Worlds Largest Solar Tree

01-Sep-20

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree at Durgapur, West Bengal. The capacity of the installed 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.
The Solar Tree is designed in a way that it will ensure maximum exposure of each Solar photo-voltaic (PV) Panel to Sunlight. It creates the least amount of shadow area beneath.
A total of 35 Solar PV Panels are there in each tree with a capacity of 330 wp each.
The unique feature is that the inclination of the arms holding the Solar PV Panels are flexible and can be adjusted as per requirement. This is not available in Roof-Mounted Solar facilities.
The data of the energy generated can be monitored either in real-time or on a daily basis.
The design of the Solar Trees potentially makes it available for widespread usage in Agricultural activities such as High Capacity Pumps, e-Tractors, and e-Power Tillers.
The solar trees should be aligned with Agriculture for substituting price-volatile fossil fuels as the Solar Tree has the potential to save 10-12 tons of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere as Greenhouse Gases (GHG) when compared with fossil fuel-fired energy generation.
Each Solar Tree will cost Rs 7.5 lakhs and 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.