higher, aiming for net-zero carbon

across all of our operations.”

Mahesh Babu, COO of Switch

Mobility Ltd. & CEO of Switch

Mobility, India, commented: “Switch

is delighted to partner with BMTC

as we work towards a common

goal of sustainability. Through the

deployment of 300 of our zero

tailpipe emission e-buses, Switch

will play a central role in reducing

carbon in the city of Bengaluru.”


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India unveils e-AMRIT portal at COP26

The Indian Government in November

launched e-AMRIT-- a web portal

on EVs, at the COP26 summit in

Glasgow, UK.

As per the statement issued by

NITI Aayog, e-AMRIT is a one-stop

destination for all information on EVs

A glance at e-AMRIT EV portal

Source: NITI Aayog

— busting myths around the adoption

of EVs, their purchase, investment

opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc.

The portal has been developed

and hosted by NITI Aayog under a

collaborative knowledge exchange

program with the UK government

and as part of the UK–India Joint

Roadmap 2030, signed by the Prime

Ministers of the two countries, the

announcement further added.

e-AMRIT aims to complement

initiatives of the government on

raising awareness on EVs and

sensitizing consumers on the

benefits of switching to EV. In

the recent past, India has taken

many initiatives to accelerate the

decarbonization of transport and the

adoption of e-mobility in the country.

Schemes such as FAME and PLI are

particularly important in creating an

ecosystem for the early adoption of

EVs.

NITI Aayog plans to add more

features and introduce innovative

tools to make the portal more

interactive and user-friendly. The

launch was attended by UK High-

Level Climate Action Champion Nigel

Topping and NITI Aayog Adviser

Sudhendu Jyoti Sinha.

Maharashtra govt, Rocky Mountain Institute

to accelerate e-mobility

The Maharashtra Government in

November signed an MoU with

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) India

wherein RMI will provide technical

support to implement the freshly

launched EV Policy by the State

government. The signing took place

at COP26 the UN Conference on

Climate Change in Glasgow, UK.

‘’We look forward to further

partnership on electric mobility, ZEV,

hydrogen fuel and decarbonization our

transport sector and urban renewal

sector,’’ said Aaditya Thackeray,

Minister of Environment and Tourism,

Maharashtra government.

RMI is a 40-year-old non-profit

organization working on clean

energy transitions globally. It has

been partnering with RMI India,

an organization working on India’s

clean energy and mobility issues, to

work along with public and private

sector agencies on electric mobility.

In Maharashtra, RMI has already

been engaging with the city of Pune

Source: RMI

through its City EV Accelerator

platform to make Pune EV-ready.

RMI CEO Jule Kortenhorst

highlighted the need to mobilize

climate finance and suggested the

establishment of a State-backed

Green Investment Bank to help

finance Maharashtra’s climate

ambitions.

RMI India Senior Director Akshima

Ghate said: “Maharashtra has

notified one of the most progressive

sub-national EV policies. RMI India

is inspired by the Minister’s vision

for 100 percent electrification of

public transport in the state and is

looking forward to bringing together

RMI and RMI India’s expertise to

support the state in decarbonizing

its transportation sector.”

Going forward, RMI will work

with Maharashtra’s State Council

on Climate Change to chart out a

decarbonization route for the State.

Nov–Dec 2021


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CESL to set up 100 EV charging stations in

Greater Noida

Energy Efficiency Services Limited

(EESL) subsidiary, Convergence

Energy Services Limited (CESL) has

signed an MoU with Greater Noida

Industrial Development Authority

(GNIDA) for setting up 100 EV

charging stations in the city.

The first charging station is

targeted to be commissioned in

the next two weeks, GNIDA stated.

Efforts are being made to encourage

EVs across the country, under the

National Electric Mobility Scheme,

and Greater Noida has also joined

this campaign.

The MoU was signed in the

presence of GNIDA Additional

CEO Deep Chandra, in-charge of

commerce cell, and OSD Naveen

Kumar Singh and officers of CESL.

After the first charging station,

GNIDA and CESL teams will carry

(L to R) N. Mohan, Head of EVCI – CESL, Deep Chandra, Additional CEO -

GNIDA, & N.K Singh, OSD - GNIDA, during the MoU signing

Source: CESL

out a joint survey to ascertain

the locations of the remaining

installations and will submit a report

in 10 days.

Hero Electric, EV startup ‘Charzer’ to set up

1 lakh charging stations in India

Hero Electric has partnered with

Bengaluru-based EV charging

start-up, Charzer to set up one lakh

charging stations across India.

In the first year of partnership,

Charzer will install 10,000 charging

stations across the top 30 cities.


Additionally, the start-up will also

install ‘Kirana Charzer’ across Hero

Electric dealerships to ease charging

facility availability for consumers.

It will also be providing Charzer

mobile application and website for

EV owners to locate the nearest

charging stations and booking

slots. The EV riders can also use

a charging facility in a subscriptionbased

model.

Sohinder Gill, CEO - Hero

Electric, stated that the company

believes that a robust and wellequipped

infrastructure network is

key to the development of EVs in

India. He added that this association

will aid the EV growth and provide

a seamless charging experience to

customers by integrating charging

slot booking and payment with

chargers deployed by Charzer.

With the vision and commitment

to advance the growth of EVs, the

two brands are working rigorously to

scale up the charging infrastructure.

Through this partnership, Hero

Electric says that it aims to

strengthen the thrust towards EVs

and promote a cleaner and greener

mobility solution.


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NITI Aayog, CESL, WRI India, & TUMI

launch Electric Bus Coalition

NITI Aayog, in partnership with EESL

subsidiary Convergence Energy

Services Limited (CESL) and World

Resources Institute India (WRI

India), supported by Transformative

Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), in

December launched the e-Sawaari

India Electric Bus Coalition.

Through the coalition, the Central,

State, and city-level government

agencies, transit service providers,

original equipment manufacturers

(OEMs), financing institutions, and

ancillary service providers will be

able to share knowledge and their

learnings on e-bus adoption in India.

The launch was attended

by Amitabh Kant, CEO - NITI

Aayog; MDs of State Transport

Undertakings (STUs); Ashish Kundra

IAS, Commissioner of Transport

Delhi; Dr. OP Agarwal, CEO - WRI

India, and Mahua Acharya, CEO

- Convergence Energy Services

(CESL), among others.

“Electrification of public transport

especially in the bus sector, is key

to India’s decarbonization strategy.

The e-Sawaari Coalition is a step

toward ensuring steady and paced

electrification of the bus transport

system in India,” said Amitabh

Kant. “Identifying innovative

means to address the challenges

of procurement, operations, and

financing e-bus deployment at scale

is crucial to achieving net-zero

emissions.”

Mahua Acharya noted: “Multiple

players must come into the electric

bus eco system – be it financiers,

banking partners, IT service

providers or utility firms in addition

to a state transport undertaking and


original equipment manufacturers.

An enabling ecosystem to access

funding and financing of e-buses is

the need of the hour for scaled-up

adoption of e-buses.”

“To scale up e-bus adoption,

we need to address its challenges

- procurement, operational and

financial,” explained Dr. OP Agarwal.

He added that e-Sawaari will be able

to facilitate discussions and identify

innovative solutions.

Plug Mobility, Fortum to set up 3,200 EV

charging stations

Carzonrent, India’s Electric Mobility

as a Service (eMaaS) EV fleet brand

‘Plug Mobility’ has announced that it

has partnered with Fortum Charge &

Drive India Pvt. Ltd (Fortum C&D), to

set up charging infrastructure for its

fleet of 19,000 cars.

Source: FortumCnD (twitter)

Fortum C&D will set up 3,200

charging points in 79 cities and

towns across India for the fleet that

will be inaugurated over the next

five years. The total investment for

putting up the charging stations is

about $50 million.

The charging

infrastructure will be used

for Carzonrent’s recently

launched EV fleet brand

‘Plug’ and will also be

available for the public.

Fortum C&D will set

up and operate the

charging points at its

own cost and will install

the charging stations

gradually. The capacity

of the deployed chargers

will be over 100,000 kW.

Fortum will follow an

investment model where

a lot of franchisees would

also be involved, while

the company itself would invest in

setting up a few charging stations.

Rajiv Kumar Vij, MD - Carzonrent

India, said: “Carzonrent will provide

a chauffeur-driven EV fleet through

its initiative Plug for different ground

mobility needs and our aim is on

saving 4 lakh tons of carbon dioxide

emissions in the next five years

by introducing 19,000 EVs across

India to service corporate business

travel and employee transportation,

guest and crew/staff movement

requirement for Hospitality and

Aviation sector, official travel

requirement of Central and State

Government and PSU entities,

Airport Taxi services, and SME

clients.”

Carzonrent is targeting a revenue

of $350 million over the next five

years on its EV initiative. Vij said that

they would also support their fleet

partners in getting vehicles on loan

from banks.

Nov–Dec 2021


20

OKAYA installs super charger for Kochi

Water Metro Project

OKAYA has announced that it has

successfully supplied, installed and

commissioned First Super Charger

(150KW CCS2) for Water Boat in

the India-Kochi Water Metro project.

This is the 1st project in India and

the 2nd project in the world that

Okaya has successfully completed

for the water boats.

"We are delighted to commission

this Kochi Water Metro Project,”

said Anshul Gupta, Director - Okaya

Power. “We have successfully

installed the First Super EV chargers

in India for lithium battery-powered

water boats and we will be looking

forward to receiving various such

types of orders very soon."

Okaya Power Group is one of the

largest manufacturers and suppliers

of EV charging stations, Li-ion

batteries and lead-acid batteries in

Okaya Super Charger

India. It has already deployed more

than 800 EV charging stations in the

last six months and 250MWh BESS

solutions across the country.

Jio-bp, Mahindra Group sign MoU for EV and

low-carbon solutions

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

(RBML), operating under the brand

name Jio-bp, and the Mahindra

Group has announced a non-binding

MoU for exploring the creation of EV

products and services, alongside

identifying synergies in low-carbon

and conventional fuels.


The MoU also covers evaluating

charging solutions by Jio-bp for

Mahindra vehicles including e-3W,

e-4W, quadricycles, and e-SCV

(small commercial vehicles – sub

4 ton). This would include captive

fleets and last-mile mobility vehicles

of Mahindra Group.

The partnership aims to leverage

the strengths of both companies

in the areas of EV products and

services. Mahindra Group and

its channel partner locations will

be evaluated for the setting up of

Jio-bp Mobility Stations and EV

charging and swapping points

apart from utilizing existing Jio-bp

stations.

Jio-bp recently launched its first

Mobility Station in Maharashtra,

offering multiple fueling choices,

including EV charging infrastructure.

Additionally, business models

like Mobility as a Service (MaaS)

and Battery as a Service (BaaS)

will be explored wherein Jio-bp

could provide charging solutions to

vehicles made by Mahindra Group.

The partnership aims at

accelerating EV adoption in

India with high-performance and

swappable batteries that will help in

dispelling range anxiety.


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H 2

Adani Green

Hydrogen Energy Ltd

(AGEL) has

announced it will

make investments worth $70 billion

over the following decade to become

the world’s largest renewable

power firm and produce the most

inexpensive hydrogen.

Adani Group’s founder-chairman,

Gautam Adani stated the group is

working towards making renewables

viable, moderately priced, and

different than fossil fuels.

“By 2030, we count on being the

world’s largest renewable power

firm with no caveat – and we now

have dedicated $70 billion over the

subsequent decade to make this

happen. There is no such thing as a

different firm that has but made so

Adani aims to produce cheapest H2,

invests $70 billion in RE

giant a wager

on creating its

sustainability

infrastructure,”

he stated.

In addition

to being

strongly placed

to deliver the

world’s least

costly hydrogen,

he noted

the fuel is projected

to be a


power supply

plus feedstock for several industries

the group intends to play in.

Stating that inexperienced

hydrogen, produced from renewable

power, is miracle gasoline and a

miracle feedstock, he stated that with

India’s exponential development

in renewables, producing

inexperienced hydrogen cheaply

may remodel the nation right into

a web exporter of inexperienced

power.

L&T, ReNew Power to venture into green

hydrogen business in India

Infrastructure developer Larsen

& Toubro (L&T) in December

announced that it has entered into a

partnership with renewable energy

developer, ReNew Power (ReNew)

to explore green hydrogen business

in India.

As per the agreement, L&T


and ReNew will jointly develop,

own, execute, and operate green

hydrogen projects in India.

“We believe that green hydrogen

is a promising alternate fuel and

an important lever for achieving

a cleaner future,” said S N

Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD of L&T,

in an official

release.

“This

partnership

with ReNew

is a significant

milestone in

the journey

towards

building a

green energy

portfolio for

L&T. It is

synergistic and

brings together

the impeccable

track record

of L&T in designing, executing, and

delivering EPC projects and the

expertise of ReNew in developing

utility-scale renewable energy

projects.”

The two partners intend to tap

into some growing opportunities

in the Indian market for green

hydrogen and capitalize on it by

developing end-to-end competitive

solutions.

“Green hydrogen will be a key

driver of the transition to cleaner

sources of energy and this

partnership between ReNew and

L&T, will allow both companies to

pool their knowledge, expertise,

and resources to take maximum

advantage of this transition,” said

Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO

- ReNew Power. “I expect this

partnership to set new benchmarks

in the Indian renewable energy

space and look forward to working

together with L&T.”


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components under FAME. FAME

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LGES, Siemens to promote battery

manufacturing intelligence

Energy

Storage

LG Energy Solution

(LGES) has signed

an MoU with a

German-based

technology company Siemens

Aktiengesellschaft (Siemens AG)

for collaboration in the field of

battery manufacturing, particularly

the digitization of the production

process.

As per the agreement, the

two companies will take steps to

encourage the process of battery

manufacturing intelligence at LGES

production facilities worldwide.

Through this strategic partnership,

LGES will be able to implement

smart battery manufacturing

processes at its factories with

advanced techniques.

The partnerships’ first line of

collaboration will be realized at

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of

LG Energy Solution and General

Motors, located in Tennessee, which

is expected to begin production in

2023.

Additionally, the collaboration

will allow LGES to cut back on its

carbon footprint in its entire supply

chain management, as it aims to

boost sustainability in its business

operations. LGES previously

announced its ESG visions and

business strategies to embrace

sustainable business practices.

Two companies will also

collaborate on building a digital twin

Source: LGES

roadmap to ensure stable operations

at facilities to offer first-rate quality

products at the right time. Together,

the companies will also develop

training programs within the Institute

of Battery Technology (IBT) for

academic students set to work for

LGES.

Wuxi, InoBat partner for Li-ion battery

production in Europe

Wuxi Lead and InoBat Auto have

signed a purchase contract for a

lithium-ion battery production line

in Voderady, Slovakia. Wuxi will

be the sole equipment supplier

for the pilot phase of the project

and will design, manufacture,

and assemble a customized

turnkey solution of Li-ion batteries

for InoBat. The whole plotline,

capable of producing 260,000

battery cells annually, aims to

Source: WUXI Lead

produce its first batteries by the end

of 2022.

Yanqing Wang, Chairman of Wuxi

Lead said: “InoBat is one of our most

important partners in Europe. We

will be the only equipment supplier

to provide InoBat with the whole

line equipment and services. At the

same time, the whole production

line will be equipped with the digital

solution jointly developed by Wuxi

and Siemens.

Marian Bocek, CEO of InoBat

Auto said: “Given InoBat’s purpose

is to supply customers with

premium electric batteries that are

custom-designed to meet their

specific requirements, Wuxi Lead’s

flexibility in chemistry, cell size and

format provides us with important

technological capabilities, supported

by their localized service capabilities,

including its professional pre-sales,

after-sales, and service team in

Europe.”

The contract covers the pilot

phase of the project in Voderady,

Slovakia, which focuses on rapidly

developing the next generation of

customized batteries. This R&D

centre and a pilot line will identify the

optimum cell chemistries to meet the

exact requirements of any vehicle

maker or manufacturer according

to their needs. In the next phases

of the project, InoBat will focus on

a manufacturing scale-up through

several giga factories planned

globally.


Malta, Bechtel to rollout long-duration ES tech

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Malta Inc. and Bechtel Corporation

announced that they are teaming

up to pursue new energy storage

projects around the world. The

companies will work together to

develop and deploy Malta’s 10-150+

hour energy storage technology in a

variety of grid-scale applications.

“Teaming up with Bechtel is a

perfect fit for Malta,” said Al Morales,

CFO of Malta.

“Bechtel’s deep understanding

of the Malta system’s components,

broad footprint and customer base,

and proven track record of delivering

successful projects will help Malta

to speed and smooth the energy

transition.”

Working together, Bechtel and

Malta intend to identify and seize

Source: Malta Inc.

opportunities to deploy longduration

energy storage plants that

store electricity for days or weeks

– converting intermittent power

from sun and wind into reliable, ondemand,

baseload power.

Fluence, ENGIE & GIG partner for BESS

project in Australia

Australia’s largest privately funded

and utility-scale battery project

is to come up at the site of the

former Hazelwood Power Station

in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria.

Funded by ENGIE and Macquarie’s

Green Investment Group (GIG),


the grid-connected energy storage

system will be built, operated, and

maintained by Fluence for over 20

years. The battery is scheduled to

become operational by November

2022.

