Chennai Green Energy Projects & Developments

[murlee]

ICF goes green, generates own power

At a time when Tamil Nadu has effected all possible measures for power conservation, against the backdrop of the severe electricity crisis crippling the State, India’s premier coach manufacturing unit of the railways in Chennai is showing TN how effective conservation can be achieved.

�The Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) here has succeeded in producing more coaches using less power by implementing various energy conservation measures. The factory has manufactured 1,510 rakes for trains last year (2011-12) using 9,074 units of electricity when compared with 1,250 coaches produced by consuming 12,047 units during the fiscal 2006-07.

Interestingly, ICF completely sources its electrical energy requirement from its windmills set up in Tirunel*veli, which have generated 10.5 MW of power in the last three years. Besides this, ICF had sold surplus power to TNEB, earning revenue to the tune of `22.61 crore during the above period.

Releasing a booklet titled ICF Goes Green, Abhay K Khanna, General Manager, ICF, underlined that the coach manufacturing unit is 100 per cent self sufficient in its power needs, sourced through the windmills.
According to a press release, the windmill project is expected to earn additional revenue of about `1 crore annually through sale of carbon credits.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/icf-goes-...86-60-120.html

[murlee]

State Level Energy Park

A State Level Energy Park with various
Renewable Energy systems/ devices/ exhibits
combining fun and learning opportunities for the
public on the various aspects of Renewable
Energy is at the verge of completion at Tamil
Nadu Science and Technology Centre, (TNSTC)
Kotturpuram, Chennai, with the funding
assistance of MNRE, Government of India
(Rs.89.00 lakhs) and State Government
(Rs.52.00 lakhs). The Renewable Energy Park is
proposed to be commissioned during the year.

http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/energy.pdf

[karkal]

Solar panels as standby in times of power crisis

With the city reeling under a two-hour power cut and in the wake of the recent EB tariff hike, more residents are now looking at using solar power as an alternative to conventional electricity.

Mr S. Krishnamurthy, a resident of Perambur, said that even though the initial investment to set up a solar power plant is over Rs 2 lakh it’s better to install it as a long-term investment.

“We can minimise the use of conventional electricity and thereby reduce electricity bills we pay to the government.

Also with the two-hour power cut in place it is always better to have a permanent non-conventional energy source as a standby”, he said.

Mr S. Srinivasan, a resident of Selaiyur, said that with government agencies like Tamil Nadu energy development agency (TEDA) and Ministry for new and renewable energy (MNRE) offering subsidies to set up renewable source of energy in their households, several residents would go for it.

Pointing out that the Chinese photovoltaic cells cost less than the ones manufactured in other parts of the world, S. Narayanan, an entrepreneur, said the inexpensive Chinese equipment made several people think of solar power.

“In the past solar power was considered only for the elite and rich, as the photovoltaic cells and battery were too expensive but today the Chinese have made it inexpensive and so more people have started procuring solar powered devices, like lanterns.

We receive sunlight for about 10 months in a year and so it’s not a bad idea to use solar power for our day-to-day use”, he added.

[ranga]

Solar panels fixed on the roof top of houses or apartments should be safeguarded from thefts.Independent houses should be more careful.

[murlee]

Hospitals and schools to sport solar panels

For the first time, the Chennai Corporation is venturing to install roof top solar panels of different wattage atop school and hospital buildings. It has called for tenders for installing one five-kilo-watt and five one-kilo-watt power producing panels. This move will allow the civic body to reduce its electricity bills and be more environment-friendly.

“This will be done on a trial basis. After gauging the performance, we will expand to more buildings. We already have solar-powered street lights in slum areas. Solar power installations in schools and hospitals will create awareness among children and the public about the need to use renewable energy,” said a civic body official.

Sources said the corporation was trying to explore possibilities with such installations. It plans to try out systems with and without battery backup. The latter would have supply backup from the grid.

It also plans to try out hybrid renewable systems that come with solar and wind energy in areas like Tiruvottiyur and Sholinganallur. The civic body is collecting data for such systems .

A one kilo watt (one kilo watt equals 1,000 watts) unit without battery backup can support several tubelights and fans for a minimum of six hours and those with battery can go up to 10 hours.

P. Parthasarathy of Sunbind Renewable Energy, who has been in the business for over 30 years now, says standardised systems have come to stay. And with a Central government subsidy of 30 per cent, it has become very fashionable for even individual homes to have roof-top solar power panels.

