Sustainability Outlook Headlines

Chinese clothing company Shenzhen EIN opts for Centric PLM

Shenzhen EIN Clothing Co. Ltd. (EIN Clothing), a china-based apparel firm, has decided to use Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to power its brands.

“We hope to optimize our management with PLM and therefore be more competitive in the market. Our major concerns were about the design and development process; product planning, creative design, product R&D and materials and... Read more..

ASTM International highlights SMEs’ role in standardisation

To highlight how involvement from small- and medium-sized enterprises is important in creating high-quality technical standards, ASTM International has introduced “Year of the SME: Small Business in Action”.

ASTM International will draw out the advantages that SMEs gain by being members, including ASTM’s consensus-driven approach that gives them an equal voice and vote alongside representatives of larger... Read more..

Govt to unveil policy to promote manufacturing in solar energy

The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) said on Thursday that the government would soon unveil a new policy to promote manufacturing in the solar energy sector.

The policy is designed to give a boost to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s Make in India programme to encourage manufacturing and attract foreign investment besides promoting an alternative source of energy.... Read more..

Solar alliance likely to become a formal entity by June

Taking a step forward to formalise the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande inaugurated the interim headquarters of the ISA on Monday at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurgaon. The ISA’s interim headquarters will be house in three floors of NISE while a bigger, permanent headquarters will be built on five acres of land on the NISE campus according to officials of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).... Read more..

Solar startups spot big leap for small-scale industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push for India joining the International Solar Alliance has put the spotlight on the country's nascent solar industry.

Entrepreneurs are already working on several projects, large and small, both in the commercial space and the consumer one. Many startups have also sprung up in the last five years.

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Essel commissions 50 MW solar project in Uttar Pradesh

Essel Infraprojects Limited (EIL) today said it has commissioned the 50 MW Solar Power Project in Uttar Pradesh.

"The plant at Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh was inaugurated by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav under the Uttar Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2013," the company said in a statement.

It is built with the... Read more..

Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015

Smart grid, battery and storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $1.7 billion in VC funding in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group.

Clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group published its report on funding and merger & acquisitions activity in the smart grid, battery/storage, and energy efficiency sectors for 2015, revealing that across each of the sectors, a total... Read more..

Centre weaving textile policy to boost exports

The Centre will soon unveil a textile policy to boost sagging exports and encourage investments in the sector. Inaugurating the 62^nd National Garment Fair in Mumbai on Wednesday, Kavita Gupta, Textile Commissioner, said the draft of the new textile policy is ready and the final version would be announced soon.

“We see the slowdown in China as an opportunity and are looking at $40 billion of... Read more..

RattanIndia wins 40 MW of solar in India's Maharashtra state

RattanIndia Solar has been awarded a 40-MW solar project in the Indian state of Maharashtra in a reverse e-auction held by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) on Friday, the firm said a day later.

RattanIndia won the project at a tariff of INR 4.43 (USD 0.065/EUR 0.060) per kWh plus a viability gap funding of INR 4.9 million per MW, it added. The company plans to build the solar park on land it... Read more..

Maharashtra Announces $400 Million Off-grid Solar Power Programme

One of India’s largest states has announced a comprehensive off-grid solar power policy with a target to add 200 MW capacity over the next five years.

The state government of Maharashtra recently announced that it finalised a policy to spend Rs 2,682 crore (US$400 million) to develop off-grid solar power projects. The policy calls upon several government departments to set up rooftop solar power projects.... Read more..

Telangana PCB entrusts ground water and air pollution modelling studies to NEERI and EPTRI

To check the extent of pollution caused by the pharma industries with their gaseous and liquid pollutants in air and land, the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has entrusted ground water and air pollution modelling studies to National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and Environment Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI).

For conducting test for ground water... Read more..

India submits first biennial report on green house gases

India today submitted its first Biennial Update Report (BUR) today to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting that it emitted 2,136.84 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gases (GHG) in 2010 with the energy sector being the top contributor at 71 per cent.

Energy sector that includes - electricity production, fuel combustion in industries, transport and fugitive... Read more..