SupportingSustainable and digital infrastructure
UPES's own campus is a working testbed for clean energy, water recycling and digital learning.
Impact
UPES's own campus is a working testbed for clean energy, water recycling and digital learning.
100 kWsolar plant on campus
550 KLwater recycling capacity a day
250 KLrecycled water reused in horticulture
- A pilot microalgae plant treats sewage and produces bio-oil, biogas and bio-manure.
- Solar water heating plants have a capacity of 61,500 litres.
- UPES ON offers online degrees and certificates for working professionals.
- Clean energy. A 100 kW solar plant has met about 8% of campus electricity demand, alongside solar water heating plants with a capacity of 61,500 litres. UPES has a policy of retrofitting conventional lights, and maintains a unity power factor at its sites to avoid energy losses.Source: Solar energy and energy efficiency at UPES
Related events
Energy Summit 2025: ICSAE 2025
The fourth Energy Summit, the International Conference on Sustainable and Affordable Energy (ICSAE 2025), on advancing cleaner and more sustainable energy.
Link: LinkedIn post
Sustainability Fair 3.0
Over two days, thought leaders, industry experts, researchers and students came together around ideas and innovation for sustainability.
Link: LinkedIn post
Solar photovoltaic panels on campus (more). - Water recycling. UPES operates on a Zero Water Discharge policy. Its sewage treatment plants (650 KLD across both campuses) and a 550 KLD wastewater treatment plant clean wastewater so that it can be reused, and 250 kilolitres of recycled water have been reused in horticulture. A pilot integrated wastewater reclamation plant uses microalgae to treat sewage and produce bio-oil, biogas and bio-manure.Source: UPES and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructureSource: Water treatment and reuse at UPES
The 300 KLD sewage treatment plant (more). - Digital learning. UPES ON, inaugurated on 14 September 2023 by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttarakhand minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat, offers online degrees and certificates for working professionals, with AI built into the curriculum.Source: UPES ON inaugurated (Business Standard)
The Times of India, 16 July 2024: UPES Online's comprehensive offerings deliver transformational digital education for upskilling.
This section covers the indicator on sustainable and digital campus infrastructure.
Links and sources
- How UPES is contributing to the SDGshttps://www.upes.ac.in/blog/liberal-studies/how-upes-is-contributing-to-sdgs
- UPES and SDG 9: industry, innovation and infrastructurehttps://www.upes.ac.in/sustainable-development-goals/industry-innovation-and-infrastructure
- UPES ON inaugurated (Business Standard)https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/union-minister-dharmendra-pradhan-and-cabinet-minister-dr-dhan-singh-rawat-jointly-inaugurate-upes-on-marking-a-milestone-in-online-education-123091400576_1.html
Supporting documents
These documents support the evidence in this report.
- Solar energy and energy efficiency (PDF).
- Water treatment and reuse (PDF).
- AICWiC'25: ACM India Celebration of Women in Computing (PDF).
- Alumnus named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 (PDF).
- AWS Community Day Dehradun 2025 (PDF).
- Code Connect mentoring event (PDF).
- CXO Insights: digital transformation (PDF).
- Distinguished professors join HILL (PDF).
- DrishtiKone 2025: an industry perspective (PDF).
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Maritime SkillsPlus delegation (PDF).
- Masterclass on climate risk profiling (PDF).
- Pre-incubation cohort 4: microgrants for six start-ups (PDF).
- Udbhav 2025 state hackathon (PDF).
- University of Malta delegation on AI and health care (PDF).
- WAAI'25: Workshop on Advances in Automotive Industry (PDF).
- Workshop with London South Bank University experts (PDF).
- Young Founder Summit 2025 (PDF).