“The units that come with special batteries that run for a minimum of 5 – 7 years have a life time of 15 to 20 years. And the battery and solar panel require very minimum maintenance. Even if there is no sunshine for three days, the battery backup will take care,” he explained.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3646849.ece

[jayak914]

IRCTC cooks plans for second automated kitchen, in Chennai

New Delhi, Oct 15:

Come December, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be serving fresh meals to offices around Chennai’s IT corridor from its automated kitchen. Next year, such kitchens are expected to open in Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore.

The Chennai kitchen will be modelled on IRCTC’s first automated central kitchen concept in Noida, from where it serves freshly-made food to companies and educational institutions.

The Noida central kitchen, which began trial operations in February, now serves nine firms, including HCL, Lava Mobile, real-estate player Supertech, Samsung, and the Aditya Birla Group. The number of meals served per client varies from 100-600, with Samsung as its largest corporate client with 600 meals on order.

FOOD PRICE
The price per meal varies from Rs 50-70. For BPOs and educational institutions looking to source breakfast, lunch and dinner, the cost per day comes to about Rs 150-170 a day.

One reason for this price level is because IRCTC does not pack the meals as it has clients in the 3-4 km radius. The cooked meals are transported in temperature-controlled vehicles. “The moment we increase the transportation distance, the time and cost to preserve the food will shoot up,” Sudhir Warrier, Joint General Manager, IRCTC, said.

As a stop gap arrangement, it is also serving meals on the Ahmedabad-Rajdhani Express and snacks to some Rajdhani trains.

However, moving food from the Noida site to trains is not particularly profitable because the price is fixed by the Railways, and does not always go up according to input costs. Moreover, with the New Delhi Railway Station some 25 km away, the cost of transporting and preserving food is also high.

FACILITY COSTS
The Noida facility’s capacity is 10,000 meals a day, and can go up to 25,000 in the second phase. It now functions at a 35-40 per cent capacity.

Set up with a capital investment of Rs 5.5 crore, the central kitchen has machines that can cut 400 kg of vegetables an hour, and machines that churn out 1,000 chapatis an hour.

These machines have been procured from Finland (Hackman kettles and Brat pans), Italy (Rissoto spiral mixers and ovens) and France (Rosinox Brat pan).

“There is huge demand for fresh food at reasonable price from clients such as public sector units, MNCs, BPOs and educational institutes. According to a preliminary survey, there are 250 such places in Noida,” said Warrier.

The Noida kitchen employs about 125-135 people, of which 80 per cent are outsourced from catering management institutes. On a stand-alone basis, this kitchen is expected to become operationally profitable this year, he said.

After Indian Railways shifted out IRCTC from managing contracts for supplying food in trains, the catering agency has increased its focus on non-Railway customers.

Broadly, it operates on two models — one is the kitchen and the other, where it sets up cooking units in colleges and offices such as CBI, Indian Institute of Public Administration and the Corporate Affairs Ministry.

Source

[sivagopi]

Originally Posted by wlbkng

Hi all, here is a list of renewable energy related companies associated with Chennai.

Wind Based
1. RRB Energy - Corporate Office (KK Nagar), Blade and Controller Mfg Unit(Poonamalle)
2. Vestas India - Manufacturing(Vestas Nacelles, Sholinganallur), Sales& Corporate Office (Sholinganallur), R&D Centre (TECCI Park, Sholinganallur),
3. Indowind energy limited - Corporate office (Nungambakkam)
4. NEPC India Ltd - Corporate office (Wallajah Road)
5. Auro Mira Energy Company pvt ltd(Biomass, small hydel and wind) - Thousand lights
6. Suzlon Energy - Branch office (Anna salai)
7. Pioneer Wincon Private Limited (PWPL) - Corporate Office
8. Regen Powertech Pvt Ltd - Corporate office (Greams Road)
9. Winwind Power Energy Private Limited - Administration & Sales (Anna Salai), Manufacturing
10. Romax Wind Energy Technology - Wind Business Centre (T.Nagar)
11. Leitner Shriram Manufacturing Ltd - Manufacturing & HQ (Gummidipoondi)
12. Gamesa - Manufacturing, R&D (Red Hills)
13. TTG Industries (Collaboration with Husumer Schiffswerft) - Main office & Manufacturing (Vanagaram)
14. Enercon India - Marketing Office (Greams Road)
15. Das Lagerway Wind Turbines Ltd - Teynampet
16. Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers' Association - Registered office (Santhome High Road)
17. Vaigunth Ener Tek (P) Ltd - Registered Office (Pallikaranai)
18. GE Wind Energy - Wind Turbine assembly
19. Centre for Wind Energy Technology - Velachery
20. Southern Wind Farms Ltd - Manufacturing (Ashok Nagar)
21. Aban Energies Ltd - HQ (Egmore)
22. Winergy Drive Systems Ltd. - Turbine Gear assembly (Sriperumbadur)
23. Vayu Energy Pvt Ltd - Chennai
24. Avanti Wind Systems - Manufacturing


