Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Adding hydro can take India's clean power to 225 GW by 2022

Government is considering reclassifying large hydro power plants as renewable projects, Power Minster Piyush Goyal said today, adding that it can help India achieve clean power capacity of 225 GW by 2022. 

Removing the distinction between small project (up to 25 MW) and large hydro project can help India projecting that its installed renewable energy capacity would be 225 GW by 2022. 

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Metro to set up rooftop solar panels at 8 stations

Going green in its second year of operations, Jaipur Metro has decided to set up rooftop solar panels at eight elevated stations on its 9.25-km-long corridor between Mansarovar and Chandpole.
The power generated by 200-kWp 'Rooftop Solar Power Plant' will be used to meet the requirements at the stations and would reduce its dependence on non-renewable sources.

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Rs 2 lakh crore approved since 2015 for Indian urban sector

Close to Rs 2 lakh crore of investments have been approved for the Indian urban sector in one year in a context where urban renaissance is crucial for the country's sustained growth in the coming decades, Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday.

"The pace and scale of project and investment approvals have increased manifold since 2015 with the central government approving an assistance... Read more..

Now, a cleanliness index for villages

After carrying out cleanliness ranking of major cities and 75 districts, the government will now rank every village on sanitation parameters. Centre has come out with cleanliness index, which takes into account the percentage of households having safe toilets, no litter and cess pool around homes and community areas.

According to a circular issued by the drinking water and sanitation ministry, there will be... Read more..

India wastes 15-20% of its renewable energy due to lack of storage: Panasonic Energy head

The variations in wind and solar energy, and the lack of adequate electricity storage facilities, result in about 15-20 per cent of all renewable energy generated in India going to waste, according to a top official in Panasonic India’s energy division.

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“On average, if 24 hours is the potential of electricity generation, then you can easily say that 15-20 per cent is... Read more..

Israeli company to shift production base to Chennai

Renewable energy has become the key word these days in the global path way to progress. India has a target to achieve 100 GW by 2022, in order to meet both domestic energy demands and to tackle climate change. But water scarcity could hold the country back.
 
The apt environment for installation of solar power panels is where there is abundant of sunshine and land, making the deserts of India the most preferred. But the major problem here is soiling, which according to the International Journal of... Read more..

NMC launches app to get daily garbage collection feedback

To ensure garbage is collected daily from all households, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has launched an app — Swachh Nagpur — on pilot basis for Laxmi Nagar Zone. At the same time, Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) has executed an agreement with Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) to launch an app for metro region's development.

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Scientists find solar hot spots to aid energy expansion

Indian space scientists have identified vast tracts of solar energy hot spots in central and western India with high electricity generation potential, nine months in a year.

These spots may aid the Central and state energy departments plan their solar energy expansion scheme as the NDA government targets generating 100 GW solar energy by 2022.

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Andhra Pradesh joins Gujarat, Punjab, achieves 100 per cent electrification

With power connections being given to pending 2.09 lakh households in some remote habitations by the end of June, Andhra Pradesh joined Gujarat and Punjab to become the only states to achieve 100 per cent electrification. JM Financials published the report based on a national-level survey on electrification in various states.

The JM Financial reports states: “While 87 and 71 per cent household in Bihar and... Read more..

Industry upset as state govt delaying solar power policy in Goa

Delay in the announcement of a state policy for solar power by the Goa government in upsetting the industry in the state.

According to an industry source, a state solar power policy for attracting investments in captive solar plants was supposed to be announced in May, this year. However, over three months down the line, there is no policy forthcoming from the government and investors are shifting their... Read more..

First artificial photosynthesis system to produce fuel

Scientists in Germany have developed the first complete and compact artificial photosynthesis system that uses solar power to split water and produce hydrogen fuel.

Solar energy can be directly converted into the universal storage medium of hydrogen. This process was first investigated in the 1970s, but has only begun to attract increasing attention in recent years.

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Affidavit in NGT against Okhla waste to energy plant

Residents of Sukhdev Vihar recently filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging that the Okhla waste-to-energy plant violates the Delhi Master Plan 2021 and needs be shut down.

The area was marked to be a district or city park in the master plan and not as a landfill site or a site for waste processing. The affidavit also alleges that NGT's orders on getting stack emission samples tested... Read more..