Once operational, the Hazelwood

BESS will be able to store and deliver

150 MWh of power equivalent to an

hour of energy generation from the

rooftop solar systems of 30,000

homes. The project, with access to

1,600MW of dormant transmission

capacity of the former thermal power

plant, will connect to existing network

infrastructure to support Victoria’s

transition to renewable energy and

enhance the state’s grid stability.

The battery project deploys

Fluence’s latest-generation

Gridstack product incorporating 342

modular, standardized factory-built

‘Fluence Cubes’ and integrated edge

controls software for high levels of

reliability and safety at all levels of

the system. Power dispatch will be

optimized using the AI-powered

‘IQ Digital Platform’ developed by

Fluence, which claims to maximize

both battery health as well as the

bidding of the battery in the National

Electricity Market (NEM).

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VW Group, Umicore, Vulcan Energy

partner for advanced battery

The

E-mobility

industrialization

of battery

technology and

volume production of advanced and

sustainable batteries is at the heart

of Volkswagen Group’s in-house cell

manufacturing strategy. In Europe,

the group is planning to build six

giga factories by 2030.

As a logical step towards vertical

integration of the supply chain, the

group is striking partnerships with

different companies for a reliable

and sustainable supply of raw

materials.

Umicore, a leader in clean

mobility materials, plans to establish

a joint venture with the German auto

conglomerate to supply cathode

material to the latter’s cell factories.

Starting in 2025 with the initial

production of 20 GWh for VW’s

giga factory in Salzgitter, Germany,

the JV’s production capacity will be

gradually ramped up.

Moreover, the joint venture also

aims at jointly building up precursor

and cathode material production

Source: Volkswagen Group

capacities in Europe and securing

sustainably sourced raw material

capacities at competitive prices.

Close cooperation to foster cost

optimization activities and increase

efficiencies in production processes

are also on the agenda.

Volkswagen AG has also

signed another agreement with

Vulcan Energy on the supply

of CO2-neutral lithium from the

Upper Rhine Valley in Germany.

The binding contract focuses on

providing lithium hydroxide over

five years starting 2026. The

product will contribute to securing

VW demand for future in-house

cell production both in Germany

and Europe. Further aspects of

a possible strategic partnership

are under negotiation, the official

statement said.

Toyota to make 2nd generation fuel cell modules

An early pioneer in the

development of fuel cells since

1992, Toyota is ready with secondgeneration

fuel cell modules for

diverse applications beyond cars.

The modules will go into production

next month at Toyota Motor Europe’s

Source: Toyota Motors

(TME) Research and Development

facility in Zaventem, Brussels. The

company expects the demand for

fuel cells to grow significantly in

Europe in the coming years.

Based on Toyota’s advanced

second-generation fuel cell system,

the company is now re-packaging

the fuel cell modules – used in

Toyota Mirai FCV – into compact

and lighter modules with improved

power density. Available in cube

and flat or rectangular shapes, the

modules are designed to allow more

flexibility and easier adaptation for a

variety of applications.

TME’s Fuel Cell Business Unit will

offer necessary engineering support

for integration. Toyota finds the

manufacturing location in Europe

strategic, as it offers proximity

to its partners and an ability to

closely monitor emerging business

opportunities in the region, thereby

scaling up the supply in a short span.

Toyota believes that the expansion

of a ‘European Hydrogen economy’

will be a key element in achieving

the objective of net-zero global

warming emissions by 2050. The

emergence of hydrogen clusters

in Europe brings synergies among

different sectors in terms of skills,

technologies, and applications,

including truck, bus, taxi fleet, and

H2 infrastructure, by churning viable

business opportunities.

The company supports the

creation of a hydrogen environment

in the region, which it calls a ‘living

oasis’, where supply and demand

meet for further growth.


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VW, 24M partner to make next-gen EV battery

Volkswagen Group (VWAG) and 24M

Technologies, Inc. have announced

that they have entered a strategic

partnership to manufacture nextgeneration

lithium-ion EV batteries

for use in VWAG EVs, using the 24M

SemiSolid platform.

As part of the partnership, VWAG

will make a strategic investment

into 24M. In addition to the direct

investments, VWAG will establish

a wholly owned subsidiary that will,

in cooperation with 24M, develop

a SemiSolid battery cell production

technology for automotive

applications.

With EV demand on the rise,

carmakers need battery solutions

that are beyond R&D and can be

implemented immediately and

cost-effectively. The SemiSolid


manufacturing platform delivers on

both. Through strategic partnerships

with energy innovators like GPSC,

Kyocera, AXXIVA, Lucas TVS,

FREYR, Koch Strategic Platforms,

and now VWAG, 24M has built

an ecosystem to rapidly scale the

SemiSolid manufacturing platform.

StoreDot develops regenerative EV battery tech

StoreDot has announced that it has

revealed new patented technology

that will allow battery cells to

regenerate while they are in use,

through a seamless background

repair mechanism.

The newly developed system

includes a suite of software

algorithms with corresponding

Source: StoreDot

hardware, furthering StoreDot’s

leadership in advancing the

entire battery ecosystem. The

self-repairing system identifies

a cell or string of cells that are

underperforming or overheating,

temporarily disabling them to

proactively recondition them back to

100 percent performance, without

the driver experiencing any driving

interruption or loss of performance

in their electric vehicle. This

advancement of a ‘self-healing’

approach to EVS will play a major

role in prolonging battery life and

driving range, as well as improving

safety by preventing overheating

or any danger of thermal runaway.

A recent granted global patent,

‘Recovering defective branches

and/or cells of battery packs by

deep discharges’, covers the novel

method of how this innovation

should be implemented in various

EV battery pack scenarios, while the

vehicle is either charging, resting, or

driving.

These innovations sit alongside

StoreDot’s rapid advancement in

extremely fast-charging lithium-ion

batteries for use in the automotive

sector. The Company is in advanced

talks with leading global carmakers

and remains firmly on track to deliver

volumes of XFC batteries, which

provide a 50 percent reduction in

charging time at the same cost, by

2024.

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H 2

Protium has

Hydrogen announced that

it will deploy its

first electrolyzer

in the UK, sourced from Enapter,

the design and manufacturing brand

that has produced the first scalable

hydrogen AEM electrolyzer.

Dubbed as Project Pioneer, the

project will see Protium deploy the

Enapter Electrolyzer 2.1 that will

be the largest integrated Enapter

electrolyzer in the field in the UK. The

deployment of the electrolyzer will

allow Protium to generate electrolytic

hydrogen at scale in the UK, marking

a significant step in the advancement

of the country’s hydrogen industry.

Protium to deploy Enapter’s largest

integrated electrolyzer

Protium’s new electrolyzer will be

installed at Cardiff University’s newly

established Hydrogen Propulsion

Centre in South Wales. The hydrogen

produced by this electrolyzer will be

used to support a variety of initiatives

and projects, collaboratively with

Cardiff University.

Enapter has established itself as

one of the most innovative pioneers

in the industry, with the company

winning HRH Prince William and the

Royal Foundation’s ‘Fix our Climate’

2021 Earthshot Prize – the initiative

launched last year by Prince

William - Duke of Cambridge, and

Sir David Attenborough – to reward

organizations dedicated to climate

Source: Enapter

action through project funding.

Enapter was recognized recently

for its game-changing hydrogengenerating

technology.

Air Products, thyssenkrupp ink contract for

2GW electrolysis plant

Air Products has announced that it

has awarded thyssenkrupp Uhde

Chlorine Engineers a contract to

supply a more than 2GW electrolysis

plant for one of the world’s largest

green hydrogen projects at NEOM in

Saudi Arabia.

Under this contract, thyssenkrupp

will engineer, procure, and fabricate

Source: Air Products

the plant based on their large-scale

20MW alkaline water electrolysis

module. Upon commissioning, the

project partners ― NEOM, ACWA

Power, and Air Products (NEOM

Green Hydrogen Company) ―

will operate the facility, which will

produce hydrogen to be synthesized

into carbon-free ammonia for

export exclusively by Air Products

to global markets. Engineering and

procurement activities have been

initiated, and the start of production

is scheduled for 2026.

In July 2020, Air Products,

together with ACWA Power and

NEOM, announced the signing of

an agreement for a world-scale

green hydrogen-based ammonia

production facility powered by

renewable energy. thyssenkrupp

was selected by its strategic partner

Air Products early in the project as a

technology supplier and has worked

intensively on early engineering and

project development.

The signing of the project

contract is a key milestone of both

companies’ joint effort over the past

year to use their complementary

technology, engineering, and project

execution strengths to develop green

hydrogen production facilities. The

realization of the project leverages

thyssenkrupp’s large-scale

technology supporting Air Products’

development of green hydrogen

for sustainable transportation,

chemicals, and power generation


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Graphite: India’s graphite occur-

Based on the raw material availabil-

rences are found in States like ity and the consumer spending analysis,

India needs to a 2-pronged foray strategy: into H2 vehicle

tar from JSW Steel.

ARAMCO, Jammu and Kashmir, GAUSSIN Gujarat,

Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh,

business

Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra,

Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh

ARAMCO and Rajasthan. and However, GAUSSIN the deposits

that can that be of they economic have entered signifi-

have

announced

a cance partnership are found for in hydrogen Andhra Pradesh, vehicles

business. Chhattisgarh, and Arunachal

Pradesh. The signing Some of of these this agreement fields are

took yet to place be explored. in the presence As far as of graphite

mining Al and Falih, processing Saudi Arabia’s is con-

H.E.

Khalid

Minister cerned, of Jharkhand, Investment, Odisha and H.E. and

Franck Tamil Nadu Riester, are France’s the major Minister States

Delegate where mining for is Foreign being undertaken.

Trade and

Economic Lately, graphite Attractiveness, mining has as begun well as in

Aramco’s Arunachal President Pradesh and as well. CEO, Amin

H. With Nasser. 35 percent of India’s graphite

deposits The agreement being found between in Arunachal Aramco

and Pradesh, Gaussin the intends State could to establish now be a

modern developed manufacturing as a leading producer facility for of

hydrogen-powered graphite in the country, vehicles thus helping

the

Kingdom meeting of its Saudi future Arabia. needs. As a first

step, Manganese: Gaussin and This Aramco ore is will mined study in

the India feasibility by opencast of a as manufacturing

well as by

facility underground and a hydrogen methods. distribution India a

business leading producer to serve the of manganese

Middle East

region. in the world (8 percent of global

production). The two companies Madhya also Pradesh, agreed

that Odisha, Aramco’s Maharashtra, new Karnataka, Advanced

Innovation Goa, Jharkhand, Center Andhra (LAB7) Pradesh, will

be Rajasthan closely and involved Gujarat in are Gaussin’s major

manganese deposit states.

1. Use nickel-based chemistries for

performance vehicles

2. Use LFP batteries for economy

vehicles

Similar guidance has been presented

by the likes of VW, and

recently Stellantis and Tesla too.

High performance e-2W will most

likely need NMC batteries. However,

Indian market is majorly dominated

by price conscious buyers of 2W’s

and 3W’s. LFP is well suited for

these vehicles because it is cheaper

and there is limited price volatility

impact of cobalt, nickel. Additionally,

LFP batteries work well for India

from a localization perspective

Source: ARAMCO

as well. Most of the ingredients

required development for LFP of hydrogen-powered

cells are available

in vehicles India. Even and the if lithium development is imported of

– a it is remote-controlled/autonomous

not more than 5-7 percent by

value hydrogen in a racing Li-ion cell. truck. LAB7 aims

to Similarly, integrate for Aramco’s anode composite (which is

made materials out of into graphite), Gaussin’s thanks existing to the

well range established of products steel to industry reduce in the the

country, weight, we energy have enough consumption, raw material and

(coal cost of tar) these available. vehicles. Firms like Epsilon

Advanced Aramco Materials will also be have sponsoring announced the

plans to cater to 10 percent of global

anode demand by 2030 sourcing coal

What we need in India is a decent

enough performance vehicle at a

low enough price point. And using

LFP batteries is the way to go. It’s

already being done by benchmark

players like Gogoro.

Hence, while it may seem on

the surface that India doesn’t have

the necessary ingredients to make

localization of Li-ion battery cells

successful, the reality is a little

different. India is well equipped

to localize these batteries in the

country leveraging the recently notified

PLI ACC scheme.

Authors: Dev Ashish Aneja,

Asst. VP – Invest India and

Abhishek Bansal, Investment

Specialist world’s first – Invest hydrogen-fueled India racing

truck, which has been developed by

Gaussin – the Gaussin H2 Racing

Truck - and which will compete in the

January 2022 Dakar Rally in Saudi

Arabia. Aramco’s sponsorship of

Gaussin’s participation in the Dakar

Rally continues to promote lowemission

transportation technology

developments.

Dev Ashish

Aneja

Abhishek

Bansal

| Sept–Oct 2021

Nov–Dec 2021


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COP26: Towards zero-emission &

sustainable energy transition

The much-awaited UN summit discoursed on the significance of

accelerating the global transition from fossil fuels to zero-emission road

transport and long-duration energy storage in pursuit of becoming netzero

by 2050, with landmark pledges and shared commitments.

The 2021 United Nations

Climate Change Conference

(COP26) held in the first week

of November at Glasgow, UK, was

billed as the most critical event of

our times for the world to come

together and deliver decisive actions

to save our planet. It was more of a

‘now or never’ kind of conundrum

that our world is facing, especially

after two years of ragging COVID-19

pandemic and a series of climatechange

induced disasters in almost

all parts of the world. Governments

and industry leaders made a plethora

of announcements and pledges to

mitigate various effects of climate

change at different capacities,

including a fast-tracked approach

to uptake of clean technologies by

imposing worldwide standards and

policies five high-carbon sectors,

namely road transport, electricity,

hydrogen, agriculture, and steel.

Road transport accounts for about

10 percent of global emissions and

its emission levels have doubled in

the last five decades with over 80

percent increase in vehicles. This

Figure 1: Global electrification targets & net zero pledges

Source: IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2021

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at COP26

Source: ukcop26

sector is almost entirely dependent

on fossils fuels, and so the global

climate change discussions place

this sector on a priority to make

efforts to decarbonize itself and

accelerate its transition to zeroemission

vehicles (ZEVs), which

include battery electric (BEVs) and

hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs).

Since the 2015 Paris agreement, the

focus is to build consensus on the

pace of this transition and strengthen

cooperation among all stakeholders

of the industry.

Global commitments

At COP26, the Zero Emission

Vehicle Transition Council (ZEVTC),

created last year for this very purpose,

brought together governments

from the world’s largest automotive

markets – that collectively account

for more than half of the new car

sales globally – to discuss on how

to accelerate the pace of global

transition to ZEVs. The council drew

up the 2020 Action Plan that spoke

on ways and means to achieve the

goals and key priority areas. It also

stressed on ensuring the transition

to ZEVs to be just and sustainable,

by affirming to circular production of

ZEVs and making them accessible

and affordable in all regions by 2030.


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ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES TRANSITION COUNCIL: 2022 Priorities

1. Charging infrastructure

● Setting a collective vision of global charging infrastructure for light

and heavy-duty vehicles by engaging private sector

● Setting up a task force of automakers, energy network and chargepoint

service providers to facilitate deployment

● Ensuring grids are prepared to support EV charging demands and

balancing grids with greater levels of green power.

2. CO2 or fuel efficiency standards

● Sharing of understanding and best practices on effective standards

and regulation, to accelerate ZEV deployment and mobilize

investments.

3. Zero emission for heavy-duty vehicles

● Exploring technology options and other means to support zero

emission transition in heavy vehicles in developing countries.

4. Ensuring the transition is truly global

● Practical collaborations to overcome regional barriers

● Ensuring fair consumer access to ZEVs

● Reskilling and developing new competence in transport and

energy sector

● Further technological innovation for quicker transition

● Ensuring EV battery supply chain is sustainable

● Developing circular economy and ecosystem for battery end-of-life

Further, the summit featured a

first-ever landmark declaration that

commits to end the sale of new cars

and vans that generate emissions by

2040 globally, and by no later than

2035 in ‘leading markets’. Signatories

of the non-binding declaration are

governments of various nations

including developing or emerging

economies, regional authorities,

automakers, fleet operators,

investors and financial institutions.

It called for strong policy and bold

commitments from all stakeholders,

and cooperation to address strategic,

political, and technical barriers to

production of ZEVs and increase

economies of scale.

India, represented by NITI Aayog,

is also among the government

signatories to this pledge by

underlining its stature as a largest

market of 2Ws and 3Ws, and its ongoing

efforts to shift these segments

to zero-emission. Automotive

signatories include BYD Auto, Ford

Motor Company, General Motors,

Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz,

and Volvo Cars. Countries with some

of the largest auto markets in the

world like USA, China, and Germany

were conspicuously absent in the

signatories list, along with leading

automakers like Volkswagen, Toyota,

Renault-Nissan, and Hyundai, to

name a few.

