SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Indian Electricity sector is undergoing fundamental changes in utilisation of electrical energy. The transformation brings in Variable Renewable Energy sources to the network and its optimisation through large-scale storage systems.

For the first time in Kerala, a seminar was conducted in Thiruvananthapuram on Solar Energy Storage Solutions on 27 July 2018. The seminar was organized by Raychem RPG, in association with Soura Natural Energy Solutions India Pvt Ltd and supported by Anert, the State Nodal agency for Renewable Energy. The venue of the Seminar was the Hotel Taj Vivanta. The participants in the event included Technocrats from Department of Power, State Utility major KSEBL, Nodal Agency Anert, State Electrical Inspectorate, Energy Management Centre, C-DAC, INKAL, DER operators, Distribution Licensees, Open Access Consumers, Smart City, Academy, Consultants and various other market participants.

The technical presentation was made by Raychem RPG. Director Mr Nitin Sharma and his team made the presentation which covered Battery for different applications in the energy network. Specific usages with a brief idea on storage selection and sizing were enumerated, with case studies. A detailed comparative analysis of different battery technologies was covered in the two-hour long presentation.

The Question & Answer session followed, had wide interactions with the audience. The queries ranged from design factors to commercial viability of the concept. Product demo was also arranged as part of the Seminar for the participants to get a first hand feel about the ESS.

A panel discussion followed the technical session. Dr Harikumar R - Director Anert, Sri Joseph- Chief Engineer (REES) of KSEB, Sri Anil G- Jt Director EMC, Prof Dr Sasi K -Amrita Viswa Vidyalaya and Sri G.Sivaramakrishnan - Jt Secretary of Kerala Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs & Promoters Association (KREEPA) represented various sections of the stakeholders. Speakers commonly felt the need for policy support mechanisms in our state to promote Hybrid and evolving Micro grid models.  The CE emphasized the necessity of Battery storage in curtailment of line congestion and enhancement of power quality.

The forum deliberated the advantages of energy storage and the opportunity it throws in the renewed energy portfolio. The key takeaways from the proceedings of the day shall be a guiding source for future energy programmes in our state.

Mr Manoj Nair, CEO of Soura Natural Energy thanked the Industry members for active participation in the seminar. He thanked profusely the SNA Anert for its proactive support in the conduct of the seminar. He assured that similar technical events shall be held in other parts of the state in due course as part of the campaign undertaken by Soura in Clean energy propagation and thereby contributing to India’s efforts in climate change mitigation committed by this country as per Paris Convention.

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