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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION ....................................................................................................................................... 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 3
PREFACE . .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1. RENEWABLE ENERGY IN INDIA .................................................................................................................... 5
1. OVERALL SCENARIO AND GROWTH ...................................................................................................... 5
2. R&D AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENT . ...................................................................... 7
1. SOLAR ENERGY ............................................................................................................................... 7
2. BIOMASS . ....................................................................................................................................... 8
3. WIND ............................................................................................................................................ 10
4. SMALL HYDROPOWER .................................................................................................................. 10
5. NEW TECHNOLOGIES . .................................................................................................................. 11
1. Geothermal ............................................................................................................................ 11
2. Tidal Energy . .......................................................................................................................... 11
3. Wave Energy .......................................................................................................................... 11
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3. APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................. 28
1. Thrust areas for R&D support in solar photo-voltaic technology
by the Ministry of New & Renewable ................................................................................................ 28
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Within the framework of the first edition of the Indo-Italian Business Conference (IIBC), this event aims to create
connections and foster an exchange of technologies, patents and knowledge between European and Indian
companies in the energy, environment and sustainable transport sectors.
On 27th and 29th September 2011, a European and Indian delegation of companies and research organizations is
meeting in two Indian cities, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Their agenda is rich with business-to-business partnering
sessions, panel and round table discussions with key government officials and top players of the Indian industry,
networking events and site visits.
This publication aims to offer you an overview of the five sectors that are relevant to the event: environmental
biotech, renewable energy, sustainable transport, water management, and solid waste management. In order
to introduce you to these fields, each volume offers a summary of relevant research, as well as a representative
collection of organizations active in this space.
We hope this will be a valuable tool in the productive exchange of knowledge and experience, and the creation of
business opportunities during the event.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to Mr. Sauro Mezzetti of EUTECNE for coordinating the efforts that made it possible to publish this
paper. We also give thanks to Energy Alternatives India for contributing their research.
For any queries related to this paper, please contact Mr. Gianpaolo Sarolli at the Chamber of Commerce Milan -
Innovhub (gianpaolo.sarolli@mi.camcom.it).
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PREFACE
India is one of the largest and fastest growing markets for renewable energy in the world. At the same time, due to
the size of the population and the growth of the economy, the increase in absolute terms of energy produced by
conventional fossil fuel is going to be very high.
It is therefore very critical to reverse this trend in order to achieve effective results in the global efforts against
climate change. Improving the efficiency and the technology for renewable energy is one of the key answers.
After an overview of the present scenario and the projected growth in the next decade, this report aims to highlight
some of the priorities identified in India for R&D and technology transfer in this direction.
This survey has a limited scope and it is concentrated only on the initiatives stimulated at the central level. There are
25 regional States in India with their own policy for energy and renewable energy, and various other institutional
and local initiatives that are not covered here. We are also providing a sample overview of key agencies operating
in the renewables sector sector, selecting among those that have national relevance. But it is far from being
exhaustive.
India is a large country with many public and private institutions and many local decentralized initiatives. Many
activities in this field are also originating through community-based actions, and we did not aim to give a full
extensive presentation. Our purpose is mainly to give a first indication to European companies, organizations, and
research institutions about new field of opportunities for Transfer of Technology, and to make a small step toward
widening the knowledge and scope for cooperation between Europe and India.
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The Indian Government is trying to diversify sources of renewable power, especially in small hydro, biomass
and solar energy. Currently mini-hydro has an installed grid-connected capacity exceeding 3000 MW, biomass
more than 2600 MW, whereas the installed grid capacity in solar is less than 100 MW. However, solar power is
at the center of the core strategy of the Indian Government to invest an additional 34 billion USD in order to
add 17 GW of renewable energy generation.
The estimated existing capacity and potential for growth in key segments in Renewable Energy is shown in Table
1 below.
Total potential 5,000 trillion kWh per year 48,000 MW 23,700 MW 15,000 MW
The estimates of growth and future potential are a function of a few variables. The share of Solar PV and Solar
CSP still has to be determined and properly predicted, as the latter is a relatively new technology for India.
