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Slide presentation on use of Solar Energy held in Mussoorie

by azzayindia | February 1, 2009 at 08:51 pm

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MUSSOORIE:

Slide Presentation on Solar Energy as Thermal water Heating & Photo Voltaic Lighting System in the commercial & domestic use by Tata-BP Ltd was held in a hotel at Library Bazaar Mussoorie few days back.. The invited Members were from Mussoorie Hotel Association on the occasion.

The officials of the Tata-BP Ltd a premiere corporate organization working in the field of alternate energy specifically solar, displayed their products through slide show. The officials also informed that this was the most cost effective means of energy which could lead to saving of the electricity in domestic as well as commercial installation. Tata BP Officials explained the positives of the solar water pumping systems, solar heating swimming pools and solar water pump, solar studs, solar road flasher, vaccine refrigerators, solar power packs and solar educational kits.Tata officials also informed that 50% subsidy was also available for some products from the state government. Ajay Kohli the channel partner of Tata BP said that International water heating systems were available from 750 LPD and higher capacities and were custom made to suit specific applications. They contained insulated stainless steel tanks and built in heater for better retention. The product is fitted with Air release valve and unique Tube heat Exchanger.

Ajay Kohli also said that the models were successful in Leh and Ladhak at minus 35% centigrade also. The presentation was followed by question answer session in which Ashish Goyal, hotelier from Mussoorie raised the question of the duration of the heating in the tank and asked if the inlet could be joined in with the existing electric geyser.

Sunny Sahni, ManMohan Karnawal, Shailendar Karnawal and other members of MHA also clarified their fears and doubts regarding the Solar panel and its viability in Mussoorie.The Tata BP Official were confident that if the system were working perfectly in Ladakh and Leh they could work here too. Few Hoteliers were skeptic on the issue of pricing and were of the view that it was on expensive side to which the Ajay Kohli replied that it was one time investment and the saving of the electricity was far too much

The president Hotel Association Mussoorie RN Mathur thanked Tata BP for this educative presentation and hoped that the member would consider changing their installation into solar energy and earning carbon footprints in near future.MHA members were also of the view that if more incentives are given on the first year of installation more Hoteliers will divert to the Solar energy and it would be beneficial for the state also in saving the electricity.

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Sanjay Jha

at 21:34 on February 1st, 2009

Good Post. I think India needs to have more use of solar energy for its ever increasing demand. It should learn from Nepal which is facing acute power shortage but some three dozen remote villages in western part of the country are enjoying round-the-clock electricity supply, thanks to the indigenous means of power generation. These remote villages in Baglung district, some 600 km west of Kathmandu, are fulfilling their electricity need with the power generated from local means like micro-hydro electricity projects, solar panels and peltric.

azzayindia

at 03:02 on February 2nd, 2009

yes I do think this is a good beginning but only if govt gives some incentive.The people are not interested at present due to high installaton cost.

vijay singh (not verified)

at 04:03 on February 2nd, 2009

what will be the cost of heating 8-10 geysers?

gerrypopplestone

at 19:39 on February 8th, 2009

Interesting! But I agree with the hoteliers: I considered solar power but, even with the government subsidy, I would be dead before I found any financial savingf from it!

Group Captain S S Puri (not verified)

at 11:53 on March 5th, 2009

With long hours of power cuts in cities,which litrary stops all development(and even an afternoon nap),the only anser is solar power.It is surprising,how a country which worships the sun and has abundance sunlight throughout the year has not tapped this ancient source of energy so far.