Environmental Sustainability
Reduction of the Ecological Footprint and Promotion of Renewable Energy is a cause that TWOIL works for. We support different research institutes and innovation centres to carry out their research for this cause and we also create awareness amongst the community and set up public infrastruc ture that promotes usage of green energy. A few of our initiatives are mentioned below
Wind Energy
TWOIL has installed two Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) of 1.5 MW each in Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India. Both the wind turbine generators were commissioned on 17th March, 2010. The technology is environmentally safe and does not lead to any greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition to the benefit of the promotion of Green Energy
- The project activity has generated additional employment opportunities, direct and indirect, for the local community during the installation and operation of the WTGs.
- It is helping industrial growth by catering to the energy needs arising out of the supply demand gap of electricity prevalent in the Southem Grid.
'Utilization of Agricultural Stubble Waste' in structural material
TWOIL along with IIT Madras has taken the initiative of addressing the issue of air pollution caused by stubble burning. Stubble burning is one of the major contributors to air pollution which leads to many health hazards as well as immediate inconvenience. Our extended partners like commercial vehicle drivers are directly affected by such air pollution.
TWOIL along with IIT Madras has taken the initiative for research on alternate usage of agricultural stubble. A promising solution is to use it in structural materials. The research work of IIT Madras continues with TWOIL support.
Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Generation
Reduction of domestic consumption of fossil fuels can reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Solar energy has the advantage of being both affordable and renewable. TWOIL has supported Antara, a community-based organization, to convert a large part of their electricity needs to a solar generation system.