Sustainability

Attero, India’s largest e-waste recycler and the world’s largest li-ion battery recycling company, has launched an integrated electronic waste (e-waste) consumer take-back platform– Selsmart. Through Selsmart, it targets an annual recurring revenue of INR 1,000 crore by the third year with e-waste collection of 140,000 metric tonnes.

Geneva-headquartered dss+, a spin off from DuPont, helps industries switch to sustainable and resilient operations. It serves power and utilities, oil and gas, metals and mining, among other industries.
With a strong presence in India alongside leading industry players, dss+ has been instrumental in shaping the region’s energy landscape. Srinivasan Ramabhadran, managing director, APAC, dss+, speaks to pv magazine about balancing efficiency, cost, and environmental impact in solar and battery storage manufacturing.

Even though fossil fuels still dominate global energy production at present, the movement for a changeover to cleaner forms of energy is building up. Renewables presently provide some 29 percent of all electricity generated; a figure bound to enormously rise in the next few years.

The global LNG market is on the cusp of a transformative era. While an oversupply looms, the market’s trajectory remains subject to the vagaries of project completions and geopolitical tensions. The interplay of supply and demand dynamics will invariably shape the landscape, heralding an era of heightened volatility and strategic recalibrations.

In this article for pv magazine, Naresh Mansukhani, CEO, Juniper Green Energy, writes circular economy goes beyond just recycling physical components. Innovative business models are emerging that promote resource efficiency and extend the lifespan of renewable energy technologies.

Schneider Electric, in collaboration with non-governmental organization PRADAN, implemented 40 kW and 45 kW solar arrays with Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart power management systems in Sehal and Chatti villages of Jharkhand. This system ensures 100% capacity utilization of the solar panels by diverting power to different loads based on demand, benefitting the 110 families in the two villages.

Also, hot and humid days nearly doubled in the 12-month period till June 22, 2024 compared to the corresponding period in 2022-23, according to a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive signals a new era of corporate responsibility, urging Indian businesses to embrace sustainable practices to thrive globally. This presents an opportunity to enhance competitiveness, attract global partners, and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future.

The project at NTPC’s Lara super thermal power station will synthesize fourth-generation ethanol from carbon dioxide captured from waste flue gas and green hydrogen generated through electrolysis.

Complete dependence on fossil fuel, which is a very volatile segment, can leave a country vulnerable to price fluctuations and geopolitical disputes. This is turn has a huge impact on the country’s economy as well. A prime example of which, can be seen with the current Ukraine- Russia crisis’s impact on the European countries rise in gas prices and subsequent economic turbulence.