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VOLUME 5 ISSUE 4 • DECEMBER 2018

Dawn of new era for energy storage in India

EXPERT'S NOTE

2019 year for energy storage in India

T Dr. Rahul Walawalkar Executive Director, IESA President & MD, CES India

The Government of India is set to launch the ambitious National Energy Storage Mission that can transform India from being one of the largest markets to a global hub for R&D and manufacturing of advanced energy storage technologies...

he year 2018 has come to be pivotal for energy storage and the EV industry in India. India Energy Storage Alliance and our members worked closely with policymakers in New Delhi to finalize the draft National Energy Storage Mission. We also worked with various state agencies to help launch their energy storage and EV policies, particularly Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. IESA was honoured to be associated with NITI Aayog in hosting the MOVE Mobility Summit which has set the agenda for a shift towards 30 per cent EVs by 2030. IESA launched a new initiative, E$$Meet in 2018 to bring together C&I customers and leading energy storage solution providers at two events held in Coimbatore and Pune. In 2019, we plan to take this initiative nationwide with an additional 8- 10 C&I activity hubs covered over the year.

As we prepare to welcome participants to the 6th Energy Storage India Conference, the Government of India is set to launch the ambitious National Energy Storage Mission that can transform India from being one of the largest markets to a global hub for R&D and manufacturing of advanced energy storage technologies. On the launch of NESM, IESA expects the announcement within 6 months of at least two giga factories for the manufacture lithium ion batteries.

Since NESM also provides opportunities for other technologies, we are anticipating additional investments in various advanced storage technologies such as metal air batteries, flow batteries, advanced lead acid batteries and thermal storage technologies.

IESA has conducted two Masterclass sessions to instruct leaders of Indian companies looking to diversify into these emerging manufacturing opportunities. It will continue to hold such tutoring events in 2019.

This year at ESI 2019, we anticipate over 1000 participants to join us in exploring technologies, policies and markets for energy storage, microgrids and EVs in India. Participants can learn from 100 + thought leaders from India, US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Canada and Australia. ESI will provide opportunities for participants to meet over 50 key organizations working on driving national energy storage policies, under a single roof.

I hope you will find your participation in ESI 2019 fruitful and that we will be able to derive inputs for accelerating your plans for energy storage, microgrids and EVs. We look forward to continuing to work together to make India a global hub for R&D and manufacturing of advanced energy storage and EV technologies by 2022.

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CONTENTS

Volume 5 • Issue 4 • December 2018

08 NATIONAL UPDATE 10 NEWS FLASH 12 COMPANY UPDATE 14 INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 16 NEW TECHNOLOGY

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High-Speed vacuum transportation Team Avishkar Hyperloop from IITM is working to develop the world's fastest Hyperloop...

18 ETN - SUBSCRIPTION FORM 19 APPOINTMENTS 20 INTERVIEW An attempt to create an Eco-system Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises – NTPC Limited, PFC, REC and POWERGRID...

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22 COVER STORY

Dawn of new era for energy storage in India If India is serious about accessing its estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years...

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HON'BLE PM'S MESSAGE

Moving towards Sustainability

30 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Government MOVERS of the mobility machinery India stands on the brink of an urban population boom which will inevitably bring every sector under stress. To capitalize on the tremendous resultant opportunity, NITI Aayog organized the Global Mobility Summit...

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40 LEADERS SPEAK

APPOINTMENTS

Captains of Mobility India’s rapid economic growth, running in tandem with the digitization of economies, requires a disruption in the way people and goods move...

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Understanding Li-ion batteries We come across different variations of Li-ion batteries, and they find application in different areas. Let us now see what are the differences in reality?

56 NEW TECHNOLOGY

EV market development in India India has no alternative but to adopt Electric Vehicles (EVs) of all categories...

58 FOCUS

Li-ion recycling Here is an overview of Li-ion battery recycling ecosystem and various technologies available for recovery of valuable battery materials…

60 MINI-GRIDS

Towards all-round sustainability In the coming days, a fairly large number of mini- and micro- grids are to be commissioned in India, which will be fed

by Solar Energy...

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64 BACK-UP

Battery storage technology for power systems Proper support to the grid through renewable energies that are intermittent in nature is possible only through adequate battery storage facility...

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EV ROUNTABLE

IESA EV roundtable on Karnataka EV policy

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68 ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Supporting EV deployment ARAI’s Centre of Excellence in e-mobility, setup under the FAME India Scheme, will support Indian auto industry in the development, testing, validation and certification of EVs and their components...

70 POST EVENT REPORT

PM inaugurates first assembly of the International solar alliance Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy hosted the First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA), the 2 nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Energy Ministerial Meet, and the 2 nd Global RE-Invest Meet & Expo at the India Expo Mart...

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72 EVENT INFORMATION

Next Engagements Some of the interesting events are coming up globally, which our community members cannot afford to miss. Read on…

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FROM THE EDITOR

National Energy Storage Mission taking the center stage

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he year 2018 saw several conferences and high level discussions on e-mobility, renewable energy and energy storage hosted in Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly stressed on the importance of renewable energy for our nation's growth as well as for India's commitment to the Paris Agreement, aiming for 40 per cent renewables of India's total energy requirements by 2030, thus developing the self-confidence to go from “Poverty to Power.”

Emphasizing the importance of energy storage, he made an official commitment indicating the launch of the country’s first National Energy Storage Mission at the 2nd RE-INVEST Meet held in October 2018. The event was attended by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.

The growth of India will be dependent on the ability of the country to indigenize battery manufacture ... In line with this, and the country's Make in India mission, the most happening quarter of 2018 was the last one, with high level delegations visiting Delhi to deliberate and discuss the future of energy storage and e-mobility for India. Industry captains from the mobility sector gathered on a common platform at the Global Mobility Summit and voiced their opinions and visions for India's roadmap to a carbon free future.

ETN was honoured to be chosen as the exclusive magazine partner for the MOVE Global summit organized by NITI Aayog.

We are glad that we could cover the event successfully. This issue carries those views and opinions from the Captains of the Industry, the who's who of the mobility sector, along with stories on outstanding solar achievements from states and their perspectives.

I hope you find that it makes for a great read.

The growth of India will be dependent on the ability of the country to indigenize battery manufacturing...

Ashok Thakur Chief Editor and General Manager Publications athakur@ces-ltd.com

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NATIONAL UPDATE The Future

Will power be free any time?

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he continuous technological development in the field of solar energy is leading us towards a perfectly green world. Prices of solar modules and their accessories are also declining steadily.

While witnessing such a rapid transformation from fossil fuel based power to solar power, naturally the question arises whether power will be free any time in future.

During the plenary session (RENNOVATE) of the First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA); the 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting and the 2nd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo, (REINVEST- 2018); Chief Executive Officer, Soft Bank Group, Masayoshi Son, said, “ Cost of Solar power generation is much cheaper in India compared to rest of the world. I will give free power from solar power projects after 25 years of PPA to all ISA member countries. We're investing in tech & innovation so that we can harness solar energy efficiently to provide free power to children, mothers and communities across the world. It's not a dream, we now have the resources to make this happen.”

Contextually, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis, the price of PV panels is expected to decline by 34 per cent this year, roughly the equivalent to the fall in module prices in 2016, and only exceeded by the 40 per cent price drop in 2011. Also, they think that the module prices will fall by another 10 to 15 per cent in 2019.

Charging Infrastructure

Dwarka metro station now hosts 18 EV charging stations

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ecently, in presence of Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC); the Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Anant G Geete has inaugurated a Charging Infrastructure in the premises of Dwarka metro station in New Delhi. The Charging Infrastructure has been developed by Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd (REIL) having 18 charging stations.

Speaking on the occasion the minister informed 400 e-rickshaws may be charged from these stations free of cost. He also added that if sponsors are ready then charging would remain free of cost.

REIL has already set up 45 charging stations in different cities. Funded by Department of Heavy Industry, the charging stations were installed by REIL. Prior to this, Geete had also launched eight charging stations in the premises of Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi for facilitating charging of e-Vehicles.

Anant Geete is addressing at the inauguration of the e-Charging infrastructure, in Dwarka…

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Renewable Energy

Adoption of RE gaining pace in India

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ndian government has completely geared up to harness Renewable Energy (RE). In the last four years, steps taken by the government are steadily pushing the country towards fulfilling its commitment in the COP 21. In his speech during the inauguration of the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the current achievements in this field.

Modi said, “The impact of increasing use of renewable energy in India is now becoming visible. We have started to work on action plan for deployment of renewable energy to meet the targets set under the Paris Climate Agreement.

We have decided to produce forty percent of our electricity through non-fossil fuel based resources by the year 2030.”

“As per this target, we have doubled our renewable energy capacity to72 gigawatt in the last four years. In this direction, our solar energy capacity has grown by nine times. Today, nonhydro renewable energy accounts for 20 per cent of the total electricity produced by us. Not only this, we are going to add nearly 50 gigawatt capacity to it very soon. It’s a clear indication that we have been successfully moving on the path to achieve the target of 175 gigawatt by 2022 that we have set for ourselves and we will certainly be able to achieve it,” he added.

Recognition

Narendra Modi receives Champion of the Earth award

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ndian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has been awarded the prestigious UN Champions of the Earth Award.

The annual prize is awarded to outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment. President of France, Emmanuel Macron has also been awarded in the same category for his work on the Global Pact for the Environment.

The award to the Indian Prime Minister, which was presented to him on October 3 at New Delhi, has once again proved his true and dedicated effort to prevent further damage to the global environment. Commenting on the award to Modi, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarked, “Today, we recognize a statesman who embodies the true meaning of leadership. Prime Minister Modi recognizes that climate change poses a direct, existential threat to us all. Prime Minister Modi knows what we need to do to avert catastrophe. And Prime Minister Modi understands the enormous benefits of climate action.”

“Because let us be clear: climate change is still running faster than we are. The Paris Agreement on climate change that we absolutely must implement is not being, indeed, fully implemented. And many leaders around the world are not doing enough to make sure that it becomes a reality. And we know that the Paris Agreement is not enough. We know that we need more ambition. We know that we need to increase the engagements that were made in Paris [and], when in 2020, countries will present their new commitments. But the truth is that this example of leadership that Prime Minister Modi represents is not being followed enough in the world,” he added.

Drawing reference to India’s progress in solar energy, he said, “Today, it is absolutely clear: solar energy became cheaper than the energy produced by coal, by gas or by oil, which means, again, Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving award from UN Secretary-General António Guterres that climate action is the right approach not only from the point of view of the environment, but also from the point of view of the economy and development. And today, indeed, thanks to Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, India became the fourth largest producer of solar power and the fifth largest producer of renewable energy in the world. And I believe that, very soon, the ranking will improve thanks to the enormous investments that are being made and the strong determination to mobilize the people of India.

EV Promotion

Delhi EV Policy 2018 – awating public comments

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he recently released draft of Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2018 is now open for public comments. This has recognized that a new approach is required to kick-start EV adoption in Delhi. Therefore, it seeks to put in place several measures that address the key hurdles to EV adoption and target 25 per cent of all new vehicle registrations to be electric by 2023.

Drawing attention on the clue to address the alarming level of pollution in the state, the Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has said, ''About 30 per cent of particulate pollution in winter is caused by vehicles. Rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles is therefore of great importance to Delhi. Recognising the need for a new approach to kick-start electric vehicle adoption, we have drafted a comprehensive Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy with an aim to make Delhi a leader in adoption of electric vehicles. We believe that going electric and breathing better are two sides of the same coin.''

According to a UNI report, concerned about the increasing level of air pollution, the Delhi government, through this policy, has planned to create a significant corpus of funds to incentivise electric vehicle segment. All incentives are in addition to the incentive offered by the Government of India as part of the Scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric A significant corpus of funds to Vehicles in India as notified on 13 03 2015 and any subsequent amendments incentivise the EV segment has been thereof. planned…

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NEWS FLASH New Project

MNRE launches solar project plan for J&K

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NRE has recently set in motion its ambitious plan of implementation of 23 GW Gridconnected Ultra Mega Solar PV Projects in the Leh and Ladakh regions of Jammu & Kashmir.

Phase-I of the same comprises setting up of 2,500 MW Solar PV Capacity in Kargil Region and 5,000 MW to be set up in Leh district.

(Representational image) Scope of the work: setting up of the Solar PV Projects plus making the power evacuation infrastructure…

The scope of work shall comprise setting up of the Solar PV Projects along with implementation of the entire power evacuation infrastructure (substations along with transmission lines), till the drawal point.

A single tender shall be issued for selection of the Project Developer, who shall be responsible for the setting up of the Solar PV Project along with the power evacuation infrastructure.

Tentatively, the projects are planned to be set up in the Pang region in Leh and in the Zangla region in Kargil. Drawal point for the 2,500 MW Project is tentatively planned to be located in New Wanpoh and for the 5,000 MW capacity, it has been tentatively planned to be located in Hisar.

The RfS (Request for Selection) document is likely to be issued by 15th December, 2018.

Investment

Hero Electric raises 160 crores from Alpha Capital Advisors

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ero Electric, India’s largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has raised

INR 160 crore from Alpha Capital Advisors, a Mumbai-based investment management firm.

With this investment, Alpha Capital Advisors get a significant minority stake in the automaker.

Commenting on the effectivity of the investment, Naveen Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Electric, explained, “Aligning with the Government of India’s vision for electric mobility, Hero Electric has been a pioneer in developing a range of best-inclass electric 2- and 3- wheelers.

This fund infusion will help us

diversify our product portfolio, acquire new technology and focus on strengthening our research and development capabilities to achieve certain rate of localisation. Progress in all these areas will help accelerate Hero Electric’s already robust growth.”

In 2018, Hero Electric has unveiled a line-up of its global products in India and transitioned its entire product portfolio to Lithiumion battery-powered 2-wheelers.

The company is now planning to launch more key products in a phased manner.

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COMPANY UPDATE Two-Wheeler Battery

Amaron motorcycle batteries launched in Bangladesh

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mara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL), manufacturer of Amaron Automotive batteries and India’s lead-acid batteries major, has introduced its motorcycle battery in Bangladesh. The launch in Dhaka has been jointly announced by Manish Tuli, Head Amaron – South Asia of ARBL, Sajit Kumar and Ayaz Uddin Ripon, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ripon Autos, the authorized distributor for Amaron motorcycle batteries in Bangla-

desh. Amaron is offering maintenance-free and long-lasting motorcycle batteries there.

Commenting on Amaron’s future initiatives, Tuli said, “Bangladesh, predominantly being a two-wheeler market, we see a significant growth potential for Amaron here, as the motorcycle market continues to expand.”

Ripon said, “We believe that quality products will always benefit our customers. With Amaron,

quality is not just promised but guaranteed. With the kind of technology on offering, customers can now be certain about choosing a quality product that lasts long.”

Amaron is a zero maintenance, fully charged and factory activated motorcycle battery, having attributes such as longer battery life, Best-In-Class (BiC) vents, which provides improved safety, less corrosion and altogether, a superior value proposition.

EV Charging

SmartE to use SUN Mobility’s battery swapping infrastructure

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UN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for Electric Vehicles (EVs), has forged a partnership with SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.

In April 2018, SUN Mobility showcased the Interoperable Smart Mobility solution for 2- and 3- wheelers. This is the first-of-itskind deployment in the country for

electric three-wheelers. SmartE’s fleet of electric three-wheelers will make use of SUN Mobility’s solution and will be deployed at SmartE Park & Charge Hubs across the Delhi-NCR, to bolster its first and last-mile connectivity services.

The month-long field trials for this solution were successfully concluded in Gurugram recently.

The partnership will see SUN Mobility scaling the battery swapping infrastructure over the

Goldie Srivastava, CEO, SmartE and Chetan Maini, CEO, Sun Mobility at the partnership announcement

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next three months to support 500 electric three-wheelers in Phase 1.

Commenting on the partnership, Goldie Srivastava, CoFounder and CEO, SmartE, said, “The partnership underscores our commitment to make last-mile commute easy, safe, affordable and eco-friendly for everyone. SUN Mobility’s Interoperable Smart Mobility solution will enable us to rapidly scale up our vision without having to worry about the energy infrastructure.”

Focusing on the possibility of achieving higher efficiency of operation, Chetan Maini, CoFounder and Vice-Chairman, SUN Mobility, said, “Conventional electric three-wheelers that run on lead-acid batteries usually require eight hours of overnight charging and four hours of opportunity charge during the day. The assets remain idle half of the time during the day and could only cover 60-80 km that cause a loss of potential revenue. Our solution, through swapping, enables them to realize the full potential of last-mile transport and clock more than 150 kms per day.”

PV Project

Sterling & Wilson eyes on projects in Kazakhstan

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terling & Wilson is planning to enter Kazakhstan, which is aiming at reducing its dependency on fossil fuel power generation to alternative energy.

The country is working towards increasing the share of renewable energy in electric power genera-

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tion to three per cent by the year 2020 and to ten per cent by 2030.

In the words of Bikesh Ogra, CEO-Solar, Sterling & Wilson, “Though Kazakhstan has huge oil reserves, growing energy consumption is one of the drivers behind the growth of renewable energy.

International Energy Agency has predicted the demand for energy in the country to double up by the year 2035. The Central Asian country’s growing concern of climate change is also one of the factors for the switch to renewables. Sterling & Wilson is exploring all options to support the country in meeting its renewable energy targets.”

Sterling & Wilson has a subsidiary company in Kazakhstan with a category I license. The local

company would be responsible for execution of Solar PV projects. The company is now actively present in Asian continent outside India, with over 50 MWp of solar PV plants operational in Philippines powering more than 30,000 homes, and another 60 MWp project is in commissioning phase in Bangladesh.

With its close to 6.14 GWp of solar EPC portfolio in various geographies including Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia, Latin America & USA, the company is currently constructing 1,177 MWp of Solar PV plant in Abu Dhabi, which is the world’s largest single location Solar PV plant till date. It is also building a number of projects in Zambia, Egypt, Namibia, Niger, Jordan, Argentina, and Morocco.

Energy Storage

TERI launches pilot study to introduce BESS

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ith increasing electricity consumption, the distribution transformers get overloaded during peak load hours. In order to reduce the stress on transformers during peak hours and reduce the peak power requirement, The Energy and Re-

Dr Ajay Mathur

sources Institute (TERI), with support from MacArthur Foundation, has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project in India to support implementation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at distribution level, in Kolkata. Working in collaboration with West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), the project aims at integration of BESS at distribution level.

A comprehensive module would be developed to assist WBSEDCL in determining applicationspecific optimum battery capacity, operational logic and levelized cost of storage. This module could be customized for other Distribution utilities as well. For implementation of the pilot project, TERI would act as project management con-

sultant (PMC) to WBSEDCL & Dept. of Power & NES, GoWB. Prominent local Battery manufacturers have also shown keen interest to support the project as this is one of the first of its kind project in India, demonstrating utilization of BESS at downstream of distribution network.

