Sustainability Outlook Headlines

First Solar achieves 5GW of O&M Assets

First Solar Operations and Maintenance (O&M) has announced it now has 5 gigawatts (GW) of assets in its portfolio of solar power plants, firmly establishing it as the largest O&M provider in the world.

First Solar Energy Services, which has held the top position on GTM Research’s “Global O&M and Asset Management” report for the past two years, surpasses the next nearest O&M provider by... Read more..

Haryana to promote solar power plants on canals

The Haryana government on Tuesday released its solar power policy, which aims to add 4,000 megawatt (Mw) of solar power by 2022. The policy unveiled on the last day of Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit aims to promote generation of green and clean power through a conducive atmosphere for the investors.

To give boost to the solar energy sector, incentives such as industrial status, electricity duty... Read more..

Uttarakhand to get over 2,000 new solar power plants

In an attempt to promote solar power generation in the state, the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has decided to set up over 2,000 units which will produce 44 MW of electricity using solar energy.

UREDA officials said that the campaign to set up more solar power generation plants has been revved up after a recent directive of the Union power ministry that calls for a change in the... Read more..

GE To Design Wind, Solar Energy Storage Project In India

In what could be a significant step towards integration of large-scale wind and solar energy projects in the existing power grid, General Electric will design a storage-equipped hybrid renewable energy project in India.

General Electric recently announced that it received an order from India-based IL&FS Energy Development Company Limited to examine the feasibility of hybrid renewable energy projects... Read more..

Suzlon to set up Rs 1,200 crore renewable energy power plants in Telangana

Suzlon Group plans to set up renewable energy units in Telangana with an investment of Rs 1,200 crore.

The announcement came after the state’s Information Technology and Urban Development Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday met Suzlon chairman and managing director Tulsi R. Tanti in Mumbai.

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First Emissions-Free Fossil Fuel Power Plant Under Construction

A power plant that will produce low-cost electricity with zero emissions is being built in La Porte, Texas.

Net Power, a collaboration between Exelon Generation, CB&I, and 8 Rivers Capital, today said it has broken ground on the 5-megawatt demonstration plant, which it says it a “first-of-a-kind” power plant.

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18 Odisha State Industries Ignore CPCB Notice on Emission

As many as 18 highly polluting industries in the State have not responded to notices issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for installation of round-the-clock effluent and emission monitoring systems.

According to the list prepared by the pollution watchdog, notices served on five industries were not delivered and hence, returned.

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India’s SECI to tender utility-scale energy storage with wind and solar hybrid project

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited expressions of interest for what may be India’s first utility-scale energy storage project to be combined with a solar and wind hybrid project at Rangreek in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh.

The tender is for the design, procurement, construction, commissioning and associated transmission system for 2MW of grid-connected solar and a 0.5MW... Read more..

Demand sees MSCI ESG Research add 21,000 mutual funds & ETFs

Index provider MSCI has announced that it is expanding its ESG Research to include 21,000 mutual funds and exchange traded funds. The index provider’s specialist research arm, which focuses on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters, has developed MSCI ESG Fund Metrics following demand from wealth managers who want greater insight into the ESG attributes of their portfolios.

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Andhra Pradesh to add 619 mw of solar power generation capacity by April

 Andhra Pradesh is on course to adding about 619 mw of solar energy by next month, thereby taking the total installed capacity past the 1000 mw (one Giga Watt).

The State currently has about 1300 mw of wind and solar power generation capacity, of this 1150 mw is wind and about 150 mw of solar power generation capacity. By this month end, the State is poised to touch 900 mw of solar power generation. This... Read more..

Inox Wind bags 52 MW order from 2 public sector firms in India

Inox Wind, a wind energy solutions provider in India, has bagged two orders of 26 MW each from two of India’s leading Public Sector Undertakings.

The company has bagged a 26 MW turnkey wind power project to be set up at Mahidad, in the state of Gujarat from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

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Dow’s Wastewater Recycling Partnership Closes the Resources Loop

In an effort to reduce freshwater use at its largest chemical facility, Dow partnered with Evides Water Co. and the city of Terneuzen, Netherlands, where the plant is located to turn waste — in this case, wastewater — into a new product — freshwater for industrial use. The plant accepts wastewater each day from the city, has it purified by the water company, and reuses it for its manufacturing processes.

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