For the sake of trucks and buses,

a first-of-its-kind global MoU for zeroemission

medium- and heavy-duty

vehicles (ZE-MHDVs) was signed

by 15 countries to work together

towards 100 percent zero-emission

new trucks and bus sales by 2040,

so as to facilitate net-zero carbon

emissions by 2050. Countries like

Canada, New Zealand, UK, Turkey

and Scandinavian nations have also

set an interim goal of 30 percent

zero-emission new vehicle sales by

2030. Sharing a coordinated spirit,

regional governments like that of

Quebec (Canada) and Indian State

of Telangana, along with companies

like Scania, DHL, and Heineken have

endorsed the MoU.

Complete decarbonization of new

trucks and buses require massive

investments in long-range battery

and electric propulsion technologies,

along with advancements in charging

durations and infrastructures.

This segment is traditionally

seen as the most challenging in

terms of electrification, as reliable

zero-emission technologies and

commercially-viable options for fleets

are still not ready, except for city

buses and light cargo applications.

The two coordinated agreements

for road transport – one for cars and

vans, and the other for heavy vehicles

– were announced at COP26’s

‘Transport Day’, which could have

better been titled as ‘electric mobility

day’ as the prime focus of the day’s

summit proceedings seemed to

focus largely on EVs. Among various

side events of the day, a conference

on GEF-supported Global Electric

Mobility Programme was also held,

where partner countries, private

sector, and financial organizations

deliberated on mainstreaming

e-mobility and leveraging the GEF

program to accelerate the transition.

Cleaning the ‘source’

In all these efforts on transition to

ZEVs, the big aspect that COP26

pledges relating to transportation

seem to be missing is the energy

transition towards renewables.

Volkswagen, which did not endorse

the 2035 zero-emission pledge,

clarified that it was just being

realistic. The automaker, which is

executing grand EV plans in many

markets already, said that the aspired

environmental outcomes of signing

up to the declaration were not clearcut,

as electricity production in

markets like US and China are still

largely dependent on fossil energy.

Toyota, known for its low-emission

Prius Hybrid since 1997, responded

that it will continue to offer suitable

products including EVs depending

on diverse factors including clean

energy, charging infrastructure

readiness, and customer needs in

each market.

Interestingly, the irony of energy

transition was witnessed at COP26

events as well. The electric cars used

to ferry delegates to event venues in

Glasgow were charged by ICE power

generators, due to lack of adequate

charging provisions in certain areas.

Although the organizers clarified

that the generators are powered by

hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO)

that is relatively cleaner than diesel;

and delegates were asked to use

electric shuttle buses or other public

transport wherever possible, this

clearly points to the larger energy

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dilemma that is currently faced by

the EV industry. The UK is far better

in this regard, with about 43 percent

contribution from renewables to grid

power, unlike other countries like

USA, China, or India.

Further, to offset the carbon footprint

of the road transport, strategies

beyond electrification of vehicles were

hardly given any due importance at

COP26 discussions. This includes

impetus on stakeholders to promote

sustainable public transport. More

so in developing countries like India,

inadequate capacity investments

have led to decline in share of public

transport, only to favor personalized

transport with higher

Technology

carbon footprint.

Development (TD)

A recent study by TERI suggests

Maximize the pace of

that about 25 percent of total carbon

storage innovation by

emissions can setting be addressed ambitious if we

focus attention goals to easier-to-transition

and rigorous

evaluation metrics,

vehicle segments to EVs. India is

focused on usercentric

in the use right cases and direction,

certainly moving

with robust policy promising framework technology for EVs

pathways to meet

emerging at the Union and State

them.

levels, but the attention has to be

sharpened towards key segments

like e-2W, e-3W, and e-buses, along

with improved public and private

investments in public mass transport

Challenge (ESGC) roadmap

systems at and all the levels. goal Moreover, of United States India to

should also develop chalk and out manufacture a systematic energy

roadmap storage for energy technologies transition that to can

renewable meet sources, all the by marketplace going beyond demands

by 2030.

mere capacity addition of renewables

While the panelists discussed

to practicing that energy sustainable storage will play grid a key

management role in and transforming carbon off-setting, the economy,

to realize they our commitment recognized that COP26 there are

to become some net-zero barriers by that 2070. will need to be

ESGC Roadmap: Track Structure and

Figure 2: LDES Council members

Missions

to energy storage. Policymakers have

to realize that renewable generation

cannot scale up without efficient

energy storage and grid optimization

beyond a point.

Technology

At COP26

Transition

summit,

(TT)

Long Duration Energy Storage

Council (LDES) 1. Enhance was external Develop a

launched as

access to experts,

a part of global

facilities,

efforts

and IP

to shift to

renewable energy, 2. Industry and in particular to

market analysis

replace conventional energy to meet

3. Industry and

peak demand interagency with zero-carbon long

duration energy

collaboration

storage

and

systems.

engagement

The council 4. will Develop provide real-world fact-based

guidance to projects governments to demo and and grid

validate tech.

operators in LDES deployment to help

achieve net-zero for electric grids by

2040.

The council estimates a total

Manufacturing &

Supply Chain (M&SC)

Address major

challenges to lowering

manufacturing costs,

accelerate scale up of

manufacturing

innovations, and

enable reliable

sourcing of critical

materials and

components across

supply chains.

batteries with a lifecycle of 20-30

requirement years, and this of about is a big 85 challenge,” to 140TWh

of said LDES Venkat deployment Srinivasan, to Director achieve

net-zero – ACCESS, grids by Argonne 2040, with National

least

1TWh Laboratory. adoption to set the pace for

“Parallel to this, there is a big

2040. These projections would entail

concern for the supply chain. The

an countries investment must of start about thinking $1.5 of to Quantumscape, 3

said.

trillion ways globally, to optimize with their supply an outcome chains of

eliminating to meet the 1.5 growing to 2.3 gigatons demands.,” of CO2

emissions he added. – about 10-15 percent of

addressed.

Speaking of the strides in

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COP26: India’s stand on the global

climate crisis

The Indian government’s push on coal ‘phase down’ at COP26 should

not be seen as a departure from its climate commitments, but as a move

opposed to singling out coal – a key source of energy for much of the

developing world.

The recently concluded 26th

session of the Conference

of the Parties (COP26) to

the United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC) has been billed as a lastditch

effort to get climate change

under control.

The two-week conference held

in Glasgow in early November

started with a series of ambitious

announcements and emphatic

speeches by world leaders. The

announcement made by India’s

Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

however, caught the most attention

of observers watching the COP26

closely.

“Amid this global brainstorming on

climate change, on behalf of India,

I would like to present five nectar

elements - Panchamrit, to deal with

this challenge,” PM Modi said. The

five pledges given by PM Modi were:

● India will reach its non-fossil

energy capacity to 500 GW by

2030

● India will meet 50 percent of

its energy requirements from

renewable energy by 2030

● India will reduce the total projected

carbon emissions by one billion

tons from now onwards till 2030

● By 2030, India will reduce the

carbon intensity of its economy by

less than 45 percent

● By the year 2070, India will

achieve the target of net zero

(Net Zero emissions refer to

the balance between the amount

of greenhouse gas produced and

the amount removed from the

atmosphere. – National Grid 2021)

These, he continued, will be the

unprecedented contribution of India

to the climate action goal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at COP26

The announcement by India -- a

developing economy, and the thirdlargest

emitter (after China and the

US) -- was hailed as a significant

advancement in the climate talks.

Mainly because up until COP26,

India had not statedly committed to

a deadline of achieving net-zero like

the US and China, who had already

pledged to achieve net-zero by 2050

and 2060 respectively.

During his 12-minute speech, PM

Modi also held the developed nations

accountable for not fulfilling the

promises made on climate finance.

“While world ambitions on climate

action are being raised, the world

ambitions on climate finance cannot

remain the same as they were at

the time of the Paris Agreement,”

he said. “India expects developed

countries to provide climate finance

of $1 trillion at the earliest.”

Glasgow pact

geopolitical win for

India

Following the two-week climate

talks, nearly 200 countries came to a

consensus on a deal to prevent the

worst effects of climate change.

The non-legally binding

agreement, however, was amended

last minute by India and China who

pushed for a change in language

on the “phase-out of unabated coal

power and inefficient subsidies for

fossil fuels”.

Instead of ‘phase-out’ of coal, India

and China called for ‘phase-down’

of coal -- drawing strong criticism

from climate action frontrunners,

and several countries, especially

small island/ vulnerable nations who

argued this would mean a death

sentence for them.

The Indian delegate reasoned


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The UN Climate Change Conference 2021 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland

Source: Shutterstock

the problem is not with the word

‘phase-out’ but the singling out of

coal as a fossil fuel – which is still

among the key sources of energy

for the developing nations. Further,

India contended it was not the one

to introduce the word ‘phase-down’

as that language already came out

of the US-China joint statement on

the last day of the Summit.

“How can anyone expect

that developing countries make

promises about phasing out

coal and fossil fuel subsidies?

Developing countries still have to

do deal with their poverty reduction

agenda,” said Bhupender Yadav,

India’s Environment Minister.

Since the beginning of the

conference, coal had been a

sticking point in the negotiations.

Some countries pledged to phase

it out, and banks too agreed to cut

financing for coal projects, whereas

few other countries fought hard to

ensure there was no language on

coal and fossil fuels in the latest

climate pact. After initial protests,

opposing countries reluctantly

conceded to the amendments.

Common but

differentiated

responsibilities

India’s Environment Minister

called the COP26 summit a

“success” from India’s perspective.

From the very beginning, India’s

approach on climate dialogue has

been based on the principle of common

but differentiated responsibilities and

respective capabilities (CBDRRC).

What this means is that while all

countries should do their best to

address climate change, developed

countries that have achieved higher

levels of growth over the past decades

by burning fossil fuels should take a

bigger share of the burden of climate

change than the developing and

under-developed countries of the

world.

While COP26 Summit may

have been a success from India’s

standpoint, and from the standpoint

of other developing countries

appealing to close the widening

gap between climate finance

and mitigation efforts, scientist

and environmental activists have

questioned whether this approach is

based on science. More pressingly,

whether it is sufficient at a time when

the world is faced with a climatic

challenge at a planetary scale?

While climate activists present in

Scotland expressed their frustrations

on the final Glasgow Climate Pact, on

the other side of the spectrum, some

experts welcomed the pact for its

commitment to “doubling adaptation

finance” and urging “countries to

present more ambitious climate

pledges” by 2022. Few, also termed

it “historic” as it was the first time a

language about coal was included in

a COP decision.

While the COP26 Summit has

ended, the success of the Glasgow

Climate Pact hinges on the rapid

actions’ countries take to meet their

climate commitments.

Shraddha Kakade

Assistant Editor – ETN

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COVER FEATURE

As the sun sets on 2021, the

eagerness is to witness the dawn of

a new year with new opportunities

and expectations for the energy

storage sector.

The suddenness of the pandemic

did bring about a slowdown in the

progress being made, but at the

same time, it also pronounced

the need for an emission-free,

sustainable future. In that aspect,

the industry picked up its lagging

pace with the beginning of 2021 - a

year that started on a positive note,

especially in the e-mobility domain,

in terms of policy decisions, scaledup

manufacturing, supply chain build

up, and infrastructural development.

New avenues of growth in the

RE sector and a blossoming EV

market have led to a promising rise

of the storage sector. Add to this the

determined interest of governments

across the globe in bringing about

an effective RE transition in the next

decade.

The growth figures have shown a

distinct increase in the number of ES

projects – whether RE integration,

battery manufacturing, or e-mobility

– this year as compared with last

year, pandemic notwithstanding.

This accelerating growth in the ES

market, it is anticipated could lead

to an aggressive rise in demand for

batteries. Resulting in the scalingup

of production capacities over the

next 5 to 10 years.

In effect, you could call 2021 the

year of momentum; moving with

concentrated efforts into, what we

can call, the ‘decade of the great

transition’, and the advent of the

electric revolution.

In this issue, team ETN brings

you a recap of important happenings

in 2021, covering different sectors

related to energy storage, in an

attempt to reflect on the highs and

lows of the year and the impact they

might have on the following year.


ENERGY STORAGE

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Energy Storage Roundup 2021: Trends &

takeaways

Energy storage is at the core of many technologies being deployed today

to combat climate change. Post pandemic policies coupled with ambitious

RE targets have continue to propel the growth of energy storage markets

globally

According to International

Energy Agency’s energy

storage tracking report,

globally 5GW of storage capacity

was added in 2020, with China and

the United States, each registering

record gigawatt-scale additions.

As per the report, the global

energy storage market is led by

China (1.6GW), the US(1.5GW),

and Europe (0.8GW). Other main

players in the market include Korea

(0.7GW), Japan (0.4GW), the UK,

and Australia.

Annual energy storage

additions by country

(2015-2021)

The two main drivers of growth of

the energy storage sector globally

are the integration of larger shares

of variable renewable energy (VRE)

into the grid, along with a shift

towards e-mobility.

In terms of technology, data

suggests lithium-ion battery storage

continues to be the most widely

used technology. As of 2020, Li-ion

battery technology accounted for 93

percent of the total energy storage

technology mix. Li-ion technology’s

Annual ES by country

Source: IEA (2021), Energy Storage, Paris

Aerial view of the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, California

Source: LG Energy Solution.

dominant position is predicted to be

augmented further, on account of

the ‘spill-overs’ in EV deployments

underway globally, in terms of

innovations and cost reduction in

mobility applications.

Energy storage

technology mix

(2015-2020)

Other than batteries, many

non-battery technologies such as

compressed air and thermal energy

storage are under development which

can provide longer dispatch duration

compared to batteries. A report by

research firm International Energy

Agency (BNEF) expects batteries to

dominate the market at least until the

2030s; in large part due to their price

competitiveness, established supply

chain and significant track record.

If new technologies successfully

outcompete Li-ion, then total uptake

may well be larger.

Investments trends show that

there is a growing appetite for

investments in the energy storage

sector today. IEA report indicates,

overall investment in the battery

storage industry increased by

roughly 40 percent in 2020, to

$5.5 billion. Spending on gridscale

batteries rose by more than

60 percent, owing to increased

investments in renewables and

an increasing number of hybrid

auctions with storage. However,

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Annual ES by technology mix

Source: IEA (2021), Energy Storage, Paris

investments in behind-the-meter

storage fell by 12 percent, given

these investments are generally

financed by households and small

and medium companies, and they

were hit harder by the COVID-19

crisis.

Several major policies, changes

in government regulations, and

projects announced in the past

year have spurred growth in global

energy storage deployment, with

steady progress in the sector.

NORTH AMERICA

In North America, specifically

the United States, capacity additions

from utility-scale projects more

than quadrupled in 2020, led by

two large projects in California.

In December 2020, giving a

significant boost to the clean energy

industries in the US, the Congress

approved a $900 billion COVID-19

relief bill that included a two-year

extension of the solar investment

tax credit benefitting energy storage

deployments coupled with solar as

well as the Better Energy Storage

Technology Act, authorising over $1

billion over five years to support the

research and commercialisation of a

range of storage technologies.

In January 2021, the White House

issued an executive order pledging

to 100 percent clean electricity by

2035, and clean and zero-emission

vehicles for Federal, State, local, and

Tribal government fleets, including

vehicles of the United States Postal

Service.

Further, the world’s largest battery

energy storage system located at

the Moss Landing Energy Storage

Facility in California, US, became

operational in January 2021. The

project reportedly is the first 300MW

Li-ion battery – comprising 4,500

stacked battery racks.

In July 2021, the Department

of Energy (DOE) announced its

Long Duration Energy Earthshot –

a target to reduce the cost of gridscale,

long-duration energy storage

by 90 percent within the decade.

The target was announced as the

part of DOE’s Energy Earthshots

initiative, launched to accelerate

breakthroughs of more abundant,

affordable, and reliable clean energy

solutions by 2030.

In Canada, steps are being taken

by grid operators to recognize the

value of the energy storage system

including steps like the pilot grid

services tender by Alberta’s grid

operator, and the publication of

interim market rules and manuals

for energy storage’s participation in

energy markets by the Ontario IESO.

In November, the Canadian

Renewable Energy Association

(CanREA), a trade group with 300+

member organisations outlined five

priority actions that would accelerate

Canada’s transition to low carbon

energy, including specific moves to

support the deployment of energy

storage. The document urged that

the regulatory and policy landscape

be radically altered to enable

the considerable development

of renewable energy and energy

storage.

LATIN AMERICA

In Latin America, ambitious

renewable energy target is predicted

to drive the growth in energy storage

sector. A new regional initiative

coordinated by the Latin American

Energy Organization (OLADE) sets

a regional goal of reaching at least

70 percent of renewable energy in

electricity in by 2030.

The research from Wood

Mackenzie, in its recent forecast,

reports that the Latin American

market will reach 1GW/ 2.5GWh

of cumulative capacity by 2025

and 5GW/12.3 GWh by 2030, with

an average of 575 MW of annual

installations throughout the forecast

period. The analysis notes storage

projects in the region so far have been

focused on ancillary services or microgrids,

but the future opportunities will

come from commercial and industrial

contracts for hybrid projects and

technology auctions to be held in

Colombia and Chile.

EUROPE

In Europe, the utility-scale

installations dropped but they were

offset by a strong expansion in

residential installations. Germany is

currently Europe’s leading market

where behind-the-meter installations

nearly doubled.