Speaking about the project, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI, said, "We, at TERI, are delighted to work with WBSEDCL on the innovative, and possibly cost effective, option of using batteries to meet peak loads, as well as to store electricity from rooftop solar installations at off-peak hours. We believe that this could be an exciting and game-changing innovation that could be effectively utilised in urban areas."

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INTERNATIONAL UPDATE Balancing Solution

Charging Station Locator

Fortum to accelerate Sweden’s targets for renewable energy

HMG, EVgo ink contract to help drivers

Fortum will try connecting a battery to a hydropower plant…

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ortum will take into use a significant battery solution in Sweden. The Nordic’s biggest battery to date will be installed at Fortum’s Forshuvud hydropower plant located on the Dalälven in Sweden.

The battery system’s output is 5MW and the storage capacity is 6.2 megawatt-hours. The total cost of the system is approximately EUR 3 million.

“Batteries are thought to be used mostly to store energy. Now, however, we will try connecting a battery to a hydropower plant with the idea of improving the plant’s ability to function as regulating power for the Nordic electricity network,” said Martin Lindström, Head of Asset Management Hydro at Fortum.

“The battery’s very quick response time improves the speed and preciseness of the Forshuvud hydropower plant’s regulation, so we are able to provide even better service to grid companies. We hope that this significant innovation helps us to more quickly achieve Sweden’s ambitious targets for renewable energy use and create a cleaner world,” he added further.

With wind power expected to increase significantly, the electricity network must be more flexible in order to maintain a consistent balance between production and consumption. Maintaining the correct frequency of the grid is necessary for the operation of the electricity system.

Many power plants ramp their power output up or down to keep the network’s frequency at 50 Hz. Balancing may be needed very quickly, even in a matter of a few seconds. The new battery will help to keep the frequency in balance, and the Forshuvud power plant will recharge the battery with renewable hydropower. The new battery will adjust the balance quickly.

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Vgo, the US’s largest public Electric Vehicle (EV) fast charging network, has announced a multiyear contract with Hyundai and Kia that will provide the auto manufacturers’ North American EV drivers with on-board, real-time access and availability to more than 1,000 EVgo fast charging stations.

Beginning in Spring 2019, Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV drivers will easily access EVgo station location information via their vehicles’ available connected navigation systems – and its cloud platform operated by Hyundai MnSOFT, a subsidiary of HMG. The contracted EVgo network data available to Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV drivers will include current charger availability information, routing drivers to open chargers at nearby stations. A Kia UVO account for the Niro EV and a Hyundai Blue link account for the Kona Electric are required to view EVgo station location information. “EVgo is committed to enabling EV adoption across the United States by working with leaders in transportation electrification to ensure awareness and Cathy Zoi access to EVgo’s rapidly expanding, public fast charging network. The inclusion of EVgo station location and availability in Hyundai and Kia’s in-vehicle navigation system makes it easier for drivers to find and use EVgo’s reliable and convenient fast charging stations,” said Cathy Zoi, EVgo CEO.

Affiliation

Associations of Puerto Rico formalize partnership

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he Solar & Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) has now been an associate of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the U.S. solar industry.

“This partnership was a natural outgrowth following the solar industry’s response to last year’s devastating hurricanes. By working together under one umbrella, we will be better able to coordinate resources and promote the vibrant growth of Puerto Rico’s solar market,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA’s President and CEO. “We formed SESA-PR to unite the solar in-

Renewed Contract

Redflow wins second South African telco battery order

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ustralian energy storage company Redflow Limited has won a follow-up sale of 32 zinc-bromine flow batteries to provide standby energy storage for mobile phone towers in South Africa.

This second sale follows an initial order for five batteries for use at mobile phone towers run by a leading South African telecommunication company. The towers are owned by a local company that is supported by the South African Government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) affirmative action agenda.

Redflow CEO Tim Harris, who received the new order after a visit to South Africa, said it clearly demonstrated the technological and commercial viability of Redflow’s zinc-bromine flow batteries for telecommunication deployments. “Our batteries thrive on heat and hard work, which is what these sites in South Africa require,” he explained.

Redflow’s longterm South African partner, Specialized Solar Systems (SSS), Tim Harris working with renewable energy specialist Amber Energy, is providing the energy storage and telecommunications skills to deploy the batteries at remote mobile phone towers. This new order of 32 batteries will support the telecommunication company’s mobile tower rollout programme to March 2019. dustry’s disaster response efforts following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. With SEIA’s national resources and our on-the-ground efforts, the Puerto Rico solar and storage markets are poised for rapid growth. SESA-PR works to ensure there’s effective public policy, jobs training and financing mechanisms in place to facilitate the ramp-up needed for rooftop, commercial, Abigail Ross Hopper and utility scale solar installations,” said SESA-PR’s Founder and President, PJ Wilson.

(L2R) Dr. Schmitt and Ken Zak. Source: Dürr MEGTEC, LLC

Cleantech

New acquisition increases Dürr's global presence

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ürr has completed the acquisition of the industrial environmental technology business of the US company Babcock & Wilcox (B&W). The transaction has created one of the leading global providers of air pollution and noise control technologies, which is all set to offer companies from all sectors a broad range of solutions for tightening emissions regulations worldwide.

The addition of the regional offices of the two environmental technology specialists, MEGTEC and Universal, will significantly increase Dürr's global presence and provide a strong global platform for serving customers.

Clean Technology Systems (CTS), Dürr's environmental technology division, is growing significantly as a result of the acquisition. MEGTEC supplies technologies for air pollution control such as Wet and Dry Electrostatic Precipitators, Fabric Filters, and Solvent Recovery Systems along with industrial dryers and coating systems for lithium-ion-battery electrodes.

Universal, a leading supplier of acoustic solutions, specializes in sound attenuation systems and air filters. It will add noise control as a new dimension to the CTS environmental business.

Dr. Daniel Schmitt, CEO of the Clean Technology Systems division and in-charge of the joint environmental technology business of Dürr, MEGTEC and Universal says, “This new combination establishes a much wider and stronger product portfolio and includes the services of 1,500 highly skilled workforce with sales of around € 400 million. We are well placed to offer our customers all exhaust-air purification technologies from a single source along with advanced acoustic solutions. Additionally, our synergies are expected to create cost savings in procurement and through product standardization. We have an unmatched offer – with the best possible solutions for our customers on a global scale.”

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

High-Speed vacuum transportation Team Avishkar Hyperloop from IITM is working to develop the world's fastest Hyperloop pod in terms of speed while competing at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 2019...

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yperloop is the fifth mode of transportation proposed by Elon Musk, CEO of TESLA and SpaceX. The founder of SpaceX, Musk was instrumental in bringing the idea of Hyperloop to the world when in 2013 he released a White Paper summarizing his ideas of hyperloop. Hyperloop will carry passengers in a capsule which will travel inside a near-vacuum tube

Source: Team Avishkar Hyperloop - IITM

from start station to end station.

SpaceX organizes the Hyperloop Pod Competition every year to promote student innovation in developing various aspects of the Hyperloop concept.

The idea Avishkar Hyperloop from IIT Madras received further impetus when SpaceX announced the Hyperloop Pod Competition 2019.

With Elon Musk personally involved in the organization of such a huge event, naturally the number of participating teams would be high. With the entry of Richard

Elon Musk at the inaugural Hyperloop Pod Competition at Los Angeles, California‌

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Branson owned and Virgin funded Hyperloop One, another legend had entered the fray. Further momentum was achieved in the arena when the Government of Maharashtra announced its plans to build a Mumbai-Pune hyperloop in collaboration with Hyperloop One earlier this year.

Speed wars It all began a year ago, when the team was formed. Despite it being a completely unknown technology, the team was highly enthusiastic, if not a bit scared.

SpaceX had just announced the

A rendering of the first hyperloop pod of Avishkar Hyperloop in the vacuum tube

Hyperloop Pod Competition 2018, and having registered for it, the aim was to reach the finals on its first attempt.

While the team did qualify for the second stage after an amazing Preliminary Design Report which was created in under a month, other teams proved to be just a tad better. The German team Warr Hyperloop achieved 457 kmph in that July competition. Team Avishkar Hyperloop plans to break this record and preparations for the 2019 competition are on full swing.

The design Just like any other form of transport, Hyperloop is not exempt from the basic rules: Passenger Safety and Satisfaction and Cost Effectiveness. The team has ensured that the design meets all specified criteria for the pod. Over time and with experience, the team members have developed a fluid work culture regarding their respective subsystems of work. With six major subsystems, the distribution of tasks has been extremely smooth and has resulted in deadlines being achieved well in advance.

Senior members from the team have imparted their knowledge to Gen-Next and altogether it has been a smooth transition for all members.

Since achieving high speeds is

the main goal of the competition, Team Avishkar has two separate methods of propulsion. Implementing both methods in a single pod is not feasible, but this hasn’t stopped the team from carrying out separate research and development on both these propulsion mechanisms. Wheel Drive is the primary method of propulsion which employs electric motors. It provides the higher initial torque of up to 250 Nm needed to overcome frictional drag when the pod is still in contact with the guide rails. On the other hand, a hitherto unknown mode, known as Double Sided Linear Induction Motor is also being developed by the team. The system operates at around 600 Amps. Although still under development, the team is gearing up to carry out the first test-run of the DSLIM on an indigenously designed mechanism in IIT Madras.

Just like the propulsion, it is imperative that the pod comes

safely to a stop within the required distance. This task is undertaken by the Braking Subsystem which is also divided further into two separate divisions: Frictional Braking and Eddy-Current Braking. Both these teams use the track on which the pod runs to slow it down. The major difference lies in the mechanisms used by them. The Frictional Braking is achieved through the use of Pneumatic Actuators laced with Kevlar Pads in conjunction with the Control System of the Pod, which helps in achieving the effects of Anti-Lock Braking System.

The Eddy-Current Braking is selfexplanatory. Like the DSLIM, the Eddy-Current Braking has been recently tested by the team and the results were very promising.

It seems to be powerful enough to stop the pod from a high speed of around 175m/s.

The development All this is not possible without a sturdy structure on which to support the entire machinery.

The Structures Team has lived up to the demands and successfully created the best possible structure for the pod. Using research on carbon-fibre composites the team has created a lightweight, albeit durable chassis which can support every single component mounted on the pod, weighing less than 20 kilograms in all. The fact that it has a safety factor of more than 10 is commendable.

The two underrated but vital subsystems are Power Systems and Controls and Communication. Needless to say, the entire pod will be nothing more than

A breakdown of the various subsystems that help the team function efficiently

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

Commercially there have been a lot of advancements. Virgin Hyperloop One is one such company that is building the first hyperloop track for India between Mumbai and Pune

Prototype of the DSLIM, indigenously developed by Team Avishkar Hyperloop, IIT-M

the fuselage of an airplane without proper power supply or accurate co-ordination between the various subsystems.

While all these subsystems work in close conjunction with each other, the job of coordinating them falls to the Project Management Team which has been instrumental in connecting the team members to the appropri-

ate alumni, industries, as well as pitching the idea to attract sponsors. Thanks to their efforts, Solidworks India has come forward as the first official sponsor for Avishkar Hyperloop.

With the goal of building India’s First Self-Propelled Completely Autonomous Hyperloop Pod, this team from The Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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has taken giant strides and come up with success. The Centre for Innovation in IIT-M as well as the Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research IIT-M have supported and assisted the team to realize its dream. With such great supporters as well as the dedicated team members, they are confident of developing the fastest Hyperloop Pod.

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APPOINTMENTS B Shepherd joins Redflow as Chief Commercial Officer

Ben Shepherd On joining Redflow, “I am passionate about energy storage and want to be wherever I can have the strongest impact.”

Ben Shepherd will join Redflow Limited, a publicly-listed Australian company that produces small 10kWh zinc-bromine flow batteries. Ben comes from CSIRO spinout battery company Ecoult, where he was Head of Business Development and Product Management since 2016.

Shepherd holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Industrial Design and a Master’s Degree in International Relations. He will relocate from Sydney to Brisbane to join Redflow’s executive team. Prior to Ecoult, he spent 10 years in business development at Keycorp, which included launching a Keycorp office in the US and opening new geographies such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

He will be the Chief Commercial Officer of Redflow, and his role will include establishing Redflow’s unique ZBM2 and ZCell batteries in target markets – by building up and working alongside the company’s installer partner channel in Australia and internationally.

Tim Harris, CEO, Redflow, said, “Ben is well equipped to fulfill this role, with both energy storage industry knowledge from Ecoult and international business development experience from his time with Keycorp.

Redflow allows Ben to bring those two together as we launch our zinc-bromine flow batteries into our target international markets.”

S Kato takes over as MD of JUWI Nippon Energy KK

Shinichi Kato As Managing Director and Representative Director of JUWI Nippon Energy, Kato manages all aspects of the corporation and is credited with founding the company in Japan…

Shinichi Kato, an experienced finance and energy expert from Japan, will lead the JUWI Nippon Energy KK as its Managing Director and Representative Director. The JUWI group has a dedicated unit to develop renewable energy projects in Japan since July 2018. JUWI Nippon Energy KK, based in Tokyo, will focus on developing utility scale solar energy projects all over the country as well as on buying project rights for suitable PV power projects punctually.

With the launch of JUWI Nippon, the Juwi Group of Germany continues to realize another element of its strategic approach to focus on project development activities in specific markets. Until now, Juwi was wellknown in Japan as an experienced EPC contractor for large PV power projects as well as a company offering technical and commercial operation services. This was established in the joint venture JUWI Shizen Energy.

JUWI Shizen Energy will continue its business activities as before.

Before joining JUWI, Shinichi Kato had been with Acacia Renewables KK and Equis Energy Japan for two years where he led both Business Development and supporting functions. Prior to joining the renewable energy industry, he spent over 30 years in the commercial banking industry with various international institutions such as Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Credit Agricole CIB, GE Capital and The Tokyo Star Bank (TSB) – where he held various management roles including executive officer and CFO, head of LBO finance, structured finance and project finance.

Natural Power recruits Head of Solar & Energy Storage

Shawn Shaw With a background in applied physics, Shaw is a registered power systems electrical engineer.

He teaches solar fleet quality management as well as energy storage measurement…

Natural Power, a leading renewable energy and infrastructure consultancy, has appointed Shawn Shaw to the role Head of Solar and Energy Storage. The company has a proven reputation and track record of working with clients to deliver solar and energy storage projects, from site finding and feasibility studies through to financing and construction. Based in the Saratoga Springs, New York office, Shaw will be responsible for leading and growing Natural Power’s robust solar and energy storage business lines focused on due diligence, technical advisory, and independent consulting to financiers, investors, project developers and government agencies across the world.

Shaw joins from The Cadmus Group where he was principal in charge of the firm’s multimillion-dollar Distributed Energy Resources (DER) practice area. During his time in this role, Shaw founded and led a multidisciplinary team responsible for more than 6,500 hands-on solar PV inspections, dozens of owner’s agent engagements, numerous energy storage studies, and consulting projects for a wide variety of utilities, state agencies, and private sector clients. Shaw brings technical expertise in solar PV, energy storage, performance analysis, testing, inspection, and engineering to Natural Power’s industry-leading team of engineers, analysts, and consultants.

Jim Adams, President of Natural Power in North America, said, “Given the near order of magnitude growth expected in energy storage and the continued strong growth of solar PV, we are excited to have Shawn joining our team. This new consolidated team, under Shawn’s leadership, will help focus our efforts and drive even better results for our clients across the industry.”

• December 2018 19

INTERVIEW

An attempt to create an Eco-system Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises – NTPC Limited, PFC, REC and POWERGRID. The Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) was set up under Ministry of Power.

In an exclusive interview, Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, EESL, talks to PK Chatterjee on various aspects related to the Electric Vehicles’ (EV’s) deployment in India. Excerpts…

What’s your view on the significance of GoI’s effort to deploy EVs in India?

Shifting to electric vehicles is one of the viable solutions to address India’s growing concern over pollution while reducing its oil import dependence and carbon emissions. EVs have the potential to support India’s growth by enhancing manufacturing, job creation, and technical capabilities. According to a recent report published by FICCI and Rocky Mountain Institute, India’s shift to shared, electric and connected mobility could help save up to INR 20 lakh crore in oil imports and nearly one giga tonne of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.

India is currently estimated to have four lakhs electric two wheelers, one lakh e-Rickshaws and a few thousands electric cars.

EESL is committed to fulfilling Government of India’s (GoI’s) vision on e-Mobility. It is creating an eco-system for manufacturers and suppliers to invest in e-Mobility in India. We are aggregating demand through bulk procurement, guaranteed payment to suppliers, while conducting awareness activities for consumers. In doing so, we’re attempting to address some of the challenges that have inhibited growth of this industry, such as low demand, high financial risk and costs for industries, and lack of consumer awareness and charging infrastructure. We are confident that EESL will be able to replicate the success of LED revolution, where we received mammoth support from public at 20 December 2018 •

large – and we look forward to the same type of acceptance to help us make electric vehicle a success.

What is the current status of the last year’s largest tender for 10,000 EVs and 2,000 charging stations?

EESL has completed procurement of 10,000 Electric Cars and has issued orders to M/s Tata Motors (5,050 nos.) and M/s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (4,950 nos.).

The price discovered by EESL for e-Cars through tendering is 25 per cent less than the current retail price of similar cars in the market.

As on date, 707 e-Cars have been deployed under registration, and

Saurabh Kumar

175 AC Chargers and 62 DC Chargers have been commissioned.

How is the user’s feedback on this EV adoption? Are there any challenges on the way?

EESL has received an overwhelming response on EV adoption. There is a growing awareness among the common populace about the significance of clean energy in India and its crucial role in combating the menace of pollution. An effective charging infrastructure is required for creating the ecosystem for EVs to operate smoothly and that will be possible when there will be

clear policy and regulatory environment, active participation of states and industry. For instance, clarity on standards for EV charging infrastructure will drive in more investments. Fortunately, the government is already trying to address the issue.

Also, since it is a new technology, there is a need to assess areas like grid stability, the emerging prices, leveraging the right technologies, charging specifications and more. Clearly, the process is expected to be an elongated one.

However, EESL is creating impetus to it by specifically focusing on government vehicles to support infrastructure for e-Mobility in India.

What is the plan of ESSL to promote indigenous EVs and EV infrastructure development in India?

Currently, EESL caters to only four-wheeler electric vehicles for the government. Through the EV programme, EESL is attempting to create an eco-system for manufacturers and suppliers to invest in EV in India, aggregating demand through bulk procurement, guaranteeing payment to suppliers, and conducting awareness activities for consumers. In doing so, we’re attempting to address some of the challenges that have inhibited growth of this industry, such as low product demand, high financial risk and costs for industries, and lack of consumer awareness. As a first step, we aim to replace the government’s 5,00,000 estimated conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars with electric variants.

