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Highlights

  • Solar Compass launches Special Issue at NCPRE Event

    The international journal Solar Compass launched a Call for Papers for the “Special Issue on Field Reliability of PV Modules and Plants in the Global South”
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  • AnyD Materials: A Start-Up for Silver Paste going from Laboratory Innovation to Indigenous Manufacturing

    AnyD Materials Pvt. Ltd. https://anydmaterial.com/ is a deep-tech startup originating from long-term research carried out at the Particulate Materials Laboratory
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  • Insulation Monitoring Device (IMD) in Solar Inverters

    Solar inverters play a major role in converting solar power into usable electricity. To keep them safe and reliable
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  • NCPRE’s Research on Advanced TCAD Modelling Enhances the Performance of Multi-Structure TOPCon Solar Cells

    TOPCon silicon solar cell design is the most widely used technology for fabricating commercial high-efficiency solar cells (SCs).
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  • Celebrating 50 Years of Solar Photovoltaics in India

    Solar photovoltaics (PV) in India started 50 years ago in 1976, when the public sector company Central Electronics Ltd. Started making solar cells and solar modules, aimed primarily at deployment in rural and remote areas.
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  • Reliable Measurement of ion densities in inorganic perovskite solar cells" by Prof. Vikram Dalal

    Ions play a major role in performance and stability of perovskite solar cells. In this talk, I will explore the role of ions, and how to reliably estimate their densities and mobilities in CsPbBr3 solar cells..
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  • NCPRE participates at IIT Bombay’s Technology Festival TechConnect 2025

    IIT Bombay’s annual student technology festival Techfest is one of the largest of such festivals in Asia.
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  • Mr. Ashish Khanna, Director-General of International Solar Alliance (ISA) visits NCPRE

    Mr. Ashish Khanna, Director-General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) visited NCPRE on December 4, 2025.
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  • NCPRE’s Participation in PCIM Asia, 2025

    NCPRE participated as an exhibitor at PCIM Asia New Delhi 2025.
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  • NCPRE Start-up SolarMarq Engineering LLP makes Progress

    The start-up company SolarMarq Engineering LLP recently received a repeat order for its Field Electroluminescence (EL) System from Burkina Faso.
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  • NCPRE’s Deep-tech Startup Company ART-PV India at Bharat Innovates 2026

    NCPRE’s deep-tech start-up ART-PV India participated in Bharat Innovates 2026 at IIT Gandhinagar.
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  • NCPRE paper presented at the Asia PVSEC Conference in Bangkok, Thailand

    The origins of solar energy in India date back to 1975, when CEL was founded. Prof. Juzer Vasi and Dr. Rajeewa Arya (Visiting Professor at NCPRE) presented a paper
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  • Hydrophobic Self-Cleaning Nanocomposite Coating

    As the demand for sustainable energy solutions grows, it is crucial to uphold the efficiency of photovoltaic systems.
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  • NCPRE’s Participation in PTB’s South Asia PV Partnership

    The German Apex Standards Development body PTB has a collaborative project with India called “Strengthening Quality Infrastructure
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  • Medium Voltage Sensing System for Closed-Loop Inverter Operation

    Cascaded H-Bridge converters are extensively used for medium voltage grid integration in solar energy systems.
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  • Secretary MNRE gives Keynote Address at NCPRE’s Industry Day on November 8, 2025

    Shri S. K. Sarangi, Secretary MNRE gave the Keynote Address at the Industry Day event, “Empowering India’s Solar Future,”
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  • Prof. B.G. Fernandes, PI NCPRE gives Tutorial at IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2025 in USA

    Prof. B. G. Fernandes, PI, NCPRE, presented a 3-hour regular tutorial on high-performance electrical machines with less rare-earth material usage
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  • NCPRE papers presented at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2025 in USA

    Prof. B. G. Fernandes, PI NCPRE, presented a research paper at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2025 in Philadelphia, USA in October 22, 2025
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  • Scalability of Wide Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

    Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs) represent one of the most promising classes of photovoltaic devices.
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  • External Quantum Efficiency measurements of degraded Solar Cells embedded in Solar Modules

    Accurate assessment of External Quantum Efficiency (EQE) in real-world environments is challenging, especially when individual
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  • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between NISE and IIT Bombay

    The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and IIT Bombay signed an MoU on October 15, 2025.
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  • Auxiliary Power Supply Design for Medium Voltage Power Converter

    In medium-voltage (MV) power electronic systems such as grid-connected converters, a compact, isolated, and reliable auxiliary power
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Upcoming Courses and Events
  • NCPRE, PoTIC and EE Department are organizing a talk as follows. All are invited - especially students - for what promises to be an insightful and entertaining talk..
    Date: 10th February 2026, 2:30 PM
    Venue: GG-301, Girish Gaitonde Building, IIT Bombay
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  • Organizing a one-day event on Harnessing the Sun for 50 Years, Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Solar Photovoltaics in India.
    Date: January 28, 2026
    Venue: Victor Menezes Convention Centre, IIT Bombay
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  • Invitation for the IEEE EDS talk on Reliable Measurement of ion densities in inorganic perovskite solar cells" by Prof. Vikram Dalal.
    Date: 9th January 2026, 12:00PM
    Venue: EE301, GG Building, EE department

  • 3-day workshop program on "Theory and Technology of Silicon Solar Cells"
    Faculty in charge: Prof. Anil Kottantharayil
    Dates: 06th to 08th February 2026
    Registration ending soon!
    Brochure / Click here to register

NCPRE Reports
What can we learn from photoluminescence imaging of silicon solar cells?

Re-energizing Sustainable Solar Manufacturing in India: Technology Roadmap and Recommendations.

All India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability 2018 - Report

All India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability 2018 - Executive Summary

Report on ISA-FICCI-NCPRE Roundtable on Role of innovation
in Advancement of Solar Energy in ISA Countries.

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability: 2016 - Executive Summary

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability: 2016

Energy Survey at Cantonment Distribution Section,Thiruvananthapuram

Estimating The Rooftop Solar Potential of Greater Mumbai.

All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Degradation: 2013

Planning for Integration of Solar PV into the Energy Mix - Energy Survey
Report, Chendamangalam Gram Panchayat, Kerala.

Grid Integration of Distributed Solar Photovoltaics (PV) in India.
(Summary of observations and recommendations for a way forward)

Grid Integration of Distributed Solar Photovoltaics(PV) in India.
(A review of technical aspects,best practices and the way forward)