Sustainability in renewable energy

1. Xavier Institute of
Management, Bhubaneswar
Sustainability practices across Industries

2. SUSTAINABILITY IN RENEWABLE
ENERGY SECTOR
Section D,Group
Number 8
UM15227 Resma R
UM15228 Saidutta Nath
UM15229 Sampath Das
UM15230 Sanket Barmma
UM15231 Sashi Bushan Pal

3. RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY
• Consists of biomass, wind power, solar and hydro
electricity mainly
• Climate change, pollution etc support the use of
renewable energy
• As on 2014, Germany made a commitment to transition
to a sustainable energy economy,
• Denmark has a commitment to 100% renewable energy
by 2050

4. Global Best Practices
• Many national, state and
local governments across
the world have created
Green banks.
• American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
includes more than $70
billion in direct spending
and tax credits for clean
energy.
• International Renewable
Energy Agency (IRENA)
has 176 member states,
all for promoting the
adoption of renewable
energy worldwide.
• More than 30 nations
around the world already
have renewable energy
contributing more than
20% of energy supply.
• IRENA has developed
close to 570 standards
related to renewable
energies.

5. In 2011, First Solar
established a global
sustainability program to
bring together all
sustainability related
activities across the
company under one
initiative
§greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions intensity reduction
§responsible land use
§waste management
§supply chain sustainability
§Life cycle environmental
footprint analysis

6. Achieving Lower Air Emissions and Cleaner Air Growth in Transmission Infrastructure
Voluntary Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
•Improving Power Plant Efficiency
•Making our Vehicle Fleet Cleaner
•Expanding EarthEra
•Renewable Energy Trust Helping Our
Customers
Expanding Water Conservation
•Preserving Groundwater in South
Florida Mitigating Supply Risk Through
Water Conservation Addressing Supply
Risk Through Alternative Water
Sources

7. • Gram Power is an energy technology
company setup in 2010.
• The Company's aim is to reduce $900
million worth of diesel subsidies that are
consumed by telecom towers in India by
supplying them with clean power
through renewable energy.
• Gram power uses energy-efficient, smart
micro grids in remote areas which have
limited access to power.
• Their methodology uses sources of
renewable energy such as solar, wind
and biomass (or a combination of two or
more)
• In 2013, Gram Power reached 20,000
homes and had 100 rural telecom towers
covered with solar panels for generation.
v Gram Power was selected among the
top 10 Cleantech Innovations by NASA
in 2011 and in March 2012
Indian Best Practices

8. • Headquartered at Suzlon One Earth in
Pune, they work towards the vision of
powering a greener tomorrow by
enabling sustainable social, economic
and ecological development.
• A LEED Platinum and GRIHA 5 star
certified building, One Earth is one of
greenest corporate campuses in the
world.
• Suzlon’s global wind installations
help in reducing 20.50 million tons of
CO2 emissions annually.

9. •Switchover to Variable Frequency
Drive from constant speed drive in large
pumps across the power plant.
•Switchover the energy efficient lighting
likes CFLs and standardizing the AC
temperatures to 24oC
•Replacing the electric waster heaters
with solar water heaters at canteens
•Solar based LED lighting in selected
areas; LED based street lighting
•Electric Vehicles for internal transport
within plant premises
•Recycle of paper and biomethanation
of canteen waste.
•Rainwater harvesting in various
location to tap the rain water and utilize
for service purposes.
•Education Program for School Children
on Energy Conservation
•Green Manufacturing Index (GMI)
•Corporate Sustainability Protocol
(CSP)
•Greenolution

10. SOURCES
• http://www.nexteraenergy.com/company/pdf/2011_sustain_report.pdf
• http://firstsolar.com/-
/media/Documents/Sustainability/03801_FirstSolar_SustainabilityReport_08MAR16_Web.ashx
• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/renewable-energy-is-not-enough-it-needs-to-be-
sustainable/
• http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/index/tech.html
• http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/022916/worlds-top-5-alternative-energy-
companies-fslr-nee.asp
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• http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_new/upload/energy_stats_2015_26mar15.pdf
• http://companiesinindia.net/top-10-renewable-energy-companies-in-india.html
• https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/business-innovation/gram-power-smart-affordable-power-for-
all
• http://sustainabilityzero.com/suzlonfailure/
• http://www.tatapower.com/sustainability/sustainability-tata-power.aspx
• http://www.tatapower.com/sustainability/initiatives.aspx