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ENERGY TRANSITION SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

NGEL joins up with Nayara Energy for green hydrogen ABB’s Nashik factory achieves water positivity

production Automation giant, ABB India, has
announced that its Nashik factory has
State-run NTPC Green Energy India and aligns with the vision of Aat- business operations at Nayara Energy. achieved water positivity and reduced
(NGEL) – a subsidiary of India’s larg- manirbhar Bharat, NGEL said. “Green This collaboration will contribute to water consumption by 30 percent since
est power producer NTPC, said that it hydrogen would be a crucial element achieve the energy transition objectives 2020. Water positivity is the concept
has signed a Memorandum of Under- of India’s clean energy future and with of the country.” of returning more water to freshwater
standing (MoU) with Nayara Energy this partnership, we will explore and sources than is withdrawn and main-
to explore opportunities in the green implement cutting-edge technologies to NTPC plans to install 60 gigawatts taining sustainable water stewardship
hydrogen and green energy space. produce green hydrogen, contributing (GW) of RE capacity by 2032 and is cur- by establishing a framework for water
to a cleaner and more resilient energy rently working on a pipeline of more than management. The Nashik site, which
The MoU envisages to collaborat- landscape,” said Mr. Mohit Bhargava, 20-GW, out of which over 3-GW is ope- covers 49,000-m², has been certifi ed as
ing and producing green hydrogen for NGEL’s CEO. rational capacity. Nayara Energy owns water positive with a water positivity
Nayara Energy’s captive usage, accele- India’s second largest single-site refi nery index of 1.14 by the GRIHA Council
rating decarbonisation and catalysing Nayara Energy’s CEO Mr. Alois at Vadinar, Gujarat with a capacity of 20 (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
reduction in carbon footprint. This col- Virag said, “As a prominent player in million tonnes per annum (mtpa). The Assessment), India.
laboration is in line with NTPC’s initi- the energy industry, environmental sus- company has over 6,000 operational practice solutions for manufacturing This equipment is critical to the contin-
atives to develop hydrogen projects in tainability is deeply ingrained in all our retail outlets spread across India. The four decades old factory has and production sites. ued urbanisation and electrifi cation of
also reduced CO emissions by more the country and the provision of energy
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NEW VENTURE than 3,000 tons annually as part of its The Nashik facility produces me- systems for sustainable transportation.
Grasim to launch its paints business under ‘Mission to Zero’ journey. ‘Mission dium voltage (MV) switchgear as well Nashik joins ABB sites in China, Fin-
to Zero’ is ABB’s global initiative to as primary and secondary gas insulated land, Germany Italy, the Netherlands
‘Birla Opus’ brand enhance energy effi ciency and enable switchgear (GIS) equipment to provide and the US as a ‘Mission to Zero’ fa-
building decarbonisation, creating best effi cient power solutions across India. cility.
Grasim Industries, an Aditya Birla services in key metros and West Bengal, with a cumu- ACCELERATED SCHEDULE
Group company, has unveiled the introduced a range of im- lative capacity of 1,332
brand name of its paints business, ‘Birla ported wood fi nishes. It has million litres per annum India to phase out HCFCs in new appliances by
Opus’. The market launch of ‘Birla set up an R&D facility in (mlpa).
Opus’ is scheduled for the March Maharashtra. end of 2024
quarter. Grasim will offer a full suite India’s decorative
of products in the decorative paints Grasim had previously paints industry is estimated As part of efforts to cut down use of The process to completely phase growth of HFCs, used as alternatives to
segment. Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, committed an investment of at Rs. 70,000-crore. The paints industry ozone-depleting substances such as out use of HCFCs in India will also ODS, particularly in refrigeration and
Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, said the Rs. 10,000-crore for the paints business. is witnessing double-digit growth year- hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), result in net direct emission reductions air-conditioning sector. Though HFCs
venture is a strategic portfolio choice The company’s manufacturing plants on-year, driven by rising consumer primarily used in refrigerators and air con- of over 19-mt of CO2e from 2030 do not deplete the ozone layer, they
that enables the company to tap into a will be located in Haryana, Punjab, aspirations and the government’s push ditioners, India will phase out HCFCs onwards. have high global warming potential.
high-growth market and expand pre- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and towards ‘Housing for All’. in manufacturing of new equipment by
sence in the vibrant Indian consumer the end of next year under the acceler- The country’s accelerated plan to Accordingly, the HFCs were added
landscape. Prof. Abhay Karandikar takes ated schedule of the Montreal Protocol. phase out HCFCs was fl agged by the to the list of controlled substances
environment ministry during a function under the Montreal Protocol during
“The company has over the last charge as DST Secretary It will enable India to achieve com- to celebrate ‘World Ozone Day’ on 2016, which led to the Kigali Amend-
couple of years built a strong founda- pliance with control targets for HCFCs September 16. ment to the Protocol. As per the Kigali
tion to enable a successful business Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, Biotechnology (DBT), who assumed for the years 2025 and 2030 under the Amendment, India will complete its
launch. We endeavour to become a Indian Institute of Technology, Kan- additional charge as Secretary, DST, in Montreal Protocol – an international India has phased out chlorofl uoro- phase down of production and con-
profi table No. 2 player in the coming pur (IIT-K) has been appointed to July 2023, after Dr. S. Chandrashekhar treaty that came into force in 1987 to carbons, carbon tetrachloride, halons, sumption of HFCs for controlled uses
years and announcing our brand name the post of Secretary, Department of decided to move back to the Indian protect the earth’s ozone layer by phas- methyl bromide and methyl chloro- in four steps from 2032 onwards with
is the fi rst of many steps that will fol- Science & Technology (DST). Prof. Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), ing out production and consumption of form for controlled uses. Now, HCFCs cumulative reduction of 10% in 2032,
low in this direction,” he added. Ahead Karandikar will take over from Mr. Ra- Hyderabad, much before the end of his ozone-depleting substances (ODS) for are being phased out. The phaseout of 20% in 2037, 30% in 2042 and 85%
of the launch, Grasim piloted painting jesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of tenure. end applications. ozone-depleting substances led to the in 2047.

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