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Techno-Economic Feasibility of Grid-Tied Solar Mini-Grids- Publications

The cumulative number of households waiting for power supply is close to 4 crore.

Design of Solar Field and Performance Estimation of Solar Tower Plants- Publications

The study aims to develop a methodology to carry out a technical analysis of a solar tower (ST) technology.

Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Irrigation Pumping in Karnataka - Challenges and Prospects- Publications

The policy note examines the growing need for energy efficient water pumping for agriculture in Karnataka (India's second most water-stricken state).

A novel approach to determine the non-dimensional heliostat field boundary for solar tower plants- Publications

A novel approach to determine the non-dimensional heliostat field boundary for solar tower plants.

Challenges and opportunities for Solar Tower technology in India- Publications

Solar Tower technology has gained considerable momentum over the past decade.

Nuclear Viewpoint in India- Publications

Nuclear power is a crucial source of clean energy for India.

Transition to All-Electric Public Transportation: Energy Resource Assessment- Publications

Large-scale penetration of EV comes with a plethora of sectoral planning challenges and will require coordinated planning between the transport, urban planning and power sectors.

Techno-Economic Assessment of a Low-Temperature Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System- Publications

For the last couple of years, photovoltaics (PV) has been the preferred choice of technology for harnessing solar energy against Concentrated Solar Power (CSP).

Feasibility Analysis for c-Si PV Manufacturing in India- Publications

India has set a target of deploying 100 GW solar power by 2022.

Transitioning towards a Green Economy in Karnataka- Publications

Transitioning towards a Green Economy in Karnataka.

Analytical derivation of equivalent functional form of explicit J–V model of an illuminated solar cell from physics based implicit model- Publications

Recently a simple explicit model was introduced to represent theJ–Vcharacteristics of an illuminated solar cell with parasitic resistances and bias dependent photocurrent asj=(1−vm)/(1+αv), here the normalized voltage,vand normalized current densityjcan be represented asv=V/Vocandj=J/Jscrespectively, whereVocis the open circuit voltage andJscis the short circuit current density.

Estimation of Hourly Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) for 22 Stations in India (Revised) - Publications

Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants require Direct Normal Solar Irradiance (DNI) data for both design and operation.

A study of Energy Efficiency in the Indian Cement Industry- Publications

Under National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is one of the flagship programmes launched by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power and Government of India to enhance the cost effectiveness of the improvements in Energy Efficiency (EE) in energy-intensive large industries (known as Designated Consumers or DCs).

Climate Change : Need to act now- Publications

The threat of climate change is a serious global concern.

CREST- Projects

CSTEP has developed a tool to accurately assess the solar potential of rooftops in cities using light detection and ranging, or LiDAR.