Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Thane Municipal Corporation to generate fuel from green waste

The TMC recently successfully tested its initiative to generate fuel from green waste at its kopri stp unit.

The TMC had initially announced its plans to produce fuel from bio-degradable waste. The project is based on public-private partnership (PPP) model and is operated by NGO Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth (SBV).
The NGO collects green waste like broken branches, dried flowers from temples, markets and... Read more..

Pavagada solar park to be operational in two years

Work on the State government’s ambitious solar park project at Pavagada in Tumakuru district will be completed and the largest such plant in the world will become operational within two years, Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said.

Speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Shivakumar said that this project entailed generating 1,500 MW solar power and it would come up in 12,000 acres of land.... Read more..

Goldman-Backed ReNew Wins 522MW of Solar Projects in East India

ReNew Power Ventures Pvt., the Indian clean-energy company backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, bested the competition at an auction on Thursday that awarded rights to build 1.2 gigawatts of solar projects in the eastern state of Jharkand.

ReNew netted 522 megawatts worth of of projects, Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency Director D.K. Tewatia said by phone. The state auctioned off projects in a 1-... Read more..

UK Government To Write Zero-Emissions Paris Climate Change Goal Into Law

The UK government will be enshrining the net-zero emissions climate change goal that resulted from the COP21 talks in Paris into law, following advice from the Committee on Climate Change, according to recent reports.

The news was revealed by the UK's Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom to the House of Commons earlier this week.

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India likely to fall significantly short of 40GW rooftop solar by 2022 target – report

With a business as usual approach, India is set to reach just one third of its 40GW by 2022 rooftop solar target, according to a new report from the Solar Rooftop Policy Coalition, launched formally by energy minister Piyush Goyal.

India approved the 40GW rooftop target last year as part of its overall 100GW solar target. However, the report ‘Unleashing Private investment in Rooftop Solar in India’ claims... Read more..

H&M to launch first ever ‘World Recycle Week’

H&M’s latest sustainable campaign, World Recycle Week, scheduled to be held from April 18 to 24, is part of the fashion retailer’s goal to ‘close the loop’ in fashion by recycling garments to create reusable textile fibres and aims to collect and recycle unwanted clothes.

The Swedish retailer hopes to collect 1,000 tonnes of unwanted garments from customers in its more than 3,600 stores worldwide during... Read more..

Suzlon wins order of 71.40MW from Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd.

The Suzlon Group has  announced its maiden order win for 71.40MW wind power project from Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPL), a leading Gujarat based public sector undertaking engaged in the business of electrical power generation. Suzlon will install 29 units of S97-120m Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) with all steel hybrid tower and 5 units of S97-90m WTGs with tubular tower having rated capacity of 2.1MW each.

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Low-Income Solar Policy Guide Launched By National Nonprofits

National nonprofits GRID Alternatives, Vote Solar, and the Center for Social Inclusion have launched the “Low-Income Solar Policy Guide,” a new online tool offering models for expanding access to solar power and solar jobs to low-income residents nationwide.

In a press announcement, the guide has been touted as the first comprehensive roadmap showing how targeted policies at a national scale can open up... Read more..

Piyush Goyal wants Africa to join ISA club in clean energy drive

Power Minister Piyush Goyal today called upon African nations to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to promote the renewable source of energy across the globe.

"African countries would benefit immensely by joining the ISA that is headquartered in New Delhi," Goyal said while addressing the 11th CII-Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership here.

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RattanIndia Solar bags 50 MW solar project in Allahabad

Rattan India Group firm RattanIndia Solar Ltd has won solar project of 50 MW capacity at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

"The project was won at a tariff of Rs 4.43 per unit plus a viability gap funding of Rs 75 lakh per MW in reverse e-auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation Limited (SECI) today," the company said in a press release.

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CPCB ordered closure of 442 units

Closure orders were issued to 442 industries by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for not complying with directions relating to online effluent monitoring devices or violating prescribed standards, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

“CPCB reported that it has identified 764 grossly polluting industries on Ganga river basin states... CPCB has reported that it has issued closure orders to 442... Read more..

Haryana joins UDAY to restructure Discom debt

Haryana along with its DISCOMs—the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam— has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under UDAY – “Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana”— here for operational and financial turnaround of the DISCOMs.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal were present at the... Read more..