At the moment, the installed capacity in CSP is negligible, although 500 MW has been allocated under the
Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission and there are expectations to have at least 1,000 MW installed in the next 2-3
years. A certain attention is being paid to the CSP technology because, theoretically, it is more efficienct under
Indian conditions and is lower in price. One of the constraints is currently the big size of the plants. European
technology that can offer CSP plants on a smaller scale is therefore particularly relevant for the Indian market.
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The potential for wind is estimated on the basis of existing technology. With technological improvements in the
turbines the potential for on-shore wind energy could be doubled. The total capacity for biomass is estimated
based on the current availability of raw materials, but the potential can increase with the production of feed-stock
and energy crop plantations.
Small hydro is a sector that has witnessed a relevant change of trend and a big growth in investment from 6.17
billion of rupees in 2007 to 26.45 billion 2010, representing 15% of the total investment in renewable energy. At
current growth rates, the installed capacity could be in the range of 5,500 MW by 2015.
In the next decade India is projected to be the third country in the world, after the USA and China, in terms of
investment in renewable energy, just ahead of Germany and the UK. Financial Incentives play a relevant role in
the development of the sector. The different types of financial mechanisms vary according to the specific needs
of each segment and the cost of generation. The different types of incentives provided by the Central Government
are accelerated depreciation rate, tax benefits, exemptions from customs duty, excise and sales tax, feed-in tariff
at a premium and capital subsidies. In addition to the incentives provided by the Central Government there might
be incentives provided at the regional level by the State Government.
Table 2 shows the categories of incentives applicable to the different segments of renewables, compared with cost
of generation.
SOLAR CSP 9-11 Rs per kWh Feed-in tariff 12-18 Rs per kWh
WIND 2.75-3.5 Rs per kWh Feed-in tariff 3.39 5.0 Rs per kWh
BIOMASS 3-4 Rs per kWh • Customs duty exemptions on import of machines and
components
• Exemptions of excise and central sales tax
• 100% depreciation rate
• Income tax holidays for 10 years
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The R&D strategy of the MNRE is based on the involvement of industry and research institutions on four levels:
• Development of innovations
• Improvement of existing and indigenous technology
• Transfer of technology for technological development
• Assignment of specific R&D tasks to recognized institutions or industry
The JNNSM has a strong emphasis on increasing manufacturing capabilities inside the country. Transfer of
technology is actively sought for:
- Solar collectors for medium and high temperature applications
- Thermal devices and systems (including thermodinamic)
- Thin film modules in silicon
Special Incentive Packages (SIPs) are provided to set up manufacturing units in the sectors of solar components and
devices, using technology not yet available in the country. SIPs might provide fiscal and customs benefits as well as
infrastructure facilites if the unit is located into a recognised technology park.
A National Center of Excellence (NCE) will provide a national platform to network the various R&D initiatives,
including foreign collaboration and transfer of technology and to operate as a funding agency. In the pipeline there
also are funds to incubate the creation of at least 50 start-ups in solar related technologies in the next five years.
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The overall strategy of the MNRE in the solar PV sector is to reduce the consumption of silicon and other materials
and improve the efficiency of solar cells and modules to achieve cost reduction. The following key areas of research
have been identified:1
• Polysilicon and other materials
• Efficent silicon solar cells
• Thin film materials and solar cells modules
• Concentrating PV systems
• PV system design reducing the ratio of capital cost to conversion efficiency
For Solar Thermal Power generation the area of researches are related to:
• Parabolic technology with provision to connect to the grid, for a plant of at least 1 MW
• Central receiver technology to install plants with molten salt as heat transfer and storage medium, heliostats
tracking mechanism, tower structure receiver and storage medium
• Dish/Engine technology for solar dish with Stirling engines and for thermal power plant in the range of 100
Kwh and above
• Development of Stirling engines suitable for families, community and distributed power generation
Beyond power generation, R&D in the Solar Thermal segment are undertaken for Solar Heat to be employed in
industrial processes (250°C) and low temperature applications like distillation and water purification, solar cooling,
solar thermal devie and waste detoxification.
2.2 BIOMASS
In addition to solar energy, biomass power generation is the target of another dedicated national mission. In the
nineties India undertook an important program for biomass for bagasse co-generation in the sugar sector, which
has constituted its main end-use until now.