Solar Based
1. Moser Baer - Solar Photovoltaic cells plant - Chennai
2. The Switch - Main office
3. Poseidon Solar - Recycling unit (Gummidipoondi)
4. SunEdison - Office
5. Numeric Power systems - Solar division
6. Signet Solar - Manufacturing (Sriperumbadur)
7. Solkar Solar Industry Ltd - Corporate office (Nungambakkam) & Manufacturing (Ambattur)


If you are aware of more companies, let me know through a msg in my profile, i'll add it..

Hi,

Here are the few wind based companies.

• E-Hands Energy
• kenersys
• Lietnar Shriram Limited

[karkal]

City’s favourite grocery goes green

The complex will feature rainwater harvesting structures and solar lighting. Photo: S.S. Kumar

Koyambedu market to be a symbol of State’s commitment to combating global warming

Koyambedu market, the city’s retail hub for fruits, vegetables and flowers, has now been declared a green complex.

This is part of an initiative towards marking the city’s commitment to challenging global warming and climate change. Authorities also hope it will help counter allegations of the decrease in tree cover in the city because of the metro rail construction — most of the market complex’s land has been handed over to Chennai Metro Rail Ltd., for construction work in the area.

The decision was taken by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and on Thursday, housing and urban development minister R. Vaithilingam, in the presence of Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy, commenced work on planting 1,000 trees on the market premises.

Apart from tree cover and flowering bushes, the complex will feature an aesthetically-designed landscape with a Rs. 2.5 crore new compound wall, rainwater harvesting structures and solar lighting.

At present, several civic projects are underway in the market complex, including augmentation and maintenance of the infrastructure, worth Rs. 33.63 crore. Most of this work, that includes the creation of new stormwater drains over 9 km long, widening of roads and concretisation of a 350-metre road connecting gate 7 and 14, which is used by heavy vehicles to carry perishables to the market complex, has been completed.

Work amounting to about Rs. 4 crore is still underway, including the storwater drain network. The funds for the project were collected under infrastructure and amenities charges from builders.

Once this is completed, work on making the complex more environment-friendly will gather momentum. However, the preparation of estimates for most of the green work is underway.

Senior officials of the housing and urban development department also inspected the work on Thursday.

The Koyambedu market complex was planned in an area of around 295 acres and the wholesale market for perishables has been developed in an area of around 60 acres under the first phase. It has 3,194 shops for vegetables, fruits and flowers.

The market has two blocks for vegetable shops and one each for the fruit and flower markets.

A CMDA official said work on making the complex green will have a major impact on the city, as the market borders the Chennai Moffusil Bus Terminus where thousands congregate every day, and construction of the metro rail is also on in the area.

[venkatm]

Let them first make the market and CMBT clean first and then think green. The place is a pile of filth, urine and faeces.

[ranga]

Originally Posted by venkatm

Let them first make the market and CMBT clean first and then think green. The place is a pile of filth, urine and faeces.

That is not part of greening.

[madrasi7777]

ALL THE THREE YOU MENTIONED WILL HELP IN GREENING THE PLACE .

But seriously it is time to do something. The EXNORA tried its best to help but the people in there are not waking up to the benefits of a clean and green market. I guess it will take more than just announcements to make the place clean and green. If a team of security which is empowered by the members of the market are introduced to fine erring people, then something can happen but otherwise I do not have much hope and the people there. Only time will tell.

Originally Posted by venkatm

Let them first make the market and CMBT clean first and then think green. The place is a pile of filth, urine and faeces.

[murlee]

State gets its first solar toilets

The State got its first solar, sensor-based toilets, with the Tambaram municipality installing three units at the junction of Duraiswamy Reddy Street and GST Road on Wednesday.

‘Namma toilets’, the user-friendly units made of fibre reinforced polymer material, were inaugurated by animal husbandry minister T.K.M. Chinnayya at an event that also saw the participation of Tambaram municipality chairman M. Karikalan. The initiative is a pilot project in Tamil Nadu.

The toilet blocks have a stall each for elderly women and women with physical disabilities, one for men and another for women.

