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RENEWABLE ENERGY

Adani commissions India’s first off-grid green hydrogen

pilot plant in Gujarat

The Adani Group has announced new standards for off-grid, renewable- both domestic and global demand. The
the successful commissioning of India’s powered applications of green hydrogen Kutch-based pilot facility is also India’s
first off-grid 5-megawatt green hydrogen in high-emission sectors. first of its kind to feature a fully auto-
pilot plant in Kutch, Gujarat. The plant mated, closed-loop electrolyser system
has been developed by Adani New In- “The state-of-the-art plant is 100 that adjusts dynamically to real-time
dustries Ltd. (ANIL), the clean energy percent green-powered by solar energy renewable energy inputs. This allows
arm of Adani Enterprises Ltd. and integrated with a Battery Energy for enhanced operational flexibility to
Storage System (BESS), enabling it to address the inherent variability in solar
An off-grid green hydrogen plant operate completely off-grid. This repre- power generation while ensuring safety,
generates hydrogen through electrolysis sents a new paradigm in decentralised, efficiency, and high performance.
powered solely by renewable energy – renewable-powered hydrogen produc-
such as solar or wind – without any tion,” the company said in a statement. The pilot plant also acts as a proof
connection to the conventional power of concept for ANIL’s upcoming ‘Green
grid. This means the plant operates in- ANIL is building an end-to-end eco- Hydrogen Hub’ in Mundra – an ambi-
dependently, relying fully on its own system for large-scale green hydrogen tious project expected to significantly
renewable energy infrastructure. production and its derivatives. This in- contribute to India’s low-carbon transi-
cludes green ammonia, green methanol, tion. Green hydrogen is seen as a criti-
Describing the development as sustainable aviation fuel, as well as the cal tool for decarbonising challenging
a key milestone supporting India’s manufacturing of solar cells, ingots and sectors such as fertilisers, oil refining,
‘National Green Hydrogen Mission’, the wafers, solar modules, wind turbine and heavy transport, and plays a cen-
Adani Group said the project esta- generators, and electrolysers at its facility tral role in achieving global net-zero
blishes technical feasibility and sets in Mundra, Gujarat, aimed at meeting targets.

Lords Chloro Alkali mulls CPW capacity expansion

Lords Chloro Alkali is planning to enhancing scale, efficiency, and chlorine CPW is widely used as a plasticiser
double its Chlorinated Paraffin Wax usage. and flame retardant in various industrial
(CPW) capacity from 50 tonnes per day applications, including PVC products,
(tpd) to 100-tpd at its Rajasthan plant. The expansion project is expected rubber, paints, and sealants. By expand-
to be completed by the end of the cur- ing CPW output, the company expects
Driven by rising demand and rent financial year (FY 2025-26). All to increase internal chlorine utilisation,
over 80% capacity utilisation, the statutory clearances and necessary pro- thereby reducing dependency on exter-
Rs. 30-crore expansion will be funded via curement activities are being actively nal chlorine sales and improving over-
internal accruals and credit lines, pursued to meet this timeline. all operational integration.

Aether signs contract manufacturing deal with Milliken

Surat-based speciality chemicals Aether as the sole contract manufactur- product. “With this engagement, the
firm, Aether Industries Ltd. has signed ing partner for a “key strategic product” partnership is transitioning from Aether’s
a definitive contract manufacturing for Milliken. The product name was not CRAMS (Contract Research and Manu-
agreement with Milliken Chemical and disclosed. facturing Services) model to its contract
Textile (India) Co. Pvt. Ltd., a wholly manufacturing model – reflecting Aether’s
owned subsidiary of US-based The project will be executed at strategic focus on scaling global part
Milliken & Company. As per the deal, Aether’s ‘Site 3+’, which will be fully nerships through dedicated, high-capacity
initially for a period of 10 years, positions dedicated to manufacturing the contracted infrastructure,” the company informed.

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