Tag: renewable energy
UltraTech Cement to exceed 25 per cent ‘green energy’ contribution to total energy consumption by 2021
UltraTech Cement Limited is aiming to increase contribution of green energy to 25% of its total power consumption by 2021. This increase is more than...
Companies Commit to Renewable Energy Goals
Corporate entities account for around two-thirds of the world’s final energy consumption and will continue to account for more than half by 2050, as...
The UK Now Has More EV Charging Locations Than Gas Stations
According to various reports, the United Kingdom now has more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations than it does gas (or shall we say petrol, or...
Renewable Energy: A Potent Tool For Women Empowerment In Rural India
By Vaishali Nigam Sinha
While otherwise enjoying a phase of robust economic growth, India, unfortunately continues to be plagued by energy poverty. This is more...
Accelerating India’s Transition to Renewable Energy
India’s renewables story thus far has been a huge success. No country of India’s size and low income per capita has done so much...
CSR: The Rise of Solar in India
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the amount of solar energy that falls on the surface of the earth in one day is...
Indo-Swiss connection in renewable energy
Children can’t study after dark, women have to depend on traditional cooking methods that increase their drudgery etc… Without energy, sectors like agriculture, health,...
India could possibly overachieve its Paris Agreement goals: Sébastien Hug, CEO and Consul General, swissnex India
By 2030, India plans to generate 40% of its total energy requirement through renewable energy sources. “The Government of India has planned to increase...
Renew Power Ventures signs MOU with Government of Andhra Pradesh
ReNew Power, one of India’s leading clean energy companies, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for a...
Google is searching for a way to be zero emissions all the time
With its sizeable purchase of renewables, Google says it’s currently matching all of its total energy use with clean energy sources. But when you...
Wienerberger India moves to Wind and Solar Energy
Wienerberger India’s robotic plant produces over 70,000 large format hollow blocks every day for the construction industry. It has moved to sustainable electricity sources...
Sustainable Cities of the Future
In an earlier column, Anirban Ghosh, Chief Sustainability Officer, Mahindra Group, shared the need to shape urban spaces sustainably. As a follow up, here...