We expect that these efforts will lead to the establishment and expansion of upstream and ancillary industries in India, such as suppliers of lithium-ion battery packs and electric traction motors, and developers of charging infrastructure.

EESL has already received an encouraging response from Central Government departments and across states. So far, 16 agree-

ments or MoUs have been signed, which includes Public Works Department (Maharashtra), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Telangana), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Niti Aayog, the Ministry of Power, and the 15th Finance Commission. EESL is in advanced negotiations with other state governments across India.

What are your views on EV technology and cost both in short and long term?

Expensive EV batteries pose the biggest hurdle in making EV revolution a reality. Currently, EV battery comprises 60 to 65 per cent of the vehicle cost. Also, an effective charging infrastructure is required for creating the ecosystem for EVs, and hence a clear policy and regulatory environment is the need of the hour. Over the past decade, the battery prices have gone down internationally by 70 to 80 per cent, and are projected to decrease by another 40 per cent in the next three to four years. The government is also trying to address the issue – and recently, the central government has announced that there will be no need for a licence to establish EV charging station in India.

What is ESSL’s future plan to increase EV adoption in India?

EESL is driven by the objective of enabling more – more efficiency, more innovation, more excellence - towards enabling rapid adoption of transformative energy efficiency solutions. To fulfil the government’s e-Mobility vision, EESL has planned to replace the government’s fleet of five lakh conventional ICE cars with electric variants. It also aims to establish a charging infrastructure across all states, where EVs are being deployed. EESL has already received an encouraging response from Central Government departments and across states. It is thus acting as a catalyst to the government’s efforts to usher electric mobility revolution in India.

We’re attempting to address some of the challenges that have inhibited growth of this industry, such as low demand, high financial risk and costs for industries, and lack of consumer awareness and charging infrastructure...

• December 2018 21

COVER STORY

Dawn of new era for energy storage in India If India is serious about accessing its estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years, then now is the time for policymakers to take decisive action. Electric vehicles, behind the meter and grid scale energy storage are key applications to help the Indian government meet wind and solar targets‌

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s we step into 2019, the time has come to assess significant developments and progress achieved by India in the outgoing year 2018 - under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Power scenario at a glance According to the latest report from the Central Electricity Authority, India now has a total installed power generation capacity of 346 GW, out of which 72 GW or 20.8 per cent is from renewables (Table 1). Altogether the sub-continent is expected to add up to 8.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in 2018-19.

The Government of India has increased its previous renewable energy generation target in this year-it is now attempting to generate 60 GW from large hydro power plants and 175 GW from other RES (100 GW from solar power plants, 60 GW from wind power plants, 10 GW from biomass power plants and 5 GW from small hydro power plants)

by March 2022.

The Government of India’s efforts to boost development of smart cities, promote electric

vehicles and achieve 40 per cent renewables in the energy mix by 2030 have made the country into one of the global leaders in green energy manufacture and action for climate change.

Electrification in the country The Saubhagya scheme would see complete household electrification in the country latest by Feb ahead of the March 2019 deadline, said Power Min R K Singh. Under the 16,320 crore scheme which was launched in September 2017, free electricity connections are provided to all households in rural and poor families in urban areas. Staterun REC Ltd has been designated as the nodal agency for the scheme.

According to the GoI, 15 states in the country have already achieved 100 percent household electrification under the Saubhagya program. India has already achieved cent per cent village electrification, which means at least 10 per cent households in each village are electrified.

Significant solar initiatives of the year During the first two quarters of 2018, India commissioned 4.9 GW of solar power capacity,

Table 1: India’s total installed generation capacity as on 31.10.2018 Fuel

MW

% of Total

Total Thermal

2,21,768

64.1%

Coal

1,95,993

56.6%

24,937

7.2%

838

0.2%

45,487

13.1%

Gas Oil Hydro (Renewable) Nuclear RES* (MNRE) TOTAL

6,780

2.0%

72,013

20.8%

3,46,048

*Installed capacity in respect of RES (MNRE) as on 30.06.2018.

RES (Renewable Energy Sources) include Small Hydro Project, Biomass Gasifier, Biomass Power, Urban & Industrial Waste Power, Solar and Wind Energy.

Source: Central Electricity Authority

International Solar Alliance represents the future of energy scenario the world over...

Antonio Guterres Secretary General of United Nations

which earned India the status of the second largest solar market in the world. As recently as April 2018, tenders were floated for around 1.3 GW of solar plants.

Despite a downward trend in the third quarter, solar plant commissioning is catching up.

Latelythe Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd floated a competitive round for 1 GW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic capacity; The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited has issued a tender for the allotment of 100 MW grid connected solar projects in five talukas across the state; and the Uttar Pradesh New Energy Development Agency has re-tendered a 500 MW project, to mention just a few.

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that India will achieve its 40 per cent non-fossil fuel capacity target a decade early. The report states, “India’s achievement follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2015 announcement of ambitious policy commitments to meet the global Paris Agreement, with an emphasis on sustainable development and climate justice. India’s visionary National Electricity Plan 2018 has established a clear pathway for the country to substantially exceed the first target which is to have 40 per cent of electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030.”

One of the major developments in this regard that has firmly engraved India’s name in the global renewable initiative list is the country’s significant role in setting up of International Solar Alliance. Praising the effort, the Secretary General of United Nations, Antonio Guterres said, “International Solar Alliance represents the future of energy scenario the world over.”

National Energy Storage Mission Energy storage plays an important role in renewable integration, energy access, electric mobility and the smart cities’ initiatives by the Government.

India Energy Storage Alliance estimates the market for energy 24 December 2018 •

storage to grow to over 300 GWh during 2018-25. India is expected to attract investment in 2 to 4 Giga factories for advanced Li-ion batteries, attracting over USD 3 billion in investments in the next three years. The year 2019 is to be one of opportunities for the energy storage sector in terms of manufacturing, assembling, energy storage project developments, equipment supply, R&D of technology enhancement etc. An increasing number of foreign and Indian technology players are exploring investment options in this sector.

India's rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewables will soon bring RE capacity to 25 per cent of the total, which will cause grid instability to become a critical issue. Recognizing the importance of Energy Storage to address this problem, GoI is putting in place the National Energy Storage Mission.

In February 2018, MNRE constituted an Expert Committee under its Secretary with representatives from relevant ministries, industry associations, research institutions and experts to propose a draft for setting up a National Energy Storage Mission for India. The Expert Committee has proposed a draft NESM with objectives to strive for leadership in the energy storage sector by creating an enabling policy and regulatory framework that encourages manufacturing, deployment, innovation and further cost reduction. IESA’s Executive Director, Dr Rahul Walawalkar was among those inducted to the Committee to contribute his vast expertise in the field.

The year 2018 has witnessed some large scale deployment of energy storage technologies in the country. The joint 10 MW project of AES India and Mitsubishi Corporation to serve the grid operated by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) at Rohini in New Delhi is one.

Odisha Hydro Power Corp (OHPC)

is also planning to set up a hydropump-storage at an investment of INR 3,000 crore to meet peakhour rural electricity demand.

The government is seriously incentivizing domestic manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, which will reduce India’s dependence on import. As far as the indigenous technology development in this field is concerned, Indian Space Research Organisation is playing a major role. Out of 141 companies, ISRO shortlisted 15 companies for technology transfer. The RAASI group signed an MOU with CECRI Chennai for Li-ion technology and set up the manufacturing plant. Muthoot Industry is also setting up a Li-Ion cell manufacturing plant in Andhra Pradesh for power electronics and mobile phone applications.

With deployment of distributed advanced storage in the telecom sector, India has already crossed the 1GWh benchmark.

Rolling out electric vehicles The EV market achieved substantial momentum in 2018. Although the adoption density is still in favor of the lower segments like the 2- and 3- wheelers, response is growing in the upper segments as well.

Energy Efficiency Services Limited is actively working to promote electric 4-wheelers in the government departments.

So far seven states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana (draft), Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh (draft) have come out with EV policies or drafts. According to a Bloomberg report, ‘as many as 11,000 new e-rickshaws hit the Indian streets every month’, proving that unorganized players also play a major role in clean mobility.

Towards the beginning of 2018, the Ministry of Power launched the new National Electric Mobility Program to focus on creating charging infrastructure and a policy framework to set a target

Dr Rahul Walawalkar was inducted in the Expert Committee to draft the National Energy Storage Mission…

Latest status on household electrification…

of more than 30 per cent electric vehicles by 2030. With sufficient public charging facilities for charging EVs during the day, the problem of low net loads when maximum solar energy is being produced can actually be solved.

FAME-India Scheme Till

August 2018 under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles or FAME – I, the union government has spent around INR 264 crore to incentivize various projects promoting e-vehicles in the country. Total outlay of Phase-I of the FAME-India Scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 795 Crore to Rs. 895 Crore.

The scheme, originally put in place till 31 April 2017, has been extended up to 31March 2019

or till notification of FAME-II, whichever is earlier.

The draft scheme for FAME II proposes the holistic growth of EV industry including charging infrastructure, R&D of EV technologies and greater indigenization. A subsidy amount of INR 5,500 crore is envisaged to encourage adoption of all types of EVs and promote EVs in public transport. Encouraged by the incentives, numerous agencies are rapidly setting up charging stations across the country.

Under Demand Creation focus scheme, the purchaser of electric and hybrid vehicles is given an upfront reduction in purchase price by the dealer.

Under the plan and till 6th December 2018, the Government has given demand incentive to about 2,61,507 electric/ hybrid

vehicles. A sum of 119 models of vehicles of 27 OEMs got registered under FAME-India Scheme to avail the demand incentive. The positive results of these efforts are borne out by the fact that DHI has so far sanctioned 455 electric buses for nine cities in a pilot scheme launched in October 2017. It generated interest in 44 cities which placed orders for 3144 e-buses.

IESA's industry focused initiatives IESA has a vision to make India a global manufacturing hub for energy storage solutions, electric vehicles and micro grid technology by 2022. The organization has been creating awareness on the importance of energy storage among industry stakeholders.

IESA is lobbying along with companies like Microtex, LivGuard and others for a further cut in GST to boost energy storage adoption in India.

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India’s visionary National Electricity Plan2018 has established a clear pathway for the country to substantially exceed the first target which is to have 40 per cent of electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030...

This year IESA organized an Energy Storage Solutions meet in Coimbatore and Pune to fasttrack behind the meter adoption of advanced energy storage technologies. The objective being to provide appropriate energy storage solutions for commercial and industrial consumers.

It's two-day-long Electric Vehicle Conclave along with ICAT successfully addressed the key challenges in EV policy, battery technology and charging infrastructure.

The second edition of India’s Energy Storage Policy Forum was hosted by IESA on the eve of the World Energy Storage Day. Focus area was policy issues related to grid and off-grid applications to support renewable development, energy storage for EVs and charging infrastructure as well as R&D and manufacturing ecosystem in India. The alliance received an overwhelming response from stakeholders and policy makers.

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day Master class on Energy Storage Technology, Applications & Manufacturing Process in Mumbai making it a first of its kind in India.

Expectations from Budget 2019 Industry anticipates more specific incentives and subsidies to motivate the promising Renewable Energy sector of the country. According to IESA, “In the current scenario when India is ranked No 11 in the Climate Change Performance Index and the fourth-largest renewable energy investment market among all climate scope countries, a much required boost is expected in the upcoming budget.”

Solar manufacturers, struggling to protect the domestic sector against imported modules from China, Taiwan and Malaysia, need significant subsidies to take manufacturing to new levels. A large allocation of funds is expected in the upcoming budget to cover the huge targets set by MNRE. Increased custom duty on

electronic items is a major concern and the budget should address this issue so as to support domestic demand and market adoption in the energy storage segment. IESA’s priority right now is to increase domestic demand, where the upfront cost is definitely a concern as domestic manufacturing is not available for a number of products.

There has been a lot of focus on creating a sound foundation for generation of alternative energy and more of the same is desired. Incentivizing landowners to encourage them to develop wind parks, providing support and subsidies to encourage storage manufacturing and similar steps should be included among broader plans. NESM should lay out more specific plans for EVs. IESA expects much more clarity and initiatives from the government on electrification targets.

In the upcoming years, a lot of exciting and rapid changes are expected in the Indian Renewable Energy and the Energy Storage market.

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PM'S MESSAGE @ MOVE

Moving towards Sustainability

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he Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on inaugurating the Global Mobility Summit in September, set out clear guidelines for India's future mobility. Elaborating on his vision, encapsulated in 7 Cs, he described the country as being on the move in terms of its economy, infrastructure, youth and much more. Mobility he stressed, was the key driver of the economy, able to boost economic growth and generate employment for the youth.

Following is the full text of PM’s address:

“Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates from across the World, Ladies and Gentlemen.

I welcome you all to the Global Mobility Summit.

Move – The name of this Summit captures the spirit of India today.

Indeed, India is on the Move: Our economy is on the Move. We are the world’s fastest growing major economy.

Our cities and towns are on the Move. We are building one hundred smart cities.

Our infrastructure is on the Move. We are building roads, airports, rail lines and ports at a quick pace.

Our goods are on the Move. The Goods and Services Tax has helped us rationalize supply chains and warehouse networks.

Our reforms are on the Move. We have made India an easier place to do business.

Our lives are on the Move. Families are getting homes, toilets, smokefree LPG cylinders, bank accounts and loans.

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi

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Our youth are on the Move.

We are fast emerging as the start-up hub of the world. India is moving ahead with new energy, urgency and purpose We all know that, mobility has been key to the progress of humanity.

The world is now in the middle of a new mobility revolution. It is, therefore, important to understand mobility as a wider construct.

Mobility is a key driver of the economy. Better mobility reduces the burden of travel and transportation and can boost economic growth. It is already a major employer and can create the next generation of jobs.

Mobility is central to urbanization. Motorized personal vehicles require ever-growing road, parking, and traffic infrastructure.

Mobility is a key element of ‘ease of living’. It occupies the minds of virtually every person: in time spent to get to school and work, in frustration with traffic, in the cost of visiting family or moving goods, in access to public transport, in the quality of air our children breathe in concerns around the safety of travel.

Mobility is critical to preserving our planet. Road transport accounts for one fifth of global Carbon dioxide emissions. This threatens to choke cities and raise global temperatures.

Creating a mobility eco-system that is in sync with nature is the need of the hour.

Mobility is the next frontier in our fight against Climate Change.

Better mobility can provide for better jobs, smarter infrastructure, and improve the quality of life. It can also reduce costs, expand economic activity and protect the planet.

Thus, the mobility sector impacts larger public outcomes.

Mobility, especially the digitization of mobility, is disruptive. It has big potential for innovation and it has been setting a searing pace!

Already, people are calling taxis

on their phones, sharing bicycles in cities; buses are running on clean energy, cars are going electric.

In India, we have been laying emphasis on mobility. We have doubled our pace of construction of highways.

We have re-energized our rural road-building programme. We are promoting fuel efficient and cleaner fuel vehicles. We have developed low-cost air connectivity in underserved regions. We are also starting operations on hundreds of new air routes.

We are pushing waterways in addition to traditional modes like rail and road.

We are reducing travel distances in our cities by efficient location of homes, schools and offices.

We have also started data-driven interventions such as intelligent traffic management systems.

However, we also need to encourage pedestrians and cycling by taking steps ensure their safety and priority.

In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. Our starting point is fresh. We have little of the legacy of resource-blind mobility.

We have fewer vehicles per capita than other major economies.

Thus, we do not carry much of the baggage of other economies that were built on the back of private car ownership! This gives us the window of opportunity to create an allnew, seamless mobility eco-system.

On the technology front, our strengths lie in information technology, big data, digital payments, and the internet-enabled shared economy. These elements are increasingly becoming the drivers of the global future of mobility.

Our unique identity program, Aadhaar, and its India-stack ecosystem, has laid down a comprehensive public digital infrastructure. It has digitally empowered 850 million of our citizens. India can demonstrate how such digital in-

frastructure can be combined with new mobility business models.

Our renewable energy push will ensure that the environmental benefits of electric mobility can be fully realized. We plan to draw 175 GW of energy from renewables by 2022. We are already the fifth largest producer of solar energy in the world. We are also the sixth largest producer of renewable energy. We have also championed the cause of solar energy globally through the International Solar Alliance.

We have a fast growing manufacturing base, especially in the automotive sector.

We also have a large, digitally literate, young population. This provides millions of educated minds, skilled hands and aspirational dreams for powering the future.

Therefore, I am convinced that India is best placed globally, to be an early mover in the ‘Mobility Economy’.

My vision for the future of mobility in India is based on 7 C’s – Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean and Cutting-edge.

1.Common: Public Transport must be the cornerstone of our mobility initiatives. New business models driven by digitization, are re-inventing the current paradigm. Big Data is enabling smarter decision-making by better understanding our patterns and needs.

Our focus must also go beyond cars, to other vehicles such as scooters and rickshaws. Large segments of the developing world depend on these vehicles for mobility..

2.Connected mobility implies integration of geographies as well as modes of transport. The internetenabled Connected Sharing Economy is emerging as the fulcrum of mobility.

We must leverage the full potential for vehicle pooling and other innovative technical solutions to improve private vehicle utilization.

People from villages should be able to bring their produce to the cities with ease and efficiency.

3.Convenient mobility means safe, affordable and accessible for all

sections of the society. This includes the elderly, the women and the specially abled. We need to ensure that public transport is preferred to private modes of travel.

4.Congestion free mmobility is critical to check the economic and environment costs of congestion.

Hence, there should be emphasis on ending bottlenecks of networks.

This would result in fewer traffic jams and lower levels of stress for people travelling.

It would also lead to greater efficiency in logistics and freight.

5.Charged mobility is the way forward. We want to drive investments across the value chain from batteries to smart charging to Electric Vehicle manufacturing. India’s business leaders and manufacturers are now poised to develop and deploy break-through battery technology.

The India Space Research Organization uses one of the best battery systems to run satellites in space. Other institutions can partner with ISRO to develop cost effective and efficient battery systems for electric cars. We want to build India as a driver in Electric Vehicles.

We will soon put in place a stable policy-regime around electric and other alternative fuel vehicles.

Policies will be designed as a winwin for all, and enable huge opportunities in the automotive sector.

6.Clean Mobility powered by Clean Energy is our most powerful weapon in our fight against Climate Change! This means a pollutionfree clean drive, leading to clean air and better living standards for our people.

We should champion the idea of ‘clean kilometres’. This could be achieved through bio-fuels electric or solar charging. Electric Vehicles in particular can complement our investments in renewable energy.