Priority is now given to energy and heat generation from other biomass sources, which include mainly wood
masses such as Jatropa, Bamboo, Melia Dubia, Casuarina equisetifolia and other raw materials such as rice husk.
Biomass from algae is a new avenue for research.
Biomass is one of the main sources of energy in rural India and contributes to about 27% of total primary energy
consumption in the country. Most of the biomass is still used mainly in the traditional way, and only a small
share is converted in energy and heat through a technological process. However, as the potential in this sector is
significantly high, the Government of India has identified development of biomass as one of the priority areas for
its rural electrification programme.
According to the Indian MNRE the present trend of investment in biomass in India is in the range of 100 million
euros per year, with a total number of people employed around 10 million2.
In India the total installed capacity for biomass energy generation is of 2,650 MW (as of the end of June 2010,)
out which approx 1,100 MW are generated from agro residues and the balance from bagasse. There is a total
1
See Appendix 1 for full details of R & D Thrust area of the MNRE
2
Source: www.mnre.gov.in/prog-biomasspower.htm
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number of 160 biomass plants generating greed connected power and about 70 plants for co-generation. The total
estimated potential for biomass in India is 23-25 GW. In India there are four types of technologies adopted for
Biomass energy generation:
- Combustion
- Anaerobic digestion
- Gasification
- Pyrolysis
Combustion is used for over 85 % of power production plants, using rice husk, bagasse, groundnut shells, jute
waste and cotton stalks either for co-firing with coal or for co-generation, especially in the sugar sector.
Anaerobic digestion is not yet diffused as it is a technology mainly applicable to the treatment of municipal or
industrial waste for which there is not yet a properly organized supply-chain in India.
Gasification and Pyrolysis are new technologies which have a strong priority for research in India. Especially in
gasification India is establishing itself as country leader in this segment. The reason is that Gasification is particularly
suitable and economically convenient for small plants below 2 MW, which can be adapted for captive industrial
purpose or rural electrification in the villages.
The development of gasification technology is the joint target of the Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources
and the Ministry of Agriculture.
A network of R&D centers has been created throughout the country to implement a programme on biomass
gasification and gasifier system designed for a variety of locally available biomass.
These institutions are located at IISc (Indian Institute of Science) Bangalore, IIT Chennai, IICT Hyderabad and BHEL
Triuchirapalli for the advancement of technology for generation of power from biomass. Gasifier action research
projects are also being supported by IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Delhi and Mumbai, IIS Bangalore, MKU
Madurai and SPRERI (Sardar Patel Energy Research Institute) Vallabh Vidyanagar.
India has the largest number in the world of gasifier installations and a few manufacturers of gasifiers.
Gasifying is a sensitive technology. The performance of raw materials depends a lot from the fuel and different raw
material might require different machines or suppliers. Also the quality of gas produced is a critical point to verify
gas composition, energy content, impurity and other chemical and physical parameters can change a lot depending
on the equipment and the type and condition of the raw material.
India uses both downdraft and updraft technology, although downdraft technology is the most commonly used.
The main demand of R&D or TT in the biomass sector is in the following segments:
- Long stick biomass gasifier
- Huge density and high moisture acceptability biomass gasifier
- Multi-fuel acceptable biomass gasifier
- Advanced biomass gasifier based power plant
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2.3 WIND
Wind is likely to remain for years one of the largest sources of renewable energy in India. The potential capacity
can be further expanded with improvement of turbines. In this segment there could be an important TT demand
for technologies to support installation in lower wind regime and Storage Solutions.
E&M Works
• Adaptation of high pole permanent magnet excitation generators to small hydro
• Development of low speed generators (direct-drive low-speed generators for low heads)
• Development of submersible turbo-generators
• Development of high efficiency turbines in kW range
• Flexible small hydro turbines for low head (<5 m)
• Development of screening systems for downstream and upstream migrating aquatic life
• Development of standardized control and monitoring systems
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• R&D for development of technology packages for Mini/ Micro hydrosystems fitted with suitable electronics
and optional maintenance-free-rechargeable batteries for their use for lighting and other small power
applications in capacity range of 200 W to 5 kW for highly decentralized and dispersed applications.
