Sustainability Outlook Headlines

How adidas is pioneering opensource sustainability for sports

padidas is among the most admired companies in the world especially when it comes to sustainabilityp

pIn January Corporate Knights ldquothe magazine for clean capitalismrdquo ranked the sporting goods and apparel giant No 3 on its list of the ldquoGlobal 100 Most Sustainable Corporationsrdquo In fact adidas was the only textile apparel or luxury good company that made the list nbspp

pThat raises the question of what makes the company tick so consistently when it comes to sustainability despite the financial pressures of the athletic apparel marketplace It uses an approach... Read more..

Wind sector in India to attract 15 billion by 2020

pIndiarsquos wind energy sector is expected to attract investments up to 15 billion by the year 2020 said the latest CRISIL reportp

pThe report explains the 15 billion investment will come about if India as expected will add 4GW of wind energy every year for the next 5 years In a recent report the research and ratings organisation CRISIL had said that more investors would be attracted as the feedintariff prices of wind energy were considerably declining and are expected to achieve gridparity soonp

pIt should be observed that India has never added more than 32 GW of wind... Read more..

Srinagar civic body all set to convert waste into electricity

pThe Srinagar Municipal Corporation SMC is all set to start the project of scientifically converting its largest dumping site into electricity generation unit by using latest technologies to turn waste into energyp

pThe Achen locality on the outskirts of Srinagar is being used by the Municipal Corporation as the solid waste dumping site for the past 25 yearsnbspp

pFor the past some years after protests from locals the government developed Achen as the landfill scientific dumping site However now the SMC is planning to convert waste into electricityp

pquotThe project is... Read more..

Odisha to produce 3000 megawatt solar energy by 2022

pThe Odisha Government has set a target to produce 3000 megawatt MW renewable energy by 2022 in its draft Odisha Renewable Energy Policyp

pnbspThe target include 2300 MW in the solar sector 350 MW from wind sources 150 MW from the small hydroelectricity projects 180 MW from biomass and 20 MW from municipal solid waste MSWp

pThe State Government has targeted to set up threefour solar parks with combined capacity of 1500 MW between 2015 and 2022p

Goyal urges lighting industry to correct LED pricing

pPiyush Goyal Minister of State Independent Charge for Power Coal and New amp Renewable Energy has called for a correction in the pricing of LED lightemitting diodep

pSpeaking at a conference on the lsquoBusiness of Lightingrsquo here on Wednesday Goyal said that it cannot be that the government procures LED bulbs at 72unit while the market price is very highp

pldquoThe gap still looks unreasonably huge Correcting this gap will help them the players to increase productionrdquo he said While stating that the government is capable of providing LED bulbs to every household at... Read more..

Wind farm in Kerala facing closure over permissions tax issues

pA wind project comprising 23 wind turbines in the south Indian state Kerala is facing headwinds over permissions and tax default with the local bodyp

pThe New Indian Express has reported that authorities of Sholayur panchayat in Attapadi Palakkad district plan to dismantle the turbines installed at Nallasingha Ooru as they ldquohave come up without necessary permissionsrdquop

pThe report notes that the state vigilance had found discrepancies in land acquisition for the project A portion of the land realtor Sarjan Realties had purchased for the project on behalf of Suzlon is... Read more..

Indian Railways Opts For Solar Energy Powered Coaches

pWith a view to use renewable energy source worldrsquos fourth largest railway network Indian Railways has rolled out its solar energy powered coachesnbspThe solar panels were installed on its roof of a nonAC coach of RewariSitapur passenger train operated by Northern Railway NR to meet the coachesrsquo requirement Costing about 6124 Rs 390 lakh for setting up solar panel on the nonAC coach of RewariSitapur passenger train Indian Railways will save 1947 Rs 124 lakh per year in power costnbspThe solar panels generate about 17 units of power in a day which enables the lighting system in the... Read more..

Centre to give Nagpur Municipal Corporation Rs 250cr approved under JNNURM

pIn a big relief for the cashstrapped Nagpur Municipal Corporation NMC the Central government has assured the civic body to release Rs250 crore approved under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission JNNURM Urban development ministry has told the civic body that the funds will be released within a month mayor Pravin Datke told TOIbr
br
The mayor and municipal commissioner Shravan Hardikar were in New Delhi to seek central government39s outstanding share of over Rs250 crore towards JNNURM projectsp

Welspun Renewables commissions 52 MW solar plant in Maharashtra

pWelspun Renewables India39s leading generator of solar energy today said it has commissioned Maharashtra39s first mega solar capacity under the publicprivate partnership modelThe 52 MW power plant is located at Baramati one of the highest radiation receiving regions of the state the company said in a statementp

pquotThe Baramati project will generate enough green energy to power 240000 households Estimated 83220 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions will be mitigated each yearquot it saidp

India ranks 3rd in top 10 list for LEED Green Building

pa hrefhttpzeenewsindiacomtagsindiahtmlIndiaa ranks third in the list of top 10 countries outside US for a hrefhttpzeenewsindiacomtagsleedhtmlLEEDa rated green buildings according to a hrefhttpzeenewsindiacomtagsusgreenbuildingcouncilhtmlUS Green Building Councila USGBC The United States the birthplace of LEED is not included in this list but remains the world39s largest market for LEED the council said in a statementp

pLEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a set of rating systems for the design construction operation and maintenance of green buildingsp

Lanco Inaugurates 1050 MW Solar Project in Punjab

pLanco Group subsidiary Omega Solar Projects has inaugurated a 1050 MW solar power plant IN Punjab The project has been set up at a cost of INR 84 crore over 45 acres of landp

pPunjab New amp Renewable Energy Minister said the followingp

pemThe tiny steps started three years ago in renewable energy sector have now become giant leaps with world renowned solar power companies investing liberally in the state keeping in view its progressive and investor friendly approachemp

pAcme Group is also set to operationalize their 100 MW solar projects in district Mansa by March... Read more..

Maruti Suzuki focuses on solar power for captive generation

pMaruti Suzuki India will now increasingly focus on solar and other clean energy to meet its captive requirement This is in line with its parent company Suzuki Corporationrsquos policy and philosophyp

pThe company is looking at taking the solar project on a larger scale Rajiv Gandhi executive director production Maruti Suzuki told FCp

pldquoFor a brighter future it is imperative that we focus on clean technology sustainability and renewable energy The one mw photovoltaic solar power plant installed at the Manesar facility is in line with companyrsquos philosophy of adopting... Read more..