Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd moves forward with E-Waste project

Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd has announced that it will move forward with the E-Waste project that is coming up at Narsapura, Bangalore. In an effort to garner the largest share, the company has increased its collection of e-Waste across India and is also signing up with channel partners and also increasing its partners across India.

The company has increased its awareness team and also continues... Read more..

KKR Re-launches Environmental Program, 22 Companies Report Impact

Companies can gain more than increased efficiencies and savings on utility bills from their environmental projects. Environmental opportunities can also drive business value and result in products and services that address environmental challenges, according to KKR.

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E-Buses, Cars to Ply on Hyderabad Roads

Will Hyderabadis be finally able to breathe fresh air? Will we be able to get rid of those dirty buses and badly maintained trucks spewing thick black fumes that choke the city roads? Well, the report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) that revealed the high pollution levels in Indian cities has served as an eye-opener for the government. Soon, electric buses, cars and non-polluting auto-rickshaws will crisscross the city roads.

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Sungevity Closes Massive $650 Million Residential Solar Financing Round

California-based solar sales company Sungevity has closed an equity and project financing round worth $650 million.

The $650 million financing round will support the company’s activities within the US and through its international businesses, specifically allowing the company to “further optimise its technology platform and grow into new markets and new partnerships.”

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City of Oslo issues first green bond

Oslo has become the latest city to tap the green bond market, with its inaugural SEK1.5 billion ($172.49 million) issue.

The bond, which has a maturity of 8.75 years and a coupon of 2.35%, is also the first from a municipal to be listed on the Oslo Børs.

The bond will be used to fund eligible projects in... Read more..

IoT and analytics push Building Energy Management Systems

According to a new report from Navigant Research, building energy management systems (BEMSs) is expected to grow from $2.8 billion in 2016 to in $10.8 billion in 2024.

The growth of BEMS is primarily attributed to the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing applications in buildings. As a result buildings are becoming data-rich environments.

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Trina Solar’s exit from MIP inevitable as EU fails to track global market shifts

The recent news of Trina Solar’s decision to exit from the European Union’s minimum import price (MIP) should not come as a surprise to anyone tracking global solar trends during 2015.

While the terms of reference for MIP have barely changed during 2015, the same cannot be said for both global pricing and the shift of manufacturing (in particular c-Si cells) outside of China to Southeast Asia.

Putting these two global market trends against the MIP level set by the EU for most of 2015, it... Read more..

P&G Saves Almost $2 Billion in Waste, Energy CostsBy: Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Procter & Gamble has saved almost $2 billion through waste and energy savings since 2007, according to P&G vice president of sustainability Len Sauers, who announced the cost savings as the company released its latest sustainability report today.

The report also details two new partnerships with Constellation Energy and EDF RE, which will increase P&G’s use of renewable energy, and highlights the... Read more..

Will 3rd-Party Financing Open Up China’s Rooftop Solar Market

A new funding model in China may allow some people to get solar power for “free,” or at very low upfront cost. Third-party financing is the way this could happen, and it is already used in the United States. In China, a firm based in Singapore is trying out this... Read more..

India Approves 27 Mega Solar Power Parks With 18.4 GW Capacity

India’s Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has reported progress on the ambitious program of setting up ultra mega solar power projects across the country.

Replying to a query raised in the upper house of the Parliament, Minister for Coal, Power, and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal stated that his government has give in-... Read more..

Rays Power Infra bags orders worth Rs. 500 crore in Uttarakhand

Rays Power Infra Pvt. Ltd., India’s Third Largest solar EPC company, has today announced that it has received orders worth 500 crore for EPC Services of 80 MW Solar Power Projects in Uttarakhand. These Projects were won under 170 MW UREDA Solar Tender in Co-development and Pre-bid EPC tie-ups. This has taken the total order book of Rays Power Infra to 215 MW Solar Power Projects.

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ZDHC adds leather to updated MRSL

the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme released an update to the Manufacturing Restricted Substances List (MRSL) to now include leather.
 
MRSL lists hazardous substances potentially used and discharged into the environment during manufacturing and related processes deep within supply chains –not just those substances that could be present in finished products. MRSL of 2014 pointed that natural leather and metal trim parts were not under regulation, while the updated version... Read more..