Solar Energy

Agrivoltaics: Dual use of land for farmers using a combination of Solar Photovoltaic Panels and Agriculture to Increase the Income of Farmers Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (PV) Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 7 – Pre-commercial demonstration Technology Outline (Process Description) Many times, our Indian farmers mostly face the problems due to heavy rains or […]

PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (PV) Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 4 – Early prototype Technology Outline (Process Description) One important aspect in the field of perovskite solar cells is the fabrication of pin-hole free and uniform perovskite films on a large scale, along with stability improvement. Achieving pin-hole free films is

Uneven Span Greenhouse integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Thermal (GiSPVT) System for Agricultural Applications Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (Thermal) Technology Readiness Level (TRL): TRL 6 – Full prototype at scale Technology Outline (Process Description) It is well known that food and energy requirement for human being is increasing day by day due to fast increasing of

Micro Solar Dome (MSD) Subcategory (under Clean Energy): Solar (PV) TRL 9 – Commercial operation in rel- evant environment Technology Outline (Process Description) The Micro Solar Dome (MSD) is a revolutionary lighting solution designed specifically for rural areas. This innovative hybrid device can be seamlessly integrated into rural roofing structures, providing up to 9 hours

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