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Highlights

  • NCPRE conducts Workshop on “Impact of Inverter-based Resources on Power Systems”

    With the increasing penetration of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) in power systems, new stability challenges are emerging. Several incidents of adverse control interactions among IBRs
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  • Visit to NCPRE by team from International Solar Alliance (ISA)

    Mr. Ramesh Kurppath and Dr. Gurleen Kaur from the International Solar Alliance, Gurgaon, visited NCPRE on December 12, 2024.
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  • NCPRE at RD20 in New Delhi

    RD20 organizes an annual conference of leading research institutes from G20 members, focusing on clean energy technologies and international collaboration.
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  • India’s Progress in Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) and Renewable Energy Integration

    An extensive survey of Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) projects across India was conducted drawing from diverse sources such as CEA reports, academic journals, news articles, magazines, and press releases.
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  • NCPRE Discovers a New Vulnerability in Bypass Diodes in PV Modules - HTRB

    Bypass diodes in PV modules are reverse biased under normal operating conditions when there’s no partial shading on the modules.
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  • Waaree Energies joins hands with NCPRE team for Tandem Technology Support

    A team from Waaree Energies led by their CEO Dr. Amit Paithankar visited IIT Bombay on December 12 to sign MOU to support the perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell technology developed by the NCPRE team.
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  • Meeting of the 13th NCPRE Advisory Committee on December 10, 2024

    A virtual meeting of the NCPRE Advisory Committee was held on December 10, 2024. The meetings have been held annually since 2011, and this was the 13th such meeting.
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  • Accurate Estimation of Degradation Rate Distributions from Nameplate Values of PV Modules

    Estimation of the rates of power degradation of PV modules (%/year) is important for assessing the long-term reliability of PV systems. The degradation rate also affects the lifetime of the module, and hence the LCOE.
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  • Encapsulation of Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and the basic characterization of PSCs before and after Lamination

    Si-Perovskite Tandem cells have high efficiency but the stability of these cells is dependent on the stability of perovskite solar cells which are vulnerable to moisture, oxygen, UV, and temperature.
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  • Gate Voltage-Based Active Thermal Control of Power Semiconductor Devices

    Power Electronics continues to be a critical aspect of connecting solar PV to the grid, and NCPRE continues to work on this.
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  • Meeting of the NCPRE Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) on November 22, 2024

    A virtual meeting of the NCPRE PMC was held on November 22, 2024 to review the progress of NCPRE in the last 6 months.
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  • Reduction in soiling loss of PV module using hydrophobic coating with different water contact angle

    Dust deposition on photovoltaic (PV) surfaces reduces their efficiency and energy generation.
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  • NCPRE student wins best paper award at INTELEC 2024

    INTELEC® is an annual conference that examines and analyses the latest developments in communications energy systems and related power processing devices and circuits.
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  • Highly Efficient GaN-based PV Inverter with Reduced Leakage Current

    NCPRE is working on a hybrid modulation scheme for a single-phase transformerless solar inverter based on H6 topology. This inverter uses Gallium-Nitride (GaN) devices to improve the efficiency and power density of the solar inverter.
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  • Insights from Combined All-India Surveys of PV Reliability: 2014, 2016 and 2018

    NCPRE has been studying the field performance and degradation in PV modules in Indian climatic conditions for over a decade.
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  • Visit to NCPRE by MNRE Secretary and team on October 18 2024

    On October 18, 2024, the MNRE Secretary Shri Prashant Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary Shri Sudeep Jain and R&D Advisor Dr. Arun Kumar Tripathi, visited NCPRE at IIT Bombay.
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  • Visit by Mr. Victor Anguenot
    Visit by Mr. Victor Anguenot from Total Energies

    Mr. Victor Anguenot, Graduate Program Engineer at Total Energies,
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Upcoming Courses and Events
  • Two days workshop on "Impact of Inverter-based Resources on Power Systems"
    Faculty in charge: Prof. Anil Kulkarni,
    Date: 4th to 5th November 2024
    Brochure / Click here to register

  • “Perovskite based solar cells dominated by bimolecular recombination - How far is the radiative limit?”
    Speaker: Prof. Pradeep Nair, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay.
    Date: September 11, 2024,
    Venue: EEG-301, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
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  • NCPRE Organizes 3-Day Short-Term Course on “Theory and Technology of Silicon Solar Cells”
    Date: May 29 - 31, 2024
    Venue: VMCC, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
    Brochure / Registration

  • Talk on Feasibility and utility of Light-Beam-Induced Current imaging along with EL imaging of solar cells and modules.
    Speaker: Prof. K. S. Narayan, Professor, JNCASR and Distinguished Visiting Professor, IIT Bombay.
    on Thursday, Date : 2nd May 2024, 02:30 PM Venue: GG Conference Room, EE Department
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  • Talk on III-V Compound Semiconductor/Si Integration for Tandem Photovoltaics, Future Technologies and the Enabling Role of Innovative Defect Engineering
    Speaker: Prof. Steven A. Ringel, Ohio State University
    on Tuesday, Date : 2sd April 2024, 11:00 AM Venue: Room GG-301, EE Department
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  • PoTIC organizes an exciting webinar on "The fastest energy change in history”.
    Speaker: Prof. Andrew Blakers, Australian National University,
    on Friday, Date : 15th March 2024, 11:30 AM

NCPRE Reports
What can we learn from photoluminescence imaging of silicon solar cells?

Re-energizing Sustainable Solar Manufacturing in India: Technology Roadmap and Recommendations.

All India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability 2018 - Report

All India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability 2018 - Executive Summary

Report on ISA-FICCI-NCPRE Roundtable on Role of innovation
in Advancement of Solar Energy in ISA Countries.

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability: 2016 - Executive Summary

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability: 2016

Energy Survey at Cantonment Distribution Section,Thiruvananthapuram

Estimating The Rooftop Solar Potential of Greater Mumbai.

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Degradation: 2013

Planning for Integration of Solar PV into the Energy Mix - Energy Survey
Report, Chendamangalam Gram Panchayat, Kerala.

Grid Integration of Distributed Solar Photovoltaics (PV) in India.
(Summary of observations and recommendations for a way forward)

Grid Integration of Distributed Solar Photovoltaics(PV) in India.
(A review of technical aspects,best practices and the way forward)