We will do whatever it takes, because this is our commitment to our heritage, and our promise to future generations.

7. Cutting-edge: Mobility is like the Internet in its early days. It is Cutting-edge. It is the next big innovation sector. The ‘Move Hack’ and

‘Pitch to Move’ events organized over the past week show how young minds are coming up with creative solutions.

Entrepreneurs should see mobility as a sector with immense opportunity for innovation and growth. It is a sector where innovation can help solve problems for public good.

I am convinced that the ‘Mobility Revolution’ is an enabler of our growth and development. When India transforms mobility, it benefits one fifth of mankind. It also becomes a scaled success story, for others to replicate.

Let us build a template, for the world to adopt.

In conclusion, let me particularly appeal to the youth of India.

My young, dynamic friends, this is your opportunity to lead a new era of innovation. This is the future. This is the sector that will absorb everything from those with doctors to engineers to drivers to mechanics. We should embrace this revolution early, and leverage our strengths to lead the mobility innovation ecosystem both for ourselves and for others.

The Talent and Technology assembled here today, has the capability of making a transformative mobility shift for India and the World.

This shift will be based on ‘Caring for our World’, and ‘Sharing with Others’.

To quote from our ancient scriptures:

Which means: May we all be Protected.

May we all be Nourished May we work together with great energy May our intellect be Sharpened Friends!

I look forward to see what we can do together.

This summit is just the beginning.

Let us Move ahead.

Thank you.

Thank You Very Much!

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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Government MOVERS of the mobility machinery India stands on the brink of an urban population boom which will inevitably bring every sector under stress. To capitalize on the tremendous resultant opportunity, NITI Aayog organized the Global Mobility Summit in September highlighting efficient mobility as the underlying essential for growth.

As a first, India needs to reduce its carbon footprint in transportation given its commitment to the stewardship of the International Solar Alliance and for the well being of its citizens. The Summit outlined a five track course to put in place an sustainable and shared mobility structure for India. Working with state specific requirements, it ensured depth of content and initiated dialog for a carbon free means to move people and goods.

An important need is to leverage underutilized infrastructure capacity and assets to carry passengers and cargo. A comprehensive electrification agenda and energy security is on the cards. The digital age calls for modern, carbon free applications of technology for local and longdistance public transit suited to India's varying needs and environments.

The digitization of the logistics sector will streamline the movement of goods and significantly lower embedded costs for agriculture and rural economies thus contributing to economic growth. Finally, the potential and use of data to improve outcomes for stakeholders and users will be incorporated in India's new mobility agenda.

The Government office bearers, instrumental to the structural change that will usher in India's new age mobility, commented on this dynamic space ...

Moving to EV and clean fuel is need of the hour Shri Nitin Gadkari- Minister for Road Transport & Highways- speaks about sharing views and technology on a global scale to counter pollution...

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hri Gadkari alleged that the most pressing problem in our country is that of pollution. and it is the reason that our health and the health of our children is affected. The major polluter is the automotive sector. The world has become conscious of this problem and it is now a global concern. In order to reduce pollution, he said, we would have to move to clean fuels like electric, biofuel etc.

He spoke of the other big problem faced by our country as being that of crude oil imports. Our import of around six lakh crore of crude oil results in a huge dollar expenditure, causing the rupee to

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constantly depreciate. "We urgently need to reduce this spend on oil and find indigenous and clean alternatives - a cost effective substitute for imports that is both pollution free and indigenous," he said.

"As per our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Make in India initiative, we now manufacture electric buses, electric scooters and electric cars, which contribute to reducing pollution. As the volume of e-vehicles increases, prices will also fall and help in mass adoption. We are steadily but surely approaching an era of electric mobility. This will lead to a substantial reduction in oil imports. We have declared free

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permits for vehicles like auto-rickshaws, taxis and buses running on biofuel and electricity." He invited global leaders to Make in India and share their views and technology.

While deciding railway fares, social impacts need to be considered Shri Manoj Sinha - Minister of Communication and Minister of State for Railways on the unique nature of Indian railways...

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on’ble Prime Minister has on various occasions discussed the development of

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the Indian Railways. When deciding fares we need to consider the social impact on passengers and freight customers. Two other matters of primary importance are to reduce expenses and increase the earnings of the Indian Railways. The use of renewable electrical power will aid in reducing the cost drastically.

Our railway systems cannot be compared with other countries since none have a population equivalent to the number of people who travel on the Indian Railways. Although we have made good progress in the past four and a half years to improve our sys-

tems and services, there is still a long way to go," he said.

He felt the most vital aspect to consider while considering new systems was the environmental aspect. A considerable amount of carbon emission has been reduced and further work is being done towards further reduction. Steps such as use of ethanol, keeping in mind the current scenario of diesel and petrol, optimal power utilization and employment of Artificial Intelligence need to be thought through.

Increased and effective use of solar and wind generated power he said, were also important.

Indian Railways is targeting to use more non-fossil fuel-based energy Shri Ghanshyam Singh (IREE) - Member Traction Railway Board speaks on the contribution of railways towards a pollution free environment...

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ndian Railways has transformed itself into a reliable, faster, safer, affordable, sustainable and accountable mode of transport. We have achieved accelerated growth, and the electrification of railway tracks has augmented capacity and reduced cost. Last year the highest ever electrification of railway lines at 4087 km was achieved against the target of

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4000 km. Indian Railways aims to further electrify 64,212 km, thus covering almost 100 percent of the major route requirements.

We are also targeting a transition to non-fossil fuel based energy with 40 percent of electricity generation capacity through renewable energy by 2030.

Moreover 59.6 MW solar and 36.5 MW wind plants have been commissioned for IR. A 100 percent of railway stations are now lighted by LEDs. IR has started drawing power from 10 states through open access, thereby drastically reducing expenses. Indian Railways has saved around INR 7504 crore.

By successfully converting 80 trains to HOG system, IR has saved INR 136 crore per annum.

It has a successful conversion of 2800 HP diesel locomotive to 5000 HP locomotive. The highest number of electric locomotives has been produced numbering 377

during 2017-18 and IR is upgrading the speed potential of WAP-5 locomotives from 160 kmph to 200 kmph and of WAP-7 from 140 to 180 kmph. We are using Distributed Power Wireless Control System and working on reducing aerodynamic load on the locomotives. Around 65.1 percent of freight and 54.3 percent of passenger traffic is now being hauled by electric locomotives.

Our dream is to increase electrification to 6,000 km and increase execution capacity from 10,500 km. We also realize the importance of faster execution of the projects. Through electrification of rail tracks we have saved INR 13,000 crore.

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Transformation in mobility has a fundamental bearing on our oil and natural gas resources Shri Dharmedra Pradhan-Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Skill Development and Entrepreneurship says aggressive planning for a transition to cleaner fuels has started...

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have been keenly observing the way the global mobility scenario is unfolding - the transformation in mobility has a fundamental bearing on our oil and natural gas resources. In the Indian scenario we need to work with the 7 Cs of mobility as mentioned by the Hon’ble

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PM - Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean and Cutting-edge.

Given the high pollution levels in many of our cities, we are looking at gas based transport services.

We are promoting the use of CNG, Bio CNG, etc. We have a lot of CNG stations and more CNG stations are expected to come up. We expect around 10,000 CNG stations to come up in next 10 years. The government is also promoting LNG based transport systems for long distances especially in commercial vehicles. Twelve bio-refineries are being set up and steps are being taken to achieve 10 percent ethanol blending. Soon Bio-ATF and BioCNG policies will be formulated. Indian Oil has tied up with the Delhi Government to introduce 50 Hydro-

gen enriched CNG buses next year," said Shri Pradhan.

He expressed the need to create more efficient diesel and petrol engines to reduce emission, saying that India could be a zero fossil fuel consuming and importing country with the resources available.

The need is for a comprehensive mobility plan to take care of the sector, he remarked, saying that the Government of India is underway on this, having made mass transport a part of the smart city plans.

Inter ministry teams are working towards building solutions for better integrated mobility.

Sensing the bright future of cleaner alternative energy, all major energy companies – even oil and gas companies are investing in a big way in renewable energy.

A system cutting across various modes of travel is essential Shri Ashwani Lohani – Chairman - Railway Board stresses the need for effective mobility for the growth of economy...

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o enhance mobility in the country it is vital to improve productivity in the Indian Railways. We are working towards reforming the overall processes, operations and the culture of the Indian Railways. To improve mobility as such, it is important to have a system cutting across various modes of travel; a seamless and hasslefree network of travel; better terminals for travelers and common tickets and ease of sharing of revenues

to facilitate these systems. Speed is the need in terms of fast speed corridors and faster speed to transport goods. In the past few years, traffic has increased around 16 times and it is required more than ever that Indian mobility also develops and upgrades at a faster rate to match up and address this increase in traffic. Indian Railway has a major role to play in the growth of the Indian economy. Together we pledge that we will not let the nation down.

The need to acknowledge those who use non-polluting modes of transport Shri Devendra Fadnavis-Chief Minister-Maharashtra comments on the opportune time to deliberate on the systems of mobility...

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emarking on the congested condition of Indian roads thanks to affordable cars manufactured by auto companies, Shri Fadnavis said the need is to be smarter and build better mobility to counter the negatives of the current scenario.

"From the 7 Cs of mobility that our Hon’ble PM has given

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us we have got 7 Goals – A: Affordability, B: Balanced regional development, C: Conservation of resources, D: Distribution of resources among alternatives, E: Equity, F: Future ready and G: Global practices being shared," he said.

He spoke of how Mumbai is developing 250 kms of Metro system and investing heavily on high capacity transport solutions with the goal to increase the carrying capacity of transport by 2.5 times. "The key," he said "is end to end connectivity - everything should be integrated."

Recognizing e-mobility as being crucial to future mobility, Maharashtra was the first state to come up with an EV policy and has a charging-station policy in place. Electric busses have al-

ready been introduced in some cities of the state Maharashtra aims to introduce hyperloop transport, and the first link will be created between Mumbai and Pune reducing commuting time just 29 min. The state will also soon come up with nearly 10,000 km of corridors for non-motorized transport (NMT), which includes cycle tracks and regional roads for bicycles as well as pedestrian roads.

Shri Fadnavis expressed the need to acknowledge those who use non-polluting modes of transport as they help to conserve the environment. Interestingly, this is likely to be the biggest integrated program in order to develop the cleanest as well as the healthiest mode of transport in India.

Introduction of shared transport systems is very essential Shri Yudhvir Singh Malik-Secretary-Ministry of Road Transport and Highways outlines the urgent need for efficient public transport...

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number of thought leaders are interested in reinventing our public transport system.

However the fundamental question is, why do we need to reinvent the public transport system? When we look at the transport system in this context, it has to be put into two different brackets which includes urban transportation system and public transportation system which

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are two different categories altogether. The pace of car manufacturing and car sales in India needs to be increased by four times the current pace to overcome the shortage of road space construction. One way to combat this problem is a switch over to a transportation system and shared transport from four wheelers to ensure last mile connectivity. The state road transport undertakings have about hundred forty thousand buses and the state carriage permit buses are almost an equal number which comes to a total of 2.75 lakhs to three lakhs operating buses in India. Taking into consideration the population of our country and India’s mobility and transportation requirement, we need a minimum of 20 lakhs buses to make some dent in it.

When it comes to urban transportation, it becomes imperative

to substitute the individual vehicles with public transport systems.

But the question is, are people in big metropolitan cities like Delhi ready to shift to public transport system from their cars? The answer partly lies in how reliable the system is in terms of availability, timings, comfort which are the fundamental aspects for a switch over to a public transport system.

We need to address the challenge of road spaces to combat the issue of traffic jams on roads.

We are moving in the direction of a catastrophic situation as more urban centers are expanding, all the while leaving less space for a cyclist or a pedestrian. To combat the issue of urbanization, we need a shift from individual transport to extremely efficient public transport system that supports lastmile connectivity.

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Intensify investment in high capacity integrated systems to cater to future traffic needs Mrs Ashwini Bhide-IAS - Managing Director-MMRC feels the need to achieve affordability, safety, comfort and convenience for the commuters...

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hen we see the Indian transportation system, we have a lot of standalone systems, for example in Mumbai we have the local trains, BEST bus, metro rail, yellow black

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taxis, etc. And the entire city depends heavily on the public transport systems. These systems however suffer from overcrowding, unreliability, safety issues and most of all integration. The ease of travel is missing today leading to losing of commuters to private means of transport. Data suggests that people don’t want to go through the agony of self drive but they opt for services which are giving them reliability, affordability and most of all a good service making them opt for app based private services. This whole scenario is putting more cars on the road. The only solution is physical and soft integration of all the stand

alone public transport services. We need a lot of data crunching and data analytics to create the best solutions. We are already investing heavily in Metro Rail Systems, close to 3000 kms of metro is already underway. Intensive capital investments are being done for development of metros. But, we also need a behavior change from people to accept and adopt the new solutions.

We need to intensify investment in high capacity integrated systems to be able to cater to future traffic needs. From this integration we need to achieve affordability, safety, comfort and convenience for the commuters.

Singapore needs a policy to discourage private car ownership Dr Lam Pin Min - Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transport-Singapore speaks on his country's efforts to provide clean and comfortable mobility in his island city...

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n June this year Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi in his key note address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore spoke about many cities in Asia that are facing problems of rapid urbanization.

It is essential for governments to come together along with people and stakeholders to address these problems. Singapore is no exception in having to take up these challenges of urbanization. Singapore is a small island country and

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our population has grown from two million to five million. Already 12 percent of our land is being used for roads and around 40 percent for constructing residential buildings. Thus building more roads is just not sustainable. Singapore needs a policy to discourage private car ownership and we would like to encourage use of public transport as the choice transport mode for millions of people.

Singapore has adopted three strategies to tackle this problem. Firstly, we want to control the ownership of private vehicles which is being undertaken by various modalities: one is the certificate of entitlement where the owner needs to get a certificate before he or she is allowed to own a private vehicle. We have also implemented a road pricing policy in which vehicles need to pay a certain amount to enter specific parts of the country. Sec-

ondly, we plan to optimize the public transport system of Singapore thus making it reliable, convenient and affordable for all.

This also includes high frequency feeder services for connections with the rail network. Thirdly, promoting active mobility which is in the form of walking, cycling as well as the use of personal mobility devices. And thus providing people an excellent long lasting connectivity. Currently 67 percent of travel in Singapore is by public transport and we aim to increase this to 75 percent by 2030.

Beyond these strategies we are also constantly planning ahead, innovating and working towards providing a transport system that will make Singapore a vibrant and global city. And Singapore would be happy to participate in any platform that promotes knowledge sharing and experience for the benefit of everyone.

Transformation to cost effective, zero emission vehicles is needed Shri Graham Stuart-MP- Beverly and Holderness-United Kingdom speaks on collaborative efforts with India on the development of clean fuels...

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n 2018 we have established the first Climate Change legislation.

According to the legislation, the British Government has the legal obligation to meet halfway on the pathway to 2050. We are on the way forward with the independent committee of climate change by having five yearly carbon budgets and that has been translated to the policy.

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This is the right time to discuss about lowering emission by fossil fuels and move towards using better and cleaner fuels in order to minimize the environmental impact. We need transformation where we can have cost effective zero emission vehicles available.

Britain has demonstrated that clean growth can be made possible by cutting emissions by more than 40 percent while growing its economy by more than two-thirds. We are now on the road to zero percent strategy, clear path with a commitment to end sale of cars with emission by 2040.

We are a global leader in autonomous and electric vehicles. In fact, one in five electric vehicles sold in Europe is built in the UK. There is quite a correlation between Indian and UK ambition in this area.

Both have got university bases, automotive company bases and engineering bases and we believe that collaboration is the key to tackle the challenging issues.

UK – India clean tech partnership, is another step to address the prevailing issues. We have an extremely significant partnership with India, in fact many Indian tech companies have massively invested in the UK. We will be holding discussions with Indian investors based in the UK about how we can cooperate and collaborate to meet the joint challenges. India has huge R&D capabilities that UK based companies can tap into and vice-versa. We are mutually investing in each other’s economy and we have common goals such as sustainable transport and development of our technology industries.

Can India solve its mobility problems without a strong metropolitan institution?

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri-Minister of State (IC) - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on the need to arrest and correct concentration from public to private transportation...

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think the Indian challenges are unique when we talk about integration of mobility. We are faced with Institutional fragmen-

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tation which does not make the right environment for efficient use of resources or segregate expenditures or for wise decision making.

All institutions carry their historical baggage - thus it takes time for things to move.

Can India solve its problems without a strong metropolitan institution? The answer is No. We have our own way to break through these institutional cyclones through the democratic forces, we cannot follow the solutions used elsewhere in the world," said Shri Puri. He explains the complex system of central government, state governments and other regulatory organiza-

tions in Delhi and working around them.

The need to arrest the huge shift of people from public transport to private vehicles in order to make cities sustainable is urgent.

It can only happen when cities and towns have robust public transport systems including good buses and efficient metro rail networks.

Another challenge in trying to go green is to encouraging pedestrians and cycling - it is a twin challenge. "To progress in the right direction, what we need to understand is that we are moving people and not vehicles," said Shri Puri. • December 2018 35

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The SA Government is developing green transport coverage Hon’ble Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga- MP-Deputy Minister of Transport- South Africa speaks on South Africa's move towards lowering emissions in the transport sector...

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hen we talk about increased transportation needs, we face many challenges including climate change and challenges that arise

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from demographic developments.

Our policies and legislation are of course based on our constitution, but we need to build a balanced and appropriate regulatory framework. Our policies need to address all stakeholders like the private sector, civic society and the government. It is our political will to drive economic and social change through better transport systems.

In South Africa the transport sector contributes 8.10 percent of the green house gas emissions and a considerable amount comes from goods transport. Hence we are focused on improving our goods transport solutions by emphasiz-

ing on lower emission transport modes.

The South African Government has initiated the process to de-capitalize the transport sector and lower emission by developing green transport coverage. By enriching the goals and objectives of the green transport strategy, we are undertaking various measures like uptake of green technologies.

We are open to investment in the development of infrastructure in the areas including electric charging stations, compressed natural gas refueling stations and public transportation.

Comfortable travel from doorstep to destination is still a challenge Shri Anil Baijal - Lieutenant Governor of Delhi views new age mobility as one which owns the ride and not the vehicle...

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n the planning of future of mobility, Shri Baijal is of the opinion that use of land value capture is a powerful tool and that land use planning and power use planning are going to grow closer.

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"Moving ahead," he said, "transport planning and special planning need to be done together. Right now we do not have an organization that does transport planning within special planning. India will soon have the largest cities in the world, we will not have any examples to follow and take clue from.

We will have to find and create our own solutions. If these cities are to power India’s growth, it is imperative to have efficient mobility systems in place. We have to embrace the emerging paradigm."

