Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Arvind Envisol to partner in Ethopia's green drive

Arvind Envisol, subsidiary of Arvind Limited, will partner with the Ethiopian government in its drive for green industrialisation. Arvind Envisol has inked MoU with the government to implement the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology for industrial parks in the country. The initiative will boost Ethiopia's GDP and will create employment opportunities.

A zero liquid discharge water treatment plant with the... Read more..

UPS announces new sustainability goals

UPS has announced aggressive new sustainability goals to add more alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles to its fleet while increasing its reliance on renewable energy sources. The goals support UPS’s commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global ground operations 12 percent by 2025, a goal developed using a methodology approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

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India drops financial package for domestic PV manufacturers

Plans for a major financial package to support India’s domestic PV manufacturers have been cancelled by the Indian government in order to be reshaped for the current state of the industry, according to a source close to the issue.

Speaking to PV Tech, the source said: “The... Read more..

Toxic waste from solar panels represents a global environmental threat

A new study by Environmental Progress (EP) warns that toxic waste from used solar panels now poses a global environmental threat. The Berkeley-based group found that solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than nuclear-power plants. Discarded solar panels, which contain dangerous elements such as lead, chromium, and cadmium, are piling up around the world, and there’s been little done to... Read more..

GE Energy Financial Services to invest $90 million in RattanIndia’s solar power assets

New Delhi: Attracted by India’s growing clean energy play, GE Energy Financial Services (GEEFS) is expanding its Indian renewable energy portfolio and plans to invest $90 million to develop a solar power project portfolio of 500 megawatt (MW) with RattanIndia Group.

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Uttar Pradesh targets 10.7GW solar with 4.3GW on rooftops under draft solar policy

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is targeting 10.7GW of solar power by 2022, with 4.3GW from rooftop, under its draft 'Solar Power Policy 2017’.

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) released the five-year draft, which is now open to comments before being approved.

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Indian Railways to add 400 Megawatt solar power capacity current fiscal

The Indian railways, which is working on an ambitious plan to reduce its dependence on conventional fuels and cut down energy bill, is planning to award 400 Megawatt (Mw) of solar energy generation capacity in the current financial year.

The transporter plans to award 200 MW of rooftop solar and 200 MW of land-based solar energy capacity in the current fiscal. Overall, railways has a target of installing 1,... Read more..

Developers reel under losses as Rajasthan companies shut off wind power supply

Wind power developers in Rajasthan face losses once again as state distribution companies unplug their supply from the grid, a practice known as backdown.

“Every day, 15-20% of wind power is being curtailed,” said an official of the Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA). “On some days, power has even been switched off completely by the discoms’ state load distribution centres (SLDCs).”... Read more..

IT to bring transparency in pollution control efforts: Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan

There is a need to clear the "pollution of corruption" in addition to addressing air and water pollution, Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said today as he stressed the need for using information technology (IT) to bring transparency in efforts to contain pollution.

Expressing concern over the poor air quality in Delhi, the minister stressed the need for making a holistic action plan for air quality... Read more..

Daimler’s Chennai plant to run on green power

German auto maker Daimler will power its truck and bus manufacturing factory using renewable energy from next year. The 400-acre manufacturing campus of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), Indian arm of Daimler, at Oragadam near Chennai meets more than 70 per cent of its electrical needs from renewable sources.

“About 16 per cent of our factory’s day-to-day energy needs are met through solar energy.... Read more..

Solar power: US gives India time till year-end to scrap local sourcing rules

The United States has agreed to give India time till December 14 this year to remove the requirement for mandatory domestic sourcing of solar panels and modules under its national solar power generation programme.

“This means that all contracts for solar power production entered into with power producers after December 14 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) should not include compulsory... Read more..

Bid for environmental rights pact kicks off in Paris

Politicians, legal experts and activists will launch a campaign in Paris on Saturday for a global pact to protect the human right to a clean, healthy environment.

The end goal, organisers said this week, is a legal treaty under which states can be brought to justice for flouting the rights of a group or individual.

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