Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Introduction of Latest Technology in NRE Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1567

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## INTRODUCTION OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN NRE SECTOR

## 1567.   SHRIMATI  V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K:

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce state of the art technology for harnessing new and renewable energy sources in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the new and renewable energy projects being implemented in various States/UTs in the country including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of funds provided for the implementation of such projects, Statewise;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any studies on introduction of different types of new and renewable energy projects with foreign collaboration and funding ;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the Government  has  provided  adequate  financial and technological support for harvesting the new and renewable energy sources in the country to reach the target for production of 20000 MW renewable energy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  been  incessantly  working  to introduce various technologies and application for harnessing New and Renewable Energy resources by financing various R&D projects in state of the art technology and applications. The detailed list of such R&D projects financed by MNRE during the last 3 years including Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure I.
- (d) & (e): Yes Madam. Government of India has undertaken several projects in collaboration with various  foreign  Governments  on  various  Renewable  Energy  applications  for  Energy  Access  and improvement. The detail of the study/project is given at Annexure-II.
- (f): MNRE is providing financial, technological  and  awareness  support  under  various  schemes  for harvesting new and renewable energy projects in the country. So far, 50744.76 MW of Grid Interactive Renewable  Power  has  been  installed  in  the  country  from  various  renewable  energy  sources  upto 31-01-2017, which include 9235.24 MW from Solar power, 28871.59 MW from Wind Power,  4341.85 MW from Small Hydro Power and 8296.08 MW   from Biopower.

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## ANNEXURE I

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567 FOR ANSWER ON 09.03.2017

The details of the R&D projects financed by MNRE during the last 3 years

|   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                 | Name of the PI and Institution                                                                         | Date of Sanction   | Expected Date of completion      | Sanction&MNRE contribution (Lakh)                                                                                                                         |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Development of novel, efficient and cost effective power electronics based single phase system to convert Solar Energy from solar PV to Electric Energy.                            | Dr.Atheshamul Haque, Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi                                         | 20/03/2014         | 19/03/2017                       | Total Cost: 106.31 Release 50.00 (20/03/2014) 47.38 (07/08/2015)                                                                                          |
|        2 | Design and development of an efficient soft-switching converter with adaptive maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller for a standalone photovoltaic power generation system. | Dr. Rajneesh Kumar, Associate Professor Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Rajasthan    | 23/07/2014         | 22/07/2016 (Extension Requested) | Project cost = 29.39 Release: 12.00(19/01/2015)                                                                                                           |
|        3 | Development of improved DS process for mc-Si wafers and their application to Solar Cells                                                                                            | Prof. P. Ramasamy, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu                                  | 15/01/2015         | 14/01/2019                       | Project cost = 468.42 MNRE Share =100% Duration =4 Years Release 50.00 (15/1/2015) 235.00 (18/12/2015)                                                    |
|        4 | Development of High Efficiency selective large area N-Type crystalline silicon solar cell.                                                                                          | Prof.Utpal Gangopadhyay Megnad Saha Institute of Technology, Nazirabad Kolkata.                        | 31/12/2015         | 01/01/2018                       | Project cost = 298.40 MNRE Share = 298.40 Duration = 3Year Release: 225.00 (15/1/2015)                                                                    |
|        5 | Determination of Wind Forces on Solar Photovoltaic Panels Mounted on Different Types of Roof and on/above Ground in India Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques             | Dr. Hassan Irtaza, Department of Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.                | 28/09/2016         | 28/09/2018                       | Project cost = 38.59 MNRE share = 100% Duration = 2Years Release amount = 7.00                                                                            |
|        6 | Facilitating the target of 100GW Solar by 2022: An Inclusive Analysis towards achievement'                                                                                          | Dr.Shaibal Chakravarty. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | 26/9/2016          | 26/05/2017                       | Project cost = 20.00 MNRE share = 100% Duration =8 months Release amount = 9.00                                                                           |
|        7 | National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) Phase- II                                                                                                           | Prof. B G Fernandes and Prof C S Solanki, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai                        | 15.06.2016         | 15.06.2021                       | Project cost = 6235 MNRE share = 100% Duration =5 years Release amount = 600 (15.06.2016) for creation of capital asset 400 (15.06.2016) for Grant in aid |
|        8 | 'Development and field testing of Solar powered clean drinking water systems for communities without piped water line and                                                           | Dr. O S Shastry, National Institute of Solar Energy and M/s Saurya Enertech, Gurgaon                   | 19.04.2016         | 19.04.2019                       | Project cost = 320.14 MNRE share = 214.22 (Rs.108.31 lakhs for NISE and Rs. 105.91 lakhs for M/s Saurya                                                   |