He describes Delhi as the most populous city in India with the highest per capita income;

it also has the largest number of registered motor vehicles inspite of an extensive metro and bus service. This is leading to the highest fuel emission despite the use of CNG for over a decade. Delhi needs to turn this around and use alternatives like hydrogen-rich CNG buses and also green its last mile services.

"A mass shift of preference from private vehicles to public transport is possible only when the later becomes reliable.

Comfortable travel from doorstep to destination is still a challenge.

Solutions are on the way, like proposed subsidiary set up by DMRC to strengthen last mile connectivity," he observed.

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obility as a sector has a great potential for transforming the quality of life of our citizens and generating huge economic growth and employment," said Dr Kumar. Speaking about the Mobility Summit held recently, he described how it was a culmination of months of work through a consultative process with States, Ministries across Government of India, premier academic institutions and other knowledge partners in India and abroad, and a wide variety of other stakeholders across the private sector and civil society. He said India was looking at nonpolluting shared travel modes, with worldclass public transit, non-motorized transport and strong last-mile connectivity.

"Modern zero-emission mobility and its associated services also offer great opportunities for both employment and exports, which will be necessary for the scale required to keep costs globally competitive," he said, outlining a business model of sorts.

Calling for an change in the mindset of the upwardly mobile Indian, he said, "I appeal to the youth of the country in particular, to welcome the shift from vehicle ownership to ride ownership, from polluting motorized transport to healthy non-motorized modes like walking and cycling, from less-engaged citizenship to proactive approach towards your local authorities to meet your governance needs. Our country will see a radical shift in its mobility paradigm, led collectively by the public sector, private sector and civil society.

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he highlight of the National Institute for Transforming India's efforts to usher in a new mobility paradigm in India was the MOVE Summit held in New Delhi. "However, this future will be unattainable without innovation across technology, materials and business models. We anticipate that this will create a positive feedback loop, as faster, more convenient and more efficient modes of transporting people and goods will automatically open up new business opportunities for those who are entrepreneurial," said Shri Kant.

He encouraged India to massively strengthen its research and development activities in new forms of transport, battery chemistries, green tech and unconventional materials, alternate fuels and data models for example, on traveler behavior, traffic patterns etc. that can help in urban planning.

Digitization, intelligent systems and app ecosystems, he said, would all need to evolve to meet the mobility needs of the people and the country.

He urged all those involved in mobility ecosystems across the country and the globe to celebrate and participate in the paradigm shift in India's mobility.

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India is uniquely positioned to lead the world in advanced mobility solutions Shri Anil Srivastava - DG - DMEO and Adviser - NITI Aayog, the force behind the Global Mobility Summit, describes the journey that India will take to move mobility to the future...

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ith mobility taking centre stage, the entire ecosystem was brought around to design a carbon free, shared transport that would improve lives, improve connectivity and improve tomorrow. "Mobility was once considered a neglected area. Today people have started realizing that they should spend less time on commuting, thus giving time the value it deserves. As a result the voice for advanced mobility is arising from everywhere," said Shri Srivastava.

Shri Srivastava said mobility has to be looked at beyond Transport and Vehicles- it has to be clean, shared and zero emission.

"All this has been in the works for long. A few months back we decided to bring various intergovernmental organizations, academia, policy think tanks, policy makers, global leaders and students together as mobility does not just affect industry but has a direct impact on the life of the common man. The idea was to first bring the industry and then the whole of India together," he explained.

In the months leading up to the Conclave, consultations were held across States with visiting teams from NITI Aayog and State Task Forces to evolve an inclusive mobility agenda for India. A Compendium of State Strategies, a Summary Compendium and a Compendium of Global Best Practices was released outlining the results of this consultative process.

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Around six webinars were held with participants from around the world between 30 July and 3 August.

Further, MoveHack, the global hackathon saw around 35,000 registrations from around the globe for coding solutions to mobility problems. The Mobility Week reached a total number of 18+ featured events organized in partnership with 25+ organizations and a collective reach of 20,000 people.

Today India is uniquely positioned to lead the world in advanced mobility solutions. India has a huge advantage of having only 20 cars per 1,000 people, unlike approximately 950 vehicles in the USA, for example. India has the option to script its own unique, mobility story. "The Summit was a stepping stone to collect all concerned stakeholders onto a common platform to take India to a clean mobility experience," he said.

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CAPTAINS OF THE INDUSTRY-MOBILITY

Captains of Mobility India’s rapid economic growth, running in tandem with the digitization of economies, requires a disruption in the way people and goods move. This reinvention of the mobility industry will be a growth engine across services, manufacturing, advanced technologies, data science... It will generate millions of jobs from new service models, factories and the knowledge economy. The Global Mobility Summit organized recently in New Delhi by NITI Aayog conceptualized the move to lead India towards a new mobility.

India needs to rapidly deliver a clean, efficient and affordable mobility ecosystem -one that will include alternate fuel sources, experiment with new applications on technology, new chemistries for energy storage, sustainable and shared public mobility service models to meet the aspirations of its society.

The logistics sector for instance is ripe for change - from a shift to water transport, inter-modal transfer, dedicated freight routes, to business model innovations like freight/driver swaps, newer technology such as hyperloop, autonomous trucks and drone delivery. The booming digital economy will throw up public transportation applications for local and long-distance, improved resource allocation, clean and efficient goods transport and much more.

Captains of Mobility - the builders of industry - the ones who execute the ideas - expressed their opinions and views on the scope of opportunity in the mobility sector in the world's fastest growing economy...

Achieving goals through a "Start Your Impossible" initiative Takeshi Uchiyamada – Chairman -Toyota Motor Corporation - Japan says that globally Toyota believes in creating a smart mobility driven society with an integrated approach connecting People, Vehicles and the Society...

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t Toyota, the constant challenge is to create new ways to move and connect customers," said Mr Uchiyamada, adding that Toyota was happy to be a part of India’s initiative to provide Mobility for All. In October 2017, Toyota launched "Start Your Impossible" a global corporate initiative to in-

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spire Toyota employees, partners, and customers and connect them with the company's core beliefs.

Throughout its history, Toyota has made the impossible possible through innovation and passion, and by continuously challenging the definition of impossible.

For Toyota, mobility goes beyond cars: it is about overcoming challenges and making dreams come true. The Start Your Impossible initiative reflects these values and highlights the company's goal to provide freedom of Mobility for All. This can be further reiterated

by Toyota’s Environment Challenge 2050 which is composed of six individual challenges across three areas: Ever-better cars, ever-better manufacturing, and enriching the lives of communities.

All these challenges, whether in climate change or resource and water recycling, are beset with difficulties. "However, we are committed to continuing toward the year 2050 with steady initiatives to realize the sustainable development of society and the Earth, in harmony with the global environment through monozukuri (manufacturing), car manufacturing, providing products and services," said Mr Uchiyamada.

He went on to say, "Inspired by the spirit of Start your Impossible and with the aim of contributing to global environmental sustainability, we are actively working towards the challenge to realize a bright future for promising children under the clear blue sky and a society where people, vehicles and nature coexist.

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danger to our planet, health and future generations is changing the way we look at mobility. The question of the hour is what kind of mobility do we need to encourage? Policy makers will be rewarded by focusing on the power of mobility to integrate, include and transform. The inception and rise of railways in India created inclusive mobility, which contributed to the rise of freedom and mobility.

Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision to create ‘one nation one card’ towards mobility is a laudable effort.

Building upon this initiative, one big idea could be to create a universal application for modality. This application can be created by developing a digital platform through a public- private partnership which can be governed and managed by an autonomous body with widespread shareholding involving every Indian. Perhaps we should call this application “MOVE” in honor of the summit held in September18.

MOVE would be India’s inclusive mobility app that can connect all Indians and turn inclusive mobility into a movement. Inclusive multimodal mobility too can change our lives and we can look to the day when we start our own march towards mobility.

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The next era of global mobility Euisun Chung-Vice Chairman-Hyundai Motor Company speaks of a future-oriented digital infrastructure that will lead the spectacular growth of India’s industry and economy...

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e comments on how Prime Minister Modi has brought forth a national blueprint that emphasizes opportunity for everyone and knowledge based growth, the core elements of which lie in Communication and Connection among the members of the society resulting in Collaboration and Convergence that turns imagination into reality.

Describing India as the 4th largest Auto Market fuelled by the high economic rate, a young population of millennials, largest Mobile and Internet infrastructure and a strong knowledge based IT Industry, he says that in this rapidly growing market, Shared, Connected and Zero Emission Mobility also happens to be the future of the Indian automotive industry. As a Technology and Innovation driven brand, Hyundai is aligned and committed to embark on the journey of India’s future mobility.

He outlined the company's approach to carbon free mobility saying, "Hyundai’s Smart Mobility

Solution is based on three pillars of Clean Mobility, Freedom in Mobility and Connected Mobility.

Under the pillar of Clean Mobility, electrified vehicles are the most important component to achieve this mission. Hyundai is fully geared to deliver every type of electric vehicle including HEV, EV and FCEV. In our strategy of Freedom in Mobility where we aim to provide an environment where everyone has an unlimited access to safe and convenient transportation. The third pillar of our Smart Mobility Mission is Connected Mobility and Hyundai Motor Group is developing a Connected Car Platform to link your car with other cars and an even wider urban environment resulting in greater safety and convenience.

As a result, we are actively transitioning from a Car Manufacturer to a Smart Mobility Solution Provider."

He praised the Indian Government’s vision of Make in India as very successful and said the next phase of growth will be complemented by the success of Digital India and Start Up India policies. Hyundai Motor Group strives to provide freedom of movement to everyone by investing in mobility services such as car sharing and car hailing he said. As a strategy he said the company is building close relationships with leading mobility service providers in India and car sharing start-ups to develop strategic business partnerships.

"Our vision of Future Smart Mobility is geared towards the People. We are focusing on forming a connected society where everyone embraces safe and convenient mobility as something which is rightfully theirs." he said.

"Hyundai Motor Group will always be right next to India as a companion on its journey towards a great future.

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Addressing rising levels of emission Mahesh Babu-CEO-Mahindra Electric Mobility feels that globally there is a lot of noise taking place regarding electrification of mobility...

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owever we are required to consider an integrated system which can aid the complete mobility solutions. We are the fastest growing economy and have the highest number of young job seekers. So when we discuss mobil-

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ity solutions we need to keep the fact in mind along with the various critical energy and economic challenges," he said. India has 61 cities with population more than San Francisco and 50 cities with population more than one million.

India is home to nine out of 10 most polluted cities in the world. So the best solution, he feels, is for us is to transform our transportation system into electric. Also, the fact that we are significantly cleaner in generating energy even after counting the CO2 emission from power generation, is a plus for India. He feels that BEV in India will only become cleaner with clean energy

and that by 2040, India will be the largest market for BEVs with the market penetration expected to be around 35 percent. Compared to other global markets, India is a government led and a people supported market for BEVs and the future looks bright with improving total cost of operations of EVs. Creating a robust charging infrastructure is a very important aspect in electrification for a nation which is poised for an EV revolution. According to him, "By 2030, shared miles will reach 35 percent of all the miles travelled in India. India is a cost sensitive market, so the cost of operations will play a vital role.

Sharing the ride to clean mobility in India Manoj Kohli-Executive Chairman-SB Energy, discusses Softbank’s investments in the Indian solar energy sector with Team ETN...

How would you comment on India's efforts at fossil free mobility?

India has made clear its intent to gravitate towards a transportation system which is clean, sustainable and designed for the future. India should also present the roadmap that is being planned for its future in mobility.

India has a requirement of USD 800 billion by 2022 to be spent on infrastructure. It is one of the key drivers of GDP growth in the country and has been able to attract several global companies to invest in India.

What projects are you associating with in India?

What is your take on investment in Indian infrastructure? How do you see a return on investment in constructing infrastructure such as airports - high-speed trains etc?

SoftBank is associated with close to 3 GW of renewable energy projects in India. It also has significant investments in ride hailing (Ola), mobile payment (Paytm), ecommerce (Paytm Mall) and global hospitality (Oyorooms) among others.

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India is the fastest growing economy globally, with the automotive sector being a major contributor. At the same time, India has the majority of the polluted cities in the world. Both these facts will add up to making India one of the larg-

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What kind of potential do you find in India's mobility journey considering both short-term and long-term?

est economies with the highest potential for green vehicles. The key to success however is going to be affordability of the electric vehicles for the huge middle class in India.

Once this happens, India’s success will be immense, outpacing many nations which have larger automotive industries.

What is your interest in enhancing India’s mobility and in what way are you contributing towards a solution?

SoftBank contributes to mobility in two vital ways - first, it promotes ride hailing and ride sharing, which aims to reduce urban congestion and provide transportation solutions across the affordability spectrum. Second, it aspires to invest in electric vehicles and charge them with solar energy. This way, it would help provide green vehicles which connect with green power and not with fossil power, providing transportation that is clean and environment-friendly.

Automation in the mobility eco system Sumit Sawhney-MD & CEO-Renault India on the future of mobility...

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obility is the key to the success of our future. We are definitely going to witness a paradigm shift in the mobility of people, similar to what has been experienced though the evolution of mobile phones. Urban mobility in India will grow at 9 percent and we are working towards upgrading

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it with a deep focus on automation.

We are not talking about driverless cars in India yet. but automation.

Upgradation and advancement is definitely at the heart of the innovation in the sector. We already see connected mobility and this will only become better with each passing day," he said.

Continuing on the subject he said that currently cars have the computing power equivalent to 20 Personal Computers. Cars are communicating internally, components are talking to each other. In future cars will talk to the outside world as well. By 2040, 27 percent of the incremental cars will be electric which would be aided by the drop in price of the battery ownership and the availability of faster charg-

ing infrastructure reducing the charging time drastically. He called solar energy the fuel of the future and the future lies in conserved energy. Storage of energy would play a significant role as it will be instrumental for comprehensive electrification systems.

"Consumers," according to him, "are going to play a critical role as a change in mindset is required towards e-Mobility, there is a strong apprehension regarding electric mobility which is very valid. To overcome this apprehension, the first step is to put public charging infrastructure across cities making it accessible and communicate to consumers the economical charging services compared to the to the traditional fossil fueled mobility.

Future of Mobility in India "Indian Auto Industry is at a crossroad with the enabling ecosystem getting constantly redefined. While we have some fundamental challenges to deliver sustainable growth, we have some promising opportunities arising out of the changing consumer landscape," says Guenter Butschek-CEO and MDTata Motors Limited

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e describes the next step towards the mobility journey as being transformational, sustainable and inclusive, giving rise to new business models and partnerships, connected platforms to drive mobility as a

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service. New players are entering the mobility space and the industry boundaries are diffusing.

Automotive is one of the strongest contributors to the Indian economy and with pathbreaking initiatives introduced by the government, India is perfectly positioned to leapfrog the global economies in the mobility space on the back of strong technological advancements taking place in the automotive and supporting value chain.

"At Tata Motors, we are fully committed to the Government’s vision and initiatives, and firmly believe that such a massive trans-

formation can only be successfully executed by a collaborative approach. We are also working with our Tata Group companies to develop ecosystem solutions in the mobility space, leveraging mutual strengths and competencies. Our recent drive in the EV space is a case in example.

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Alternate mobility technologies for an emission free ride Shekar Viswanathan - VC & Whole-time Director-Toyota Kirloskar Motor speaks with Ashok Thakur on India's sustainable mobility goals...

How prepared is the Indian industry for the transition to e-Mobility?

What governmental support would be the most effective to assist developers in the shift?

We as an Industry understand the current stance of GoI towards promotion of mobility in the country. As an auto manufacturer, we focus to drive our customerfriendly and eco-friendly approach to encourage the eco system for all technologies. We will continue on the action points to align with the government objectives of reducing oil imports and minimizing pollution.

Toyota has always been at the forefront of working on ever better mobility solutions to address rising levels of emission and fuel consumption not only globally, but also in India.

We will introduce appropriate products in consultation with all stakeholders. In line with Toyota’s Global Environmental Challenge 2050 to achieve zero CO2 emissions, we remain committed on our continuous efforts in developing alternate mobility technologies such as BEVs, HEVs, FCVs, etc., towards the conservation of our environment.

We believe that the state level EV policies will have a key role to play, as a concerted effort to achieve reduced emissions and fuel imports. We also recognize that it is the customer who will drive the choice of technology that we will adopt based on his/ her needs of travel distance, safety and total cost of ownership.

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volume growth in the auto sector both of mass market cars and luxury vehicles. This will in turn lead to growth in employment where the automobile sector is a big contributor.

GoI is offering soft incentives in the form of a waiver of permits for certain EVs, reducing road tax etc.

How strongly do you, as a manufacturer feel this could promote EV use in the megacities?

The focus of taxation should be to promote and facilitate the shift to all types of green technologies which contributes effectively to increased fuel economy and reduced tailpipe emissions. We see the future moving towards an era of technology transformation with more alternate powertrains on roads that the customers and market will ultimately decide on to suit their mobility requirements.

The focus of the government should be on lowering emission and energy use from well to wheel and let the customers finally decide which technology is most suitable to them, thus enabling an environmentally sustainable growth of the nation. Such energy saving and environment protection criteria should ultimately become the

basis for taxation. The recent GST reduction announcement

by GoI on FCV technology has been viewed very positively by the industry towards promoting future mobility technologies.

Our country’s focus should be towards raising awareness to support adoption of alternate technologies and its contribution towards the environment. The government incentive under FAME I scheme has greatly boosted the demand, encouraging faster adoption of environmentally friendly vehicles.

On a long term perspective such extended tangible support of FAME will certainly play a big role towards achieving electrification mission in the country. We do hope the GoI will continue to consider incentivizing such alternate technologies effectively even under FAME II scheme, thus contributing to the protection of the environment and reduction of fuel consumption.

Your views for future Mobility in India Clear understanding and assessment of the evolving changes considering the nation’s diverse energy sources, growing population, lifestyle patterns of urbanization, eco-system set-up etc. are essential. A cleaner and greener tomorrow depends on a technology agnostic focus to meet the multi-fold expectations of people across the society.

Today, the automobile industry is clearly amidst its most dramatic period of change and during this time, Toyota remains committed to making ever better cars. Just as important, we are developing mobility solutions to help everyone enjoy their lives, and we are doing our part to create an ever-better society for the next 100 years and beyond.

Early mover in the E2W space Naveen Munjal–MD–Hero Electric Vehicles speaks of consumers' pride on their purchase of an emission-free vehicle...

What are your views for decarbonised mobility in India?

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As you are already into EVs, your experience so far and the aspirations of people who drive Hero Electric?

