Ministry of Science & Technology to promote India’s first Start-up in Daylight Harvesting Technology
Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-III: Science and Technology
In News: Ministry of Science & Technology has decided to promote a unique Start-up in latest Daylight Harvesting Technology
Aim: To reduce carbon footprint and improve the building energy efficiency.
The only Start-up company in India for Daylight Harvesting Technologies “Skyshade Daylights Private Limited” Hyderabad signed an MoU with Technology Development Board, a statutory body of Department of Science & Technology.
The company aims to create Green & Net zero buildings and to participate and contribute in national missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Daylight Harvesting Technology
Daylighting is basically bringing natural sunlight inside the rooms. The solar energy spectrum has 45% energy as visible light and this can be used to harvest building illumination for about 9-11 hours a day.
The Technology used is completely indigenous, economically viable and easy to deploy and needs minimal maintenance with longevity.
Moreover, the proposed technologies, harvest huge quantities of sunlight for a building and make available for building illumination which reduces electrical lighting energy consumption by 70-80%, besides reducing air-conditioning (cooling load) consumption.
Significance
With the world’s largest expansion plan in renewable energy sector, India aims at universal access to sustainable energy solutions and to enable a low carbon future, with significant economic, environmental and social impact.
The country has set an ambitious target to achieve a capacity of 175 GW of its energy requirement from renewable energy sources by the end of 2022, and committed to achieve 500 GW by 2030
