Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Solar rickshaws to beat Howrah traffic blues

pThe Howrah Municipal Corporation is planning to launch a solar powered erickshaw designed by IIEST Shibpur It will have twin benefits the rickshaws will ensure a safe ride for passengers and secondly the new mode of transport is expected to generate employmentbr
br
quotThe erickshaw we have designed will be covered on all sides with a solar panel atop It will be akin to a threewheeler car and one can even choose to fit an airconditioner inside Moreover existing erickshaws have a very short battery life and it costs an operator approximately Rs 300 a day to charge the battery... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

EV market in India expected to grow faster from festive season onwards

pIt is not only the conventional vehicle markers that will have a reason to cheer Electric vehicle EV makers are also set to see some good times starting this month Ambuj Sharma additional secretary Department of Heavy Industry Ministry of Heavy Industries amp Public Enterprises government of India told Autocar Professional quotIt always happens whenever there is a new scheme it takes three to four months to be deployed fully There is a lag time of a couple of months but now we are sure with the festive season coming it will pick up in a big wayquotp

pThe government39s move to build... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Autocar Professional

Suzlon achieves a milestone by surpassing 2000 MW installations in Maharashtra

pThe Suzlon Group has announced that it has achieved a significant milestone of 2000 MW 2 GW of cumulative installations in Maharashtra during the first half of the year Suzlon has a long standing presence in Maharashtra and commands a leading market share contributing significantly towards Maharashtrarsquos sustainable energy mixp

pSuzlonrsquos technological knowhow its best in class OMS Operation amp Maintenance Services and its end to end solutions approach gives it the competitive edgep

pWith over two decades of operating history the Suzlon Group has a cumulative... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Energetica India

SuKam installs 100 KWp GridTie Rooftop Solar PV power plant for Clay Craft in Jaipur

pSuKam Power Systems Limited has announced that it has installed a 100 kWp GridTie Rooftop Solar PV power plant in the Clay Craft India Pvt Ltd Jaipur The 100 kWp GridTie Rooftop Solar PV power plant will generate approximately 1 40000 units of electricity propelling a savings of nearly Rs 9 10000 annually SuKam has been given the overall responsibility of designing supplying testing and commissioning of the solar power plantp

pThe entire system consists of two string inverters of 50 KW each and 400 solar PV panels of 250 watt each The power generated from the solar system will meet... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Energetica India

Government to revive 13 stranded Gas based Power Plants through reverse eauction

pThe Government has announced the revival of 13 stranded gas based power generation plants with an installed capacity of 826208 MW which have successfully bid through a transparent and competitive reverse eauction process These plants would generate 1103 billion units of electricity which will be supplied at or below Rs 470 per unit to the purchaser Discoms during the period from 1st Oct 2015 to 31st Mar 2016 This will involve government support of Rs 159009 crore from the Power System Development Fundnbspp

pThe present reverse eauction for the Stranded Gas based Plants is the... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Energetica India

TPDDL identifies 400MW rooftop solar potential within operating area

pTata Power Delhi Distribution Limited TPDDL has identified potential to develop 400 megawatts of rooftop solar projects within its licenced areasp

pThe distribution company has identified both government and private buildings for development of the capacity over the next 56 years TPDDL conducted a study based on whose findings it has reported the figuresp

pThe discom already has 15 grid connected solar plants with total capacity of 165 MW on its premises nbspThese include 12 standalone solar lighting systems of 1 KW capacity each fixed on RWA porta cabins under New Delhi... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead

Deficit Monsoon takes its toll on countrys key water reservoirs

pDeficit Monsoon rainfall this year has taken its toll on water storage of the country39s 91 key reservoirs which as on Thursday evening recorded less amount of water as compared to the corresponding period last yearp

pIn what could be a worrying sign for winter crops Rabi which invariably depend on accumulated water during the Monsoon season reservoirs in four of the country39s five regions recorded less amount of water as on September 10 than the corresponding period last yearp

pExcept for reservoirs in north India those in east west south and central recorded less water... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Economic Times

Enrich Energy Commissions 5 MW Solar PV Power Project Under JNNSM in Maharashtra

pEnrich Energy Pvt Ltd EEPL an ISO 90012008 certified company based in Pune and a leading EPC player in Solar PV sector announced commissioning of a 5 MW Solar PV Power project under the JNNSM Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission PhaseII BatchI policy EEPL has provided turnkey solution for this 5 MW solar project for Ms Sunil Hi Tech at Karajgi in Solapur district of Maharashtrap

pThis is the first project in Maharashtra to be successfully declared commissioned by SECI and MEDA under JNNSM PhaseII BatchI policy and was successfully grid synchronized on 26th June 2015 at 13233 KV... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: PR Newswire