We have been in the Electric 2-Wheeler space with Hero Electric for over 10 years. The one aspect which stands out in a consumer who opts for an E2W is that our consumers feel a sense of pride of ownership as they consciously take a step toward moving to a zero pollution vehicle. Our products also deliver significant economic savings over a period of time.

India is growing as an electric vehicle nation even though it may seem at a very nascent stage today.

Over the years the market-attitude towards EVs has been very receptive and EV numbers have been growing each year.

With the GoI introducing FAME and FAME II the industry has taken notice and almost every company whether 2- 3- or 4-Wheeler manufacturer has stepped up to join in the electric mobility revolution.

As regards market size, India is amongst the leaders in the consumption of passenger vehicles, and leads the 2-Wheeler market in numbers. By 2025 if we manage to convert even 30 percent of the ICE market into EV, the numbers themselves would be mind boggling visà-vis customer expense, cost of manufacturing, fuel import, carbon emission, technology development firms and so on.

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On the matter of green mobility Nishant Arya Executive Director - JBM Group on his company's goals in the era of clean mobility...

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uch in line with the government’s vision spearheaded by Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi to channelize the Indian auto industry towards e-mobility and shared mobility, we at JBM Group have ventured into high tech and environment friendly e-mobility solutions with the launch of our 100 percent electric bus ECO-LIFE.

In pursuit of sustainable solutions for mobility Masayuki Igarashi-Operating Officer-Honda Motor Co Ltd-Chief Officer for Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania)-President & CEO-Asian Honda Motor Co Ltd on the company's core goals...

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ver since its foundation in the year 1948, Honda has demonstrated a challenging spirit to create new values at the forefront of the times, in every area includ-

ing technology development and manufacturing. By taking on new challenges, Honda has grown as a mobility company that delivers products to over 30 million customers around the world each year. In 2017, we formulated our 2030 vision, which outlines new challenges we will take on toward the next era.

We are pursuing various initiatives towards the fulfillment of our 2030 vision statement of serving people worldwide with the ‘Joy of expanding their Life’s Potential.' Additionally, Honda will lead the “advancement of mobility” and “create new

value for people’s daily lives.”

Following this 2030 Vision, Honda strives to electrify twothirds of global automobile sales in 2030 through various technologies and options which includes Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles & Fuel Cell Vehicles.

Honda is committed to bringing its latest and advanced environment friendly technologies to the Indian market in line with the policy framework and development of the suitable infrastructure in the country.

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New age technologies for mobility Chen Zhixin-President-SAIC Motor Corporation on his company's commitment to clean mobility solutions...

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he Indian automotive industry is undergoing a transformation towards cleaner fuels, along with the rapid development of infrastructural landscape. SAIC Motor and our Indian subsidiary MG Motor India will be happy to work with the Indian government to contribute to the development of environmentally friendly mobility solutions that are globally competitive and benefit the economy as well as customers. We fully support the Indian government's initiatives and are actively researching new energy technologies including fuel cells. We are committed to bringing the latest innovative technologies to Indian customers at the earliest.

SAIC Motor Corporation, China’s largest carmaker and the world’s sixth largest carmaker, has its operation in India through “MG Motor India”: a 100 percent subsidiary of SAIC Motor Corporation.

India: Driving a Mobility Revolution Bhavish Aggarwal - CEO-OLA Cabs speaks from the perspective of a shared mobility provider...

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e find ourselves on the cusp of a new technology revolution. For the last generation, the Internet transformed the way we access information. Today, we are in the midst of a radical shift in how people and goods move. India has the potential to lead the “mobility economy” and pioneer a transportation ecosystem that is shared, sustainable, and accessible to all.

India has taken timely step in this direction, convening thought leaders from the government, industry, academia, civil society and media from across the world to contemplate mobility in the early days of a disruptive transformation.

The mobility opportunity in mobility in India is now. With some of the lowest private vehicle ownership numbers of a major economy, we have significant potential to transform mobility from being legacy means of moving around to a source of livelihood and innovation for our society. From driving to bat-

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tery technology and data science, mobility also has the potential to create millions of jobs over the next few years.

Ola is proud to be an Indian company, which develops technology and solutions that make us market leaders in mobility for our Indian customers. We are leveraging our Indian operations as a foundation for our expansion to other countries.

We are committed to bring convenient and safe mobility options to citizens across the spectrum and have invested in developing shared mobility solutions, fleet management capability, first-

and-last mile transportation, public transit integration, digital payment solutions, data science etc.

In particular, we firmly believe in the potential of electric mobility to address air pollution, energy security, and mitigate climate change. Ola has been an early leader with its pilot project in Nagpur which will scale to a million electric vehicles on the road by 2022, as part of our “Mission Electric” initiative.

We look forward to working with the Government of India, state governments, and individual cities to develop a roadmap for the mobility economy. If stakeholders come together and work, we can become the global leaders to leverage the opportunity where mobility exists.

On behalf of Ola, I want to congratulate the Government of India and NITI Aayog for identifying mobility as an opportunity to engage our talented youth in innovation, and for the foresight to think of mobility as an economic growth engine for years to come.

The road to sustainable mobility solutions Dr Volkmar Denner-Chairman of the board of management-Robert Bosch GmbH says that meeting the increased demand for mobility will improve the lives of billions of people...

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e points out that increasing pollution and urban traffic are a major concern in India. However, tackling both these challenges presents a unique opportunity to generate employment and create a sustainable mobility ecosystem. The aim of the MOVE Summit – to build

a platform which will shape the future of mobility – is of tremendous relevance, as is seen from global developments.

"We at Bosch believe that electrification – starting from two and three-wheelers, and moving on towards passenger cars, buses, and light trucks – is the future of sustainable urban mobility. As an interim solution, the focus should be on making internal combustion engines as close to zero-emissions as possible through hybridization and the use of synfuels. As far as road safety is concerned, systems such as ABS and MSC should be made mandatory equipment for all two-wheelers and ESP for fourwheelers," he commented.

Bosch believes that three things are needed to help the mo-

bility industry achieve the targets set by the Indian Government.

The first is a thorough, consistent, and technology-agnostic legislative framework. The second is an adequate time frame for meeting these targets, to ensure that employment opportunities are not disrupted. The third is an appropriate physical and digital infrastructure.

Speaking for Bosch he said, "We are eager to help bring these to life and to support the country’s pioneering “Make in India,” “Digital India,” and “Smart City” initiatives. These are all important stepping-stones to achieving our shared vision of emissionsfree, accident-free, and stressfree mobility for generations to come.

Disruptive science to aid India’s sustainable mobility drive Debarati Sen-MD–3M-India Region comments to Team ETN on the company’s defining role in India’s carbon free mobility future... transport. We see India as being among the top countries in a world that will shape the area of alternate transportation and our 30year history in India allows us to seamlessly bring in our technology to address issues on the ground.

Which points do you plan to emphasize in the coming age of sustainable mobility?

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At this threshold of change, what would be your comment on India's shift to a clean and shared mobility?

We are excited to see the scale of mobilization that NITI Aayog and the GoI are undertaking to reduce dependency on fuel based

We are powertrain and platform agnostic. If we look at the electric car, material science technologies are applicable in almost all aspects of the car design – glass, car body, human machine interface, sensors and electronics, battery and the motor.

Your views on mobility in India and how do you envision the change?

We are in the midst of tremendous change and expect this journey to depend on the unique needs of individual countries.

In India, we expect electric and shared mobility to be two key vectors of change. We also believe that we will see more intentional and urgent collaboration since companies such as ours are excited to play a role in defining the future of Indian mobility. We live in exciting times and what is humbling for me to see is that all of us are part of history in the making.

In 3M we believe Science is just science unless you do something with it. We look forward to serving the human desire for a better, safer and more sustainable life...

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The flight of aviation Ajay Singh-CEO-Spice Jet on the potential in the air...

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he role of Airways in mobility is undermined though being of utmost importance in connecting the world.

India is the world’s fastest growing aviation market - it is poised to grow at about 20 percent on YoY basis. The growth has been so enormous in this sector that it

has taken everybody by surprise.

The growth has actually overtaken the existing infrastructure facilities and the need of the hour is to create better infrastructure facilities to ensure deeper penetration. The existing network of 75 airports is not sufficient to meet the growing demand in the category. With the operational UDAAN scheme and the 50 upcoming airports in the next two to three years, we are anticipating a huge growth in the sector.

We must congratulate the GoI on taking such unique initiatives.

Usage of modern techniques is instrumental in managing our airspace. Spice Jet is meticulously working on the same. We are looking at disrupting the technol-

ogy and at revisiting methods to decongest our airspace. With a lot of work taking place in the space, it will be one of the most innovative sectors of the Indian economy in the coming years.

What is interesting to know is that air travel today is the cheapest way to travel. People are able to fly from Delhi to Mumbai at around INR 3 per km which is lower than an auto rickshaw fare. But there are significant challenges in the sector such as surging oil prices, devalued currency etc that need to be addressed. We need a series of policy measures to counter these challenges in order to ensure the growth of the industry at a steady rate.

High-speed mobility comes to India Harj Dhaliwal – MD (Middle East & India) Virgin Hyperloop One on prospects in India...

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How do you view Indian mobility and your plans to be a part of it?

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cess. Ultimately, the operational demonstration track will serve as a platform for testing, certifying, and regulating Hyperloop systems for commercial operations.

opportunity for a new high-speed transport technology like Hyperloop to connect different regions and modes of transport. Virgin Hyperloop One technology is intermodal, meaning it can seamlessly connect to all other modes of transport.

What would you like readers to know about your product?

As with any new transport infrastructure there will be regulatory hurdles to overcome. NITI Aayog’s decision to create an inter-ministerial body to put a regulatory framework in place is a very promising development.

We’ve already begun the early stages of the certification pro-

Passenger experience is of prime importance to us – we’re designing our system to deliver airline speeds, at a reasonable cost with zero direct emissions. We aim to set the highest standards in safety and comfort.

Thanks to the levitation system, our pods will not have any physical contact with a track, preventing turbulence or uncomfortable noise and vibrations typical of airplane and train journeys.

What sort of government assistance is required to set up a modern transportation system such as Hyperloop?

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Eco friendly mobility

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Pankaj M Munjal-Chairman and Managing Director-Hero Cycles Limited comments on how the bicycle has gained a new prominence in today's quest for sustainable mobility...

Ravi M Bhatkal Ph D MD India, MacDermid Performance Solutions on India's potential in the EV space ...

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e are glad that sustainable mobility is getting the attention that it deserves. Intelligent, non-polluting, shared, connected, affordable and inclusive transport systems have one element in common - the bicycle. Mobility lies at the crux of inclusive development and is the key to unlock the potential of India’s people and its economy.

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nabling electrification of the automotive segment has been a major area of focus for MacDermid Performance Solutions. In particular, our Alpha Assembly Solutions business has been at the forefront of advanced interconnect technology for EV power electronics. We see tremendous potential in India for the development of a power electronics ecosystem, both for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, as the EV ecosystem develops and grows here.

Supportive policies to drive e-mobility Speaking with Team ETN - R Om Prakash - Country Head - Government & Strategy - Delta Power Solutions (India) Private Limited shared a few opinions...

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Secondly, the norms and policies which are expected to be formalized while framing systems to develop a nationwide infrastructure must carry equal pull for the drivers as well as the adopting stakeholders. Further, there is a need to establish policy drivers in terms of standardization of infrastructure, subsidies offered and incentives.

How would you comment on GoI initiatives to shift to a carbon free and shared mobility?

With EVs not having hit the market in large numbers, charging today is not critical. How will it compare ten years later to CNG/ fuel?

First and foremost one needs to understand the depth and scope of the initiatives that the Government of India is planning to undertake - a zero emission society in India.

Adoption of emission free e-mobility is one of the key energy reforms. In the coming 10 years, Electric Vehicles will have 30 percent penetration which will be enough to create

its own success story, rather than just fulfilling or competing with the user’s experience. However finally, it will all depend upon the policies, norms and attractive schemes the government deploys to develop infrastructure. This in turn, will attract conversion of the conventional CNG user base into EV, providing a sustainable and convenient experience.

When do you see standards and compatibility in charging infrastructure coming to India?

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Supporting sustainable mobility through storage and EV charging solutions Anant Nahata–MD-EXICOM speaks with Team ETN on India’s zero emissions future...

What are your views on India's efforts towards an emission free ride?

India has made tremendous efforts in the mobility space to bring all the associated thought leaders and decision makers on one platform which will address the future of mobility across its various dimensions – zero emissions, connected, affordable, inclusive, efficient. The effort will accelerate India's transition to a clean energy economy by adopting e-mobility. It will also provide necessary impetus to the industry and encourage industry leaders to take further steps towards research and development, localization and Make in India program.

What would you count as the most important recent initiatives taken in recent times in the area of clean transportation?

The most important initiative by the Hon’ble Prime Minister are the incentives offered through the FAME II scheme for mass adoption of electric mobility.

EXICOM already plays a key role in supporting the government’s initiative to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles as well as Make in India by introducing a comprehensive range of Lithium-ion batteries and charging infrastructure solutions for all segments of electric vehicles. We strongly believe

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that India has one of the largest potentials to accelerate the transition to a shared, connected and zero emission society.

At the recently held MOVE Global Summit we had an opportunity to meet and share our thoughts with government bodies, industry leaders, think tanks and civil society organisations which are actively working towards clean technology and a sustainable future. It also paved the way for future collaborations which will help in further development of technology.

Could you comment on charging infrastructure and how you envision its future?

Electric vehicles are the future of transportation. They not only have a good impact on people’s health but are also good for the air and help stop the catastrophic increase in global warming. A robust charging infrastructure is the

key that encourages the adoption of electric vehicles by consumers and business customers. Owing to the nascent nature of the electric vehicle industry in India, the current status of EV charging infrastructure is poor. The good news is that many PSUs, private players, discoms, original equipment manufacturers etc. have shown confidence and are joining hands in developing a robust and appropriate charging infrastructure to encourage a wider adoption of EVs in India. We at EXICOM are market leaders in the deployed of EV chargers in the country and have developed a full range of products which serve current and future needs of the auto OEMs.

In the Indian context, what should be the standard or unified norm for vehicle chargers?

Presently, Bureau of Indian Standards along with the Department of Science and Technology are working to create standards for India. We are actively involved in the BIS ETD 51 committee established with this intention. This committee is working on creating the standard for high voltage chargers which should be released soon

by BIS. We are aware about plans by auto OEMs to launch their high voltage vehicles which were shared by them at various platforms.

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Understanding Li-ion batteries We come across different variations of Li-ion batteries, and they find application in different areas. Let us now see what are the differences in reality?

This article is a continuation of the author’s article in the August issue of ETN.

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he term ‘Lithium-ion’ batteries refers to a rather large family of technologies that differ quite significantly in performance. Since their first commercial introduction in the early 1990s, there have been many improvements resulting in many variants of the technology. However, they are still categorized under the same umbrella name. So, what makes them alike and what are the differences?

Active vs. Inactive Components Broadly, the components of a cell can be classified into two categories, namely, active and inactive components. The inactive components shown in grey in the pie chart, are common to all Li-ion batteries irrespective of the chemistry. This means that 5 out of 7 components are always constant, no matter the type of Li-ion. The remaining two are active components (in colour) that are responsible for storage of electrical energy in a cell. It is only these that determine the type of the Li-ion technology.

What this means is that the entire process of electrode fabrication, cell assembly and packaging, which was discussed in the July issue of ETN is invariant across Li-ion technologies. Further in the article, Li-ion batteries are constantly transitioning towards new and more potent active materials, but the cell manufacturing process, in essence remains the same.

Since the active materials are the only ones that are changing between chemistries, it is but natural to use the name of the active material for classifying the variations. It turns out that almost 99 per cent of the manufactured Li-ion batteries use graphite as the anode, thus the cathode remains the only unique differentiator. The five common types that you may have come across are LCO, LMO, LFP, NMC and NCA. All of these are abbreviations for the name of the cathode material used in the batteries.

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LCO The first chemistry to be introduced was LCO, which stands for Lithium Cobalt Oxide.

As the name indicates, this cathode material contains three elements out of which Lithium and Cobalt are the key materials that are obtained from mining.

LCO is good for attaining a high energy density (150 Wh/kg), which is an advantage for use in electronic devices. However, every time the LCO cathode is cycled its structure changes a little bit making it less effective after each cycle. Hence, its cycle life is quite limited (< 1000). It turns out although that for the electronics markets, this is not really a limitation.

Most users like to replace their devices every two years, which means that with a single charge per day, 700 cycles would be sufficient. This limited lifetime also suits manufacturers well, allowing them the opportunity to introduce next generation devices every few years. Another challenge with LCO is its relatively low upper temperature limit of stability (150°C). This implies that the cells cannot be fast charged or discharged (fast cycling produces heat internally). This is also not a limitation for electronic devices, since for a typical cell phone

Every time the LCO cathode is cycled its structure changes a little bit making it less effective after each cycle.

Hence, its cycle life is quite limited (< 1000)...

usage we have a 4 h charge and a 24 h discharge, both of which classify as very slow cycling.

Understandably, LCO cells have dominated this market.

LMO Some of the limitations of LCO were overcome by the introduction of LMO or Lithium Manganese Oxide. Interestingly, Manganese oxide was already well known to the battery industry as the cathode material in Zinc-alkaline cells. LMO not only has a high thermal limit of stability (250°C), but its atomic structure also allows fast cycling without much resistance. Both of these qualities make it ideal for high power applications, which is why the cells can sustain high c-rates (3C).

These advantages coupled with the low cost of LMO (25 $/ kWh) make it an attractive cathode material, in spite of its lower cycle life and energy density. The low cost is primarily due to the inexpensiveness of its main constituent Manganese (6 $/kg).

NMC This cathode material gets its name from its primary constituent elements Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide. The

proponents of the technology decided to keep the name short and not call is LNMCO as per the earlier convention. The variations of NMC such as 111, 311 (or 622) and 811 indicate the relative content of Ni, Mn and Co. For reasons we will see shortly, the trend in NMC has been to minimize the Cobalt content as much as possible. This seemingly minor compositional change yields large performance benefits.

The cycle life and fast discharge capability are an improvement over LCO without compromising on the energy density.

The overall improvement on all performance fronts has ensured that the use of NMC cells is growing steadily for all major battery applications, transportation and stationary storage.

NCA The latest addition to the Lithium-ion family is NCA, which stands for Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide. As the name indicates, in this cathode material the cobalt is partially replaced by Nickel and Aluminium. The key • December 2018 53

CELLS

While several variations of Li-ion batteries co-exist and serve different markets, new cathode and anode materials are always on the horizon...

benefit of NCA is its high energy density (180 Wh/kg). The reason for this is that NCA cathode is able to store a larger amount of electric charge per unit weight by comparison to other cathode materials. A high energy density is a definite advantage (translates to longer driving range) for electric vehicles, which is where NCA cells have found their biggest market.