Earlier this month, it was reported

that the European battery maker

Northvolt, has gone all out to meet

the 2021 launch goal for battery plant.

The Li-ion battery plant was the first

to be built in the European Union

by Northvolt and it is set to be a

launchpad for a regional battery

champion that can compete not only

with battery behemoth, Tesla, but

also major Asian suppliers including

Panasonic, LG Chem, and CATL.

Northvolt plans to produce enough

batteries to power over 1 million

EVs annually in its Swedish plant

based in Skelleftea, and later supply

to other sectors such as industrial

machinery and ferries.

Northvolt has raised more than

$6.5 billion in funding from investors

including Volkswagen Group, the

European Commission and Spotify

founder Daniel Ek as well as

contracts worth over $27 billion from

automakers.

In Great Britain’s National Grid

Electricity System Operator is

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trial and launched its Dynamic

Containment frequency response

service in October 2020, providing

significant opportunities for storage

with fast response requirements

mostly satisfied by batteries. National

Grid data showed that as on Jan. 29,

2021, ~396MW of battery storage

capacity was contracted.

MIDDLE EAST &

NORTH AFRICA

In Middle East and North Africa

(MENA) the mid-and long-term

renewable energy targets for MENA

countries – which range from 15

percent to up to 50 percent of total

electricity generation – show that

governments are committed to

increasing the share of renewables

in the energy mix along with battery

storage systems.

Some of the current technologies

being used for energy storage

in MENA include pumped hydro

storage (PHS) and electrochemical

energy storage – mainly sodiumsulfur

and Li-ion batteries. Most of

the planned and operational projects

are in the Gulf Corporation Council

(UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman),

North Africa (Egypt, Morocco,

Algeria, and Tunisia), with several

projects in the Levant – mainly in

Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

As per reports, there are 30 energy

storage system projects planned in

MENA between 2021-2025 with a total

capacity/energy of 653 MW/3,382

MWh – of which 24 projects are for

VRE integration and grid firming.

The share of batteries out of the total

energy storage landscape in MENA

is expected to jump from the current 7

percent to 45 percent by 2025.

ASIA

IEA reports that capacity additions

in China more than doubled in the

year 2020. This strong growth was

driven by projects for renewable

energy integration and the

commissioning of delayed projects.

In July 2021, China’s State planner

announced it aims to install more

than 30GW of new energy storage

capacity by 2025 (excluding pumped

hydro), as part of efforts to boost

renewable power consumption while

ensuring stable operation of the

electric grid system. IEA highlights,

this target would mean a nearly tenfold

increase on its installed capacity

as of 2020.

In Korea, deployments rose 6

percent last year after a steep drop

between 2018 and 2019, as the

government subsidies that promoted

growth of energy storage market were

phased out. The country which is home

to two top lithium-ion manufacturers,

LG Chem and Samsung SDI, hopes

to get 10 percent renewable electricity

in 2023 and 20 percent by 2030

IEA report indicates Japan’s strong

growth in behind-the-meter storage

installations continued, reaching

nearly 300 MW in 2020. In August

2021, Tesla joined hands with

Japanese companies to build an

energy storage facility in Northern

Japan. Tesla collaborated with

Japanese power retailer Envision

to build the energy storage facility

connected to the grid with 6,095kWh

capacity that could power about 500

homes.

In India, in October 2021, the

Power Ministry notified that it aims to

bring out a comprehensive policy on

energy storage that would broadly

focus on regulatory, financial and

taxation, demand management and

technological aspects to speed up the

implementation of storage capacity.

In May 2021, Union cabinet

approved `18,000 crore Production

Linked Incentive scheme for battery

storage. The PLI scheme ‘National

Programme on Advanced Chemistry

Cell (ACC) Battery Storage’ for

building the manufacturing capacity of

50 GWh of ACC and 5 GWh of ‘Niche’

ACC in India.

Earlier in December, the Solar

Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

awarded Tata Power to build 100MW

EPC solar project along with 120MWh

utility-scale battery energy storage

system. Tata Power is currently

executing another solar project of

50MW with BESS of 50MWh battery

storage in Leh.

The Indian government plans to

set up a 14GWh grid-scale battery

storage system at the world’s largest

renewable energy park at Khavda,

Gujarat, and intends to invite bids for

the largest global tender for setting up

a 13GWh grid-scale battery storage

system in Ladakh.

Further, it has plans to call bids

for setting up around 4GWh of the

grid-scale battery storage system at

the regional load dispatch centres.

The State-run NTPC Ltd has floated

a global tender for setting up 1GWh

grid-scale battery storage system.

India Energy Storage Alliance

(IESA) estimates, the market for

energy storage would grow to over

300GWh during 2018-25.

AUSTRALIA

Australia remains a key market for

behind-the-meter storage, but utilityscale

deployments are expected to

dominate over the next several years.

The country had planned to add

1.2GWh of energy storage capacity in

2020, more than double the 499MWh

installed in 2019 (Wood Mackenzie)

– increasing the country’s cumulative

storage capacity to 2.7GWh.

Some landmark projects in the

region include the Hornsdale Power

Reserve, the world’s largest operating

battery developed by French

renewables developer Neoen. It is a

100MW/ 129MWh Tesla big battery

project in South Australia. Neoen,

in April 2020, had announced plans

to develop another massive battery

storage system near the Australian

city of Geelong – a 600MW battery

storage facility dubbed as ‘Victoria big

battery’.

General Electric (GE) also won its

largest battery deal so far to support

the 200MW Solar River Project

in South Australia, which will be

combined with a 100MW – 300MWh

GE Reservoir grid storage system.

The project already is slated to start

generating power by 2021.

CEP Energy has announced plans

for a 1,200 MW battery in NSW’s

Hunter Valley to be built in stages, with

the first to be delivered by 2023. The

A$2.4 billion (US$1.85 billion) project

will eclipse California’s Moss Landing

Energy Storage Facility to become

the world’s largest battery energy

storage system. CEP has plans to be

part of a network of four big grid-scale

batteries across the country with a

total capacity of 2,000MW.

(Compiled by

Shraddha Kakade,

Assistant Editor - ETN)

Nov–Dec 2021


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E-MOBILITY

E-Mobility 2021: Global outlook, local

approach

This has been an exciting year for the e-mobility sector; gearing up for an

electrifying growth in the next few years. This article presents a snapshot

of key happenings and trends in global EV sales and manufacturing

ecosystem, including battery cells, across various regions of the world.

Long before the advent of the

COVID-19 pandemic, the global

automotive industry has been

undergoing tectonic shifts in certain

critical technological and consumer

preferences. This year has been

turbulent for the industry on several

counts due to the pandemic, but

can also be considered more

transformative for factors that are

beyond COVID. Take, for instance,

the ‘surge’ in EV sales happening

since last year, in stark contrast to an

overall decline in global passenger

vehicle market by 14 percent due to

the pandemic.

In the first half of 2021, over

2.5 million EVs were sold globally,

about 140 percent more than that

of H1 2019, and the estimates for

the whole year stands at 5.6 million

units (according to a special report

by BloombergNEF). For sure,

this EV surge is not necessarily

pandemic-induced, but points to the

emergence of a favorable macrolevel

environment – both in terms of

technology and consumer demand –

that can support the ‘electrified’ future

of this industry.

But then, we have to acknowledge

that the pandemic has forced

automotive and venture capital

companies to have a reality check on

their market outlooks and emend their

investments. High-value investments

and partnership deals from leading

OEMs and tech firms are pushing

EV-related funding to new heights.

As per CB Insights, funding to EV

tech space has hit an all-time high of

about $12.8 billion last year, and is

already approaching $9.8 billion in the

beginning of the second half of 2021.

A fair share of these investments is

heading to battery cell supply chain

and R&D on new cell chemistries.

Figure 1: Global EV sales by region

Source: BloombergNEF

Further, US-based consulting

firm AlixPartners expects a total

investment of about $330 billion in

the next five years throughout the

EV supply chain, based on a fiveyear

rolling average of all announced

investments (as quoted by CNBC).

On the other hand, cumulative

investments on global clean mobility

ecosystem other than manufacturing

and supply chain is expected to

exceed $240 billion, more than

double the investments in 2019.

On the whole, there is likely to be a

sudden rise in CAGR to around 22

percent in the forecasted 2021-30

period, with the e-mobility market

surpassing $718 billion by 2030

(Precedence Research).

Leading geographies in these

developments are Europe and China,

which together are responsible for

about 84 percent of global EV sales in

the first half of 2021, followed by the

US at 11 percent. China and Europe

have led the global passenger EV

and FCV market since 2015, and

have stretched out their advantage

in the last two years, visibly pulling

ahead in terms of market share and

absolute number of EVs sold. Japan,

Asia-Pacific and rest of the world are

comparatively lagging-behind in this

regard.

On the investment front too, China

and Europe are expected to top the

figures this year, accounting for at

least a third of investments heading to

batteries and supply chain, followed

by USA. Thanks to the distressed

global supply chain, automakers

are investing significantly to localize

battery cell production. In terms of

EV ecosystem investments, EMEA

region is reported to have bagged

much of it since last year - about

$120 billion – followed by APAC and

AMER regions witnessing $95 billion


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Figure 2: Clean transport investment (region wise) including passenger &

commercial vehicles, buses, public and home charging and hydrogen refuelling


$38 billion respectively.

Asia Pacific

There is no surprise that China is

the biggest market and manufacturer

of electric vehicles, with an estimated

parc of 5.5 million vehicles. The

country is also the world leader

in Lithium-ion battery production,

with over 158 plants and 370

GWh capacity (2020) – about 77

percent of global capacity. It has

been promoting domestic EV sales

through New Energy Vehicle (NEV)

credit and Corporate Average Fuel

Consumption (CAFC) credit systems.

Although, it is important to note that

the country has been lowering its EV

subsidies since 2019, including the 20

percent y-o-y reduction announced in

the new EV subsidy policy for 2021.

For 2022, there will be a subsidy cut

of 30 percent.

That said, even without counting

China, the APAC region is at the cusp

of an EV revolution. Japan accounts

for second largest share in APAC EV

market this year by value and volume,

followed by South Korea. Australia,

with a market size of 13,415 units this

year (H1), has registered an y-o-y

growth rate of 258 percent. Taiwan

and New Zealand have recorded a

growth rate of 33 and 163 percent

respectively till the month of August

this year. Singapore has consistently

strengthened its EV infrastructure

including a robust charging network

for public transportation. Southeast

Asian countries like Indonesia,

Vietnam, and Thailand are also

emerging as strong players for EVs

in the region, for e-2W in particular.

For instance, Vietnam’s electric

bike start-up Dat Bike has raised $2.6

million early this year, while VinFast

has sold around 50,000 electric

motorbikes in 2020, prompting it to

partner with LG Energy Solution for

localized battery cell manufacturing.

The country’s annual e-2W production

capacity already exceeds one million

units.

Thailand is also aiming to seize

the emerging EV manufacturing

opportunity. It is attracting significant

FDI with over 420 companies (2019)

operating in the EV supply chain,

while the country has 24 projects by

various EV makers accounting to an

annual capacity of 500,000 units, with

an aim to grow EV manufacturing to

30 percent of total auto manufacturing

by 2030.

From an investment point of view,

since the valuations of large EV

brands and their stock look stretched

in recent years, investors find

emerging companies and EV startups

in APAC region including India as

attractive. In particular, companies

that are involved in battery material

processing and supply chain, along

with those supplying common

aggregates like lighting systems and

other electronics for EVs, are seen

as potentially attractive investments

over the long term.

Russia

In August this year, Russian

government announced plans to

develop its domestic EV market and

target production of at least 28,000

units annually by 2024. Modelled

on the lines of China’s ZEV policy

approach, the plan aims to offer

subsidies to manufacturers of EVs,

batteries, and hydrogen fuel-cell by

covering the costs associated with

Zetta, Russia’s first locally-developed EV, will go into production by the end of this

year. A fuel cell car is to follow by 2024.

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special investment contracts and

production facility. Incentives are on

offer for consumers as well, including

toll-free roads for EVs from 2022 on a

trial basis. The cost of plan is estimated

at RR590 billion ($7.9 billion), with

private investments accounting for

about RR500 billion ($6.7 billion).

Further, efforts are in place to build

at least 72,000 charging stations and

1,000 hydrogen filling stations in the

country by 2030.

Europe

The European EV market overtook

China as the world’s largest in 2020

with an y-o-y growth of 137 percent

to reach 1.4 million units, with a total

parc of 4.1 million vehicles. Leading

markets in Europe like Germany,

France, and Italy have achieved a

significant growth of 22 percent, 16

percent, and 8 percent respectively

in H1 2021, as against 2019 figures.

The region is also known for its

plug-in hybrid (PHEV) popularity,

accounting for about 8 percent of

passenger vehicle sales. One of the

growth drivers for EVs in Europe is the

stringent fuel economy targets revised

in 2020 that requires a 37.5 percent

reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030.

This is likely to be made even more

stringent, which translates into a

requirement of about 60 percent of

new cars sales to be electric by 2030.

The European Commission has also

proposed to phase-out the sales of

ICE vehicles by 2035.

Further, Europe is rapidly emerging

as a hub for cell manufacturing. It is

estimated that the region’s production

capacity announced so far exceeds

1TWh by 2030, far exceeding the

earlier forecasts. It is also reported that

Europe may become self-sufficient

with a realization of about 750 GWh

and face the risk of overcapacity in the

next few years, thereby risking new

ventures and investments. However,

manufacturers can bank on exports

by countering the Asia production,

currently dominated by China, South

Korea, and Japan. European cell

manufacturers also have to build up

commensurate raw materials and

cell components capacity alongside

cell manufacturing, as the region is

heavily reliant on imports from far-off

regions including Africa, Chile, China,

Australia, and so on.

Middle-East and Africa

Valued at $35 million in 2020, the

EV market in Middle-East and Africa

is expected to reach $ 84 million by

2026 with a CAGR of over 15 percent

(Mordor Intelligence). Israel is the

leading nation in this region, registering

10,083 units from January to August

this year, with an annual growth rate

of 154 percent. Turkey is yet another

market exhibiting strong EV sales

potentials. Both these countries,

with considerable automotive and

electronics manufacturing footprint,

are eying investments in EV supply

chain as well.

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are actively

promoting foreign investments to

establish local EV manufacturing

ecosystem. Saudi Arabia’s $400

valued Public Investment Fund (PIF)

has been active in the EV space

for quite some time, including a

significant financing of over $1 billion

to California-based Lucid Motors Inc. It

was reported in January that PIF and

Lucid are in talks to establish a factory

near Jeddah. Qatar, on the other hand,

aims to shift at least 25 percent of its

public transport to electric by 2022,

before FIFA World Cup event, and 100

percent by 2030. It is in the process

of establishing e-bus manufacturing

to spur the development. In August,

Kuwait Ports Authority (KPA) has

approved a proposal to build the

region’s first city to serve the needs of

electric vehicle EV manufacturers.

Morocco, with its strategic

positioning as a hub of Europe-

Africa automotive manufacturing

value chain, is stepping up its EV

related investments. This year will

mark the country supplying critical

semiconductor chips to global EV

makers including Tesla and Groupe

Renault, manufactured by Franco-

Italian semiconductor manufacturer

STMicroelectronics. With carmakers

like Dacia and Peugeot having

immense production capacity in the

country, Morocco is poised to become

a leading player in the region’s EV

manufacturing scene.

Figure 3


Note: 2021 includes facilities commissioned up to May 2021. 2025 Other includes

capacity outside of the countries indicated. Based on current announcements.

Values have been rounded.

United States and

Canada

North America is fast catching

up with the EV wave emboldened

by Asia and Europe. Supply chain

disruptions in recent times are forcing

US-based automakers to bring their

supply chains to their local soil.

Except for Tesla, other automakers

were relying on Asian battery cell

suppliers for their needs until now.

With EV sales in the country picking

up and recent announcement by

Biden administration to invest $174

billion ‘to win’ the EV market, there is


In Region 4, speakers discussed

an United added States momentum leading in the this path regard. to

Some energy of storage the announcements deployments with in 2021 the

by country companies surpassing this 1GW regard of deployed are as

follows: energy storage capacity in 2020.

● Ford “We are Motor now to making invest about regular $11.4 procurement

billion in of new multiple U.S. GW ventures of energy for

storage EVs and in the batteries, USA. It is including critical as two it

reflects lithium-ion that energy battery storage facilities has developed

central as a Kentucky key source through for long-dura-

a JV

in

tion with power SK backup Innovation. across the country,”

● said Stellantis Jason and Burwen, LG Energy CEO Solutions of U.S.

Energy to form Storage a JV to Association produce cells (ESA). and

modules The panelists in North at America. the stationary

● storage Toyota session Motor also planning discussed to invest the

existing about constraints $3.4 billion that on need battery to be

addressed development to bolster in US through the growth 2030, of

storage including market. a new These $1.3 billion constraints battery

hinder plant. the deployment of energy

● storage General technologies, Motors, partnering or some with way

limit LG the Energy deployment Solutions, consideration. is all set to

begin cell production at its Ohio

Constraints plan by next year. to Another stationary

at Tennessee storage in the market coming years.

facility

● Regulatory Taiwanese Barriers electronics – Public policy giant

and Foxconn market is regulations purchasing an have Ohio to

be factory updated of EV to startup promote Lordstown the

deployment of storage systems.

