SAMSUNG R&D CENTRE IN BENGALURU SHIFT TO GREEN ENERGY
- Published | 31 January 2019
Samsung’s largest R&D centre outside of Korea, adopted the green energy solution through ‘energy wheeling’ which will drive the India solar energy market.
India: Samsung’s R&D centre in Bengaluru (SRI-B) has switched to solar power for its campus in India's technology capital. The campus will draw 88% of its power requirement from a solar farm in Kalburgi district in Karnataka, about 500 km away from the city. Samsung R&D Institute initiated the process of going solar in March 2016 as part of its Go Green Initiative to increase usage of non-conventional energy sources for its campus. This would reduce its reliance on the traditional power grid, making that energy available for other uses, the company said in a press release.
Dipesh Shah, Managing Director at the institute said “Our switch to solar power is an embodiment of Samsung values of being a socially and environmentally responsible citizen. Through this initiative, we have not only reduced our dependency on conventional sources of energy but we will also have a positive impact on the environment by reducing our carbon footprint and passing on a greener planet to the next generation”
According to Rishi Mallarh, analyst at BlueWeave Consulting, Samsung R&D Institute India is a key innovation hub in the Samsung group. The specific purpose of SRI-B in the Samsung family is twofold: to create USPs for global flagship devices with by creating significant advancements in Modem, Multimedia, AI, Internet of Things, and to make for India by catering to the specific needs of Indian consumers. The solar farm by Bagmane Green Power LLP based in Kalburgi has a tie-up with SRI-B. Through ‘energy wheeling’, solar farm adds the required power to the state electricity grid and SRI-B in turn, receives an equal amount of power from the local electricity grid. This method reduces transmission and distribution losses, thereby making it more energy efficient.
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