India Africa to focus on solar at IndiaAfrica Forum Summit

pIndia Africa to focus on solar at IndiaAfrica Forum Summitp

pIANS reports that climate change would be in focus at the IndiaAfrica Forum Summit here this October with India proposing that the 54 African countries join a Solar Group of nations to tap the sunrsquos rays for energy while forming another grouping with the coastal countries to harness ocean wave energyp

pAs the October 2630 mega diplomatic event draws near officials are busy working on the details of the proposed Solar Group that will include around 100 countries situated between the two tropics mdash of Cancer... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead

Solar LED Lanterns to be Distributed Across State Kerala

pSimilar to last yearrsquos initiative by ANERT Agency for Nonconventional Energy and Rural Technology which had launched a statelevel project for distributing solarpowered CFL lanterns the agency functioning under the Government of Kerala has come up with yet another programme nbspThis time ANERT will launch for the first time a project for distributing solar LED lanternsp

pnbspThe statelevel inauguration of the project was held at Shri Vidyadhiraja Balika Bhavan school Pattoor on Thursday The project was inaugurated by Minister for Electricity and Transport Aryadan Muhammed at an... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The New Indian Express

Doortodoor waste management project to take off in twin cities soon Karnataka

pGarbage mounds in the twin cities of HubballiDharwad may disappear in future if the new proposal by the HDMC works out The corporation plans to collect solid waste through a doortodoor campaign using tipper trucks The project is estimated to cost Rs 60 crore and set to be implemented in three monthsp

pThe project was submitted to the state government for approval Primary stage of the project got approval while the secondary stage awaits nod It was prepared by officers of the corporation led by joint commissioner Shakil Ahmed The team prepared the project after visiting a number of... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

Govt may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on 500 train roofs

pIn what may be a gamechanger in helping the Indian Railways cut energy costs the government may provide subsidy for putting solar panels on the roofs of around 500 trains to generate electricityp

pThis is in addition to the plan to set up 500 megawatts MW solar capacity panels on the rooftops of railway stations Recently the Indian Railways the countryrsquos largest consumer of electricity ran a pilot coach with solar panels fitted on its roofp

pSince trains already have batteries attached to the coaches the electricity generated from the solar panels will be used to run... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: livemint

MNRE approves Kochis solar city master plan

pIndiarsquos Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE has approved the master plan for Kochi solar city project The city had submitted its plan in Junep

pThe Rs696crore project is part of the Central government scheme to develop solar cities in select regions of the countryp

pKochi Mayor Tony Chammany presented the master plan at a meeting of the MNRE in New Delhi on Friday and it was approvedp

pKochi has been in the news for solar power project development particularly with projects such as the one which has made Cochin International Airport Limited the first... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead

India needs national lab policy for renewable energy Goyal

pIndia needs a National Lab Policy to facilitate the testing standardization and certification of renewable energy projects Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Pitush Goyal said on Fridayp

pldquoA policy document should bring out a clear work plan identifying the need of equipment and infrastructure including funds requirementrdquo he said addressing the national workshop on lab infrastructure for testing standardization certification and inspection for the Renewable Energy Deployment Programmmep

pldquoThere is a need to pay more attention on ensuring quality and... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead

From Boston to Beijing signs of climate momentum

pIn less than three months representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet in Paris to finalize a climate agreement that many hope will curtail greenhouse gas emissions and curb the worst impacts of climate changep

pHow are leaders and thinkers across the globe ndash from Boston to Beijing ndash meeting the challenges posed by a warming planet and embracing the opportunities of a global energy transformationp

pIn Boston Monday several leaders addressed this question during quotLocal and Global Climate Action on the Path to Parisquot an event hosted by The Christian... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Indian entrepreneur develops biogasfuelled fuel cell

pAn Indian entrepreneur based in Pune Maharashtra has developed a biogasfuelled solid oxide fuel cell SOFC generatorp

pAccording to The Times of India Siddharth Mayur the founder president of h2e Power Systems has developed the system which uses biogas produced from the breakdown of organic materials such as agricultural waste in the absence of oxygenp

pSiddharth has told ToI that his fuel cell uses biogas ammonia other gaseous hydrocarbons or liquid fuels such as methanol and ethanol ldquoThe input is renewablerdquo he saysp

pThe emissions from this process include a... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead

Scania paves way to Vishvaraj for biogas project

pWith already three mega projects of Nagpur Municipal Corporation NMC in its pocket citybased Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited VIL a company said to be close to Union minister and city MP Nitin Gadkari will be setting up biogas plant the gas from which will propel the proposed city buses Earlier Swedish bus manufacturer Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Ltd was to set up the plant and also run its own buses on biogasp

pScania told TOI it along with another Swedish organization IVL will only share expertise in the project quotVishvaraj Group will produce raw biogas Swedfund... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

Delhi Metros Faridabad Line wins highest green building rating

pThe recently inaugurated Delhi Metro39s Faridabad extension has received the 39highest green building39 ratings for being equipped with a host of ecofriendly featuresp

pIndian Green Building Council IGBC part of the Confederation of Indian Industry CII gave the highest possible rating Platinum ndash to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC chief Mangu Singh for adhering to green building norms The IGBC rates metro stations and buildings on a scale of platinum gold silver for following green building specificationsp

pSome of the ecofriendly features on the 14km long section... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: DNA

Garbage trucks bins to start using RFID in a month

pThe civic body has set a deadline of one month to install the radio frequency identification RFID tags on garbage trucks and bins in the city in order to track themp

pThe RFID system will be tagged to 119 trucks and around 22000 garbage bins in the cityp

pNMMC is in the process of installing the bins in every ward The RFID system will comprise ID reader antenna CG1 and chip which will help track and identify any particular garbage vehicle The system will track the trucks to ensure they have collected garbage from the barcodes of chips attached to the binsp

pThe... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

East Delhi Commissions Hydropower Plant Powered By Sewage Effluent

pDelhi is getting its first hydropower plant but itrsquos not harvesting the energy of running water in the traditional hydroelectric model as this new system uses falling water from a treated sewage effluent pipe to spin its turbinep

pRecapturing some of the energy in flowing water that is generated by existing processes such as municipal water supplies is one nontraditional step for hydropower and cities such as Portland have begun experimenting with this sort of lsquosmart water pipe infrastructurelsquop

pThe new hydropower plant in East Delhi India is built onto the Delhi... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Clean Technica

CR introduces biodegradable garbage disposal bags in long distance trains

pIn a first on Indian Railways Central Railway has introduced biodegradable environment friendly garbage disposal bags in long distance trainsp

pCR39s secretary to general manager Vinit Kumar said quotIt is a first on Indian railways and introduced as a pilot projectquotp

pThese bags are supplied as linen packet after taking out linen passenger can use these bags for storing and disposal of garbage dry amp wet wastep

pThese environment friendly disposable waste bag has been introduced as pilot project in AC coaches of Two Prestigious Trains of Central Railway 12133... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

Govt mulls selling LED bulbs at Rs 44 under DELP scheme

pGovernment is looking to provide LED bulbs at Rs 44 which is much lower than current retail price of around Rs 300 under its DELP scheme to discourage use of inefficient incandescent bulbsp

pquotThe government is looking to bring down the price of LED bulb to Rs 44 per unit under bulk purchases through competitive biddingquot power minister Piyush Goyal said in a recent interactive session of Assochamp

pUnder its Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme DELP the government procures LED bulbs through competitive bidding and provides those to consumers at much competitive ratesp... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: The Times of India

India Realising its RE potential

pThe victory of the centre right Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in Indiarsquos general election in April 2014 was controversial in many respects and unexpected in its decisiveness But for the renewables industry in the country it represented the possibility of a revival of fortunes after a period of flagging growth For with the BJPrsquos victory came the leadership of Narendra Modi former chief minister of Gujurat longtime advocate of low carbon energy and credited with being the political architect of Gujuratrsquos transformation into a 900MW Indian solar PV powerhousep

pSince 2009... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Renewable Energy Focus

Indias faultlines are stumbling block for reaching UN goals

pSustaining the goals being set by the United Nations UN for the world seems to be unattainable even for developed countries In case of India the country faces numerous issuesp

pThe new Sustainable Development Goals SDGs and the 169 targets linked to the goals will be a challenge for India because of countryrsquos faultlines India has been failing to meet its own national socioeconomic development targetsp

pWith the UN in the process of finalising SDGs the government officials in India are uncertain about how these will be implementedp

pThe SDGs set a huge task for... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Governancenowcom

India looking at public investment of 54 bn to develop green corridors

pThe development of green energy corridor in India will take investment of Rs36000 crore 542 billionp

pPTI quoting a statement reports that the ministry of new and renewable energy expects funds for the corridors connecting high density solarfed states of the country to come through public investmentp

pThe ministry is also reportedly developing a renewable zone policy in which the ldquoaccountability and responsibility for land acquisitionrdquo would lie entirely with developers of proposed zones This would help expedite the process of land acquisition without getting mired... Read more..

Date : Sep 23

Source: Greentech Lead