Solar power is one of the solution to overcome the energy deficit in the world. This is one of the renewable energy source, and the generation of solar power do not have any adverse effect on the environment. Ministry of new and renewable energy, Government of India, is developing Solar / Green cities all over India under the green initiatives. For this, many of the organizations and institutions have come forward to install solar PV power plants which would at-least satisfy the institute power demand.
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We would mention few of the engineering colleges in India who have installed solar PV plant and generating power from it. The list includes the Engineering colleges who have installed PV plant of at-least 50 KW or more.
IIT Roorkee has the largest solar project at any IIT campus ( 1.8 MWp rooftop project) and the energy from this solar installation is helping offset the institute's daytime peak electricity demand from the grid. IIT-R with the installation of 1.8 MWp solar rooftop plant, was able to offset 15% of its energy usage from the state grid thus moving towards a more reliable and greener option and reducing its carbon footprint by almost 2320 tonnes per year [ Source]. The solar power plant is used for the following applications [ Source]:
- Solar water heating system for use in hostels and residences
- Solar steam system for mess for cooking
- Solar Power Plant for lighting and electricity generation
- Swimming pool heating solution
Solar Energy Research Enclave (SERE), IIT Kanpur has established 50 KW Solar PV power station which is generating 250 units of power daily. After setting up this 50 kilowatt solar power plant on the institute campus, IIT-Kanpur is in the process of commissioning a 1,750 kilowatt roof-top solar power plant. While, the 50 KW power plant was meant for research work and had been set up on experimentation basis, the 1,750 KW power plant will be fully used for meeting the power needs of the premier IIT-Kanpur. [ Source]
This work is getting done in two phases. In the initial phase, IIT-K has installed four rooftop solar power plants of around 350 kw capacity in total, spending Rs 2.92 crore [ Source]. The second phase (of remaining 1,400 kilowatt) will be taken up later.
Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, former President of India, launched the 1.25 MW roof-top solar power plant installed at SASTRA university by Tata Power Solar on 6 th April 2015 to meet 25% of the University's power requirement by harnessing solar energy. This is the largest installation of its type in South India [ Source].
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1 megawatt)
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8. National Institute of Technology, Silchar (200 kilowatt)
NIT-Silchar is taking giant strides in the field, with a 200 KW solar power plant and 75 Solar Street Lights have been set up in the institution [ Source]. The initial setup for a 100 kWp Solar Power Plant as part of Phase - I in NIT Silchar included installations in rooftops of key areas whose power distribution was done in the order of 20, 30 and 50 kWp. This project was implemented by "Central Electronics Limited". The capacity of each module installed was 280 Wp and a total of 360 PV modules were supplied. In Phase - II, a 10 x 10 kWp Solar Power Plant is being set up in NIT Silchar by "Agni Power & Electronics Pvt. Ltd" [ Source].
The institute has installed a solar plant of capacity 100 kW in the year 2013 in NIT temporary campus at Yupia, from which the institute is supplied with uninterrupted power supply and has minimized electricity bill to a large extent. Cost of the plant is Rs. 2.47 crores [ Source].
One number of 100 kw solar panels supplied by Vacon India to BHEL EDN Bangalore division has been commissioned at National Institute of Technology- Trichy, Tamil Nadu [ Source].
11. Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (100 kilowatt)The 100KW Solar Power Plant [ Source] at Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology has been installed by Radiant Solar. The Solar Power Plant, with unique design, ( combination of Grid Connected and Grid Interactive Solar Power Plant) consists of 100kWp Solar Photovoltaic Modules, 3 numbers of 30kW Grid Connected Inverters, 1 number of 100kW Grid Interactive Inverter (to form an internal grid) with Battery System. In addition, this system can also feed the power back to Electricity Board (Grid) when the internal requirement is less than the generated power [ Source].
B.V. Raju Institute of Technology has installed and commissioned a 100 kWp solar photovoltaic rooftop plant.This project is the first of its kind among all the JNTUH affiliated colleges in Andhra Pradesh. The plant consists of a total 400 PV modules each of 250Wp supplied by SIRIUS Solar Energy, Hyderabad, installed at rooftop of Aryabatta Block in BVRIT.
The Power Plant is set up at a cost of Rs. 1.39 crores. The college would be saving nearly Rs. Three lakhs per month on power bills [ Source].
The 80.96kWp Solar Power Plant has been installed at MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram on 14 th December 2013. The plant is designed for 340 Units per day or average annual energy generation of 1,24,082 kWh/annum. This system can also feed the power back to the Grid when the internal requirement is less than the generated power [ Source].
Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur has 63KW Grid Connected Solar Power Plant installed by Radiant Solar. The Solar Power Plant Consists of 63.7kWp Solar Photovoltaic Modules, 1 numbers of Imported Leonics make Grid Connected Inverter. In addition, this system can also feed the power back to Electricity Board (Grid) when the internal requirement is less than the generated power [ Source].
This article has been prepared from the information available in internet. No contact has been made to the institute to collect the data. There is a possibility we have picked up bit old data and the particular institute had increased the capacity of the solar power plant in the due course of time. If this is the case, then please let us know in the comment section and send us the correct data with the source of information to the mail-id mentioned below. If we have missed out any institute then please inform us with the valid data.
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Engineering Colleges in India Generating Power from Solar PV Plant