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Al-BSF compatible PERC Solar Cell Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Cross Cutting Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 4 – Early prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) “Passivated Emitter and Rear Contact” solar cells, known as PERC solar cells, has rapidly gained market share in the PV industry and became dominating technology. The major advantages of the PERC […]

Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Cross Cutting Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 4 – Early prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) The research activity at Photovoltaics lab, at IIT Madras focusses on fabricating silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells and developing it further to make a two terminal stacked tandem cell by series integrating

Development of Textured ZnO Thin Films for Solar Cells Front Contact applications using Sputtering Technique and the demonstration of its performance in Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (PV) Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 6 – TRL 7 – Pre-commercial Demonstration Technology Outline (Process Description) The primary objective of the activity

PLUG AND PLAY IV CURVE TESTER FOR PV Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (PV) Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 6 – Early prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) The present invention relate to a hybrid hardware technique for solar photovoltaic system with maximum power point (MPP) and faulty panel finding in a single step method. This

p-TOPCon Solar Cell Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Cross Cutting Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 8 – Early Prorotype Technology Outline (Process Description) “Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact” solar cell, known as TOPCon solar cell, is touted as the next generation of solar cell technology after PERC. Compared to the other potential new technologies, such as HJT

Efficient Portable Stand-alone Vaccine Refrigerator for Rural Application (PRESERVE) Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Cross Cutting Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL-8 Early prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) Vaccines are sensitive biological products and need to be stored at a specified temperature to retain its potency. Failure to maintain at the specified temperature range leads to revaccination

Solar Pumped Storage Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Storage Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 8 – TRL 5 – Large prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) In rural hilly areas of India, access to electricity is a challenge due to adverse weather conditions that disrupt electricity distribution infrastructure. While Run of River (RoR) based Micro Hydro Powerplants

Community Radio – added to MSD Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Cross Cutting Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 4 – Early protptype Technology Outline (Process Description) The Micro Solar Dome (MSD) is a day and night lighting single device unique in its features, that has a transparent semi-spherical upper dome made of acrylic material which captures