Policies Motors developed for production in many of countries

Canada, were developed on the other before hand, new is

EVs.

forms fighting of energy hard to storage make technologies

automakers

were invest developed, in the country, and often as four do not of

recognize them have the already flexibility finalized that their

energy investments storage the system US. brings The federal in the

energy government sector. has set ambitious target

to There go 100 is a percent need to zero-emission

update ancillary

in mobility services by market 2035. rules It is to support enticing

storage automakers deployment. with cleaner Further electricity retail grid

rules and other will manufacturing also have to be advantages. updated

especially In Quebec, as two C&I lithium and residential mines are

interests under development, in energy storage with UK-based system

grows. Britishvolt planning to build a 60 GWh

Lack battery of plant standardization Mississauga-based – Diverse

technical StromVolt requirements, eying to build policies, a plant and in

varied the province. processes Lion Electric add to Company, the complexity

which and manufactures therefore costs medium- throughout

heavy-duty the value chain. electric Standardization,

vehicles, hit

and

therefore headlines is for important, a battery assembly particularly plant for

promoting the country. battery storage because

of Given ‘balance-of-charge’ all staunch developments

issues associated

in the with industry the battery. this year in terms

Lack of EV adoption of definition and manufacturing

of energy

storage across the – Policymakers globe, much in several of the

countries success of are the industry grappling the with coming how

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to define energy storage. In some

cases, years is this dependent is because on one there critical is a

lack factor of – familiarity battery pricing. with the No range doubt, of

applications the price of large-format battery energy lithium-ion storage

can batteries be used have for or fallen because dramatically of lack

of over understanding the last decade. of how The to volumeweighted

to their average use, and battery provide com-

pack

assign

value

pensation price in BloombergNEF’s to the providers. annual

survey In conclusion, has decreased the speakers 89 percent in the

stationary since 2010, storage from $1,191 session per agreed kWh

that to $137 policy per and kWh regulatory in 2020, support, which is

along a good with sign. renewable Based on energy an observed transition

learning and EV rate adoption, of 18 percent, will drive prices the

energy of Li-ion storage battery sector pack forward could and fall

potentially below $100/kWh result in 2024 greater and interaction

$58/kWh between in 2030. investors, By 2035, energy lithium firms,

reach

and prices project could developers. drop to $45/kWh.

Localized battery manufacturing

capacities, decentralized across

key EV hotspot regions, need to

grow steadily to meet the demand

for stable, reliable, and low-cost

procurement.

Shraddha Kakade

Assistant (Compiled Editor by

Dhiyanesh ETN Ravichandran,

Correspondent - ETN)

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E-MOBILITY

E-Mobility 2021: India – an emerging

force to reckon with

The domestic EV industry saw record sales and fresh investments pouring

in, despite all odds with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. But,

are we on the right track towards the country’s e-mobility vision of 2030?

India is the fifth largest automotive

market in the world with about

3.49 million vehicles sold last

year, and is slated to move further

up to the third position by 2030 –

the year the country has set itself

a target of achieving 30 percent EV

penetration. Thanks to the robust

auto manufacturing ecosystem and

strong demand base in the country,

the global significance of the Indian

auto industry and its likely transition

towards an ‘electrified’ future is

simply hard to ignore. Notably, the

sheer resilience of its emerging EV

industry to the harsh market impacts

of the second wave of pandemic this

year, both in terms of EV sales and

new investments across the value

chain, is an added affirmation to its

growing stature.

Despite poor buyer sentiments,

EV registrations are fairly increasing

month-over-month since the

beginning of this year, except for

April and May due to the pandemic

second wave in the country. For

the first time ever, EV sales in

India crossed the 40,000 units

mark in November, succeeding the

earlier milestone of 30,000 units in

September just two months before

(Figure 1). There is no doubt that

this uptrend will continue to take

an even better shape in the coming

months, more so next year as well.

EV trends

In terms of vehicle segmentation,

e-2W dominates almost half of the

cumulative EV sales figures, closely

followed by e-3W (passenger), e-3W

(cargo), and electric cars (Figure

2). Thanks to the exorbitant petrol

(taxation) pricing and improving

cost parity of electric scooters, as

against their conventional rivals, the

e-2W segment is expected to grow

further into the mass market and

lead the EV race in 2022. Leading

manufacturers are ramping up their

production capacities and product

portfolio to meet the changing

market demands.

Electric cars, on the other hand,

are bound to become popular largely

among the luxury and niche class

buyers, as a slew of high-cost batteryelectric

cars from luxury brands

are awaiting market launch in India

next year. The fortunes of the e-3W

category will continue to be dependent

on large-scale fleet aggregators

and last-mile transportation/ mobility

service providers, more so in urban

markets. Although the pandemic

had dealt a severe blow to the bus

operations in general, the adoption

rate of e-buses among State-owned

transport agencies is gradually

picking up since the beginning of

this year, thanks to procurements by

State-owned transport corporations.

ICRA Ratings predict that e-buses

are likely to account for 8-10 percent

of new bus sales in India by FY2025.

EV sales in India 2021

(Segment-wise)

E-2Ws

1,35,646 units

E-rickshaws 1,39,825 units

E-3W High Speed 6,782 units

(L5)

Electric cars 10,681 units

Electric buses 1,146 units

Figure 2: Category-wise EV sales

as of December 2021

Source: Vahan Dashboard

Figure 1: Registered EV sales in India as of December 2021

Source: Vahan Dashboard


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Charging

infrastructure

There has been a considerable

traction in the sphere of charging

infrastructure as well this year.

Apart from vehicle manufacturers

and power charging firms, startups

and tech-enabled companies like

Massive Mobility, goEgoNetwork,

moEVing, BluSmart, and Kazam have

announced strategic partnerships to

further their footprint in this space.

Further, the announcement on

the development and setting-up

of low-cost AC charging stations

by the government is a significant

step towards taking the charging

infrastructure to the masses. The

AC charger point allows up to 3kW

of power to be drawn, meant for

e-scooters and auto-rickshaws. The

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

is yet to publish standards for the

same.

Leading investments in EV space in

India (January-October 2021)*

Company

Value

(in crores)

Tata Motors ` 7,540

C4V ` 4,015

Ola Electric ` 3,723.31

M&M ` 3,000

Omega Seiki Mobility ` 2,232

Ashok Leyland ` 1,485

TVS Motor Company ` 1,000

Hero Electric ` 920

Ampere Electric ` 700

Ather Energy ` 635

Sona Comstar ` 370

Lohum ` 250

Ruchitra Green Earth ` 200

Detel ` 150

Magenta EV solutions ` 120

*Cumulative figures based on

media reports including announced

investments & raised fundings. Actual

values may vary. Also, the list is nonexhaustive.

Investment scenario

On the investments front,

the pandemic-induced market

uncertainties did not deter investors

in encasing new opportunities

in the Indian e-mobility sector.

From January to July this year, a

cumulative investment of about

`25,045.31 crore and raised

funding of about `1652.15 crore

has been recorded in the field

of e-mobility in India, including

those either made or announced

by OEMs, battery and other

component makers, EV-based

logistics companies, charging

companies, and so on. This space

is attracting investments from both

traditional automotive companies

as well as e-mobility startups like

Ola and Ather Energy.

Leading the list are companies

like US-based C4V (with `4,015

crore MoU for manufacturing

Li-ion battery cells in Karnataka),

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok

Leyland (under its subsidiary

Switch Mobility), Hyundai, Triton,

Omega Seiki, Oye! Rickshaw,

and so on. The months of August,

September, and October also saw

huge investment announcements

to the tune of about `11,357.12

crore reaching headlines, including

that of Tata Motors raising `7,540

($1 billion) in its passenger EV

business and Ola Electric getting

over `2,980 crore ($400 million)

from various investors.

States like Tamil Nadu and

Karnataka are emerging as favored

destinations for EV investments

in India. It is estimated that TN

is likely to bag investments of

`15,000-20,000 crore in this regard

by the end of this year, and is also

planning to double EV investments

to `40,000 crore in the next two

years with proactive investorfriendly

policies and skilled

manpower to encourage both

vehicle and battery manufacturing.

Karnataka is not far behind

either, as the State had already

announced investments worth

`23,000 crore last year. Gujarat,

on the other hand, is emerging

as a preferred region for battery

manufacturing, ACC in particular.

Other States like Maharashtra,

Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana

are also trailing behind this trend

with attractive incentives for EV

manufacturing.

Having said that, factors like

inadequate market demand

for EVs and ACC batteries,

dependence on imports for

critical EV-related electronics

and battery raw materials, lack

of charging infrastructure and

conducive financing options

(for both manufacturers and EV

consumers) continue to inhibit

more investments in the Indian

EV space. Higher upfront cost and

poor resale value haunt EV buyers,

more so in the passenger car, LCV,

and bus segments.

Policy intervention

In this regard, stable policy

and incentive regime for EVs

and hybrids is the need of the

hour. Although the FAME II has

been recently revised after two

years of lacunae by offering more

incentives for e-2Ws and roping

in EESL to aggregate demand for

e-3W and e-buses, there are few

genuine demands from the industry

that need to be met. Firstly, the

subsidy slab for e-3W needs to be

relaxed from `10,000 to `15,000

per kWh to enable large scale

adoption for both passenger and

cargo applications. Even for e-2W,

the eligibility criteria for subsidy

remains largely stringent, thereby

excluding a majority of products

available in the market, and doing

no good. It is also to be noted that

the scheme excludes electric cars

meant for private use. Secondly,

private bus operators can be

encouraged to involve in GCC bids

under the FAME II on OPEX basis,

so as to expand the scope of e-bus

adoption.

On the manufacturing side, the

Union government has recently

issued RFP for PLI scheme for

ACC battery manufacturing. This,

together with the already existing

PLI scheme for the auto industry

that incentivizes ‘high value

advanced automotive technology

vehicles’ and ‘green automotive

manufacturing’, along with

‘Champion OEM incentive scheme’

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proposition for buyers was very

limited due to higher upfront costs.

applicable But today, for consumer EVs and preference hydrogen

FCVs has largely and ‘Component moved towards champion Li-ion

incentive powered scheme’, vehicles owing is expected to their to

create relative a advantages favorable manufacturing

terms of

ecosystem range, power, for and EVs charging and advance cycle.

adoption Although of a majority e-mobility of in manufacturers

continue to use lead-acid

India.

batteries that are cost-effective

On the right track?

and can be locally procured,

If India is resolute in its 2030

medium-to-high-speed and

e-mobility vision, the country needs

premium two-wheelers have already

to realize a cumulative investment

transitioned to Li-ion batteries.

of about `12,39,800 crore ($177

Since market share of such vehicles

in terms of overall e-2W sales

billion) in vehicle production,

`20,600 crore ($2.9 billion) in

is largely increasing since the last

terms of charging infrastructure,

two years, further transition towards

and `85,900 crore ($12.3 billion) in

Li-ion batteries in e-2W space is

battery manufacturing, according to

expected in 2022. Moreover, to

an independent study undertaken

qualify for FAME-II subsidy, new

by CEEW Center for Energy

models awaiting market launches

Finance (CEEW-CEF). This would

are likely to be high-powered with

translate into a demand basket of

Li-ion batteries to meet the revised

about 102 million EVs and 158 GWh

standards of minimum riding range

of battery units in total by FY30 – a

of 80 km and top speed not less

whopping `14,42,400 crore ($206

than 40 kmph.

billion) revenue opportunity for the

industry – adds the study.

Increased

With India pledging to go net

zero by 2070, penetration the e-mobility of

09

vision

of 2030 can be high-voltage

the first big step

to embark on in batteries

this direction. But

this in itself is a mammoth task

As of today, manufacturers

for the country, which needs a

prefer 36V or 48V batteries for their

coordinated and concerted effort

e-2W, as they are cost-effective

from all stakeholders including

and safer to use. They are perfectly

suited for low- and mediumitive

and scaled-up manufacturing

are comparable, thanks to competspeed

scooters and e-bikes that at present. However, higher upfront

make

Big

reasonable

time policy-push

balance

this

between

year

cost is a major dampener, as the

range and power. But higher-voltage

two-wheeler market is highly sensitive

or to pricing. renewal Thus, of registration in addition

●

batteries Exempting like EVs 60V from or 72V fees batteries

certificates make more and sense assignment for high-of to new favourable registration TCO, marks. lower upfront

for issue

performance ● Vehicle scrappage and premium policy models, has been costs approved are essential and will for come mass into adoption

‘green of e-2W. tax’ for older vehicles.

as they effect can from provide April greater 2022, along power with

efficiency. Low-power dissipation According to a report by Avendus

● Extension of FAME India II scheme for a period of two years i.e., up

of such batteries provides high reliability

and a super long service life, tion for mass adoption of e-2W is

Capital (ACPL), the point of inflec-

to 31st March 2024.

thereby ● A slew increasing of States their penetration

in Uttarakhand, the market. Gujarat, With buyer West pref-

Bengal, battery Rajasthan, prices Meghalaya, falling to $160-170/ Odisha,

and UTs expected including Maharashtra, around FY 2023, Assam, with

erence and moving Chandigarh towards have advanced announced kWh. their respective As battery State prices EV come policies. down,

and premium Karnataka models, has revised new models its policy any on EVs. reduction in upfront cost will

of

●

e-scooters Odisha government with 60V has or higher announced kindle full tax customer exemption interest. and waiver Together of

batteries registration are expected fee for EVs. to enter the with additional sops and incentives

(like successful implementa-

market in 2022.

● Government of Delhi NCT has declared

tion of FAME-II)

complete

from

switch

governments,

to electric

cars for all government departments.

achieving cost parity is possible.

● Government

Price

of Maharashtra

parity on

10

has vowed There is to no buy doubt only EVs that for the its upcoming

years will be a litmus test to this

use

from April par 2022. with petrol

prediction on e-2W achieving favorable

cost parity.

With skyrocketing petrol costs

and revised prices of new BS6 twowheelers

the industry, since policy mid-last makers, year, electric

financing scooters agencies. are being proposed as next year, we will get to know how

and 2030 dream. Least assured, by

the Can potent 2022 ‘antidote’ be the tipping for the point financial

the country pinch faced in this by regard? end users. First-

emerges in India, given the much-

for strong ACC battery manufacturing

Consumers things-first, we are have increasingly to realize aware that needed push from all sides, which

that all the the progress TCO of that electric we are scooters making is perhaps the Dhiyanesh most critical aspect

and in terms e-bikes of is EV less manufacturing than their petrol are towards the Ravichandran

2030 vision.

counterparts still ‘baby steps’ in the and long-run. have a In long the

Correspondent (Compiled by

entry-level way to go in scooter establishing and commuter a vibrant

Dhiyanesh ETN Ravichandran,

bikes EV ecosystem segment, their to achieve buying costs the

Correspondent - ETN)

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SAVE THE DATE

48 HYDROGEN

Green H2 2021: developing climatefriendly

energy mix

Green hydrogen is a key aspect of the energy transition, which also delivers

incredible opportunities for the industry in the effort toward green power

generation, innovation, and sustainability.

As demand for energy rises

globally, there is a need to tap

alternative energy sources

that are greener, renewable, and

abundant in supply. Hydrogen is one

such source. Identifying the ability of

this renewable resource, which can

assist the world to achieve net-zero

emissions and accomplish circular

economy.

The countries around the world

are deploying resources and

undertaking R&D programs to

develop hydrogen as the next-gen

fuel for ensuring sustainable power

generation and supply.

In 2021, hydrogen development

took centre-stage as the industry

globally saw a spike in efforts with

number of countries with policies

that precisely support investment

in hydrogen technologies growing,

along with the number of sectors

they target. Several pilot projects

are studying various applications for

hydrogen use, and feasibility studies

for its transportation are in progress.

Region-wise hydrogen projects announced globally in 2021

Source: Statista 2021

Hydrogen budgets announced by governments globally

Source: ING Research

Globally, 228 hydrogen projects

have been announced, to be

developed between 2021 and 2030,

of which 17 are giga-scale green

hydrogen projects. Most of the

hydrogen activity will be situated in

Europe, with 126 hydrogen projects.

Many European countries have

invested in finding non-carbon

intensive alternatives for industrial

and transportation usage, in line with

the European Union’s Green Deal

and an effort to strengthen the local

value chain.

As per the Hydrogen Council

Hydrogen Insights 2021 report,

Europe leads globally in the number

of announced hydrogen projects,

with Australia, Japan, Korea, China,

and the USA following as additional

hubs. Of all announced projects, 55

percent are in Europe. While Europe

is home to 105 production projects,

the announced projects cover the

entire hydrogen value chain including

midstream and downstream.

The industry body also believes

that hydrogen could meet 18 percent

of total global energy demand in the

long term and create a €2 trillion

market. But for the moment, the

market is still in its early stages and

needs a lot of policy support. As per

Bloomberg New Energy Finance,

as of July 2021, 43 countries have

released or are about to release

hydrogen roadmaps.

