| SOME ONGOING ACTIVITIES |
| Solar
Division |
Design, development and testing
of solar thermal devices and systems like solar
air and water heaters, solar cookers, solar
dryers, etc. Design, development and testing
of SPV powered systems and appliances like solar
refrigerators, domestic and community lighting,
etc., and of stand alone solar photovoltaic
power systems for remote areas. New areas of
research and development include solar thermal
refrigeration (vapour absorption) and use of
optic fibres for transporting light.
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| Kalyan
Solar Tunnel Dryer |
Solar Day Lighting
using Optical Fibres |
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Sardar
Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute (SPRERI)
is approved by the Bureau of Indian Standars for
testing of solar air heaters, water heaters and
cookers for the purpose of BIS certification.
SPRERI helps solar industry to improve the quality
of products through confidential testing. |
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| Test
Set up for Air Heaters |
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| Bio-Conversion
Division |
Design,
development and testing of anaerobic reactors
for new feedstocks like jatropha oil seed cake,
reduction of odour from vegetable waste based
biphasic systems, conversion of dry crop residues
into methane rich gas and organic manure,and development
of technology for the production of low cost and
efficient enzymes for converting cellulose and
pentosans in dry crop residues into simple sugars.
It is planned to scale up the technology for the
production of integrated technology for the production
of fuel alcohol from dry crop residues. |
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| High
Rate Anaerobic Plant |
Enzyme Production
under Shake Conditions |
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| 50
kg/day plant to generate biogas and produce
compost from crop residues |
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| Thermo-Chemical
Conversion Division |
The current activities include
design, development and testing of biomass gasifiers
which can work on non-woody biomass; development
of gas cleaning process to produce fuel gas
for turbo charged engines; design and development
of small biomass combustors; use of dewaxed–degummed
non-edible plant oil and their esters as engine
fuel; and briquetting of different crop residues
and agro-processing wastes. It is planned to
undertake studies and experiments on the production
of hydrogen from producer gas.
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| Pilot
plant for dewaxing and degumming of plant
oil |
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| Extension
Unit |
Demonstration of renewable energy
devices; installation of renewable energy devices
in the rural areas for carrying out life cycle
studies; training of young artisan in maintenance
and repair of renewable energy devices; training
of scientists and engineers in design of renewable
energy systems; business meets to facilitate
transfer of technology; energy quiz for school
and college students, etc., are some of the
activities of the Extension Units of SPRERI.
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| Judges
and section of audience at the state level
quiz for English medium school |
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