In Kolkata, regional concerns over pollution in air and water, as well as over garbage, are urgent quality-of-life issues for residents. This situation has prompted local and regional businesses to develop new solutions for these problems. As West Bengal’s Department of Environment works toward its Clean Air Action Plan for Kolkata Metropolitan Area, the government — as well as private industry — looks to its home-grown businesses for pollution monitoring and mitigation strategies. Read on to learn about these providers.
Kolkata Environmental Companies
- Farmology
- Vikram Solar
- Pointo
- Jupiter
- MoEVing
Top Environmental Companies in Kolkata
Jupiter is a solar and green tech company that manufactures solar cells. Its dedicated manufacturing facility boasts the capacity to produce mono-PERC solar cells, which are cut from a single piece of silicone. In addition to selling cells, the company offers engineering, procurement and construction services for developers and builders.
Larsen & Toubro is a multinational company that offers full lifecycle services for built environment projects, starting with engineering and moving through manufacturing and construction. It specializes in sustainable manufacturing processes for hydraulics, hydrocarbon and shipbuilding. The company has received recognition for its climate stewardship and circular economy initiatives.
ITC Limited is a diversified conglomerate that owns and operates companies across the fast moving consumer goods, packaging, agriculture and IT sectors. The company’s processes are built on a foundation of sustainable business practices, including integrating its in-house Climate Smart Agriculture protocols into its agribusiness interests. ITC’s operations have been carbon-positive, water-positive and solid waste recycling positive for over a decade.
Sova Solar is a manufacturing company that makes silicon crystalline photovoltaic modules for solar energy collection. The company serves a midrange price point in the solar industry, offering mono PERC half-cut solar cells and bi-facial modules for long-term use in smart grid installations.
Invati is a nanotechnology bioscience company that works with a diverse range of industries, from agriculture and energy storage to beauty. Its work supports environmental and climate initiatives in similarly diverse capacities, including building metal hybrid nanostructures for supercapacitors, which are used in electric vehicle manufacturing, and lithium-ion energy storage products. Invati’s founders hold more than 70 international patents.
Vikram Solar is one of India’s largest manufacturers of solar modules. Its facilities have the capacity to produce a staggering 3.5 gigawatts per years — enough to power approximately 3 million homes. The company also provides construction, installation and maintenance services for solar panels and plants.
Pointo was founded as a sustainability company offering EV batteries. Today it has expanded into multiple sectors and verticals across green tech, providing EV battery leasing and energy storage systems as well as software and battery leasing for home inverters. The company also offers franchising opportunities at multiple investment levels.
MoEVing operates a digital platform that provides electric vehicles for sustainable last-mile delivery. This final stage of the logistics process is typically carried out by standard gasoline or diesel cars and trucks, and with increased adoption of e-commerce, represents a significant environmental strain. MoEVing leases and rents EV pickup trucks and cargo vehicles to e-commerce and logistics providers to reduce this impact.
Farmology is an agricultural technology company that offers products for optimizing crop growth in farming practices. Its product lines include organic fertilizers and growth-promoting biostimulants that are derived from aquatic waste. Farmology also offers digital and IoT farming tools, like its machine learning-powered Crop Clinic, which diagnoses crop conditions from images.
Greenwave Solutions is a sustainable technology company that delivers software products along with digitalization services to help businesses optimize their consumption footprint and minimize their environmental impact. The company’s customers include food and beverage companies, renewable energy providers and industrial water treatment operations.
