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Highlights

  • 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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  • Scalable Perovskite Solar Cells and Dark Current

    NCPRE has a major activity in the area of Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) and Perovskite-on-silicon Tandem Solar Cells.
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  • Which Backsheet Defects can Lead to Shutdown of Inverters?

    NCPRE has successfully characterized fresh as well as degraded backsheet samples using this technique.
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  • Anti-soiling Coatings for Photovoltaic Modules

    Anti-soiling coatings help minimize dust buildup and reduce the need for cleaning, saving water as well as costs.
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  • NCPRE Conducts session in 4th Global RE-INVEST 2024 as knowledge partner with MNRE

    NCPRE, as knowledge partner with MNRE, conducted a session on Solar Cell Technologies: Novel Manufacturing Approaches – From Lab to Production
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  • Visit by Students from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

    NCPRE has been encouraging visits by university students from across India to inculcate interest in solar energy. On August 26, 2024,
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  • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between IIT Bombay and Grew Energy Private Limited

    Mr. Hardip Singh, COO and Dr. Deepanjana Adak, (R&D Manager) from Grew Energy Pvt. Ltd. visited NCPRE on July 29, 2024 for possible collaborations.
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  • Thermal Stress Balancing for Lifetime Improvement of H6 Transformerless Solar Inverters

    H6 inverters are one of the new technologies for solar inverters. The thermal stress of power semiconductor devices (PSDs) of the H6 inverter dictates their lifetime.
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  • NCPRE represented at the 4th MultiTerawatt Workshop in Pacific Grove, California

    The MultiTerawatt Workshops are held every two years and are by-invitation-only gatherings of global solar experts to discuss the paths to attain multi-TW of solar PV.
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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
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  • “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)