Sonam Wangchuk Partners with ‘ATUM’ by Hyderabad-based Integrated Solar Roofing Solution Provider Visaka Industries

• The partnership is for a pilot project in Ladakh that incorporates Visaka Industries’ product, ATUM to build a solar battery house.
• The battery house, an innovative design by Sonam Wangchuk, uses indigenous materials for passive solar heating for buildings.
• The solar battery house coupled with ATUM will shelter the Soldiers of the Indian Army from the extreme Ladakhi winters.

Hyderabad: Visaka Industries Limited (NSE:VISAKA INDUSTRIESIND), one of India’s leading manufacturers that deliver innovative and sustainable products for construction and textile industries globally, announced today its collaboration with renowned innovator and education reformist, Sonam Wangchuk, for a pilot project in Ladakh. Built to shelter the Indian Army from Ladakh’s freezing winter, the solar battery house is roofed with ATUM, a product of Visaka Industries.

ATUM is India’s first patented integrated solar roofing solution that serves all the functions of a traditional roof while giving 20 per cent more installed capacity than conventional solar panels in the same space. Not only does the roof generate power, it also earns for you. Made to withstand heavy snowfall, ATUM can bear loads of up to 450 kg/sqft and can regulate temperature with a higher efficiency.

Visaka Industries has provided four ATUM panels that can generate 1.3 KW of electricity for this project. Completed in two working days, the walls of the house are made of mud, acting as a thermal conductive shelter for the soldiers. The battery house is the first of many similar collaborations for housing solutions in the future.

Sonam Wangchuk said, “We hope that this will not only become a solar roof, but a solar roof that shelters our forces who normally feel very cold in the Ladakhi temperatures. Another novel idea that we are using is the batteries of a battery house as thermal mass that will keep the heat of the day to last throughout the night. We are very grateful to ATUM and Visaka Industries for joining us in this innovative experiment.”

Vamsi Gaddam, Joint Managing Director of Visaka Industries, said, “We are excited to partner with Mr. Wangchuk for his sustainable initiative. As Ladakh is not connected to the national electricity grid, ATUM aims to provide consistent renewable energy supply to our soldiers. Addressing both roofing and power requirement issues, with ATUM, we can make choices that can save our wallet, planet and the future of the coming generations.”

Visaka Industries and Sonam Wangchuk plan to replicate this in other residential establishments in Ladakh. The company will continue to redefine the construction space with Vnext, an eco-friendly and durable range of products including Vnext board, Vpremium boards, Vpremium planks and Vinfill as a substitute to plywood, gypsum and other environmentally damaging construction material. Through its innovative and sustainable products, Visaka Industries has been able to save 4,73,787 trees from being cut and 43 million PET bottles from being dumped.

About Visaka Industries Limited:

Visaka Industries Limited has a wide product portfolio ranging from corrugated cement sheets, fibre cement boards, hybrid solar roofs to manufactured fibre yarn. Developing sustainable products for both domestic and international markets, now under Vnext, Visaka Industries is enabling consultants, builders, architects and applicators to emphasise more on sustainable architecture. Besides manufacturing and supplying WonderYarn at a global scale, Visaka had recently launched its path-breaking hybrid rooftop solar product called ATUM.

The only renewable energy solution comprising a roof and a solar panel, ATUM can be managed on a smartphone. Visaka Industries Limited has emerged a renewable business enterprise with a strong focus on developing innovative products to build a sustainable future. With 12 manufacturing units, 13 marketing offices and a PAN-India distribution channel of over 7000 dealer outlets products under the Vnext range are all GreenPro and IGBC certified.

Certifications obtained by ATUM:

·         BIS

·         PID free

·         UL/IEC 2016

·         LeanMaestro for winds speed of 200 kmph

·         Leakproof, tested by JNTU

·         Has a class-A fire rating (roof doesn’t spread fire)

Source: thegutenberg