Civil Works
• Development of software that allows a fast and efficient civil work design
• Development of standardized and systemized hydraulic structures
• Development of efficient desilters with high head intakes, of self-cleaning water intakes, and of trash racks
• Guide on the design of power houses
Others
• Development of good-practice design guidelines for developers and engineers
• Development of standards and control procedures dedicated to small hydro
• Guidelines for improved methods for in-stream flow and hydrological assessment methods and improved
sedimentation management
• Standards for small, mini and macro hydro power projects and systems
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Summary
Sector No of Companies
/ Research
Organisations and
Institutes
Solar 9
Wind 4
Biomass 4
Small Hydro 3
Total 20
A) Solar
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B) Wind
C) Small Hydro
D) Biomass Power
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A) Solar
It has developed core competencies in standards, apex level calibration, engineering materials, electronic materials,
materials characterization, radio and space physics, global change and environmental studies, low temperature
physics, and instrumentation.
Contact Information
Address National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi - 110012
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-11-45609212
Fax - +91-11-45609310
Email root@nplindia.org
Website http://www.nplindia.org/
BHEL’s operations are organised around Power, Industry - including Transmission, Transportation and Renewable
Energy. BHEL has installed equipment for over 100 GW of power generation - for utilities, captive consumption and
industrial users.
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Contact Information
Address BHEL House Siri Fort, New Delhi – 110049
Phone/Fax Phone - +91 11 66337000
Fax - +91 11 26493021
Email query@bhel.com
Website http://www.bhel.com/
Department of Science and Technology (DST) is primarily mandated with promotion of R&D activities. Accordingly,
DST’s initiative on Solar Energy aims to enable knowledge based R&D activities for entire gamut of solar technologies,
including balance of systems. This is expected to be achieved through nurturing of R&D groups, formation of
consortia and setting up of State-of-art facilities. Solar Energy utilization for applications both for power as well
as other than power generation with a view to provide convergent technology solutions under real-life conditions
are being explored and assessed. DST in recent times has made foray in the area of solar energy through various
parallel independent initiatives with distinct objectives.
• Fields of operation include
• Precompetitive research and technology upgradation
• Basic research and disruptive technologies
• Enabling R&D for solar technology
Contact Information
Address Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi – 110016
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-11-26567373,26862418
Fax - +91-11-26864570, 26862418
Email dstinfo@nic.in
Website http://www.dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/t-d-solar-energy.htm
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IACS is an autonomous institution controlled by a General Body and Governing Council. IACS receives funds from the
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Government of West Bengal, many Public
agencies (DST, CSIR, DAE, MNRE, etc.), Private Companies as well as Foreign sources (NSF, UNDP, Japan, European
Union, Sweden etc.). A number of specific projects raised by individual scientists or groups of scientists are being
supported by different funding agencies such as CSIR, DAE, DNES, DST, DOS, DSIR, ICMR, INSA, NSF, UGC and UNDP.
The main thrust of the Energy Research Unit is in the areas of development of materials and fabrication technology
for Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells. Highlights of the activities and results achieved are given below:
• Fabrication of a-Si solar cells
• Development of a-Si and related materials
• Development of polycrystalline silicon films for application in solar cells
• Transparent conducting oxide
• Computer modelling of a-Si based semiconductor devices
• Establishment of spectral response measurement system
Contact Information
Address 2A & 2B, Raja S C Mullick Road,
Kolkata – 700032, West Bengal
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-33-24734971,24735374
Fax - +91-33-24732805
Email helpdesk@iacs.res.in
Website http://www.iacs.res.in/eru/
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Contact Information
Address Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, Pilani)
Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani
Rajasthan – 333031
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-1596-515492 Ext. 417/225
Email mssoni@bits-pilani.ac.in
Website http://www.iacs.res.in/eru/
The objective of the centre is to be the one of the leading PhotoVoltaic (PV) research and education centres in the
world within the next decade. NCPRE aims to create and execute the blueprint for human resource development
for PV in India.
The centre envisages both basic and applied research activities. The basic research activities include silicon solar
cell fabrication, characterization, energy storage, new materials and novel PV structures. Development of power
electronic interfaces for solar PV systems, new product designs, technology assessment and broader issues like
sociological and environmental impact are an important part of the activities of the centre.
