Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Road cleaning, waste collection agencies fined over air pollution in Noida

The Noida Authority on Monday said it issued penalties worth Rs 5.65 lakh on private contractors and other entities that were found violating guidelines and rules to combat air pollution here.

The maximum penalty of Rs 1 lakh was slapped on private contractors handling mechanical cleaning of roads and door-to-door garbage collection, the Authority said, as it took action in the wake of the Graded Response... Read more..

Delhi: From tomorrow, 50 buses to run on fuel that’s cleaner than CNG

MSEDCL scuttling solar roof top sector though negative policies

Maharashtra Solar Manufacturers’ Association (MASMA) has charged MSEDCL with scuttling the solar roof top industry in the state by adopting negative policies.

Saket Suri of MASMA told TOI that since April 2019 there was no subsidy scheme for solar roof top in Maharashtra and MSEDCL demanded just 25MW... Read more..

CSIR-CMERI develops Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility

The changing ecological scenarios requires special attention to address the issue of ‘Sustainable Processing of Municipal Solid Waste’. This is not only a necessary component of converting waste into useful end products but also to maintain a cleaner environment and to safeguard contamination of soil, air and water.

To throw more light on the subject, Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani,... Read more..

Brookfield, CPPIB, NIIF in race to buy Mahindra’s 600MW solar assets

Brookfield, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Edelweiss Yield Plus Infrastructure Fund are among half a dozen investors in discussions to acquire nearly 600 megawatts (MW) of solar assets from Mahindra group’s renewable energy business, Mahindra Susten, said two people aware of the development, requesting anonymity.

“They have received offers... Read more..

Now, ECBC must for getting approvals for commercial, non-residential buildings

In a move aimed at increasing energy efficiency even in the private sector, the State government has issued an order making Andhra Pradesh Energy Conservation Building Code (APECBC) mandatory to get building approvals for commercial and non-residential buildings with a plot area of 1,000 square meters or built up area of 2,000 square meters. 

Andhra Pradesh is the third State in the country to have issued an... Read more..

Solar manufacturing gap between India, China growing, says report

The gap between solar manufacturing in India and China has been increasing with leading Chinese manufacturers making aggressive investments in capacity expansion and new technology, according to a recent report by renewable energy consultancy firm, Bridge To India.

"Long-term viability of the Indian manufacturing sector depends on its capacity to compete with leading Chinese manufacturers on cost of production, scale and technology," the report on solar manufacturing said. It also noted that it would be challenging for... Read more..

Renewable capacity addition falls 50% in H1 amid Q-o-Q improvements

As renewable energy sector is recovering from Covid impact, the new capacity addition during the September quarter has improved quarter-on-quarter basis though there was 50 per cent drop when compared with the first-half period of last fiscal.

With the addition of 1559 MW of new capacity during July-September 2020 period, total new... Read more..

Finland Aims to Reach Carbon Neutrality in 2035, Go Carbon Negative Soon After

Finland has communicated its long-term low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission development strategy (LEDS) to the UNFCCC. Finland’s LEDS charts scenarios and impact assessments to achieve its 2035 carbon neutrality target, and reviews longer-term emissions reduction and removal opportunities by 2050.

The LEDS assesses Finland’s emissions reduction potential and needs by sector in three scenarios concerning the... Read more..

Ampere ties up with eBikeGO, secures order for 2,000 electric scooters

Electric vehicle maker Ampere on Thursday announced its tie-up with eBikeGO and secured an order from the e-mobility start-up for supply of 2,000 electric scooters.

The developments come close on the heels of Ampere bagging an order of 3,000 e-scooters from Bengaluru-based scooter rental start-up Bounce last week.

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India to be world's largest market for battery storage by 2040: IEA

 India will become the largest market for utility-scale battery storage by 2040 as renewables show immunity to the COVID-19 pandemic to emerge as a cost-effective choice and will push coal into a corner, according to the International Energy Agency.

The IEA’s ‘World Energy Outlook 2020’ released on Tuesday says globally, power... Read more..

Investments into renewables seen rising 35% by FY23: Report

Positive investor interest and enabling regulations can boost the investments into the renewables sector by a healthy 35 per cent to Rs 1.5 lakh crore between now and the end of fiscal 2023, says a report.

The past three years saw fresh investments into the renewables sector led by solar and partly by wind power, surging to Rs 1.1 lakh crore, showed a Crisil report... Read more..