Pralhad Joshi said that new solar cell technology developed at IIT-B is a “gamechanger” and urged industry players to invest in scaling up the project.
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The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Solar PV
activities in India. It was in 1975 that Central Electronics Ltd.
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Prof. Anil Kottantharayil, at NCPRE and PoTIC, organized a
three-day short-term course titled "Theory and Technology
of Silicon Solar Cells" from May 28th to May 30th, 2025.
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The year 2023 was then the warmest on record, and in
response to this, RD20 was formed as a platform for R&D
leaders from G20 countries to collaborate on achieving
carbon neutrality.
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The Hybrid Solar Cell (HSC) Laboratory, one of the key
research facilities under NCPRE at IIT Bombay, has been
prominently featured in a recent article in India Today.
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Advancements in wide-band-gap materials like silicon
carbide (SiC) have enabled medium-voltage (MV) power
devices to handle blocking voltages of 3.3–15 kV.
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Accurate solar irradiance measurement is crucial for
evaluating photovoltaic (PV) system performance.
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On March 28, 2025, Dr. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, R&D
AGM at Rayzon Solar, visited NCPRE and the Photovoltaics
Technology and Innovation Centre (PoTIC) at IIT Bombay to
explore potential collaborations.
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Silicon solar cells currently dominate the global market as
the most widely used and effective solar cell technology.
However, to achieve higher efficiencies, the next frontier in
solar PV lies in tandem solar cells (TSC).
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Over the past few decades, photovoltaic (PV) power
integration into the grid has grown exponentially with
installations, now contributing terawatts of power.
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Prof. Narendra Shiradkar represented India in person at the
IEC TC82/WG2 meeting in Ben Guerir, Morocco, in April
2025.
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The increased deployment of photovoltaic (PV) technologies
is one of the most effective strategies for generating clean
energy with minimal environmental impact.
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NCPRE participated in the 2025 IEEE Applied Power
Electronics Conference (APEC), held in Atlanta, USA, from
March 16–20, 2025.
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NCPRE’s Prof. Narendra Shiradkar attended the NREL PV
Reliability Workshop (PVRW) in Golden, Colorado, USA in
late March 2025.
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At the TaiyangNews Solar Technology Conference India
2025, held on April 10-11 in New Delhi, Prof. Dinesh Kabrafrom NCPRE shared significant advancements in perovskite
solar cell technology.
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Perovskite-based optoelectronic devices like solar cells and
light emitting diodes are making rapid strides towards
commericalization, and NCPRE has a major program in
perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.
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During the NCPRE Phase 1, the first flash I-V simulator SPIRE SLP5600 was acquired by NCPRE. It was then the best-in-class simulator, and has been in service for 13 years. It was successfully used by NCPRE to study the performance of various modules through the years.
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On March 18, 2025, Prof. Sumit Agarwal visited NCPRE and delivered a seminar on "Fabrication and Long-term Reliability of High Efficiency Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells," sharing insights on improving solar cell efficiency through passivating contacts.
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Research at NCPRE has developed innovative methods to quantify non-uniform soiling loss in utility-scale PV plants and determine optimized cleaning schedules, helping improve plant performance and reduce maintenance costs.
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NCPRE researchers have developed a refined loss model for SiC MOSFETs that enables more accurate inverter performance evaluation, particularly important for medium-voltage applications where commercial models are unavailable.
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Students from K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology recently visited NCPRE labs, gaining exposure to advanced solar technologies including silicon solar cells, perovskites, power electronics, and module reliability studies.
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Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation (LeTID) is one of the significant forms of degradation that have a long-term impact on the energy efficiency of silicon solar cells and modules.
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Mr. Toyokazu Nagamune, Regional Representative of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan visited PoTIC / NCPRE on February 19, 2025 to discuss potential collaboration in areas related to next generation solar technologies especially perovskites.
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Sometimes, unusually large numbers of bypass diode failures are seen at PV plants. Often, there isn't any visible signature of the damage, but the diodes are seen to have almost invariably failed in the short circuit condition.
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Silicon solar cells currently dominate the global market with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of approximately 26%, close to the theoretical maximum of 29%. However, to surpass this efficiency limit, the next frontier in solar energy technology lies in tandem solar cells (TSC).
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Under the ambit of NSEFI-BSW project 'Establishing R&D Cooperation and Partnership', a high-powered delegation from German Renewable Energy Institutes visited NCPRE / PoTIC on February 20, 2025.
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TriNano Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and IIT Bombay signed an
MoU for R&D collaboration on December 17, 2024.
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The Medium Voltage Power Electronics Laboratory (MVPEL)
at NCPRE, IIT Bombay, is a pioneering facility and the first of
its kind in India, established to foster cutting-edge research
in MV power electronics.
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Dr. Mridula Bharadwaj and Dr. Gurleen Kaur from
International Solar Alliance
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Recycling photovoltaic (PV) panels using chemical techniques is an essential part of managing end-of-life solar panels, particularly as the industry matures and more panels reach their end of life.
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NCPRE together with IIT Bombay’s Photovoltaics NCPRE together with IIT Photovoltaics Technology and Innovation Centre (PoTIC) organized a 2-day workshop
on “Research, Development & Innovation Network on PV &
Related Areas” on January 23 and 24, 2025.
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