The Department of Solar Energy (DSE) was established as a constituent school at Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in October 2009 inspired by Late.
Former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Courses offered: M.Tech in Energy Systems, PhD.
20/08/2022
Akshay Urja Divas or Renewable Energy Day is observed on August 20 to promote awareness about the importance of renewable energy resources in India.
Let us take a step towards renewable and clean energy for a better and brighter future!
#अक्षय_ऊर्जा_दिवस
19/08/2022
DSE NEWSFEED: As a step toward Ladakh’s pursuit to become a Net Zero region, Delhi based company Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) launched their first-of-its-kind solar powered EV Charging Station (EV Carport) in Ladakh on 15th August, 2022. It is enabled with a rooftop powerplant and battery energy storage system (BESS).
The company shared a tweet along with a video of the development. CESL also announced deployment of customized Hyundai Electric cars in the Indian govt fleet, as a part of celebrations.
More details here: https://lnkd.in/d65CwbPx
17/08/2022
Our Ph.D. student Ms. Prerna Vinchhi operating Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) for analysing the morphology of her fabricated solid electrolyte samples. Ms. Vinchhi is working on the project entitled, "Development of solid state Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Application."
Our department is equipped with a sophisticated FESEM (Zeiss, ULTRA 55) with accelerating voltage up to 30eV. Various powder samples and thin films can be characterized with very high precision.
16/08/2022
We congratulate and send our best wishes to our Alumni, Dr. Sanjay Behura, (Ph.D. Batch: 2010-2014) for starting a new journey as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at San Diego State University, USA. He will also be associated with SDSU Computational Science Research Center.
Dr. Behura's research group studies Photophysics of Quantum Materials.
For more information visit:
https://www.sanjaybehuragroup.com/
15/08/2022
This Independence Day, let's take a pledge to protect the peace, diversity, harmony, and unity of our great nation. Department of Solar Energy, Pandit Deendayal Energy University wishes you a Happy Independence Day.
13/08/2022
DSE-NEWSFEED:
The Energy Conservation Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha TV on 8th August, 2022. The bill was initially introduced on 3rd August to regulate the energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings, and industries.
Key Features:
1. To promote the use of non-fossil fuels, including ethanol, green hydrogen and biomass. Different consumption thresholds may be specified for different non-fossil sources and consumer categories. Failure to meet the obligation for use of energy from non-fossil sources will be punishable with a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh.
2. To introduce a Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and issue a Carbon Credit Trading Certificate to entities registered under the scheme. Carbon credit implies a tradeable permit to produce a specified amount of carbon emissions.
3. To specify energy conservation code for buildings. This new code will provide norms for energy efficiency and conservation, use of renewable energy, and other requirements for green buildings.
4. To specify energy consumption standards for equipment and appliances which consume, generate, transmit, or supply energy, including vehicles and vessels (such as ships and boats). The failure to comply with standards will be punishable with a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh.
5. To update the Bureau of Energy Efficiency - ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो (BEE) committee, currently having 20-26 members to 31-37 members, increasing the current number of secretaries to 12.
More information here: https://lnkd.in/dNDa7Grr
PRS Legislative Research
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 Ministry: Power Introduced Lok Sabha Aug 03, 2022 Passed Lok Sabha Aug 08, 2022 The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022. The Bill seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The Act promo...
12/08/2022
Greetings of the day!
DSE Research Update:
We are happy to share our publication titled "A powerful approach to develop nitrogen-doped graphene sheets: theoretical and experimental framework" by Senior Research Fellow of SRDC, Mr. Suresh Kumar Vemuri along with our alumni Dr. Harsh Chaliyawala under the guidance of our faculties.
In this paper, the authors have reported a novel route to develop highly conductive graphene sheets using camphor as a natural precursor followed by nitrogen doping via low-temperature post-annealing treatment.
For more details, visit:
https://lnkd.in/dTYTXzbX
www.sureshvemuri.com
10/08/2022
The Department of Solar Energy is equipped with Hall Effect Measurement System (ECOPIA: HMS-5000) for electrical characterization ranging from sheet resistance to bulk charge carrier concentration. The instrument utilizes a 0.55 Tesla permanent magnet capable of conducting electrical measurements of semiconductors within a temperature range of 80K to 350K.
09/08/2022
DSE-NEWSFEED:
Recently, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Honda Motor have joined hands to set up battery swapping stations for electric vehicles. Initially, the garden city of Bengaluru will have more than 70 such e:swap stations in a year, and then other parts of the country will be taken up. The battery swapping concept will reduce the waiting time required on charging stations and will be cost-effective as claimed by the Executive Director of HPCL.
For more details, visit:
https://lnkd.in/dZVAjN2u
08/08/2022
Greetings from DSE!
An Orientation Session was held for the students of M.Tech. Energy Systems, Batch 2022-24. Here are a few glimpses from their visit to our facilities: 1MW Powerplant, Solar Rooftop, and Solar Research and Development Center (SRDC).
08/08/2022
Greetings from DSE!
Our M.Tech student Mr. Siddhi Vinayak Pandey (Batch: 2021-23) taking hands-on experience with Glove Box to enhance his knowledge of the synthesis of materials used in Lithium-ion Battery. His research interests are: Synthesis and Characterization of Li-ion Battery along with its degradation analysis using Machine Learning.
05/08/2022
Greetings from DSE!
DSE heartily welcomes Ms. Manisha to join as a Junior Research Fellow under the guidance of Prof. Indrajit Mukhopadhyay (Head - SRDC) for the project related to the Development of Sensor for Detecting Carcinogens, funded by GUJCOST.