Plantation drive is an integral part of AUH system. Over 100 of different variety of native plants are grown on campus. AUH houses a herbal garden supported by Ministry of AYUSH which grows different types of medicinal plants and also conduct programs to educate the college and school children regarding the benefits of these plants https://www.facebook.com/AmityUniversityGurgaon/videos/inauguration-of-ayush-amity-herbal-garden-and-launch-of-amity-institute-of-india/1538073999648496/.

Plantation Drive at Amity University Haryana

Amity University Haryana has been awarded as a Partnering Institution for Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, a flagship program under the Ministry of Education. Under the UBA initiative, the faculty members, students and staffs had conducted serve in 5 selected villages and had also done a household survey using structured questionnaire provided by IIT Delhi in these villages accounting to 30% of the household in each of the villages. Meeting with village Heads (Sarpanch) has been conducted to establish relationship of mutual respect and conduct developmental work.

Interaction with Sarpanch at Fakharpur Village under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

AUH is aware of its responsibilities to encourage people to adapt clean energy sources for sustainable development to minimize adverse environmental impact. Amity conducts local outreach program by its UG and PG students though Social Awareness Program to create awareness about the clean energy technologies and burning social & health issues which is a part of their course curriculum.

Solar Training for Women at Faizhawas Village Anganwadi by Students of ASET under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

At AUH, an agrivoltaic plant has been developed partly under a 185kWp ground mounted solar PV power plant. Farmers from the villages were involved in developing the plant along with faculty members and students thereby sharing the knowledge to the stakeholders.

Agrivoltic Plant Developed by faculty members in collaboration with local farmers at AUH

The faculty members and students are involved in clean energy research which are funded by different Government & Non- Government Agencies viz. Sustainable use of unconventional fibers of Indian Himalayas for Agro Textiles ( funded by Ministry of Textiles), Development of Novel metamaterials using nanoferrite composites for microwave absorber application (funded by SERB), Metal Complexes of cyclic N-donor ligands for electro-/Photo-catalytic reduction of Carbon dioxide (funded by DST- Haryana), Green-synthesized nanoparticles dispersed liquid crystals for display applications (funded by SERB-SURE), Development of High-resolution future climate scenarios for the NCR region under climate change and urbanization (funded by SERB-SURE) and Development of Nanomaterials for High Density Application (funded by Global Affairs Office. Yuan Ze University) amounting to Rs. 20203948.

Air quality is monitored for all major air pollutants under SAFAR program at AUH jointly with IITM, Pune. It provides awareness about air quality among stakeholders of University. Apart from SAFAR, several other air quality parameters are also monitored jointly with NASA, USA.

Front-view with data display of the AQMS and rack-mounted PM, Gas Analyzers

Some of the research publications in high impact journals are listed below:

