Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi advised India to install solar trees to help meet the country’s rising energy demand and save up to 15% on electricity for each home.
Solar trees are structures that have solar modules mounted on a single pillar that resembles a tree trunk. The most significant advantage of employing this solar power tree is the space savings. In general, 1 MW of solar power requires approximately 3.5 acres of land, while a single solar tree takes 400 square meters of space. So almost 100 times the space is saved and generate 50% more electricity than a solar plant.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) have developed the world’s largest solar tree in Durgapur, West Bengal, India in 2020. There are 35 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in each tree with a capacity of 330 W each module. The installed capacity of the solar tree is above 11.5 kW with an annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 kWh of clean power. The energy generated can be monitored either in real-time or daily.
Further, Mr. Modi said that four pilot projects for coal gasification and conversion of coal into chemicals essential for the industry will be set up to evolve the technical and financial viability of switching to renewable energy during a post-budget webcast on ‘Energy for Sustainable Growth.’
“India’s energy consumption will rise in the future years,” Prime Minister Modi remarked, “therefore we must switch to renewable energy. Every home should grow their solar tree, which can help them save up to 15% of their electricity. It will not only be one-of-a-kind but also environmentally sustainable,” Mr. Modi further added.
Furthermore, he stated that the seminar would focus on the implementation of the new budget schemes and the methods in which effective and concrete execution may commence.
“To help the people, we must concentrate on a smooth execution of the Budget. These seminars are aimed to help businesses come up with new solutions that will help them achieve the best possible results for this year’s budget “Prime Minister Modi stated.
The Prime Minister stated he sees India’s COP26 aim of meeting the NetZero target by 2030 as an opportunity, rather than a challenge.
“India has set a goal of deriving 50% of its energy from non-fossil fuels by 2030. It’s our chance to make the switch to more environmentally friendly habits. We must concentrate on creating a hydrogen ecosystem in which the private sector can play a key role,” he stated.
PM Modi also stated that the Union Budget for 2022-23 places a specific emphasis on the Battery Swapping Policy, which can help India increase its energy efficiency capabilities.
A “National Program on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules” was approved in 2021 to promote manufacturing of high efficiency solar PV modules, including the upstage vertical components like solar PV cells, wafers, ingots, polysilicon. Nearly 9 GW capacity of fully integrated solar PV module manufacturing units for Rs 4,500 crore of initial allocation has been awarded. An additional outlay of Rs 19,500 crore was announced in the Budget 2022-23to set up about 40GW of solar module manufacturing capacity.
The proposed National Hydrogen Mission seeks to evolve a framework for demand creation, support for indigenous manufacturing, research and development, pilot projects in emerging areas, and an enabling ecosystem of policies, regulations and standards. The proposed measures are expected to scale up production, use and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives. India has a target of installing about 300 GW of solar power capacity by 2030.
A sectoral group on resources comprising the ministries of power; petroleum and natural gas; new and renewable energy; coal; mines; external affairs; and environment forest and climate change is organizing the Webinar on “Energy for Sustainable Growth”.
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Resource: Economic Times
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