Some governments have

announced big numbers, like

Germany, Spain, France, and the

United States.

Multilateral initiatives and projects

can promote knowledge-sharing


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Bilateral agreements to co-operate on hydrogen development (2019-2021)

Source: Global Hydrogen Review 2021, International Energy Agency

and the development of best

practices to connect a wider group

of stakeholders.

Asia Pacific

In the midst of increasing viability

of the technology, government

support and investor interests in

several markets, significant growth

opportunities thrive for the green

hydrogen sector in Asia Pacific over

the coming years.

Asia Pacific region continues

to be a high-potential market, as

it remains the fastest-expanding

region for energy demand and

renewables growth over the coming

decades. The potential also offers a

Most hydrogen trade projects under development are in Asia-Pacific


possible secondary use for surplus

power generation from intermittent

renewables as a form of energy

storage.

Japan

Japan sees hydrogen as a major

way to decarbonize its economy

while sustaining its industrial

competitiveness. Hydrogen is

among the 14 sectors identified

under the Green Growth Strategy

Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality

in 2050. The Japanese government

doubled down on hydrogen with an

update to the green growth strategy,

announced in June 2021, that adds

specific action plans to priority

sectors.

Three main objectives of the

roadmap:

● Decarbonization of the Japanese

economy with a net-zero carbons

emissions ambition by 2050

● Hydrogen as an energy resource

that could increase the country’s

energy self-sufficiency

● Reduced hydrogen costs to push

the economy’s competitiveness

and become a hydrogen exporter

The country seeks in the long term

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● US-based renewable energy

start-up, Ohmium International

launched India’s first green

hydrogen electrolyzer giga factory

in Bengaluru

● ACME Group has set up the world’s

first integrated commercial-scale

pilot plant for Green Hydrogen

and Green Ammonia production

in Rajasthan.

Source: India Hydrogen Alliance

to shift the source of hydrogen and

fuel cells from fossil fuels like natural

gas to renewable energy, involving

a growing volume of domestically

sourced renewable energy.

India

India has been taking promising

steps in the direction of its ambitious

plan of both producing and exporting

green hydrogen.

Realizing the importance of

hydrogen for decarbonization of

industry and helping the country to

embark on a carbon neutral energy

system in future, the government

of India is laying a lot of emphasis

on hydrogen, especially generating

hydrogen from green power sources.

As a climate-conscious nation,

India has taken several measures

that strengthen its promise towards

the environment. The launch of the

National Hydrogen Energy Mission

as announced by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi during his address

to the nation on August 15, 2021 –

the 75th Independence Day, also

reinforced the country's commitment

towards a clean and green future.

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of

State (independent charge) of the

Ministry of Science launched the

National Hydrogen Portal (www.

greenhydrogen-India.com). The

platform aims to become a one-stop

information source for research,

production, storage, transportation,

and application of hydrogen across

the country & Technology.

From companies run by

billionaires Mukesh Ambani and

Gautam Adani, to State-owned oil

refiner Indian Oil and electricity

producer NTPC, Indian industries

have announced ambitious plans to

embrace hydrogen as fuel, as the

nation transitions towards carbonfree

fuel.

● Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)

has announced that it will be

investing `75,000 crore in its

new business focused on clean

energy, which includes solar and

green hydrogen.

● Gautam Adani’s logistics-toenergy

conglomerate is set to

invest $70 billion over the next

decade to become the world's

largest renewable energy

company and produce the

cheapest hydrogen on the Earth.

● In another development, Adani

Enterprises entered into an MoU

with Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.

to explore the development

of industrial projects using

NextChem and Stamicarbon’s

technologies and MET DEV’s

project development capabilities

and proficiency to industrialize

green chemistry and circular

economy sectors in India.

Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group

Europe

With the hydrogen economy set to

boom in the next few years globally,

Europe is emerging as the clear

leader in planned installations and

government policy, supporting the

sector.

The European Green Deal

combines the twin effort of reducing

our greenhouse gas emissions and

preparing Europe’s industry for a

climate-neutral economy. Within

this framework, hydrogen has been

singled out as central for addressing

both issues and for evolving our

energy systems.

Apart from setting out policy and

strategy guidance on hydrogen, the

EU also supports many projects and

initiatives on hydrogen.

Over three decades, the

EU’s hydrogen strategy aims at

investing at least €470 billion in the

generation of hydrogen, preferably

from renewable sources, with €340

billion being allotted to photovoltaics

and wind energy development. By

2030, a green hydrogen production

capacity of 80GW is to be achieved

in the EU. For this purpose, the EU

established the European Clean

Hydrogen Alliance (ECH2A).


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Recently, the European Clean

Hydrogen Alliance announced a

pipeline of projects that the European

industry is undertaking to roll out the

European hydrogen economy on a

large scale.

Europe is leading electrolyzer

capacity deployment, with 40 percent

of global installed capacity, and is

set to remain the largest market in

the near term, on the back of the

ambitious hydrogen strategies of

the European Union and the United

Kingdom.

The United States

The U.S. is already heavily

engaged in the hydrogen economy

with hundreds of millions of dollars

of public and private investment per

year.

The U.S. Department of Energy's

(DOE's) Energy Earthshots Initiative

aims to accelerate breakthroughs

Source: U.S Department of Energy

of more abundant, affordable, and

reliable clean energy solutions within

the decade.

The first Energy Earthshot,

launched on June 7, 2021—

Hydrogen Shot — pursues to reduce

the cost of clean hydrogen by 80

percent to $1 per 1 kilogram in 1

decade (‘1-1-1’).

The Hydrogen Shot establishes

a framework and foundation for

clean hydrogen deployment in

the American Jobs Plan, which

includes support for demonstration

projects. Industries are beginning to

implement clean hydrogen to reduce

emissions, yet many hurdles remain

to deploy it at scale. Currently,

hydrogen from renewable energy

costs about $5 per kilogram.

Achieving the Hydrogen Shot’s 80

percent cost reduction goal can unlock

new markets for hydrogen, including

steel manufacturing, clean ammonia,

energy storage, and heavy-duty

trucks. This would create more clean

energy jobs, reduce greenhouse gas

emissions, and position America to

compete in the clean energy market

on a global scale. These efforts would

ensure that environmental protection

and benefits for local communities

are a priority.

In July, the DOE announced that

its Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy will supply $36

million, and the Office of Fossil

Energy and Carbon Management will

supply $16.5 million for the Hydrogen

Energy Earthshot, bringing total

funding to $52.5 million.

The projects include scaling

efforts and R&D for:

● Electrolyzers used to produce

green hydrogen

● Hydrogen supply chain

components and fuel cell

technologies

● Hydrogen storage technologies

● Fuel cell subsystems and

components

● Analyses for hydrogen production

pathways, storage, and fuel cell

systems

● Although the U.S. already

produces significant quantities

of hydrogen, production

predominantly uses hydrocarbon

feedstocks and industrial

processes that release carbon

dioxide and other greenhouse

gases into the atmosphere. The

adoption of other, cleaner modes

of hydrogen production in the U.S.

is still in very early stages.

Hydrogen projects in

the US

California

● SoCalGas and SDG&E have

submitted blending proposals of up

to 20 percent hydrogen in natural

gas pipelines for combustion over

the next five years. This proposal

did not address NOx emissions

concerns.

Florida

● Florida Power & Light is slated to

complete a 20MW green hydrogen

plant by 2023. This hydrogen will

be used in a 20 percent blend

at FP&L’s 1.75GW Okeechobee

gas-fired plant.

Nov–Dec 2021


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Battery fire risks over the years:

concerns & mitigation

Auto companies globally are investing billions in establishing a robust

electric ecosystem to expedite the transition to e-mobility, and electricity

grids world over are deploying energy storage systems to integrate more

renewable energy – to mitigate adverse climate change. But even as the

prospects of battery storage applications are gathering momentum, this

key technology shift isn’t entirely free of risks.

According to a recent report

by BloombergNEF: global

passenger EV sales may reach

almost 5.6 million units in 2021, up

about 83 percent from 2020, thanks

to high sales of electric cars in China

and Europe. At the same time, the

global energy storage market is also

on track to install 11GW by year end,

double the volume installed in 2020.

The U.S. will see the biggest growth

through 2025, led by installations in

California, Texas and the Southwest.

The energy storage sector is

just about experiencing a sunrise

phase brought on by increasing

deployments, marked by policy

support and decreasing battery

costs. While the prospects of battery

storage applications are gathering

momentum, especially with respect

to EVs, there is a rising sense of

concern in the industry regarding the

fire risk and hazard associated with

the use of high-energy batteries.

Lithium battery

hazards

Lithium battery systems are

the power source of choice for

various applications, EVs as well as

stationary storage. But though the

applications for lithium batteries may

differ, the technology is similar, and

hence so are the hazards.

Utility-scale Li-ion energy storage

batteries are being installed at an

accelerating rate in many parts of

the world. Some of these batteries

have experienced troubling fires and

explosions. The nature of Li-ion cell

and battery manufacturing requires

stringent process control since low

quality, presence of defects, and the


lack of relevant design controls can

lead to catastrophic failures.

It has been noted that cells/

batteries manufactured with a lack

of quality and configuration control

are at a higher risk for failures such

as fire, smoke and thermal runaway

in field use. [Thermal runaway

occurs when the heat produced in

a cell or battery is higher than the

heat dissipated from it resulting in

a rapid rise in temperature, typically

accompanied by a fire and/or

smoke.]

There have been two types

of explosions: flammable gas

explosions due to gases generated

in battery thermal runaways, and

electrical arc explosions leading to

structural failure of battery electrical

enclosures. The thermal runaway

gas explosion scenarios, which can

be initiated by various electrical

faults, can be either prompt ignitions

soon after a large flammable gas

mixture is formed, or delayed

ignitions associated with late entry

of air and/or loss of gaseous fire

suppression agent.

Battery storage fires

In 2019, a blaze at an energy

storage facility in Arizona injured

firefighters. In July this year, a fire

broke out at one of the largest utilityscale

storage projects using Tesla

batteries in south-eastern Australia.

Later in September, the 300MW

Moss Landing battery plant by Vistra

Corp, in northern California, went

offline after overheating triggered

the sprinkler system. More than 30

ESS fire incidents have taken place

in South Korea so far. Battery fire

instances have also been reported

in Europe and Australia.

The series of fire accidents

involving battery energy storage

systems across the world, residential

or grid integrated, have raised

serious concerns regarding safe

deployment of these systems and


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safety procedures at the premises.

With the number of projects now

increasing, the industry is sitting up

to acknowledge that fires, mostly

linked to Li-ion batteries, are

occurring with worrying frequency.

Some instances over the past few

years include:

Surprise, Arizona

(USA)

April 2019

A 2MW battery array by Arizona

Public Service (APS) caught fire and

subsequently exploded, sending

eight firefighters and a police officer

to the hospital.

A team of engineers, safety

experts and first responders were

assembled to work with the utility,

battery-maker Fluence and others

to carefully remove and inspect

the 378 modules that comprise the

McMicken battery system, to assess

the damage and figure out the cause.

This fire was the third involving a

utility-scale battery. One was at an

APS-owned battery in Flagstaff in

2012, and the other was in Hawaii.

APS has shut down its two

similar batteries while awaiting the

investigation results. But, according

to reports, the company believes

that energy storage is vital to a clean

energy future in Arizona, and does

not intend to slow down its plans to

deploy new massive batteries. It has

pledged to build 850MW batteries by

2025.

Interior damage to the APS BESS after the explosion

Source: Arizona Public Service

Monterey County,

California (USA)

September 2021

Some of the Li-ion battery

modules overheated in the 300MW

/ 1,200MWh Phase I of the world’s

biggest BESS project - Moss

Landing Energy Storage Facility.

Safety features kicked in, detecting

that the temperatures had exceeded

operational standards in few of

the modules. Targeted sprinkler

systems aimed at those affected

modules were triggered. The

project’s owner and operator, power

generation and retail company Vistra

Energy, reported that there were no

injuries and no harm caused to the

community from the situation, which

had been contained.

The firefighting team found no fire,

just smoke and drenched batteries

from the facility’s fire suppression

system. On request from Vistra the

team remained on standby for six

days.

The battery storage facility is

now indefinitely out of service till the

investigation is on, but the company

maintains that its intention is to

reopen the facility.

Hongseong-gun,

Chungcheongnam-do,

South Korea

April 2021

A fire broke out at a solar-plusstorage

facility, in an ESS device

that was installed in 2018. The

facility had 3.4MW of PV generation

capacity and 10MWh of energy

storage capacity.

The blast that occurred destroyed

around 0.5MW of energy storage

batteries. There were no casualties,

but resulted in KRW440 million of

financial loss.

Beijing, China

April 2021

An explosion occurred when

Beijing firefighters were responding

to a fire in the lithium-iron-phosphate

battery connected to a rooftop solar

panel installation. Two firefighters

were killed and one injured.

The battery formed a 25MWh

system connected to 1.4MW

photovoltaic array used at a public

EV charging station Beijing Gotion

Full-Service.

The cause of the explosion has

proved inconclusive. A report by

Beijing Fire Station is unsure of

the exact reason for the sudden

explosion. It stated that cell quality,

battery management, electrical

topology, external dust storms, and

even wire arrangement could have

led to the fire.

Victoria, Australia

July, 2021

A Tesla Megapack BESS unit

caught fire at the at the 300MW

(450MWh) Victorian Big Battery

facility in Geelong, Victoria. No

injuries were reported, but the

fire triggered a toxic air alert to

the surrounding areas. Flames

did not spread to any of the other

Megapacks, among 210 or so that

make up the system.

The battery system is owned and

operated by Neoen and is one of

the world’s largest energy storage

systems. It was set up to help

prevent blackouts in the region and

power homes using electricity from

renewable sources like solar and

wind.

The project was scheduled

for commissioning and start of

commercial operations a few days

later, and the incident occurred as

initial testing was being conducted.

As reported by Neoen, the

cause of the fire was identified

as coinciding short circuits in two

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Tesla Magapack battery fire in Victoria

Source: 7News, Melbourne

particular locations likely initiated

by a coolant leak external to the

battery compartment. This occurred

while the Megapack was offline in

a service mode that removed fault

protection, and since the fault went

undetected it initiated a fire in the

adjacent battery compartment.

The company informed that

Tesla is implementing changes

to its Megapack firmware and

monitoring. It plans to switch

the Tesla Megapacks back on at the

Victorian facility before the end of

the year.

EV battery fires

Battery-related incidents

have been a concern for the

manufacturers due to extreme

cases of battery fires. Thermal

runaway in EV batteries leading to

fires has become a major hurdle

for the automotive industry which is

still trying to convince customers to

make a switch to EVs.

With increasing number of EVs

being driven worldwide, the incidents

involving batteries continue to

resurface, with several automakers

recalling their vehicles due to

incidents of significant concern.

Following are some of the fire

incidents in EVs from around the

world, in the past few years, resulting

from battery mishaps.

Hyundai Kona

In October 2020, Hyundai Motor

recalled 77,000 Kona EVs following

fires in 16 of its EVs due to faulty

battery issues, in Korea, Canada

and Europe over two years. Around

7 Kona EV fire instances took place

in South Korea, when parked at full

charge or while being charged at the

charging station.

Porsche Taycan

A Porsche Taycan caught fire

while parked in a residential garage

in Florida, in February 2020. The

explosion resulted in significant

damage to the house and a complete

loss of the car.

Tesla

Tesla Model 3 exploded in an

underground residential parking

garage in Shanghai, China. In

another incident in April this year,

two people died when a Tesla Model

S with no one in the driver’s seat

crashed into a tree and burst into

flames.

General Motors (GM)

Earlier this year in May, a Chevy

Bolt burst into flames while parked

in a home garage, starting from the

backseat. In July, GM issued a recall

The Porsche fire

Source: electrek

of its 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs

after at least two fire incidents in EVs

that were repaired for a previous

problem. Over the course of about

17 months, the company confirmed

13 fire incidents involving the model

— 11 in the U.S. and 2 overseas.

Officials with GM and LG Energy

Solution, which supplies the vehicle’s

battery cells, identified a second

“rare manufacturing defect” in the

EVs that increases the risk of fire. GM

said it is recalling nearly 69,000 Bolt

EVs worldwide; affected vehicles will

get battery software updates, limiting

charges to 90 percent of capacity.

Pure EV

Two months ago, in October, two

ePluto e-scooters by the Indian EV

startup Pure EV underwent thermal

runaway in the e-scooter batteries,

leading to intense fire. The company

has recalled one of the two damaged

scooters and is investigating the

incident.

Ford Motor Co.

In Europe, Ford recalled 20,500

Kugas plug-in hybrid and suspended

its sales last year due to concerns

that the battery packs could

potentially overheat and cause a fire.

Seven Kuga fires were reported,

but there were no casualties.

According to reports, Ford offered

to replace the entire battery

pack, saying the root cause had

been identified as a battery-cell

contamination issue in its supplier’s

production process.

Bayerische Motoren

Werke AG (BMW)

According to reports in the media,

BMW has said it will recall its 4,509


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Firefighters dousing the Bolt EV on fire

Source: GM Authority

plug-in hybrid EVs in the US, saying

debris may have entered battery

cells during production at their

supplier’s facility.

