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Biliti Electric begins to build facility to produce battery packs, E3Ws in Hyderabad – ET Auto

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Jennifer Larson, Consul General of USA, Hyderabad, took part in laying the Foundation Stone during the ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday along with Gopalakrishnan VC, Director of Automotive and EV, Govt. In addition to the new manufacturing facility, Biliti Electric operates assembly plants in the United States, Portugal, and Kenya.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. It's a win-win-win for a part of the world that could really use a victory right now. Well, let's think.

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Ethiopian Dam Generates Power, but What's Next?

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There’s even talk of selling power to neighboring countries — though the dam is located hundreds of kilometers from any major city, and it’s not clear if Ethiopia’s grid can handle GERD’s peak power, let alone transmit current to Sudan or Kenya. Before any of that, the 50-billion-cubic-meter reservoir in GERD’s wake needs to fill up.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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IEA states that cities that started adopting EVs early may also face electricity grid congestion as electricity infrastructure catches up to the new level of electricity demand. As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), $7.5 By 2030, EVs may account for 4% of total electricity demand worldwide.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. There are also structural challenges in the electricity system as grids and utilities in many countries struggle to cope with the increasing penetration of wind and solar in the generation mix.

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