‘Grundfos Pumps India aims to achieve net zero status by 2030’
Grundfos Pumps, an advanced water solutions company, is working towards making its Indian plant achieve water and energy targets by 2030, according to a top company executive.
“Grundfos is committed to achieve net zero status by 2050, but we [India unit] will try to achieve it by 2030,” Grundfos India Country President Usha Subramaniam told journalists. Brieng about the net zero steps, she said Grundfos Thoraipakkam was the rst Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certied green building and likely to achieve “water positive” by 2025. The company had already started piloting circulator water pumps in a small way and its Ahmedabad plant was already functioning on solar energy.
Grundfos unveiled the ‘iTruck Drive’, a campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90%, in line with the Sciencebased Target Initiative, Ms. Subramaniam said.
Launched on September 25, 2023 at Gurgaon, the iTruck has covered 12,500 km and visited more than 90 cities. It will reach more cities by July.
Currently, it is stationed in Chennai.
Grundfos Indo Region Director – Industry Shankar Rajaram said India could become an export hub for castings and machined components on account of its strong base.