Eventually, NCPRE aims to make solar PV a cost-effective and relevant technology for meeting a significant part of
the energy needs of India.
Contact Information
Address Department of Energy Science & Engineering
Room No. 311A Mechanical Engg.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai
Mumbai - 400076
Maharashtra
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-22-25767895
Email ncpre@iitb.ac.in
Website http://www.ncpre.iitb.ac.in/
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Contact Information
Address Program Office (NETRA)
NTPC Limited
E 3, Ecotech II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida -201308, Uttar Pradesh.
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-120-2356593
Fax - +91-120-2356504
Email ashwiniksinha@ntpceoc.co.in
Website http://www.ntpc.co.in/
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other’s strengths. The Centre has been working jointly on a number of projects with National Institutions such
as the IITs, the NPL, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, the Energy & Resources Institute, etc. It is also
collaborating with reputed international institutions such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL)
of USA in the photovoltaic area; University of Stuttgart, Germany in the area of solar thermal testing; and with
Inter-solar Centre of Moscow in the area of solar energy.
Contact Information
Address Solar Energy Centre
MNRE, B-14, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-11-24360331
Email sec@nic.in
Website http://www.mnre.gov.in/sec/sec-objective.htm
The Society is interdisciplinary in nature, with most of the leading energy researchers and manufacturers of
renewable energy systems and devices of the country as its members. High academic attainments are not a
prerequisite for membership and any person engaged in research, development or utilization of renewable energy
or in fields related to renewable energy and interested in the promotion of renewable energy utilization can
become a member of the society.
Contact Information
Address Solar Energy Society of India
A-14, Mohan Cooperative, Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110044
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-11-65649864, 26959759
Email info@sesi.in
Website http://www.sesi.in/
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B) Wind
The R&D unit of C-WET focuses on the innovations in development of components as well as sub-systems of wind
turbines in association with other R&D Institutions and Industry. The R&D activities are classified into five generic
areas, namely:
• Improvement in performance of existing wind turbine installations
• Research support for wind resource assessment
• Manpower Training and HRD
• Technology support to wind power industry
• Research and advanced technology development
Contact Information
Address Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET)
Velachery - Tambaram Main Road
Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600 100
Tamil Nadu
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-44-22463982, 22463983, 22463984
Email info@cwet.res.in
Website http://www.cwet.tn.nic.in
ii. Suzlon
Conceived in 1995 with, Suzlon is now a leading wind power company with over 13,000 people in 32 countries. It
has operations across the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The company has a fully integrated supply chain
with manufacturing facilities in three continents. In addition to this, it has sophisticated R&D capabilities in Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, India and The Netherlands.
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Suzlon is the market leader in Asia with a market share (combined with Repower) of 6.9% thereby making it one of
the leading wind turbine manufacturing groups in the world.
Contact Information
Address Suzlon Energy Limited
One Earth, Opp. Magarpatta City,
Hadapsar, Pune – 411028
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-20-40122000
Fax - +91-20-40122100, 40122200
Email suzloncorpcomm@suzlon.com
Website http://www.suzlon.com
RRBEL is presently pursuing an expansion plan, which would enable it to deliver a diversified range of WEGs. The
Company is soon going to commence manufacture of WEGs of 1.8 MW capacity and is also presently evaluating
the possibility of development of further higher capacity WEGs.
Contact Information
Address RRB Energy Limited
No.182/2, Bypass Road,
Poonamallee,
Chennai - 600056
Tamil Nadu
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-44-26491891, 26492411
Fax - +91-44-26491890
Email pnml@rrbenergy.com
Website http://www.rrbenergy.com/
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BHEL’s operations are organised around Power, Industry - including Transmission, Transportation and Renewable
Energy. BHEL has installed equipment for over 100 GW of power generation - for utilities, captive consumption and
industrial users.