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|    | electricity'                                                                                                                        |                                                                                       |            |            | Enertech) M/s Saurya Enertech Share: 105.91 lakh - Duration =3 years Release amount = 100.00 to NISE towards creation of capital assets Release date: 06.05.2016   |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  9 | Development of Electrode Materials for High Energy Density Lithium ion Batteries and Computational Studies of Solar Absorber layers | Dr. M. Sasidharan , Professor, SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Kattankulathur | 17.05.2016 | 17.05.2019 | Project cost = 1117 MNRE share = 505.56 Duration =3 years Release amount = 250 Release date: 17.05.2016                                                            |
| 10 | From Cell towards Module using low cost Organo- Metal Halide Perovskite Materials                                                   | Dr.Shaibal K. Sarkar Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-            | 31.03.2016 | 31.05.2019 | Project cost = 318.00 MNRE share = 100% Duration =3 years Release amount = 74 (31.03.2016) 76 (11.05.2016)                                                         |
| 11 | Development of Solar PV and wind hybrid power plant with large scale battery storage at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh-                     | Dr. Y.B.K. Reddy, Sr. Manager (PV),Solar Energy Corporation of India, New Delhi       | 31.03.2015 | 31.03.2018 | Project cost = 2982 MNRE share = 50%, 1491 Duration =3 years Release amount = 50.00 (31.03.2015) 850.00(09.06.2016)                                                |

## Solar Thermal

|   Sl. No. | Project Title                                                                                  | Name of PI& Organization                                                                                     | Date of Sanction   | Actual/ Expected Date of completion   | Total &MNREshare (Lakh)                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 30 kW cross liner-CSP system Test Unit                                                         | Dr.MukeshPanday Rajiv Gandhi ProudyogikiVishwavidyal aya, University Institute of Technology, (RGPV) Bhopal. | 25/03/2014         | 24/03/2016 Extended upto Sept 2017    | Total cost: 970.18 MNRE Share: 223.66 Releases 22.00 L (31/03/2014) 28.00 L (06/05/2014) 91,66,916/- (06/05/2015)                              |
|         2 | Design, Construction and Demonstration of zero energy building for Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 | Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay   | 25/09/2014         | 24/09/2016                            | Total cost: 301.17 MNRE Share: 30.00 Releases: 15.00 (25/09/2014)                                                                              |
|         3 | 'High Energy Density Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrated Solar Plant'                      | Dr. V K Sethi, Vice Chancellor, Ram Krishna Dharmarth Foundation University, (RKDF) Bhopal.                  | 21/07/2015         | 21/01/2017                            | Total cost: 41.00 Lakhs MNRE Share: 36.00 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, USA (RPI) share: Rs.5 lakhs Releases: 20.00 lakhs (21/07/2015) |

|   4. | 'Development of a monitoring system for the energy reception elements in Solar Thermal plants' by under Indo-Spanish Joint Programme for Technological co- operation in Renewable Energy   | Mr. ShirishGarud, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), IHC Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi.                       | 11/02/2016   | 11/02/2018   | Total cost: Rs. 2190.5 lakhs MNRE Share: Rs. 410 lakhs TERI share :Rs. 173 lakhs Spain Share :Rs. 1606 lakhs in which Rs. 1204 lakhs is as loan @Rs. 84 per euro under Indo-Spanish Joint Programme for Technological co- operation in Renewable Energy. Releases: 100 lakhs (11/02/2016)                                  |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5 | 'Design Development and Proto building a Solar Energy Driven desiccant & Ejector based Environmental friendly Air Conditioning System'                                                     | Prof. Anitha A Nene, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MAEERS's Maharastra Institute of Technology, Kothurd, Pune | 30/06/2016   | 30/06/2018   | Total Cost: Rs 9.37 lakhs MNRE Share: 100% Released Amount& Date: Rs. 4.68 Lakhs towards Creation of Capital Assets on 30.06.2016                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    6 | 'Development of fully automatic double axis tracking of Scheffler Dish System for enhanced performance'                                                                                    | Prof. JyotirmoyMathur, Mechanical Engg. Deptt. Malviya National Institute of Technology, Bhopal                       | 28/09/2016   | 28/09/2018   | Total project Cost: Rs. 37.07 lakhs MNRE share: 100% Released amount: Rs 1.50 lakhs towards Grants-in-Aid Rs 14.5 Lakh towards Capital Assets                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    7 | Studies on utilization of Solar Energy in Tasar Post Cocoon Technology Operations                                                                                                          | Dr. ZMS Khan, Central Tasar Research & Training Institute, Ranchi                                                     | 30/09/2016   | 30/09/2019   | Total project Cost: Rs. 50.73 lakhs MNRE share: Rs.38.73 lakhs Released amount: Rs 16.23 lakhs towards Grants-in-Aid 30.09.2016                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|    8 | Development of high efficiency receiver for supercritical CO2 integrated with static focus parabolic dish                                                                                  | Prof. Pradip Dutta, IISc Bangalore and Dr. B K Jaysimha, World Renewal Spiritual Trust (WRST), Bombay                 | 28/06/2016   | 28/06/2019   | Project cost = Rs. 342.49 lakhs MNRE share = 100% (Rs.223.49 lakhs for IISc Bangalore and Rs. 119 lakhs for M/s WRST, Mumbai) Duration =3 years Release amount = Rs 30,00,000/- to IISc towards Grants in aid Release date: 28.06.2016 &Rs.120 Lakh towards Grants for creation of capital assets Release date: 28.06.2016 |

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567 FOR ANSWER ON 09.03.2017

The details of the study/projects taken in collaboration with foreign governments

|   S. No. | Project                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Grant                            | Agency   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|
|        1 | Offshore wind Power (FOWIND): (i) Facilitating India's transition towards low carbon development by supporting implementation of national policies and programme for offshore wind power (ii) Installation of LIDAR | 4.0 million Euro 500,000 Euro -- | EU GPCL  |
|        2 | First offshore wind farm project of India (FOWPI)                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.8 million Euro                 | EU       |