Appropriate Battery Technologies for Small Scale Solar Applications
Date: 24 - 25 April 2014
Venue: TERI University, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
A Two day Training Programme on Appropriate Batteries used for various Applications was organized on 24-25 April 2014 at TERI University, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. The training programme was organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Regnant Group with the support of Battery Society of India and the Royal Embassy of Norway.
During TERI's experience of implementing clean energy systems under the Norwegian Framework Agreement (NFA) project (Work Package I: Clean Energy Interventions for Livelihood Generation), a need to enhance the skills of grassroots workers on battery testing and management was found.
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State level Practitioners Training Workhshop: Rural Livelihood and Access to Renewable Energy
Date: 2 January 2014
Venue: Bhubhaneshwar, Odhisha
TERI organised a Practitioner’s workshop on Augumenting Livelihoods through Renewable Energy in Rural Areas at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar (XIMB) on the 2nd of January 2014. This workshop, organised with the joint support of the Royal Norwegian Embassy (NFA Project - Clean Energy Interventions for Livelihood Generation) and the UK Research Council and DfID (OASYS South Asia Project) aimed to bring together practitioners working in the fields of energy and livelihoods to collectively discuss the synergies between renewable energy and livelihood generation in rural areas.
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TERI signs MoU with General MicroGrids Inc.
Date: 6 November 2013
TERI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General MicroGrids Inc., USA, for Micro-Grid Project Collaboration to facilitate clean energy access in India. TERI has also joined Santa Fe Microgrid Systems Laboratory (MSL), and MSL Research Network (MRN) as a founding member. The initial MRN cohort comprises MSL members - Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and other international partners and regional anchors. TERI's state-of-the-art Smart Controller Laboratory (SCLab) will serve as the anchor Smart Grid/Micro-Grid/Mini-Grid research laboratory for the South Asian region.
Smart Design Technology for Clean Energy Applications Conference 2013
Date: 9 January 2013
Venue: Shangrila's Eros Hotel, Ashoka Road, New Delhi
Coordinators: Alekhya Datta, and Mukesh Gujar
Smart Design Technology for Clean Energy Applications Conference 2013' was jointly organized by TERI and National Instruments (NI) India on 9 January 2013 at Shangrila's Eros Hotel, New Delhi. The conference provided an international platform for comprehensive discussion on issues pertaining to clean energy, smart design techniques and their applications.
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Distributed Generation based Smart Mini Grid System using NI CompactRIO and LabVIEW
TERI has won the Second prize (Runner-up) award under the 'Research' category in the Graphical System Design Achievement Awards (GSDAA) 2012, organized by National Instruments (NI) which recognizes the most interesting applications using NI products in the field of Research.
Alekhya Datta, Mukesh Gujar, and Parimita Mohanty
TERI has developed first-of-its-kind Smart Mini-Grid (SMG) System in India, driven by state-of-art power electronics devices and controlled through ultra-fast digital technology based on National Instruments CompactRIO and LabVIEW which offers a higher degree of flexibility, reliability, efficiency and safety of complete power system.
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Presentation of our work and findings have been presented at the following forums:
Odisha SMU Case Study - Patapolasahi: ' Members from the Healing Heritage Farmer's Association, displayed their herbal medical products, now being produced using the SMU installed in Patapolasahi, Cuttack District, Odisha, at the Green Haat event organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests at Dilli Haat, between 16th January and 31st January 2013'.
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Smart Controller Lab: The Smart Controller Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility for design and development of innovative, cost-effective, smart and sustainable distributed power solutions. This laboratory is located in TERI's Gual Pahari Campus and supported by the Norwegian Framework Agreement Project. For more information, kindly refer to the brochure of the laboratory.
For more details on the project and opportunities for collaboration on clean energy system for rural areas please contact : Ms Parimita Mohanty