In addition to the R&D done in solar power related technologies, BHEL is also actively involved in R&D in the field
of wind energy. Some of the activities of BHEL in the field of wind energy include:
Contact Information
Address BHEL House
Siri Fort,
New Delhi – 110049
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-11-66337000
Fax - +91-11-26493021
Email query@bhel.com
Website http://www.bhel.com/
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C) Small Hydro
Contact Information
Address N.H.P.C Office Complex
Sector-33, Faridabad – 121003, Haryana
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-129-2278421
Fax - +91-129-2277941
Email webmaster@nhpc.nic.in
Website http://www.nhpc.co.in
Contact Information
Address Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee-247667, Uttarakhanda
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-1332-274254, 285213
Fax - +91-1332-273517, 273560
Email ahec@iitr.ernet.in
Website attp://ahec.org.in
The company’s first project was a 4x50 kW project based on Francis turbines with a design head of 23m at Himachal
Pradesh in 1961. The company offers a full range of hydro turbines and other auxiliary equipment. Furthermore,
it also offers complete concept to commissioning services like designing, manufacture, supply erection and
commissioning of hydro projects for different heads and outputs with wide range of turbines including Kaplan,
Francis, Pelton, Turgo impulse turbines.
The R&D Centre, a first of its kind in India, to be set up in Private Sector in 1964, has enabled Jyoti to offer technology
products to the market. The R&D centre has enabled the company to:
• Develop various hydraulic models
• Upgrade the product range
• Obtain self-sustainability and become a pioneer in design, manufacture, supply and installation of various
types of hydro turbines
Contact Information
Address Nanubhai Amin Marg
Industrial Area, P.O. Chemical Industries,
Vadodara – 390003, Gujarat
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-265-3054631
Fax - +91-265-2281871, 2280671
Email jyotiltd@jyoti.com
Website http://www.jyoti.com/
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D. Biomass Power
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Contact Information
Address National Botanical Research Institute
Rana Pratap Marg
Lucknow – 226001
Uttar Pradesh
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-522-2205848
Email director@nbri.res.in
Website http://www.nbri.res.in/
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Contact Details
Address Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore – 560012
Karnataka
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-522-2205848
Email office@aero.iisc.ernet.in
Website http://www.nbri.res.in/
RREDPL has an in-house R&D centre recognized by Government of India which is developing new applications.
The R&D centre has facilities to undergo testing of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. The centre primarily carries out
research in the following fields:
• Fluidized bed gasifier
• Solid fuel to liquid
• Algae to liquid fuel
• Efficient dryers
Contact Information
Address Plot No: 2621 / 2622
Road No. - D/2
Gate No. 1, Lodhika G.I.D.C.
Metoda, Kalavad Road
Rajkot
Phone/Fax Phone - +91-2827-287888, 287889
Fax - +91-2827-287887
Email info@radheenergy.com
Website http://www.radheenergy.com/
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3. APPENDIX
APPENDIX 1
ii. To design, develop and demonstrate at pilot plant scale (about 100 TPA) poly silicon deposition reactors, based
on traditional poly silicon deposition methods, to reduce the energy consumption to less than 125 kWh/kg of
poly silicon material produced, with the combined trace impurities of heavy metals, carbon and boron limited to
ppb level.
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1. To undertake R&D on different processes and device structures to make laboratory scale small area (2cm x
2cm) devices of efficiency >10% using CdTe, CIGS and silicon thin films
2. Development of poly crystalline thin film integrated modules (1 sq ft or more) at pilot plant scale using different
materials (CdTe, CIGS, silicon films) to achieve efficiency of >8% and life of integrated module > 15 years)
Storage System
At present stand-alone systems use lead acid batteries. However, with low power consuming LED based systems
use of NiMH batteries is also coming up. One of the major constraints in battery storage system is the limited life
of storage batteries.
There is an urgent need to enhance the battery cycle life to get at least 1o years of operating life. Further, it is
also necessary to develop non-lead acid batteries. In addition, alternative methods of storage, especially to store
large quantity of power for a few hours would substantially improve the viability of grid interactive PV systems.
Therefore, the following tasks have been identified for the 11th Plan:
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1. Development of long life (5,000 cycles or more) storage batteries suitable for use in PV systems /applications.
2. Development and testing of new storage systems up to MW scale. It should be possible to store electricity for
about 8-10 hours, with storage losses limited to about 10%.
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