Chennai to have Technology Mission Centre on Solar Energy & Water Treatment

NEW DELHI: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, will be launching three important centre’s- Solar Energy Harnessing Centre, Water Innovation Centre for Sustainable Treatment, Reuse and Management for Efficient, Affordable and Synergistic Solutions, the Test bed on Solar thermal desalination solutions. The three centers are set up by Department of Science and Technology (DST), at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) on January 25, 2019 .

The Solar Energy Harnessing Centre will focus on technology development activities such as silicon solar cells. The aim is to create a platform that can be expanded to strengthen the knowledge of eco-system. The researchers who will be engaged in centre is from IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, Anna University, ICT Mumbai, BHEL and KGDS.

The Water Innovation Centre for Sustainable Treatment, Reuse and Management for Efficient, Affordable and Synergistic Solutions which has been established with an aim to carry forward the synchronized research and training programs on various issues related to wastewater management, water treatment, sensor development, storm water management and distribution and collection systems. 

The Test bed on Solar thermal desalination solutions which are being established by IIT Madras and Empereal KGDS as solution providers in Naripaaiyur, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu. The aim behind the development of this facility is to deliver customized technological solutions to address frequent water challenges in the arid coastal village located on the coast of Bay of Bengal. The development would provide customized technological water solution to provide potable water to coastal areas using solar energy.