This could lead to short-circuiting

and a "thermal event", which could

increase the risk of an injury, the

company had informed, instructing

drivers not to charge their vehicles.

Altogether, BMW has recalled

some 26,000 plug-in hybrids, mostly

in Europe, over the potential battery

problems.

Volvo

Fire incident involving Volvo’s

EV XC90 Recharge SUV due to

issues with battery systems, was

a first for the Swedish company.

So far, there have been no other

cases reported of XC90 Recharge

fires. The company is yet to

determine the cause of the fire.

It is speculated that the cause may

not be with the battery, as the Volvo

XC90 Recharge has a relatively

small 11.6-kWh battery pack and

offers an electric-only range of 18

miles (29 kilometers) as rated by the

EPA.

Though, the EV fire incidents

aren’t as common and frequent as

those seen in gas or diesel-powered

cars, the risk is very real; adding

urgency to the development of

enhanced safety standards. Vehicle

fires due to batteries also present

challenges to fire fighters and

emergency responders who may not

be equipped and trained to handle

battery fires.

Fire and emergency response

departments must also prepare for

the increased number of EVs on

the roads and train their personnel

to respond safely and effectively

to any EV crash or fire incident.

More thought needs to be put into

best practices, and to educate the

public and the first responders.

This will require co-operation

between the EV manufacturers

and the fire departments to develop

and communicate effective

means to put out EV battery fires

and safe electric disconnection

mechanisms.

Thermal runaway propagation in batteries

Source: H. B. Fuller

Battery fire causes/

reasons

Nearly all of the utility-scale

batteries are bigger sized versions

of the same Li-ion technology that

powers electronic gadgets like

mobiles and laptops. If the batteries

get too hot, a fire can start and

trigger a thermal runaway, in which

the fire feeds on itself and is nearly

impossible to stop until it consumes

all the available fuel.

According to the Korean lithium

battery fire investigation report,

three major causes were identified:

the lack of battery overcurrent

and overvoltage protection, need

for improvements on operating

environment (humidity and dust) and

installation processes, and the lack

of experiences in ESS integration

and management.

In case of EVs, it is still a new

domain, which make the risks more

pronounced even when the fire

occurrences are one in millions.

The off-nominal conditions, poor

quality of the cells and batteries or

use beyond their specifications,

may cause the battery to go into

thermal runaway, which can lead to

the release of extensive heat, fire,

smoke and toxic gases.

A major concern with the large

battery systems used in EVs is that

the thermal runaway of one cell can

lead to a catastrophic fire in the whole

battery system and re-ignitions even

after flames seem to be out.

All battery systems, irrespective

of use, are built with safety

mechanisms that are meant to allay

dangers. The systems use structural

and mechanical ways to keep

batteries cool and prevent thermal

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List of EV fire accidents in 2018 and 2019

Date Location Vehicle Incident Comments

Jan 2018

Mar 2018

Chongqing,

China

Bangkok,

Thailand

Tesla, BEV

Porsche

Panamera, PHEV

Mar 2018 Catalonia, Spain BMW i3 REx,

PHEV

Mar 2018 California, USA Tesla Model X,

BEV

Fire in the parked

vehicle

Fire while being

charged

Fire in the parked

vehicle

Post-crash fire

May 2018 Anhui, China Other, BEV Fire while being

charged

May 2018 Unknown Yiema, BEV Fire while being

charged

May 2018 Florida, USA Tesla Model S,

BEV

May 2018

Ticino,

Switzerland

Post-crash fire

Spontaneous ignition

Car’s charging cable plugged to

socket in the living room without

built-in safety systems, and fire

spread to the house

Spontaneous ignition

Fire extinguished on the scene but

reignited twice at tow yard 5 days

later

Fire initially extinguished quickly but

reignited during loading on tow truck

and once again at the tow yard

Tesla, BEV Post-crash fire Vehicle hit a barrier, turned over and

burst into flames

May 2018 Hangzhou, China Jiangling, BEV Fire while being

charged

May 2018 Hubei, China Zhong Tai, BEV Fire while being

driven

May 2018 Shenzhen, China Other, BEV Fire while being

charged

Jun 2018 Shandong, China Other, BEV Fire while being

driven

Jun 2018 Beijing, China Other, BEV Fire while being

charged

Jun 2018 California, USA Tesla Model S,

BEV

Dec 2018

Gelderland,

Netherlands

Jaguar I-Pace,

BEV

Fire while being

driven

Fire in the parked

vehicle

Dec 2018 California, USA Tesla Model S Fire in the parked

vehicle

2019 Tilburg,

Netherlands

BMW I8

Smoke from the

front, parked in

showroom at

dealership

2019 China 3 BJEV minivans Fire while

charging

2019 Shanghai, China Tesla Model S Fire in parking

garage, half an

hour after arrival

Source: Article by Underwriters Laboratory in ETN Sep-Oct 2021

Self-ignited without traffic accident

Self-ignited without traffic accident

Fire extinguished on the scene

without reignition

The vehicle front was burned but no

involvement of the battery pack

Fire started at workshop parking lot,

and the fire reignited twice

Fire service dropped the car into a

container filled with water

3 companies have stopped using

the model

Battery start venting. Video shows

fast fire development.


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runaway. There are safety protocols

and procedures that are known to

the operators and manufacturers,

like in any other energy system.

Battery standards &

certification

Fortunately, occurrences of fire

incidents seem to have reduced

through 2020-21, as compared

with 2018 and 2019. One of the

main reasons for this could be the

increasing awareness of energy

storage safety among the energy

storage fraternity.

Early detection and warning

systems, in case of EV fires, are

crucial to save lives in worst-case

incidents. According to new Chinese

safety regulations for EVs (GB

38031-2020) the warning system in

an EV should warn the passengers

at least five minutes before a

thermal event in the battery causes

serious danger in the passenger

compartment, to give them

enough time to exit the vehicle. To

achieve this, the thermal runaway

propagation needs to be mitigated

and the battery packs need to

be instrumented with appropriate

sensors (temperature, gas sensors).

China is the first country to make

this requirement binding from 1

January 2021 onwards. It may be

assumed that the requirement will

also be imposed in this or a similar

way for other regions.

The Arizona fire proved to be a

wake-up call for the industry in the

US. The National Fire Protection

Association (NPFA) 855 ‘Standard

for the Installation of Stationary

Energy Storage Systems’ was

released in 2020 - best practice

standard providing insight into

existing and improving certifications,

testing standards, and design

standards, such as:

● UL 9540 – battery energy storage

system certification

● UL 9540A – battery cell, module,

rack-level thermal runaway test

● UL 1973– battery certification

● NFPA 68 and NFPA 69 – explosion

protection and prevention design

standards

These certifications, testing

standards, and codes are listed as

requirements of NFPA 855 for many

SOME BATTERY FIRE FACTS

● “Battery fires can take up to 24 hours to extinguish” – Tesla

● It takes at least 2,600 gallons of water to put out a battery fire.

● Gasoline fires occur when it comes in contact with a spark or flame,

while battery fires typically take some time to acquire the heat

necessary to start the fire.

● Gasoline and battery fires burn very differently. Batteries can be

expected to reignite after being put out because they still have stored

energy.

● The greater the amount of energy the EV may contain, the greater

the fire risk.

● 31% of fire departments (in the US) don’t train for EV fires. 50% of fire

departments say they don’t have special protocols in place to handle

EVs after an accident.

Source: LaBovick Law Group

Li-ion energy storage systems. With

this guidance, there has been an

increased focus on stationary energy

storage system fire safety across the

U.S. market.

While several battery safety

certifications, testing, and standards

exist for EV batteries, like UL

2580, UL 2271, and ISO 26262,

the upcoming edition of NFPA 855

is expected to include guidance

pertaining to EVs as well.

Tapping into the expertise in

batteries, Underwriters Laboratories

(UL) are developing UL Standards

for large batteries and other onboard

components. Since the late

1990s, UL has developed a series of

UL Standards for EVs that meet the

demands of the new energy era by

utilizing the applicable UL Standards

and existing EV standards.

UL is among the many energy

storage stakeholders working on

enhanced safety practices through

a new initiative launched in Phoenix,

just days before the APS fire in

Surprise. Technology and fire

safety experts seek to incorporate

lessons learned from such failures

into updated codes, standards and

products.

India scenario

While adopting global standards,

not all standards can be implemented

in the Indian cost-sensitive market.

So, there is a need to develop

indigenous standards suitable to the

Indian conditions.

ARAI (Automotive Research

Association of India) has geared

itself to support the automotive

industry for EV development,

evaluation, and certification. Under

the FAME project, ARAI has set up

the comprehensive state-of-the-art

Centre of Excellence (CoE) for EVs

(2W, 3W, passenger cars, buses,

and commercial vehicles) and

their components such as traction

batteries, motors, controllers,

chargers, etc.

Considering the importance of

battery safety, the standards in India

have been set on the lines of global

standards to ensure safe battery

measure for EVs. The standard

focus is on electrical and thermal

hazard management. Apart from

approving the battery for Indian

conditions, importance is also given

to user awareness for the charging

and discharging process of the

battery.

The energy storage industry is

young and constantly improving—

and will continue to improve as it

grows. Safety and proper mitigation

measures must reside at the heart

of Li battery system design. As in

similar industries with fire risks,

standards and planning are key—

and manufacturers, operators,

and first responders are working

together to enhance protocols and

training.

(Compiled by

Nishtha Gupta-Vaghela,

Consulting Editor- ETN)

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Start-Up Ecosystem 2021: Investments

heating up

Start-ups are the critical agents of innovation and change in any emerging

industry. They foster swift R&D and investments in innovative technologies

and new business models, by creating immense value over new businesses

and markets under a culture of competitive dynamism. The emerging ‘trio’ of

e-mobility, energy storage and hydrogen sectors are the hotspots of start-up

activities in recent times, not just in India, but across the globe. ETN brings

you a brief catch-up of a few leading start-up companies in each of these three

sectors that have hit the headlines in 2021.

E-mobility

ElectricPe

Founded in May 2021 by Avinash Sharma and Raghav Rohila,

ElectricPe is building India’s largest network of EV charging points in

its app-based platform, by partnering with independent charge point

operators and chain charging stations. Users can locate charging

points based on proximity to their location or charging rates. The

start-up has also raised $3 million in a seed-funding round led by

Blume Ventures and Micelio Fund last month.

Cell Propulsion

With a mission to usher in large-scale electrification of commercial

vehicles using electric propulsion and connected technologies, this

Bengaluru start-up is led by former ISRO engineers. This year, the

company has raised about $2 million from its existing investors.

The fresh capital will aid in expanding its EV development and

operations, with its ‘go-to-market strategy’ and an ‘integrated

ecosystem’ to accelerate e-CV adoption. The latest funding comes

on the back of a $1 million capital infusion as part of its pre-series A

round in September 2020.

Raptee Energy

Chennai-based e-2W startup, with a mission to build an affordable

electric motorcycle with advanced connected and performanceoriented

drivetrain, has raised $700,000 of funding from several

investors, predominantly HNIs and angels, this year. Raptee says

that their product is developed from scratch indigenously with over

90 percent localization of components.

Revolt Intellico

This Gurugram-based electric motorcycle startup, founded by

Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma, has raised `150 crore in

funding from diversified Rattan India Group, wherein the latter has

bought 43 percent stake in the company. Revolt says the newly

raised capital will help the company to reach South Asian markets

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MoEVing

Claimed as India’s first holistic EV tech platform, MoEVing has

emerged in a big way this year with multiple OEM partnerships and

operations in three big cities. The startup is adopting ‘full-stack’

approach to clean delivery operations and ‘charging-as-as service’

to its customers. It has raised over $1 million of seed funding until

now, which is expected to boost its fleet presence and expand into

other metros and big cities.

ElecTorq

India’s first accelerator venture capital 9Unicorns has led an

undisclosed pre-Series A funding round in e-mobility startup ElecTorq

this year. Focusing on last-mile e-mobility solutions for gig workers

and businesses, the startup’s unique approach lies in its integration

of e-2W fleet and cloud-based fleet management, charging and

swapping stations, and connected intelligence modules.

Cellestial E-mobility

In 2020, this Hyderabad-based start-up became the first company

to develop and offer all-electric and smart-connected tractors for

the domestic market. In 2019, it started with $2,00,000 investment

from a Singapore-based angel investor, followed by $ 6-8 million in

the next six months, Cellestial E-mobility raised another significant

funding of $5,00,000 in 2021 as well. The company is expected to

make immense progress in expanding its market reach and product

portfolio in the coming years.

goEgoNetwork

Pune’s EV charging startup goEgoNetwork has secured $2 million

seed funding in August this year. Founded in 2019, the company is

expanding its existing electric charging network, with reliable and

smart-connected charging stations throughout the country, built and

serviced entirely under the Make-in-India initiative.

RACEnergy

This EV infrastructure startup based in Hyderabad has raised $1.3

million in its seed+ round led by Micelio Fund and growX ventures

recently. Part of Huddle’s EV accelerator program, RACEnergy

garnered $500,000 in its seed round last year led by angel investors.

The company is fast enhancing its R&D and scaling of its battery

swapping technology and infrastructure, while also fulfilling the preorders

in and around Hyderabad and nearby cities.

Battery Smart

This Battery-as-a-service (BaaS) startup has raised a pre-Series

A round of $ 7 million led by Blume Ventures and Orios Ventures.

These funds will upgrade the company’s battery technology to serve

10,000 EVs daily and expand to 3 new states by FY22. The startup

already has over 100 swap stations in the Delhi NCR region and

has completed 3 lakh battery swaps along with powering 10 million

emission free kms. It uses IoT enabled batteries and data driven

methodology for effective network and service delivery.

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Energy Storage

Indi Energy

This energy storage start-up based in Uttarakhand is committed

to developing energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion and

sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries and supercapacitors. This

year, Indi Energy received investments from Mumbai Angels Network,

a startup investment platform for early-stage venture investments.

Started in 2019, the startup claims to have has made breakthroughs

in Sodium-ion batteries with its energy density 3-4 times better than

the currently-available commercialized lead-acid batteries.

Energy Vault

Swiss-based energy storage company Energy Vault has

garnered $ 100 million in Series C funding this year. The firm is into

gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with proprietary

technologies offering flexibility to address evolving duration needs

of large utility and power companies for both higher power and

custom duration storage requirements.

Grinntech

The IIT-Madras incubated start-up specializing in Li-ion batteries

for E2W and energy storage closed bridge round of funding worth

$2 million in mid- this year. This is expected to stabilize the company

and help its R&D in churning new standards in battery safety, energy

density, power management and customization for different needs

of customers.

Log9 Materials

Using its core competence in Graphene nanotechnology,

this battery startup is developing advanced energy storage

technologies from electrode materials. Recently, Log9 Materials

raised $8.5 million in a funding round led by Amara Raja

Batteries, in which the startup has gained equity partnership

and collaboration with the battery giant as well. A month later,

the company raised another $2 million in a new round led by

Malaysia-based Petronas Ventures. These funds will be utilized

to expand production capacity and business development efforts

of the company’s latest innovation in rapid charging batteries

that is already in the final stages of development.

Cheesecake Energy

British energy storage startup Cheesecake Energy has secured

€1.1 million seed investment round, led by The Imperial College

Innovation Fund (ICIF). The company is developing a green energy

storage technology known as ‘eTanker’ that stores electricity in the

form of compressed air and heat. It claims that the product is suitable

for a range of terrains and applications, including local renewable

microgrids, electric vehicle fleet charging and heavy industry. It is

targeting the medium-duration energy storage market in the region.

GODI Energy

Hyderabad-based battery technology startup Godi India

Pvt Ltd has raised fresh funds this year to set up their localized

supercapacitor and Li-ion cell manufacturing facilities in India and

continue developing materials with cell chemistries, superiorly

engineered batteries and supercapacitor cells. The company aims

to bring down the cell costs by 25-35 percent per kWh, with ethical

sourcing of materials with minimal environmental impact.


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ION Energy

Battery management and intelligence platform ION Energy has

raised $3.6 million in its pre-Series A funding led by Amazon’s

Climate Pledge Fund. This will enable the Mumbai-based startup

to grow its team to over 125 from 70 at present, and also help

product development and expansion of its software business in

North America and Europe. The company is focused on building

technologies that improve the life and performance of lithium-ion

batteries that power electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Ruchira Green Earth

Part of Ruchira Group, the company is emerging as one of the

leading manufacturers of Li-ion batteries in India, largely for e-scooters,

under ‘AKIRA’ brand. With a current production capacity of 5,000 units

per month, Ruchira Green Earth is investing on a new ` 200 crore

manufacturing facility in Haryana. It is also expecting fresh investments

in the next 3-4 years, thereby expanding its reach to other segments

including batteries for energy storage, solar, telecom, etc.

EnerVenue

This California-based startup has raised $ 100 million to

accelerate clean energy storage using nickel-hydrogen batteries.

EnerVenue is into building simple, safe, maintenance-free energy

storage for the clean energy ecosystem, based on proven and

reliable technologies, now scaled for large renewable energy

integration applications.