• Chiteka K, Madiye L, Chingosho H, Arora R, Enweremadu CC. A numerical modelling approach for the optimisation of photovoltaic installations in the mitigation of thermal effects. Sci African 2022;16.
• Ghosh S, Yadav S, Devi A, Thomas T. Techno-economic understanding of Indian energy-storage market: A perspective on green materials-based supercapacitor technologies. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev 2022;161.
• Naveen BP, Fard MK. Estimation of Methane Emission and Electricity Generation Potential from Mavallipura Landfill Site, India. Iran J Sci Tech Trans Civ Eng 2022;46(3):2531-2541.
• Maheshwari N, Thakur IS, Srivastava S. Role of carbon-dioxide sequestering bacteria for clean air environment and prospective production of biomaterials: a sustainable approach. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2022;29(26):38950-38971.
• Yadav R, Chundawat TS, Surolia PK, Vaya D. Photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes using β-CD-CuO/ZnO nanocomposite. J Phys Chem Solids 2022;165.
• Sharma J, Kumar V, Prasad R, Gaur NA. Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a consolidated bioprocessing host to produce cellulosic ethanol: Recent advancements and current challenges. Biotechnol Adv 2022;56.
• Kotnala RK, Das R, Shah J, Sharma S, Sharma C, Sharma PB. Red mud industrial waste translated into green electricity production by innovating an ingenious process based on Hydroelectric Cell. J Environ Chem Eng 2022;10(2).
• Samantaray N, Parida B, Soga T, Sharma A, Kapoor A, Najar A, et al. Recent Development and Directions in Printed Perovskite Solar Cells. Phys Status Solidi A Appl Mater Sci 2022;219(6).
• Kumar N, Koul R, Singh RC. Comparative analysis of ternary blends of renewable Diesel, diesel and ethanol with diesel. Sustainable Energy Technol Assess 2022;50.
• Designing of Parabolic Trough Collector using Plane Mirrors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series; 2022.
• Chauhan A, Kumari S, Verma R, Dutta V, Ghotekar S, Kaur M, et al. Fabrication of copper oxide nanoparticles via microwave and green approaches and their antimicrobial potential. Chem Pap 2022.
• Dhanda N, Thakur P, Thakur A. Green synthesis of cobalt ferrite: A study of structural and optical properties. Mater Today Proc 2022.
• Yadav P, Saini R, Bhaduri A. Facile synthesis of MgO nanoparticles for effective degradation of organic dyes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2022.
• Srivastava A, Srivastava AK, Singh A, Singh P, Verma S, Vats M, et al. Biopolymers as renewable polymeric materials for sustainable development - an overview. Polim 2022;67(5):185-196.
• A Facile Green Synthesis and Optical Characterization of Nano Zinc Aluminate Phosphor. ECS Transactions; 2022.
• Singh M, Dhiman S, Debnath N, Das S. Magnetic nanoparticles and their application in sustainable environment. Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation; 2022. p. 457-483.
• Das S. Thermal analysis of a house made of composite walls comprising of a solar PV panel and an epoxy/Al polymer located in Gulmarg. Int J Ambient Energy 2022.
• Koul R, Kumar N, Singh RC. Comparative analysis of renewable diesel and biodiesel produced from Jatropha oil. Environ Prog Sustainable Energy 2022.
• Dhankar U, Dahiya S, Chawla R, Kumar P, Gupta N. Numerical Simulation of Temperature Dependency on Performance of Solar PVC. Silicon 2022.
• Kumar M, Ramamoorty M. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM-BASED DC MICROGRID FOR A DEVELOPED CONTROL TECHNIQUE. Int J Power Energy Syst 2022;42(10).
• Vaya D, Kaushik B, Surolia PK. Recent advances in graphitic carbon nitride semiconductor: Structure, synthesis and applications. Mater Sci Semicond Process 2022;137.
• Arora R. Thermodynamic investigations with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of hybrid thermoelectric generator-heat pump model. Int J Ambient Energy 2022;43(1):2466-2474.
• Arora R, Arora R, Sridhara SN. Performance assessment of 186 kWp grid interactive solar photovoltaic plant in Northern India. Int J Ambient Energy 2022;43(1):128-141.
• Sarkar A, Das A, Ash S, Shankar P N R, Bhattacharyya K, Ganguli AK. Structural and magnetic properties of R0.5Sr0.5Fe0.5Mn0.5O3 (R = Gd, Nd or Pr) perovskites. J Alloys Compd 2021;882.
• Gupta S, Bharti MK. Nanowaste disposal and recycling. Nanomaterials Recycling; 2021. p. 109-123.
• Sharma A, Manocha D, Arora A, Kumar A, Srivastava CM, Rawat V, et al. Applications of green nanomaterials in electronic and electrical industries. Green Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications; 2021. p. 397-421.
• Bharti MK, Chalia S, Thakur P, Sridhara SN, Thakur A, Sharma PB. Nanoferrites heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production from soybean and canola oil: a review. Environ Chem Lett 2021;19(5):3727-3746.
• Sonbawne SM, Devara PCS, Bhoyar PD. Multisite characterization of concurrent black carbon and biomass burning around COVID-19 lockdown period. Urban Clim 2021;39.
• Kumar N, Sonthalia A, Tomar M, Koul R. An experimental investigation on spray, performance and emission of hydrotreated waste cooking oil blends in an agricultural engine. Int J Engine Res 2021;22(7):2305-2317.
• Kanyowa T, Victor Nyakujara G, Ndala E, Das S. Performance analysis of Scheffler dish type solar thermal cooking system cooking 6000 meals per day. Sol Energy 2021;218:563-570.
• Dhiman S, Yadav A, Debnath N, Das S. Application of Core/Shell Nanoparticles in Smart Farming: A Paradigm Shift for Making the Agriculture Sector More Sustainable. J Agric Food Chem 2021;69(11):3267-3283.
• Chiteka K, Arora R, Sridhara SN, Enweremadu CC. Influence of irradiance incidence angle and installation configuration on the deposition of dust and dust-shading of a photovoltaic array. Energy 2021;216.
• Development of Power Control Technique for Power Management in a Cluster of PV-Integrated Houses. Proceedings - 2021 International Conference on Control, Automation, Power and Signal Processing, CAPS 2021; 2021.
• A Review on Control Strategies for Wind Power Generation with DFIG for Smart Microgrid. Proceedings - 2021 International Conference on Control, Automation, Power and Signal Processing, CAPS 2021; 2021.
• Arora R. Thermodynamic investigations on 227 kWp industrial rooftop power plant. J Therm Eng 2021;7(7):1836-1842.
• Chiteka K, Arora R, Sridhara SN. A METHOD TO PREDICT FOULING ON MULTI-STOREY BUILDING MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS: A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS APPROACH. J Therm Eng 2021;7(3):700-714.
• Koul R, Kumar N, Singh RC. Emission Characteristics of Renewable Diesel and Its Comparison with the Diesel Fuel on Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine. Lect Notes Mech Eng 2021:597-605.
• Kumar KNS, Sharma S, Mourad A-I, Sharma PB. A Literature Review for Development of Advanced Composites Materials by Reinforcement of Epoxy Composites with Graphene and Natural Silk. Lect Notes Mech Eng 2021:341-353.
• Gupta R, Shah J, Das R, Saini S, Kotnala RK. Defect-mediated ionic hopping and green electricity generation in Al2−xMgxO3-based hydroelectric cell. J Mater Sci 2021;56(2):1600-1611.
• Chiteka K, Arora R, Sridhara SN, Enweremadu CC. Optimizing wind barrier and photovoltaic array configuration in soiling mitigation. Renew Energy 2021;163:225-236.