For commercial reasons, the constant endeavour in Li-ion batteries has been to reduce Cobalt usage in the cathode. Compare the per centage of Co in LCO (60 per cent), NMC (20 per cent) and NCA (9 per cent). To understand the reason for this, we must turn our attention to the country of Congo (Africa), which is the major source (51 per cent) of Cobalt in the world.

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big challenge for battery manufacturers. The relative price of Cobalt is much higher than its substitute elements (Ni, Mn or Al) and can sometimes attain values 200 per cent higher than the average price ($ 55 per ton). See the bar graph earlier and notice how the price of cathode ($/kWh) increases with the Cobalt content.

LFP Other than LMO, LFP is the only another member of the Liion family which is unaffected by the price of Cobalt. LFP stands for Lithium Iron Phosphate (Ferrum is the chemical name for Iron).

We delayed the discussion on it simply because it is a phosphate rather than an oxide as all of the previous cathode materials (LCO, LMO, NMC and NCA). The phosphate has a unique property of a

high decomposition temperature (> 400°C) giving a strong safety advantage. The cycle life and high power capability of LFP cells is comparable to NMC cells, however their energy density is relatively lower (120 Wh/kg). In spite of the lower energy density, LFP cells have found good appeal in the transportation sector particularly for electric buses, which have a higher tolerance for heavier batteries. Other than this, LFP seems suited for stationary applications where the battery weight is not a critical parameter.

While several variations of Liion batteries co-exist and serve different markets, new cathode and anode materials are always on the horizon. Their rate of adoption will depend on the extent of performance or cost improvement they deliver over the existing ones.

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

EV market development in India India has no alternative but to adopt Electric Vehicles (EVs) of all categories. Although, the progress in this regard is good for the two- and three-wheelers segments, the four-wheeler segment will take some time to catch up the new technology…

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he alarmingly fast rising pollution level in the country has already raised the clarion call for the Indians to immediately control further rise in its level. One of the major contributors to our environmental degradation process is automobile pollution, thus by any means we have to immediately mitigate the automobile emission without crippling our transportation system.

Although, we are late, the current union government and some of the state governments have added utmost importance to this issue. They have already done a lot to pave the way to introduce Electric Vehicles (EVs) in

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the country that are non-polluting.

In this regard, FAME I has created the background and speeded up the process of undertaking the indigenous manufacturing of EVs. Now, FAME II is focused on the next step and it is supposed to ensure mass adoption of electric vehicles in the country – for which the union government is spending Rs 5,500 crore.

The two-wheeler segment It is quite interesting to note that soon several new models of two-wheeler will be running on the Indian roads. Some of the well-

known brands who are planning to publicly deliver their electric and hybrid two-wheelers include – Hero MotoCorp, Mahindra & Mahindra, TVS Motor Company, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter and Ather Energy.

Hero MotoCorp showcased their Hero Duet-e- scooter at the Auto expo in 2016. The product is expected to be launched in November 2018. The e-scooter will run on an electric motor of 5kW delivering 14 N-m of torque. Its range will be 65 kms in a single charge and the maximum speed will be 60kms/hr.

Mahindra & Mahindra’s GenZe range of electric scooters and e-Bikes are expected in 2019. GenZe is a US-based M&M company, which currently sells its products in the US market only. Further detail is yet to come on their proposed models for the Indian market.

TVS Motor Company’s Creon is expected on Indian roads in February 2019. The scooter with Li-ion battery can be recharged almost 80 per cent within one hour. It will have its own battery management system.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will soon launch probably a variant of Activa. The company is targeting to offer a minimum range of 100 kms in its electric scooter, on a single charge.

Ather Energy has already started delivering the electric scooter Ather 450 in Bengaluru.

Ather 340 was also launched this year only.

The three-wheeler segment In the rickshaw category, there are many start-ups, who

are assembling imported parts, and delivering the final products at a reasonable rate. Some of the organized players have also taken up big initiatives. For example: Mahindra & Mahindra has already shown its battery powered electric three wheelers: Treo and Treo Yaari, at Move 2018. Italian three-wheeler giant Piaggio is planning to launch an electric three-wheeler – probably within next 20 months. Bajaj Auto too is in line to launch a fully electric three-wheeler next year.

The four-wheeler segment Almost all existing car manufacturers in India have taken up serious drives to roll out electric cars. Besides, some foreign companies are also looking for entering the Indian market with their latest e-car technologies.

For example: Tesla is planning to enter India with their electric cars as CBU (Completely Built Up) at the end of 2019. They have further plans for 2020.

Among domestic manufacturers, Maruti Suzuki has recently started testing their e-vehicles that have been manufactured in their Gurugram facility. Hyundai may roll out the electric version of its small SUV Kona in 2019. Nissan Leaf is also coming soon. Mahindra’s XUV Aero electric car and BMW i5 may hit the Indian roads towards the turn of 2019.

Looking at the future The cost of any electric vehicle increases mainly due to its high-priced battery-packs.

As India-made Li-ion batteries are expected to be available within the next few years, prices of electric vehicles are also expected to gradually come down.

However, we have to wait and watch to what extent the price falls and the electric vehicles gain the popularity. Meanwhile, to combat the fast growth rate of pollution in the country, the government’s subsidy has to play a major role to boost adoption of electric vehicles.

Almost all existing car manufacturers in India have taken up serious drives to roll out electric cars. Besides, some foreign companies are also looking for entering the Indian market with their latest e-car technologies...

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FOCUS

Li-ion recycling Here is an overview of Li-ion battery recycling ecosystem and various technologies available for recovery of valuable battery materials…

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oday, a variety of Lithium-ion batteries are available in the market, based on different types of chemistry, which may or may not be suitable for all applications. Some chemistries, such as LCO, have been present since the introduction of the first Lithium-ion battery in 1990s. Currently, the largest demand comes from consumer electronics, portable devices and power tools, with LCO and LMO

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type being the standard options. While LFP and LTO type batteries are more suitable for mainstream ESS and EV applications.

The EV market is expected to grow significantly in the next decade, in fact demand for Li-ion batteries from the automotive sector will overtake that of consumer electronics by 2020. As Lithiumion batteries are deployed into millions of electric vehicles and into newer applications such as energy storage, it is also critical that the Recycling Industry becomes prepared for huge volume of various types of used batteries for disposal in the next decade.

Electric vehicles and Li-ion battery recycling Rise of the electric vehicle industry: In 2017, the total number of EVs globally reached 3.7 million.

Table 1. Comparison of Lithium ion battery Chemistries and Applications. Battery web charts – Battery University

Abbreviation

Chemistry/ Technology

Major Metals

LCO

Lithium Cobalt Oxide

Cobalt

Cell phones, Laptops

LMO

Lithium Manganese Oxide

Manganese

Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle, other consumer electronics

NMC

Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide

Ni, Mn and Co in 1:1:1 ratio

Tesla PowerWall, Power tools, Electric Vehicles, Medical devices

NCA

Lithium Nickel Aluminium Cobalt Oxide

Ni, Al and Co in 8:1.5:0.5 ratio

Tesla Model S EV, ISRO satellites

LTO

Lithium Titanate Oxide

Titanate Oxide Anode

Electric Powertrains and Grid connected storage

LFP

Lithium Iron Phosphate

Iron, Phosphate

Starter batteries, light storage and 2W, 3W EV applications

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Key Parameters Snapshot

Example Use case

New energy vehicle (BEV/PHEV) sales in China rose to 0.7 million. NEV cars and 343000 NEV buses grew over half of the 1.2 million EVs. Cars sold globally and plans to sell 35 million EVs by 2025.

EVs will help create a large share of India’s growth in the next decade, and this will create a lucrative opportunity for India’s upcoming Lithiumion battery recycling Industry. Recently, New Delhi released its Draft EV Policy targeting 25 per cent EVs by 2023, to combat air pollution by putting millions of EVs on the roads and hence millions of Li-ion batteries for recycling.

Lithium ion battery recycling technologies Various Lithium-ion battery recycling plants exist in the market, operated by major players like Umicore, Accurec, SungEEL India, Toxco Inc, Retriev, Recupyl, Tes-AMM, etc. There are three basic Recycling Technologies:

Pyro-Metallurgical (With heat and flame) • Hydro-Metallurgical (With liquids and chemicals) • Bio-Metallurgical (by bio-leaching bacteria) Some recycling processes also combine pyroand hydro-metallurgical steps and integrate pretreatment steps like pyrolysis or mechanical processing, i.e., crushing and material separation, to increase efficiency of recovery methods.

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Metal extraction pre-processes • • • • • •

Battery Discharge Freezing of the electrolyte Shredding and Crushing Thermal Pre-treatment Classifying (e.g. air or sieving) Sorting (e.g. magnetic separation)

Key Materials and Current Prices

NISSAN Leaf battery pack has capacity of 25 kWh and it consists of 192 pouch cells and each is 125 Wh (LMO).

TESLA battery pack consisting of 8000 cylindrical cells (NCA). Pack capacity is 85 kWh and cells are 10 Wh.

Lithium Ion Battery (NMC-333) Composition

IESA is planning to launch an initiative for recycling of battery in second half of 2019. Intrested parties can write to contact@ces-ltd.com

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MINI-GRIDS

Towards all-round sustainability In the coming days, a fairly large number of mini- and micro- grids are to be commissioned in India, which will be fed by Solar Energy. However, as Solar energy is quite variable and time-bound, each such grid needs some On-Demand-Backup to supply consistent power. On-Demand biogas generators constitute the best option to serve this purpose...

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olar energy supported Minior Micro- Grids can change the face of rural India by powering villages with electricity.

Mass scale deployment of MiniGrids in villages will provide access to energy to the villagers and increase potential for setting up agro-based, local industries to improve their economic status.

However, running a solar grid also involves some challenges.

While describing the major challenges that the Indian solar grid operators face, Mateen Abdul, Co Founder, Grassroots Energy Inc., pointed out, “Two critical issues in this field arise are meeting customer expectations and demand.”

“Peak load power for a solar micro grid can be addressed either by increasing the battery capacity, or by adding additional sources of power either through diesel generators or by other alternatives.

However, increasing capacity of a solar grid requires significant upfront investment and can be restricted by the availability of land or issues related to cloud cover or obstruction of the sun by trees or buildings. Expanding capacity through diesel is never cost effective. Continuous power is even more difficult to manage given existing technologies,” added Abdul.

Describing the possible and economic solutions to these issues, he said, “Grassroots Energy can address both these issues in a low-cost and an effective way with some product offerings in minigrid segment using organic waste to biogas. Our On-Demand biogas generators have practically all the advantages of a diesel generator without the pollution. They are available in 12kVA and 25kVA variants. To address the Base load, biogas-based solutions can be used

to complement Solar generation or to set up stand-alone mini-grids.”

Multiple benefits The base load solutions using biogas, produces a reliable, stable power output continuously, 24/7. As an additional reliable generation source, it can help reduce the size of intermittent renewable energy systems and the battery storage.

The Peak load can be addressed through biogas power at a lower cost than either battery or diesel solutions. Also, the challenge of expanding capacity can be managed through biogas, including adding continuous power to grid systems, a feature that will attract commercial customers who value reliability and access to consistent, uninterrupted power. The biogas approach can reduce both CAPEX and OPEX for the grid.

Value addition

A view of an installation by the Grassroots’ energy team…

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A battery based Solar power plant with a 32 kWp installed capacity will be able to satisfy a load of about 120-130 kWh per day on an annual average. The additional generation with biogas will allow to ramp up the load up to 160-170 kWh per day on an average. That would be equivalent to a Solar plant 30 per cent larger in size in PV module capacity with zero addition in CAPEX. The evening load is typically three times of the base load due to evening peak. Since, no significant Solar generation occurs during this time, the energy has to be generated in the afternoon and stored in battery.

Graph 1: A realistic load profile observed with mini-grids…

graphs below show the impact of not having an on-demand generator like biogas in the system. The battery will be subjected to extreme discharge, which will adversely impact their health and life.

With the availability of OnDemand biogas engine, which can be turned on as required after sunshine hours, it can easily supply 60kWh and the battery capacity can be brought down to 40 kWh, that results in 50 per cent or more reduction in battery capacity and the loads can still be satisfied without any increase in Solar capacity.

Easier supply side management

Graph 2: The total generation with the biogas system added…

Graph 3: A comparison of DODs with and without biogas

As the power can be generated flexibly On-Demand using biogas, the supply side management becomes easy to match with the load side demands. In case of summer loads, the battery quickly drains in early afternoon if the demand picks up due to the cooling loads. Having access to a Biogas On-Demand, the generator allows to satisfy scenarios like these.

In real life mini-grids, since excess Solar or battery capacity is not justified for such seasonal loads, a diesel engine is used to handle such circumstances. There is a CAPEX of diesel generator and an associated OPEX of diesel transportation and usage.

Higher autonomy However, from biogas, the access to On-Demand power for peak loads in evening can reduce the size of battery requirements by at least 50 per cent. Since, batteries are one of the costliest components of mini-grids with the smallest lifespan (at maximum of 5 years for lead-acid), this would lead to a major savings in CAPEX. For the summer load profile shown in Graph 1, resembling data from a real life mini-grid scenario with 30kWp Solar capacity, approximately 100 kWh need to be supplied from the battery (grey areas).

If the load profile like this needs to be satisfied only by Solar power, either the Solar PV plant capacity needs to be increased or the battery capacity needs to be raised. As majority of Solar generation occurs only during sunshine hours, the battery capacity needs to be at least 100 kWh. The graph Graph 2 shows the total generation with the biogas system added. The biogas solution injects power at critical intervals keeping the battery DOD above 50 per cent at all times.

Assuming a full State of Charge (SOC) at 1700 hours, the

The Solar generation is intermittent and can be lower on certain shady days and access to a Biogas On-Demand generator provides greater autonomy on generation. The biogas plant is capable of adding at least one day additional autonomy, with the biogas storage.

Better health of batteries Access to an on demand generator allows boost charging of batteries, lack of which is known to be a major impediment to the health of the battery in remote locations. Better condition • December 2018 61

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Organic fertilizers applied…

Biogas digesters…

of batteries leads to better usage of resources and reduces the replacement costs.

This should ideally save at least one year of batteries life ultimately reducing the one replacement cost over the lifetime of the project.

Cleaner operation The usage of clean fuel over fossil fuels (diesel for peak load) aligns with the focus on clean energy mini-grids. It should be noted here that only a few minigrids in India of the scale of 30kW operate on Solar-Biogas, and they operate with increased reliability.

Grassroots Energy has set up India’s first Solar-Biogas Hybrid in Bihar.

Why biogas?

Biogas is a fuel that can be processed from various feedstocks widely available in remote areas. These include waste from cattle, poultry, food, waste water or diverse agri crops. Biogas as a fuel has diverse applications like cooking, Bio-CNG, electricity generation, heating etc. Biogas can be stored for future use unlike other options like producer gas.

Why Grassroots Energy?

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Cattle feed to small and marginal farmers…

ships, maintaining reliable supply chain logistics for feed and logistics planning. Operating and maintenance of the biogas plant to limit downtime needs specialized skills, more so when the end use is in a mini-grid, given the need to generate electricity at critical times of the day.

Grassroots Energy team has over 10 years of combined experience running such systems for mini-grid applications. This company has developed expertise over the years with a highly skilled inhouse team and widely spread network to deliver in such demanding circumstances and ensures consistent operations of the plant.

The interfacing process involves connecting the engine to the inverters present at the Solar PV Plant and would need

the setting of the inverters to be changed.

Benefits of hybrid mini-grids Hybrid mini-grids can play an important role for campus, critical purposes, suburbs and Industrial clusters where grid is unreliable or not accessible to provide reliable and sustainable access to energy. The case for commercial purposes is stronger given the critical needs of the business. With the increase in automation, ease of operations and varied feedstocks, biogas or syngas based generation solutions can be combined with Solar to develop mini grids.

Fuel advantages or economy In most areas, where energy access is an issue, there are wide-

Biogas digester residue processed to organic fertilizer…

ly available agri resources. The vast majority of these people are engaged in dairy or agriculture.

These farming activities have significant under-utilized agri or farm waste outputs, that otherwise go discarded or under-utilized, can be processed into biogas or syngas, which can be converted to electricity and thermal energy to solve the energy access.

Final remark According to Abdul, “Minigrids are not just infrastructure projects in rural areas, these can be catalysts of economic development. Sustainable and impact-

Additional storage for biogas…

Site visit by the Rockefeller Foundation’s team to Bheldi, Bihar (India)…

making mini-grid operations focus on productive loads, which create income generating activities. The per capita consumption of energy is low in rural areas. When clean energy is combined for productive purposes, reliability and sustainability of mini-grids increase and that creates opportunities for the local entrepreneurs.”

Grid extension should be seen as a positive development for mini-grid operators. As the grid is unreliable and cannot serve the peak loads, the mini-grid operators can complement with the existing grid. The quality of power being a deterrent from grid, pro-

vides an attractive economic opportunity for mini grid operator to serve these sustainable segments, thus providing an opportunity for both grid and minigrid to co-exist. In fact, the last mile connectivity can be an area where the distribution company can partner with mini-grid operator to increase collections and develop consumer-centric solutions for increase in off-take of energy consumption.

Given these advantages, the scalability of mini-grids is inevitable in the coming years. MNRE has setup a target of 10,000 mini grids by 2022. Rockefeller Foundation has setup Smart Power in India with a mandate to facilitate ecosystem to foster 1000 mini grids. Few leading multinationals and Indian electricity distribution companies are exploring mini-grid segment with a long term view to set up few thousand mini-grids of varied capacities.

Grassroots Energy is planning to set up 300 mini-grids by 2022. In India, there are few longterm debt funding options are now emerging as an area of focus. The equity is explored from patient investors with a longterm focus and leaning on social impact.

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BACK-UP

Battery storage technology for power systems Proper support to the grid through renewable energies that are intermittent in nature is possible only through adequate battery storage facility. However, the question is which battery technology should be adopted? Read on…

Dr. Rashi Gupta Director Vision Mechatronics Pvt Ltd

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he share of renewable generation in utility grid is increasing worldwide.

The dependence of renewables’ generation on availability of their resources makes them intermittent and nondispatchable. This creates a mismatch between the demand and the renewable generation.

Conventional dispatchable generation using fossil fuel is unable to meet this mismatch, which varies in order of seconds or minutes. Battery energy storage systems can play a major role in integration of

renewables, as they can respond to the fast variation in renewable generation by supplying or absorbing the required energy.

There are other types of energy storage like super capacitors, flywheel, pumped hydro storage etc. Battery energy storage systems are being preferred for power systems as they have turned out to be the most suitable, economical, convenient and safe.

