Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Renewable sources of Energy
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Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree.
It is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur, West Bengal.
Key takeaways
The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kilowatts peak (kWp).
It has the annual capacity to generate 12,000-14,000 units of Clean and Green Power.
There are a total of 35 Solar PV Panels in each tree with a capacity of 330 wp each.
The inclination of the arms holding the Solar PV Panels are flexible and can be adjusted as per requirement.
This feature is not available in Roof-Mounted Solar facilities.
Each Solar Tree will cost Rs 7.5 lakhs.
The interested MSMEs can align their Business Model with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme for farmers, for developing a Renewable Energy based Energy Grid.
Important value additions
PM-KUSUM Scheme
Ministry- Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
The scheme aims to add solar and other renewable capacity of 25,750 MW by 2022.
It provides for installation of solar pumps, grid connected renewable power plants and solarization of existing grid-connected agricultural pumps.
The Scheme is being implemented through State Government Agencies.
The PM KUSUM scheme has three components.
Component-A- 10,000 megawatts (MW) of decentralised ground mounted grid-connected renewable power plants.
Component-B- installation of 17.50 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps and
Component-C- solarisation of 10 lakh grid-connected solar powered agriculture pumps.
Do you know?
The Component-A and Component-C will be implemented on pilot mode for 1000 MW capacity and one lakh grid connected agriculture pumps respectively and thereafter, will be scale-up on success of pilot run.
Component-B will be implemented in full-fledged manner.
