India, Nov. 3 -- An industrial park in China's Hangzhou city has been transformed without expanding its footprint, integrating renewable energy, battery storage, smart grids and efficient resource management.

The park combines solar and wind power, bidirectional EV charging, virtual power plants and real-time digital monitoring to optimise energy generation, storage and consumption while reducing emissions.

India can apply this integrated approach to both new industrial cities and existing manufacturing clusters by setting measurable decarbonisation targets, investing in shared clean-energy infrastructure and adopting digital energy-management systems.

An industrial park need not be a mere collection of factories linked by roads, with ...