The lighting in all the stalls is based on solar energy, and the stalls have sensors that are connected to the lighting system. When the sensors detect movement, the lights automatically switch on. They switch off when the user has left, thereby helping in energy conservation.

Officials of the Tambaram municipality said the project was designed and initiated by the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration for residents to have access to clean and hygienic toilets, and to ensure that by 2023, the locality was free of open defecation.

The design of the toilets was developed in six months to cater to all user groups. A study on cultural appropriateness in the State by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, also helped in the development of the design, officials said.

The toilets have several advantages over the conventional 12 existing toilets in Tambaram. Besides being corrosion-free, the toilets have two digesters to process waste and release sewage into the existing network after processing it.

S. Sivasubramanian, Tambaram municipal commissioner said that each of the three toilets cost around Rs. 70,000.

“People will not be charged for using these toilets. Two workers will be deployed to clean and maintain the toilets, and they will be open round the clock,” he said.

The municipality plans to tie up with private institutions for maintenance. From April, the toilets will be maintained by IDBI bank.

Mr. Sivasubramanian said that there were plans to extend the ‘Namma toilets’ facility to Nehru Nagar, KK Palayam, Mullai Nagar and GST Road soon. These areas will be provided with units comprising two toilets.

The facility will then be extended to other parts of Tambaram and across the State, after a team of experts, including those from Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, completes a study and validates user experience in Tambaram.

The Commissionerate of Municipal Administration is also chalking out plans to establish a waste-water treatment plant to ensure the safe disposal of waste.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle4459753.ece

[proprashanth]

Namma toilets?

[wlbkng]

pakkathu oor karanga sandaikku vara poranga.

[screen_name]

Originally Posted by wlbkng

pakkathu oor karanga sandaikku vara poranga.

mocking namma metro? don't think so

[kkelvin02]

toilet is named as 'Namma toilets’, hotel is named as "Amma Unavagam".... Why can't be named as "Amma toilets", if she wants name everywhere?

getting irritation whenever ministers speaks Amma Amma.... and making other to follow the same

[venkatm]

they can make it namamma toilets (namamma in kannada is 'our/my mother')

[karkal]

Entrepreneurs' trust plans solar tech park

The Entrepreneurs' International (EI) is a trust registered with the Union government for budding entrepreneurs in the country. The solar project will be developed in various cities in collaboration with Solar Valley, an energy group from Germany.

"The EI has formed a national core committee for the solar research and technology park (SRTP) project and will set up a special purpose vehicle to ensure proper implementation. The proposed SRTP will create modern infrastructure for research, training and manufacturing of solar and allied industries," said EI chairman Santosh Lalwani.

The SRTP will house a solar research institute for basic and applied research in the field of solar energy, which includes areas like photovoltaic components, electrochemical storage, electrical systems, power electronics, etc. Besides, a training institute to impart skill development and training in latest technologies of solar and allied systems is expected to come up at the proposed park along with a centre for incubation and entrepreneurship so as to encourage entrepreneurship in field of solar energy.

"We have already received an offer to set up a solar park on a 100-acre land in Chennai."

[saysenthil]

Entrepreneurs' International plans solar tech park

Pune based Entrepreneurs' International, a trust established by city entrepreneurs plans to set up a Solar Research And Technology Park( SRTP) in India in cooperation with Solar Valley in Germany.A memorandum of understanding between Entrepreneurs' International and Solar has been signed on Wednesday.

The proposed SRTP is likely to come up in Chennai for which Entrepreneurs' International has already received 100 acres land near Chennai for this project.

Also, Entrepreneurship International plans to create 10,000 micro enterprises in the next five years.

The Entrepreneurs' International (EI) is a trust registered with the Union government for budding entrepreneurs in the country. The initial cost of this project is Rs 25 crore. Chairman, Entrepreneurship International, Santosh Lalwani visited Solar Valley in Germany in November 2012. He convinced Solar Valley to set up a project in India. "We aim to provide cost effective products to consumers. We also aim to generate employment by training people in related skills. It is high time we start using solar power which is effectively used in Germany. They have solar panels on every roof which India should follow ," said Lalwani.

Entrepreneurs' International has formed a National Core Committee for SRTP Project. Solar Valley is cluster of 35 solar companies, nine research institutes and five universities from the three German states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony Anhalt contributing to overall solar value creation from silicon refining to building integration and from basic research to innovative applications.

[murlee]

100 acres?? Thats huge!

Hope this doesn't become another dead project or a ploy for land grabbing..