Sustainability Outlook Headlines

LED bulbs procurement price falls 10% more to Rs 64.41/unit

The procurement price of LED bulbs has fallen further to Rs 64.41 from Rs 73 per unit under a government programme which could make the energy-efficient lighting more affordable.

The development follows government achieving the milestone of distributing over five crore energy-efficient LED bulbs under the domestic lighting programme.

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IFFCO inches ahead in solar power generation

On the day the Union Cabinet approved amendments in Power Tariff  Policy to ensure 24X7 affordable Power for all, cooperative giant IFFCO commissioned a 235 KWP Solar Power Plant at its Phulpur unit in Uttar Pradesh.

Sharing the news Dr. U S Awasthi, MD tweeted “#IFFCO #Phulpur has commissioned a 235 KWp #Solar #Power Plant. Generate more dn 3lakh kWh/year #renewable energy.”

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JBM Solar to commission power plant in Haryana by April

JBM Solar(P) Ltd, part of the Gurgaon-based conglomerate JBM Group, will commission the "largest" solar power plant in Haryana by April 2016.

With a total investment of Rs 120 crore, the solar power plant once commissioned, would have a capacity to produce 20 MW electricity.

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Rays Power Experts signs a contract with SECI for 10 MW Rooftop Solar PV System in India

 Su-Kam Power Systems Limited has announced the launch of its new product- Brainy Touch, World’s first touch screen Solar PCU, in Gurgaon. The exclusively designed product comes with a built-in MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) Solar charge controller which efficiently runs the load and charges the battery which is later used for emergency back-up.

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Rise of the mini-grids: Solar projects are lighting up households beyond reach of main electricity grids

For Mithilesh Kumar of Pachlakh village in the agrarian heartland of Bihar, it was a question of pratishtha or prestige. In a rural milieu it matters.

Kumar lobbied hard to ensure the first telecom tower in the village was erected on his land and the contract for the tower's upkeep and operations was awarded to him. That was in 2007. Today, he operates a second mobile tower in neighbouring Bheldi, also in... Read more..

TN encourages Erode textile processors to set up CETP

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has encouraged the textile processors in Erode district to establish Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for which 50 per cent funding would come from the Central government and another 25 per cent from state government. The remaining amount would have to be borne by the units themselves, according to a national daily.

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Bengaluru has still a long way to go to deal with sanitary waste disposal

With the enforcement of three-way segregation where sanitary waste, consisting of sanitary napkins, diapers and contraceptives, are disposed into a red bin, Bengaluru has become a pioneer in the segregation of sanitary waste at source in India. However, the city is still far from figuring out safe ways to deal with it. Improper disposal of sanitary waste can lead to various environmental and health risks. "It is a huge problem across the country," according to Kalpana Kar, member of BPAC.

MNRE to unveil special solar zone policy in February

The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) will next month unveil a policy for creation of special solar zones across India having an area of at least 100 sq.km.

“Next month, we will come out with a policy for developing solar zones. These zones will have an area of 10X10 km,” MNRE secretary Upendra Tripathy said at a conference in Delhi.

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Japanese aid for plant to treat waste

 A Japanese team that visited the Kochi corporation on Monday extended a helping hand to the civic body in waste treatment. The team, which included Japanese Embassy officials, government representatives and industrialists, said that they were willing to launch a pilot project for an organic waste processing plant to convert organic waste to high-quality compost using aerobic fermentation technology.

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IBC SOLAR presents system solution for agricultural irrigation

 IBC SOLAR AG has announced that it is giving farmers the opportunity to switch to a non-toxic, low-cost and reliable water supply: expensive and high-maintenance diesel generators can now be replaced with a PV system linked to the IBC PumpController. This system can be connected via a Siemens frequency converter to existing water pumps. Existing irrigation systems can therefore easily be converted to use a significantly more efficient and lower-cost power supply.

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Solar power cost competitiveness to help India meet emission targets

Private energy producers once again bid for solar power projects at the lowest-ever tariffs in the latest auction that concluded on 19 January as India strives to cut carbon emissions by 35% and increase the use of renewable energy sources to generate at least 40% of its power needs by 2030.

Increased investor interest and bidding under the so-called reverse auction process where a winner is chosen based on... Read more..

ROOFTOP PROJECT by Agrawal Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd.

We have commissioned 100kW SOLAR ROOFTOP PROJECT on the Solar PV Module Manufacturing unit at Goa.  The proposed Roof Top Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant at Factory rooftop is installed utilize vacant area of 1300 sq. m. available on the terrace of the factory. The SPV power plant of capacity 100 kWp is connected to serve the in-house machinery consumption during day hours. The off grid SPV project would be a demonstration plant to harness renewable energy and the data on generation would be utilized for... Read more..