For the last couple of years, photovoltaics (PV) has been the preferred choice of technology for harnessing solar energy against Concentrated Solar Power (CSP).
India has set a target of deploying 100 GW solar power by 2022.
Transitioning towards a Green Economy in Karnataka.
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.
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants require Direct Normal Solar Irradiance (DNI) data for both design and operation.
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).
The threat of climate change is a serious global concern.
CSTEP has developed a tool to accurately assess the solar potential of rooftops in cities using light detection and ranging, or LiDAR.
CSTEP is working with the Government of Karnataka and other state governments to develop a more holistic approach whilst developing RE plans for the near future.
CSTEP studied the implementation of the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) in Karnataka.
This project was a part of the Indo-US collaborative research platform Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS; www.
The developmental challenges faced by India are too big to be solved by the conventional linear approach.
The Government of India has ambitious targets of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022.
The agricultural sector in Karnataka accounts for 39% of the state’s electricity (~21,344 MU).
Karnataka is the second most arid state in India, after Rajasthan.
