Press Releases

The Smart Asia Expo & Summit 2019, organized by The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), is being held in Mumbai for the first time at Bombay Exhibition Centre from October 17 to October 19, 2019. The event will focus on smart city solutions, smart technology applications and city development products and services.

Bloom Energy, USA and Energy Power, India today announced a joint effort to deploy an integrated solution for supplying clean, reliable power to local Indian businesses. Once complete, this project will be Bloom’s first commercial scale on-site biogas to electricity project in India.

With an aim to align itself with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign poised to dedicate a clean India to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, Tata Power, India’s largest integrated utility, rolled out a two-week long environment and sustainability programme.

Oil marketing companies in India have launched the initiative of conversion of used cooking oil, which otherwise would be disposed of in drains, cause spillages/environmental damage and pose health hazards.

Loom Solar, starts a campaign on this Navratri festival, “Apne Ghar Ho, Apni Bijli”, to make people more aware about the benefits of installing a solar system on your home rooftop and reap the cost advantages.

Solar will play an important role in meeting Paris climate goals as installation growth eclipses the industry’s historical record. Low-cost distributed energy systems and potential for residential and agricultural sectors will have an impact on poverty reduction and combating inequality.

More than 200 industry leaders gathered at India Energy Storage Alliance’s (IESA) India Energy Storage Week (IESW) to celebrate 3rd World Energy Storage Day in Delhi and Mumbai, respectively. Organised from September 23 to 27, the week-long activity saw representatives working on technology, R&D, policy and investment collaborate and share their thoughts on the future of storage.

Shine Elite, the training workshop series organized by Growatt, was held in Mumbai and Ahmedabad at the start of September. New residential and commercial inverters were launched and attracted a large number of visitors at Renewable Energy India Expo, the biggest annual gathering of the Indian solar industry.

The plant—commissioned for Damodar Valley Corporation—will power six buildings at the headquarters of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

A new initiative was launched at the UN Climate Action Summit to help guide the world’s heaviest greenhouse gas emitting industries toward the low-carbon economy.