Solar PV Plant with 8.25 kWe Capacity-co2-facilities

Solar PV plant at CO2 RGTC

In the year 2003, solar panels for power output of 8.25 kW were installed on the roof top of the institute’s main building. These ensure an alternate source of power to all computers, peripherals and servers so that these devices can be operated continuously without any interruption in the computer centres. The total cost of Rs. 50.0 Lakhs towards these panels was borne by Vellore Institute of Technology. The Solar PV unit was shifted to CO2 Research and Green Technologies centre in 2010. The power being produced by the solar PV unit is used by the centre and for the functioning street lights near the Men’s hostel. Two types of high efficiency mono-crystalline Solar Photovoltaic panels have been installed. In addition, computer interfacing has been enabled to continuously monitor the performance of Solar PV power plant and to record the production and utilisation of power.