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Union Education Minister Inaugurates DST-IIEST Solar PV Hub in WB

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has inaugurated the DST-IIEST solar PV hub at IIEST, Shibpur in West Bengal.

 

The solar PV hub has been established through a research and development grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), government of India, under the aegis of the Centre of Excellence for Green Energy and Sensor System at IIEST.

 

The solar PV hub will act as the central node for research and developments in the field of solar energy, solar photovoltaics, including fabrication, characterisation and testing of solar cells, solar PV modules and solar PV systems for the entire Eastern and North-Eastern region of India.

 

The hub will help in aligning national as well as local industries, research institutes and start-ups with the Make in India Mission towards a smooth transition from fossil fuel energy to solar energy.

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