Yotta Energy

This US-based company has pioneered a decentralized

approach to deploying solar and storage systems that scale to meet

the energy demands in built environments. Recently, Yotta Energy

received $13 million in a Series A funding round, taking the total

raised fundings to $20 million to date. This will enable the company

to expand product deployment in the U.S. and Latin America. It

will also use the funding to scale its modular energy storage and

microgrid technology to transform buildings into self-generating

power projects.

Hydrogen

Airflow

Founded in 2019, this US-based startup’s mission is to develop

electric Short Take-Off and Landing (eSTOL) aircrafts for regional

cargo and passenger travel. Recently, the company has received

investments from Plug Power Inc. to co-develop and certify a

hydrogen fuel cell-based propulsion system designed for a new

generation of sub-regional aircraft. Plug Power is already engaged

in promoting its ‘ProGen’-based hydrogen fuel cell stack specifically

for aerospace applications.

Sentient Labs

The R&D innovation startup incubated by KPIT Technologies is

making immense progress in developing indigenous and complete

hydrogen fuel-cell based mobility solutions in India. Together with

KPIT Technologies that is using automotive-grade PEM (Proton

Exchange Membrane) fuel cell technology to experiment mobility

solutions since 2016, Sentient has also developed a pioneering

technology that generates hydrogen directly from agricultural

residue for use in FCVs.

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h2e Power Systems

Pune-based h2e Power is developing India's first totally

integrated hydrogen fuel cell three-wheeler using proton-exchange

membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and innovative hydrogen cylinders

in collaboration with Canada based company 'Hydrogen in Motion'.

Since 2018, the company is commercializing 1KW fuel cell system

and developing prototype for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) based

EV charging infrastructure. Last year, it has also invested on a pilot

manufacturing facility in Pune for green hydrogen and SOFC.

Infinite Blue Energy

Founded in Australia last year, this energy startup is envisaging

a sustainable green Hydrogen future using water, solar and wind

energy with no carbon debt. The company is gearing up to deliver

commercial scale projects to supply renewable hydrogen to the

evolving domestic and international markets. With near-term

commercial viability of green hydrogen, the startup is expected to

raise significant investments in the coming years.

NanoSUN

Based in Lancaster, NanoSUN is into hydrogen distribution and

mobile refueling equipment for FCV users and fleets. This year, the

company has secured £12 million of new funding in its Series A

round, led by HydrogenOne Capital Growth plc and including the

German Westfalen Group. Its business model is focused on selling

or leasing mobile refueling stations to owners and operators of

hydrogen fuel supply chains, to ensure maximum acceleration in

the roll out of hydrogen vehicles.

Aerostrovilos

This IIT-M based startup company is into manufacturing of fuel

flexible generators up to a few hundreds of kWs for power-based

application. Aerostrovilos is now readying a gas turbine which can

run on conventional fuels, hydrogen, or a mix of both, to produce

power to drive an EV, thereby furthering hydrogen usage without

fuel cell technology. To make this product market-ready, the

company would need $ 4million investments, hence it is going for

a new round of funding in the coming months from private equity

players and venture capitalists.

H2Pro

Israeli startup H2Pro made headlines this year to make cheap

green hydrogen after securing investments from funds backed by

Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. The

company is able to produce about 100 grams of hydrogen a day

with a lab prototype of its unique technology at present, and expects

to have a larger model in place very soon. The raised funds will go

toward further R&D to make commercial scale electrolyzers.

Raven SR

American energy group Chevron and others have invested

$20 million in Wyoming-based startup Raven SR to build modular

waste-to-green hydrogen and renewable synthetic fuel facilities in

California, with plans to go global in the coming years. The startup is

focused on technology to develop combustion-free, green hydrogen

for transportation that is cleaner than blue hydrogen derived from

natural gas.


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Electric Hydrogen

This US-based energy startup with a mission to help costeffectively

A A decarbonize second key key the massive aspect is industrial is collaboration. sectors has The The received

dimension of of the the battery manufacturing

$24 million project Series from A financing mining led through by Breakthrough to to the the finished Energy Ventures product is is a a massive undertaking and and very

and joined difficult by Prelude for for a a Ventures single organization and Capricorn's to to Technology tackle single-handedly. Impact We We should also focus on on

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on producing and and clean fortifying hydrogen our our gas. expertise The latest in in that funding that particular will support

area, would seem like like a a viable egy egy to to start with.

strat-

its continued product development and expand its operations in the

Greater Boston and San Francisco Bay Areas.

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Celadyne Technologies

their intellectual capabilities, so so why not not put put it it in in play. The The field is is open and and still still level,

Based in Texas, Celadyne aims to make fuel cells and

electrolyzers

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more

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technology

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processes. It has developed a membrane that can operate at higher

have been put put in in place. That is is a a fair fair amount of of research and and time saved for for the the rest rest

temperatures and not rely on high humidity, speeding up the key

chemical of of us. reactions us. We We that should power focus fuel on cells on achieving and electrolyzers, these thereby standards – – on on achieving a a quality which

making brings cheaper, with smaller it reliability. and more efficient systems. The startup

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hydrogen

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sector.

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a a standard of of public transport that that is is reliable, clean and and effective. India has has

(Compiled a a great by opportunity Dhiyanesh lined Ravichandran, up; up; let’s not not Correspondent miss the the bus! - ETN)

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FLCTD: Promoting low-carbon technology

solutions

The Facility for Low Carbon

Technology Deployment project

was launched in 2016 with an

objective to address technology gaps

that have scope for energy saving

and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)

emissions by innovative technology

solutions. The project is being

implemented by the United Nations

Industrial Development Organization

(UNIDO) in collaboration with the

Bureau of Energy of Efficiency and is

supported by the Global Environment

Facility (GEF).

Project Goals

The project has a goal to

demonstrate and validate 120

innovative low-carbon technology

solutions and support the

deployment for scale-up. The project

has an additional goal to assist in

commercialization of about 40 such

innovations. Over the years the project

has evolved in its scope and reach and

encouraged entrepreneurs, start-ups

and industries in the development,

demonstration and validation of

innovative technology solutions and

products at pre-commercialization

stage.

The FLCTD project currently has

six technology verticals:

● Electrical Energy Storage

● Industrial IoT

● Industrial Resource Efficiency

Sandeep Tandon

National Project Manager for FLCTD

FLCTD supports validation of innovative technology solutions that help to avoid

GHG emissions

● Pumps Pumping Systems and

Motors

● Space Conditioning

● Waste Heat Recovery

“The uniqueness of this project is

that it is focused on bringing products

and solutions for industrial and

commercial sectors and lays strong

emphasis on technology validation

in actual field conditions as an

important step before the commercial

launch”, informs Sandeep Tandon,

National Project Manager for FLCTD

project at UNIDO.

The project has engaged

Customized Energy Solutions (CES)

in Pune for outreach and validation

support in the Electrical Energy

Storage technology vertical, while

CII-Godrej Green Business Centre

provides similar support in the other

technology verticals.

Innovation Challenges

The project conducts annual

‘Innovation Challenges’ to solicit

applications to identify innovative

technologies and the winners are

selected through a rigorous 3-step

selection by an expert panel. The

project offers up to $50,000 to the

winners to validate innovations in

actual field conditions and multiple

locations. The funds are transferred

by UNIDO based on milestonebased

progress.

All types of organizations who are

working on technology, ranging from

startups to academic institutions,

research laboratories, public and

private enterprises to large industries

are eligible to apply.

Four innovation challenges have

been conducted by FLCTD project

till date. Out of 558 applicants, 59

winners have been selected and the

project has committed `18.5 crore for

technology validation support. Thus

far, 14 technology validations have

been completed and 7 technologies

are commercially available.

In 2020, FLCTD announced

the innovation challenge in the

Electrical Energy Storage vertical;

from 75 applications, 7 winners were

selected. The project has committed

a financial support of `2.37 crore

for technology demonstration in the

field, which will be validated by CES.

Speaking about the FLCTD

initiative, Dr Rahul Walawalkar, MD

Of CES India said: “The UNIDO

FLCTD project’s Energy Storage

Innovation challenge is a very timely

initiative and fills in a critical void

for supporting beta deployment

of innovative energy storage and

e-mobility solutions in India. We

are excited with the great response

for the 1st round of the innovation

challenge. The seven selected

companies represent very promising

technologies for both stationary

and mobility segments, and I am

looking forward to the performance

validation, which helps companies/

startups in identifying areas for

improvements that will help in

accelerating commercialization.”

The project will announce the 5th

annual innovation challenge in the

1st quarter of 2022. The challenge

presents a great opportunity for

Indian companies working on

development and application of

Super Capacitors, Fuel Cell, Electrochemical

Energy Storage system for

various end-use to apply.


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Key Policy Snippets – Nov 2021

1. Scheme for allowing flexibility in generation and scheduling of

thermal hydro power stations through bundling with renewable

energy and storage power

Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy announced that it has issued revised guidelines providing

for thermal generation companies to set up renewable energy generation capacity either by themselves through

developers by open bids, or supplying it to the consumers under the existing PPAs. This will enable the replacement

of fossil fuel-based energy by renewable energy under the existing PPAs. This revised guideline defines ‘RE Power’

as ‘Standalone RE Power’ or combination of RE+storage. The generating companies (coal/lignite/gas based thermal

or hydro) are allowed to utilize RE power towards their commitment. This power shall be considered as towards

RPO of those distribution utilities

2. Power Minister chairs meeting for discussion on the ‘Report on

comprehensive Policy Framework for Promotion of Energy Storage in

the Power Sector’

Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh, chaired a virtual meeting with senior officials from

the Central government, Central PSUs, renewable energy developers, PSP developers and battery manufacturers for

discussion on the ‘Report on Comprehensive Policy Framework for Promotion of Energy Storage in the Power Sector’.

The minister stated that some storage needs to be added with the generation to ensure round-the-clock renewable

energy. He further directed to prepare separate guidelines on treatment of energy storage and resource adequacy.

To meet the target of 500 GW of RE by 2030, the minister directed to work out the requirement of storage capacity

year wise, in keeping with the upcoming addition of solar and wind projects. Regarding ancillary services, Mr. Singh

emphasized on the need to have adequate energy reserve, which can be utilized at a moment’s notice to support

our power system and grid operation.

3. India will call bids for the largest global tender for setting up 13 GWh

grid-scale battery storage system in Ladakh

Union Minister for Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh, reviewed the implementation

of 10GW RE project along with its evacuation plan, where he has also reviewed the required transmission system

along with battery energy storage system for providing round-the-clock power.

Major outcomes include a) 5 GW of transmission link from Pang (Leh)-Kaithal (Haryana) along with 12GWh of

battery energy storage will provide 76 percent utilization of transmission capacity and would evacuate 13GW of

Renewable Energy Generation b) Out of 12GWh battery energy storage, about 1- 2 GWh will be developed as part

of transmission element to keep the line charged during the period of no generation, while the remaining battery

energy storage could be developed as part of generation element. C) POWERGRID would revise their DPR for

setting up of 5 GW transmission link including 2 GWh of battery energy storage and AC system strengthening in

Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir to provide RE power within Ladakh, and, to Jammu & Kashmir.

4. UPERC order for clarity on peak & off-peak hours, and banking

Vide this order, Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued much needed clarity on

peak and off-peak hours. The commission has decided there will not be any time-of-day (TOD) slots. There will be

only two slots, namely, Peak and Off-Peak hours depending upon peak and off-peak of the UP-power system, which

can be analysed based on the historical pattern. For the banking purposes, the peak hours will be 18:00 to 24:00

(midnight hours) and off-peak hours will be 00:00 (midnight) to 18:00 hours. Draw of banked energy is allowed as

per UPERC Regulation only.

5. Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy (GEMPP) 2021

With the objective of boosting adoption of electric vehicles to at least 30 percent by 2025, the State government

has approved the Goa Electric Mobility Promotion Policy (GEMPP) 2021. The policy aims to promote conversion of

ICE vehicles to EVs, convert 50 percent of all ferries to electric by 2025, and encourage startups and investment in

the field of e-mobility and associated sectors. The policy wants to promote service units that include EV and battery

repair and maintenance stations, promote R&D, innovation, and skill development within the EV sector.

6. India launches e-AMRIT web portal for all EV related information

India launched e-AMRIT, a web portal on EVs at the COP26 Summit held in Glasgow, UK in November. E-AMRIT

will serve as a one-stop destination for all information on EVs - busting myths around the adoption of EVs, their

purchase, investment opportunities, policies, subsidies, etc.


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proposition for buyers was very and safer to use. They are perfectly

are comparable, thanks to compet-

limited due to higher upfront costs.

suited for low- and mediumitive

and scaled-up manufacturing

But The today, portal consumer has been developed preference and speed hosted scooters by NITI Aayog and under e-bikes a collaborative that at present. knowledge However, exchange higher program upfront

with has the largely UK government moved towards and as Li-ion part of make the UK–India reasonable Joint balance Roadmap between 2030, signed cost is by a the major prime dampener, ministers as of the the

two powered countries. vehicles e-AMRIT owing intends to their to complement range and initiatives power. But of the higher-voltage

switching batteries to EVs. like 60V or 72V batsitive

to pricing. Thus, in addition

government two-wheeler on raising awareness market is on highly EVs sen-

and

sensitizing relative advantages consumers on in the terms benefits of of

range, power, and charging cycle. teries make more sense for highperformance

to favourable TCO, lower upfront

Program and (PMP) premium for models, xEV charger costs are essential parts for for mass adop-

7. Although Phased a majority Manufacturing of manufacturers

eligibility continue to under use lead-acid the FAME as they India can provide Scheme greater Phase-II

power tion of e-2W.

batteries Ministry that of Heavy are cost-effective

Industries has released efficiency. a Low-power notification detailing dissipation the Phased According Manufacturing to a report by Program Avendus to

promote and can domestic be locally manufacturing procured, of EV of chargers such batteries its assemblies/sub-assemblies provides high reliability

and of 50 a percent super long of domestic service life, value tion addition for mass in manufacturing, adoption of effective e-2W is

Capital and parts/sub (ACPL), the parts. point The of charger inflec-

manufacturer medium-to-high-speed

shall comply with and the minimum

from premium date two-wheelers of order. have already thereby increasing their penetration

in the market. With buyer pref-

battery prices falling to $160-170/

expected around FY 2023, with

transitioned to Li-ion batteries.

8. Since Pre-bid market share conference of such vehicles

prospective in terms of overall bidders e-2W sales for and Advanced premium models, Chemistry new models Cell any (ACC) reduction PLI in upfront Scheme cost will

organised erence moving by Ministry towards advanced of Heavy kWh. As Industries battery prices for come down,

is The largely pre-bid increasing conference since the organized last of by e-scooters the Ministry with of 60V Heavy or Industries higher kindle (MHI) customer for prospective interest. bidders Together for

Advanced two years, Chemistry further transition Cell (ACC) towards PLI Scheme batteries has are received expected wide to enter participation the with and additional interest from sops bidders and both incentives

organised (like successful by MHI on implementa-

November

in

person Li-ion batteries and virtually in with e-2W around space 100 is participants market in from 2022. about 20 companies. It was

12. expected Presentations in 2022. were Moreover, made on the to terms and conditions, technical details tion of ACC of FAME-II) manufacturing from governments,

and various

incentives qualify for and FAME-II opportunities subsidy, to new promote ACC battery manufacturing in the achieving country. In cost the pre-bid parity is conference, possible.

Price parity on

the models queries awaiting of the bidders market were launches addressed, 10and they were asked to seek any There further is clarification no doubt that through the upcoming

under years the will Quality be a litmus and Cost test Based to this

e-mail.

are The likely bidding to be will high-powered be held online with

par with petrol

through a transparent two-stage process,

Selection Li-ion batteries (QCBS) to meet mechanism. the revised Key features of the selection process include prediction satisfying on e-2W the eligibility achieving criteria, favorable

cost optimised parity. payment structures,

transparent standards of bidding minimum process, riding full range flexibility in With innovation skyrocketing for ACC battery petrol manufacturing, costs

promoting of 80 km self-reliant and top speed India through not less domestic and revised value addition prices of and new setting BS6 twowheelers

since mid-last year, elec-

up of ACC manufacturing facilities.

than 40 kmph.

9. Ministry of Heavy Industries tric scooters supports are being proposed 1.65 lakh as EVs by way of

demand Increased incentive the potent ‘antidote’ for the financial

Phase-II pinch of faced FAME by India end Scheme, users.

Ministry of penetration Heavy Industries, of under 09

supported about 1.65 lakh EVs as on

25/11/2021, by high-voltage

way of demand incentive Consumers amounting are to increasingly about `564.00 aware crore. Further, 6,315 e-buses have been

sanctioned to various batteries State/City Transport that the Undertakings TCO of electric under Phase-II scooters of the scheme. Dhiyanesh The ministry has also

sanctioned 2,877 EV charging stations and amounting e-bikes is to less ~`500 than crore their in petrol 68 cities across 25 Ravichandran

States/UTs, and 1576

charging As of stations today, amounting manufacturers to ~`108 crore counterparts across nine the expressways long-run. In and the 16 highways under Correspondent

FAME II.

prefer 36V or 48V batteries for their entry-level scooter and commuter

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