Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad
Solar Energy
Course: Environment & Climate change
(CE 12101)
Instructor Name- Dr. Pramod Soni
Contents
Title
Team Members
Introduction
Applications
Advantages and Disadvantages
Case Study: Gujarat Solar Park
Case Study: 10.8 MW Rooftop Solar Power
System – ANERT, Kerala
Team Members
• KRISHNA SAH(Computer Science and Engineering)
• KSHITIJ PATEL(Electrical Engineering)
• KUNWAR SHIKHAR(Civil Engineering)
• MAHTAB ALAM(Civil Engineering)
• MANISH KUMAR(Chemical Engineering)
• MANISH PRAJAPATI(Computer Science and Engineering)
• MODRACHA VEDAVATHI SAI PRIYA(Information Technology)
• NAMAN SINGHAL(Electronics and Communication Engineering)
• NAVEEN KUMAR NATHOLIYA(Information Technology)
• NEERAJ SAMOTA(Biotechnology)
• NISHANT KUMAR RAI(Biotechnology)—Team Leader
• PIYUSH SONI(Production and Industrial Engineering)
• PRADEEP GOUR(Mechanical Engineering)
Introduction
• Solar energy is the energy obtained by capturing heat
and light from the Sun.
• Energy from the Sun is referred to as solar energy.
Technology has provided a number of ways to utilize
this abundant resource.
• It is considered a green technology because it does
not emit greenhouse gases.
• Solar energy is abundantly available and has been
utilized since long both as electricity and as a source
of heat.
Applications
Space
Water Pumping Telecom
Solar Home Systems
Advantages and Disadvantages
• Advantages
• All chemical and radioactive polluting byproducts of the
thermonuclear reactions remain behind on the sun, while only
pure radiant energy reaches the Earth.
• Energy reaching the earth is incredible. By one calculation, 30
days of sunshine striking the Earth have the energy equivalent of
the total of all the planet’s fossil fuels, both used and unused!
• Disadvantages
• Sun does not shine consistently.
• Solar energy is a diffuse source. To harness it, we must
concentrate it into an amount and form that we can use, such as
heat and electricity.
• Addressed by approaching the problem through:
1) collection, 2) conversion, 3) storage.
Case Study: Gujarat Solar Park
• Gujarat Power Corporation Limited(GPCL) is the Nodal Agency for the
development.
• 590 MW capacity of “Solar Park” is located at village Charanka, District
Patan in Gujarat spread across 5,384 acres of unused land.
• Solar Park also accounts for 3,42,400 tons Carbon Emission Reduction
(CERs) which is one of the largest CERs contributing Projects in the
Renewable Energy Sector.
• Development cost was Rs. 4500 Crores ( Rs 550 Crores for infrastructure
and land acquisition and Rs. 3,996 crores for Solar Power Plant)
• Employment for more than 1,000 people on permanent basis.
Case Study: 10.8 MW Rooftop Solar Power System –
ANERT, Kerala
• The Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT)
along with the Government of India and Kerala initiated a program to
harness the power of the sun to light up rural & sub-urban areas of Kerala.
• 10.8 MW distributed rooftop systems: With 7750+ distinct locations,
spread across the state, the program called for supply, installation &
commissioning of individual systems each of 1-5 kW under battery based
off-grid systems and 2-100 kW under grid connected systems.
• Savings for Families & the Kerala Government: The power generated
through solar system suffice the energy needs of the families.
• Employment Generation: The installations have generated employment for
the locals. The project also generated employment opportunities for the
local people, who trained themselves for installation and equipment
servicing.