Energy storage system can also provide a number of conventional grid support services. For example, they

Battery energy storage systems can play a major role in integration of renewables...

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can increase grid stability by maintaining generation and demand balance. They can also improve efficiency and reduce cost of operation with load shifting.

Energy storage system used for grid enhancement services can be classified based on the duration of their charge or discharge cycle. Power and energy characteristics required from storage depend on this duration category. The short duration (up to 1 min) category primarily specifies the required power from storage – and is used mainly for improving the power quality. The medium duration (minutes to 5 hours) category is concerned with both energy and power characteristics of storage mainly for maintaining generation demand balance.

Long duration (more than 5 hours) category specifies the energy capacity of the storage for energy arbitrage and reducing operation costs of the system. The services provided by energy storage depending on the duration category are shown in Figure 1 and are segregated as conventional services and those for renewable generation integration.

Different types of battery technologies are available in market for grid enhancement application and a number of battery technologies are under development. The selection of a particular battery technology is done considering the following performance characteristics: • •

Power and Energy capacity Energy density and Power density • Cost • Depth of discharge • Efficiency • Discharge duration • Cycle Life and Life span

Battery type

Lead acid

Lithium Ion

NaS

VRX

Cycles

Low

High

High

Very high

Specific Energy

Low

High

High

Low

Specific Power

Low

High

Medium

NA

Efficiency

Medium

Very High

High

Low

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Environmental impact upon disposal.

At present Lithium-ion, Vanadium Redox Flow (VRF) batteries, Sodium sulfur and Lead acid batteries are

more popular for the grid enhancement services.

No single technology is suited for all grid enhancement services while considering technical and economical aspects.

Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries have become popular since last few years due to their high energy and power density, higher specific energy and power, better cycle life and higher efficiency.

Although Li-ion batteries are expensive, they have smaller footprint and are light weight, which makes them suitable for portable and distributed grid storage. They are preferred for non-permanent applications like T&D deferral, and in electric vehicles for vehicle to grid services. They require minimum

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BACK-UP efficiency. These batteries give higher efficiency, if kept under constant operation. Hence, they are suitable for medium and long duration operation. Short duration, infrequent operation decreases their efficiency and they need thermal management system to maintain high battery temperature. Thus, although Na-S batteries can be used for improving power quality, they are more economical and suitable for medium and long duration operation.

Vanadium Redox Flow batteries have negligible selfdischarge since their electrolytes are stored in tanks external to the electrodes. However, energy required for pumping electrolytes into cell stack reduces the efficiency of storage.

VRF batteries are popular for deep depth of discharge, long life, modularity, non-toxic materials and simplicity. These batteries have low energy density that makes them large and heavy. They have small incremental cost for increasing capacity so they are economical for large scale energy storage.

The need of sufficient space and maintenance makes them suited and for centralized long and medium duration storage.

Lead acid batteries having low cost and mature technology, operate well for short and medium duration services.

However, they have low energy density, and if frequently deep cycled they require maintenance and eventually replacement. This makes them uneconomical for long duration services compared to other battery technologies. maintenance and provide large number of cycles. They are preferred where short and medium duration grid services are mostly desired and energy management is of secondary concern.

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with little maintenance and provide very good cycle life. They have liquid sodium and liquid sulfur as electrodes. The battery operates at high temperature around 300 degree C for keeping electrodes in molten state.

Continuous discharge regimes heat the batteries and assist in keeping battery temperature high and improving their

Conclusion Thus, different types of grid enhancement services are provided by battery energy storage depending on their duration of application. Appropriate battery energy storage technology should be selected depending on the type of grid service primarily required.

EV ROUNTABLE

IESA EV roundtable on Karnataka EV policy

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ndia Energy Storage Alliance organized a one day policy roundtable discussion on e-mobility in association with the Karnataka Government and Sun Mobility at Bangalore on 13 December 2018. The objective of the event was to facilitate a one on one dialogue between the industry stakeholders and the Karnataka’s Government representatives to accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles in Karnataka.

The event was attended by more than 20 companies which included EV OEMs, Charging Infra companies, Fleet Operators, Battery manufacturers and the Utilities.

Shri. Darpan Jain, (IAS) Commissioner For Industrial Development & Director of Industries & Commerce, Govt. of Karnataka, Karnataka EV and Energy Storage Policy Updations which was launched in 2017 and expressed his desire to make Karnataka a hub of EV manufacturing and Energy Storage along with the skill development and job creations.

He further added that he is looking after implementation of the EV policy in Karnataka and ready to provide the necessary support required to accelerate the adoption of EV’s in Karnataka. He spoke further about the initiatives taken by the government to support the EV policy in the state which includes: To incentivize manufacture in Karnataka, EV companies are permitted to set up within Bangalore, whereas the government is moving other industries out of the city to reduce the

congestion plaguing Bangalore.

In the case of auto rickshaws too, the Karnataka government is giving 5000 permits for high speed e-autos, while stopping permits for regular ones. Corporates are permitted to buy the permits under the category aggregators.

Adoption of electric busses is being aggressively promoted and school bus fleets are being persuaded to convert to electric with the promise of incentives. Plans are on to convert 50 percent government cars, which are hired on a rental basis, to electric.

On the part of industry, stakeholders brought up their concerns on the implementation side and the amendments required in the EV policy. They felt clarity was needed on such points as charging EVs from home. Similarly a commercially viable model for companies that want to invest in charging infrastructure was necessary. Clarity on whether the incentives for setting up the charging infrastructure is only applicable for public charging infra or private charging players can also avail the incentives was needed.

While suggesting preferential parking for electric vehicles across the city, they recommended including the municipal corporation as a stakeholder in such meetings.

This would be important to foster better communication between all stakeholders. Suggestions were made that the logistic industry be encouraged to convert the entire fleet to electric.

Ms Shikha-MD-BESCOM, who is leading the public charging infrastructure initiative for the

government, spoke of how BESCOM has a dedicated EV cell to support the EV initiative of the government and tackle the challenges of the initiatives. BESOM has installed the first public charging station in Karnataka and identified 107 locations for setting up the public charging stations across Bangalore city. The government came up with a promotional EV tariff last year for charging EV’s at a public place at a flat tariff of INR 4.85 per unit.

The Karnataka Government has already sent a proposal to the Ministry of Urban Development for amendments in building bye-laws to make provision for dedicated EV charging points in high rise buildings and city master plans. The government has sent a proposal to DPAR to convert 50 per cent of the existing vehicle fleet to electric in all government offices in Bengaluru city.

Apart from the initiatives taken by the BESCOM, Ms Shikha added that more than 20,000 2-stroke autos are currently running in Bangalore which need to be upgraded either to 4- stroke or electric. The cost of converting to a 4 –stroke is much higher than the retro fitment cost of converting to electric. Volta Motor is currently working on this initiative.

As an outcome of the event, the Karnataka Government representatives for EV policy have agreed to form a task force or an implementing agency with all the stakeholders who attended the meeting. They assured everyone of necessary support to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the state.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Supporting EV deployment ARAI’s Centre of Excellence in e-mobility, setup under the FAME India Scheme, will support Indian auto industry in the development, testing, validation and certification of EVs and their components…

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RAI plays multiple roles in deployment of any new technology on Indian roads. This involves development of Indian duty cycle, environmental considerations and pan-India operations.

According to ARAI Director, Rashmi Urdhwareshe, “ARAI plays multiple roles in deployment of any new technology on Indian roads. This involves development of Indian duty cycle, environmental considerations and pan-India operations.

Secondly, it includes carrying out extensive validation and evaluation in labs and in fields.

Thirdly, it also hosts establishing testing and approval standards for components or systems and

vehicles – and amending existing CMVR provisions to regulate them.”

The association has established a Centre of Excellence for e-mobility. This centre has been set up under the FAME India Scheme of GoI to support Indian auto industry in the development, testing, validation and certification of EVs and their components.

ARAI is establishing standards for e-mobility and protocols for charging infrastructure to facilitate a faster penetration of EVs. It has been working with various ministries to provide technical inputs in policy formulation and standardization. The ARAI

Academy has taken up the task of skill development required for this transition.

Solar installations in rural areas To make a total e-vehicle adoption a reality, installation of solar plants for charging stations in rural areas is very important. While discussing this Urdhwareshe said, “Solar plants in rural areas should be aimed at providing energy security.

Deployment of e-vehicles in rural segment is rather a distant reality. Service and maintenance also plays a major role.

Dependency on conventional fuels is thus likely to continue in rural areas – at least for a few more years.”

She went on to explain that as India’s energy mix for electric power generation is dominated by coal based power plants, it would slow the shift to solar power, which is essential to improving air quality. Hence, there is an urgent need to speed up the harvest of the huge potential of naturally available solar power in the country.

With this, we can have a clean source of energy right from generation to utilization in transport, she said.

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According to Urdhwareshe, India must expand its focus from Li-ion to the development of all kinds of alternative battery chemistries. Also, other concepts like battery swapping, charging on-the-go, etc., should be tried out.

Urdhwareshe explained, “Since India is a new entrant in Li-ion battery manufacturing, and since we do not have the requisite mineral ores, it would be challenging to be globally cost competitive. However, in order to be strategically effective and have less dependence on other countries for Li-ion battery technology, we need to have manufacturing facilities within the country. Economies of scale of manufacturing and competition will drive down the prices.”

Solar energy and the automotive sector While focusing on the overall effect of the wide adoption of solar plants on the automotive industry in India, Urdhwareshe said, “This will boost the adoption of EVs due to ambient air quality concerns and will ensure clean, uninterrupted power.”

Belying the possibility of car-rooftop solar plants, she explained, “Right at this moment, it is not a practically possible proposition. Scientific studies show that vehicle roof solar panels at best can meet 10 per cent electric power requirement of the vehicle. Hence, it will not be viable to have vehicle roof based solar panels. However, solar panels for power generation, charging stations could be ideal.”

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A roadmap for EV adoption In India 75 per cent vehicles are 2- wheelers. Since electrification of 2-wheelers is less complicated and poses fewer challenges, it is a low hanging fruit and can be implemented rapidly with the availability of good quality products, right policies and consumer awareness.

Commenting on the higher segment’s adoption of e-mobility, Urdhwareshe said, “In the public transportation segment, 3-wheelers and buses in cities could rapidly adopt electric

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mobility. Personal car segment is going to form a niche market, and adoption will take time.

However, due to policy push

and eco-system development, this segment will also embrace electric products in the near future.”

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POST EVENT REPORT

PM inaugurates first assembly of the International solar alliance Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy hosted the First Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA), the 2 nd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Energy Ministerial Meet, and the 2 nd Global RE-Invest Meet & Expo at the India Expo Mart in the National Capital Region.

All the three events witnessed a resounding success...

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he three-day event titled ‘2nd Global Re-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo’ saw participation of over 20,000 delegates including representatives of over 77 countries out of which 40 were at ministerial level. Over 50 plenary and technical sessions were held at the event – in which 150 speakers (including 55 international speakers) participated. There were nine different country sessions, eight state sessions and over 500 business to business bilateral meetings.

People at the event The three events were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of Secretary

Hon. PM stating importance of NESM...

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General, United Nations Antonio Guterres, on 2nd October 2018 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

The Prime Minister said that along with power generation, power storage is also important. In this context, he mentioned the National Energy Storage Mission. He said that under this Mission, the Government is focusing on demand creation, indigenous manufacturing, innovation and energy storage.

The Prime Minister said that the effect of increased use of renewable energy is now visible in India. He added that India is working towards the goals of the Paris Agreement through an action plan.

He said that the target is to generate 40 percent of India's total energy requirements in 2030, by non fossil fuel based sources. He said

India is developing with a new selfconfidence of "Poverty to Power."

The Prime Minister said that along with power generation, power storage is also important. In this context, he mentioned the National Energy Storage Mission. He said that under this Mission, the Government is focusing on demand creation, indigenous manufacturing, innovation and energy storage.

The valedictory session was attended by the Minister of State (IC), Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh, Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal, Energy Minister of Peru Francisco Ismodes Mezzano, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Anand Kumar, among others.

Speaking at the session, R K Singh, said, “The Re-Invest allowed

(L2R) Praveen Kumar (Additional Sec., MNRE), Anand Kumar, RK Singh, Piyush Goyal and Anand Tripathi during the RE-Invest press conference…

the policy makers, speakers, scientists, businessmen to meet and interact with each other. I think this is the perfect model to bring all of them together. This conglomeration conveys that the world wants to do something about the environment by taking the renewable route. Our Prime Minister has given us another challenge of one world, one sun, and one grid. It is feasible and we will also achieve it.”

Drawing attention on the importance of the conference, Piyush Goyal, said, “I am sure a conference of this scale will recharge the sector. This is the take off point for the next phase of renewable energy.

I look forward to a day when sun, wind and biogas (together) become the main source of energy. Let us lead the world to the next level of clean energy.”

Praising India for taking the lead in hosting the 2nd RE-Invest, Energy Minister of Peru Francisco Ismodes Mezzano, said, “I would like to thank the Government of India for the hospitality and support. I look forward to welcome all of you to the Peru World and Sun Expo next year in November.”

Facilitating business The business proceedings of the First Assembly of ISA were held on October 3, followed by its two technical sessions on October 4 and 5 respectively. Apart from this, ISA’s 5th programme on Scaling-up Solar e-Mobility and Storage was also launched during the assembly and 2 MoUs were signed – one with

IORA and the other with United Nations Environment. The ISA’s 5th programme aims to promote, assess potential, harmonize demand and pool resources for rapid deployment of and scaling up solar e-Mobility and associated Storage infrastructure in urban and rural areas of ISA member countries.

The assembly witnessed participation from ISA prospective countries, partner countries, dignitaries from the United Nations, Presidents of Multilateral Development Banks, global funds, international financial institutions, representatives from the corporate sector and civil society. Several senior officials of ISA Member Nations, as well as industry, investors, multilateral agencies and civil society representatives attended the technical sessions. During the assembly, ISA’s corporate partners, Coal India Limited (CIL), Power Finance Corporation (PFC) contributed US $ 1 million and India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) contributed US $ 2 million to the Corpus Fund of ISA.

Collaborations promised As many as 21 countries adopted the Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy, post the 2nd IORA Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting held at the 2nd Global Re-Invest India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet & Expo. The Delhi Declaration calls for collaboration among IORA member states in meeting the growing demand for

Under NESM, the Government is focusing on demand creation, indigenous manufacturing, innovation and energy storage...

renewable energy in the Indian Ocean littorals, development of a common renewable energy agenda for the Indian ocean region and promote regional capacity building.

The declaration also calls for promotion of technology development and transfer, strengthening of public private partnerships in renewable energy and collaboration among IORA member states – and the member nations of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). IORA member countries also resolved to collaborate with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Effective sessions The three day 2nd Global REInvest Meet & Expo witnessed power-packed sessions like the Chief Ministerial Plenary that was attended by Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Uttar Pradesh – sharing the renewable energy policy initiatives implemented by these states. Between 3rd to 5th October, states like Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab showcased their policy initiatives to attract investors in their state specific sessions.

During the three day Re-Invest 2018, nine country sessions were organised by leading RE countries such as France, USA, European Union, Australia, UK, Finland.

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EVENT INFORMATION

Next Engagements Some of the interesting events are coming up globally, which our community members cannot afford to miss. Read on…

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Indian

World Future Energy Summit (WFES)

Battery India 2019

The summit is a global industry platform connecting business and innovation in energy, clean technology and efficiency for a sustainable future. WFES Expo hosts over 850 exhibiting companies from more than 40 countries.

The Future Summit covers everything from disruptive technologies to future cities.

The exhibition will bring together world-leading battery manufacturers interested in technology and business cooperation, battery equipment and component manufacturers, experts in waste management and in environmentally sound technologies for the recycling of batteries.

Date: January 14 to 17, 2019

Date: January 5 to 7, 2019

Venue: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Venue: Goa Marriott Resort & Spa

Website: www.worldfutureenergysummit.com

Website: www.bfi.org

International - Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe (AABC)

Energy Storage India 2019 (ESI 2019)

In this conference, chief battery technologists from major European automakers will present their development trends and projected battery needs, and their key suppliers will share their latest offerings and roadmaps for the future.

Date: January 27 to 31, 2019 Venue: Strasbourg, Franc Website: www.advancedautobat.com/europe

International- Smart Energy Summit

Based on the theme “Implementing National Energy Storage Mission,” India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) is organizing the event. This will assemble all Energy Storage & Electric Vehicle Tender Authorities, State & Central Regulators, Policy Makers and Government Bodies. It will be India’s biggest platform to meet key players of the industry, scholars and researchers.

The exhibition will focus on Energy Storage Solutions, Production Technologies, Renewables (solar and wind), Components and Materials, Power Electronics, Electric Mobility, Microgrids, Smartgrids, Smart City Developers and many more.

Date: February 18 to 20, 2019

Especial attractions of the exhibition will include: Valuable B2B Meetings with Deal Room Access; International Energy Storage Session with focus on Europe, North America, China, Russia, Japan, Australia, Korea and other emerging countries, Supported by Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA);

Venue: Austin, Texas, USA

Date: January 9 to 11, 2019

Website: www.parksassociates.com

Venue: The Ashok, New Delhi

The tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit will address the challenge and opportunity for utilities as consumer adoption of connected products and participation in renewable power generation increase.

Website: www.esiexpo.in

Solar Power Northeast

14th Power On

Solar Power Northeast is the largest forum in the Northeast for the solar and energy storage industries to come together and learn about the trends and legislation impacting grid resilience and reliability in the region. This event will feature three tracks of education plus, extensive networking opportunities.

The exhibition is a premium platform where Indian and International ‘batterymen’ interact to open the new business opportunities. This B2B Platform is visited by thousands of ‘batterymen’ every year. Participants are from all over the globe.

Date: February 5 to 6, 2019

Venue: Expo Centre, Noida

Venue: Boston, MA. USA Website: www.events.solar/northeast/

Date: January 18 to 20, 2019 Website: www.batteryfair.co.in

5th Annual ESA Policy Forum

2nd Annual Electric Vehicle India Summit

Featuring nationally recognized policymakers and energy thought-leaders, the ESA Annual Policy Forum convenes a select audience of stakeholders from across the energy ecosystem - including state and federal regulators, policymakers, storage industry members, utility decision makers, and power sector stakeholders.

The summit will cover topics including EV Battery News - Research & Breakthrough battery technology, Technology Forecast for Electrical Vehicle, Electric Vehicle Batteries, Analysis of Current Battery Technology and Electric Vehicles, Assessment of Electric Vehicle and Battery Technology, The Latest Developments in EV Battery Technology.

Date: February 13, 2019 Venue: Washington D.C. USA Website: www.pf.energystorage-events.org

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Date: February 26 to 27, 2019 Venue: Expo Centre, Noida Website: www.evsummitindia.com

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