Energy transition and divesting investment from energy intensive systems to clean energy systems is a major step taken by Amity University Haryana to drive low carbon scenario in all its operations including academic delivery, administration, and maintenance. To ensure low carbon transformation, University is mandated through Sustainable Energy Policy and Building Commissioning Policy to ensure carbon neutrality in phase wise manner.

A 500 kWp rooftop solar PV system ensures mitigating 14145-ton CO2 emissions and is equivalent to planting 22632 Teak trees over the lifetime. The Solar Plant Operates with Zero breakdown and generate Solar energy round the year. The University has a dedicated 33 KV independent feeder which is very stable have negligible breakdowns reducing utilization of DG sets ensuring control on carbon emission. Regular Emission analysis & Monitoring of DG sets is carried out to ensure low pollution. A plan has been taken to replace 240 Conventional Halogen Lamps of 400 Watt with 200 Watt LED Flood Lights having same illumination. The replacement will be done in four phases (60 no each phase). After the first phase on replacement & installation of 50 LED flood lights, a savings of Rs. 195750/- has been estimated. A biogas plant is housed in the AUH farm which provides the energy requirement of the dairy.

Transport Facility at AUH

University encourages uses of public transport for daily commuting of day scholars, faculty and staff. A large number of buses are maintained, which ensure less carbon footprint for remotely located campus like AUH. All vehicles entering University have “Pollution Under Control” certificate. Campus strictly follows "No Smoking Zone" principle.

Amity University Haryana (AUH) is situated in the picturesque 110-acre Amity Education Valley, in the close proximity of Gurgaon, one of India's biggest corporate hubs. Based upon innovation in design, location & transport, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, sustainable site, indoor environmental quality and material & resources, Amity University Haryana building is accredited with LEED Platinum (highest rating for green building); 1st university building in India and 2nd only in Asia in operation and maintenance category.