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Key Takeaways: What Is 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' (OSOWOG) Policy Announced by Prime Minister Modi?

CSIR-CMERI collaborated to develop the world's largest solar tree installed in Durgapur, West Bengal to promote renewable energy. The 11.5kw solar tree produces around 11,500-14,000 units of clean energy annually and saves 10-12 tons of CO2 emissions. It is a significant step towards making India energy self-reliant and carbon negative.

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Key Takeaways: What Is 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' (OSOWOG) Policy Announced by Prime Minister Modi?

CSIR-CMERI collaborated to develop the world's largest solar tree installed in Durgapur, West Bengal to promote renewable energy. The 11.5kw solar tree produces around 11,500-14,000 units of clean energy annually and saves 10-12 tons of CO2 emissions. It is a significant step towards making India energy self-reliant and carbon negative.

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n a bid to promote renewable energy, CSIR-CMERI have collaborated to

expand the solar energy in the country and have developed the world's
largest solar tree which is installed in Durgapur, West Bengal. 

As per Director of CMERI, Harish Hirani, ' This is the largest solar tree as
per our knowledge producing up to 11,500 watts (11.5kw). The second-
largest tree has been set up in London and produces around 8.6kw.' He
further added,' Producing around 12,000–14,000 units of clean and green
power in a year, the solar tree has the potential to save 10–12 tons of
CO2 from being released into the atmosphere every year. This solar tree
is a quantum leap towards making energy reliant and carbon-negative
India.' 

What is 'One Sun, One World, One Grid' (OSOWOG) policy


announced by Prime Minister Modi?
Key takeaways
1- The main obstacle while installing the solar panels on such a large
scale was the availability of land. 

2- The solar panels can be adjusted to get the maximum amount of


renewable energy. 

3- The solar tree has been developed at a cost of Rs. 7.5 lakh. 

4- As per several experts, solar trees use less space and produce more
energy per unit area. However, the cost of solar tree panels is double to
that of the solar rooftop panels. 

5- The shadow area is minimum in case of solar trees. Thus, they can be
installed in agricultural farms as an alternative to diesel to run pumps, e-
tractors, etc., as per the scientists at CMERI. 

6- The solar tree has been designed so that each panel gets the
maximum exposure of sunlight and the least amount of shadow is created
under it. 

7- The extra energy can be fed to an Energy Grid. 

8- The solar tree can prove to be boon and can be lined up with the
existing Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan
(PM KUSUM) Scheme. 

Another Project
Apart from this, two Indian Institutions have signed an MoU to strengthen
the solar energy sector in the country. The MoU signed by the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering
Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) and the National Institute of Solar
Energy (NSIE) states that they will carry out joint field studies for
developing different solar technologies. 

Under this, solar power projects, decentralization of solar energy, solar


rooftop systems, etc. will be covered. Several studies will also be carried
out dealing with grid integration, recycling of energy and disposal of solar
panels. 

What is CMERI?
CMERI (Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute) is India's apex
research and development institute for mechanical engineering. The
institute is governed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
(CSIR).

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