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World’s First Airport To Run Solely On Solar Power Set To Double Plant Capacity

World’s First Airport To Run Solely On Solar Power Set To Double Plant Capacity

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The 15.5 megawatts solar project that powers the Cochin International Airport in southern India will soon see an expansion, thus adding to the airport’s distinction as the world’s first to be powered solely by solar power.

Cochin International Airport Limited, the company that operates the airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala, had announced in 2015 that it commissioned a 12 megawatt solar power project following a successful pilot that included just 400 solar panels.

The 12 megawatts project included 46,000 panels and generated more electricity than was required by the airport. The project was subsequently expanded to a capacity of 15.5 megawatts, with the excess electricity being sold to the grid. Meanwhile, electricity demand at the airport is expected to increase with the launch of a new terminal.

The airport operator will increase the capacity of ground-based solar power project from 15.5 megawatts to 21.5 megawatts. An additional 2.7 megawatts capacity shall be installed atop parking lots. The company shall install around 8,500 solar panels covering 0.225 million square feet of parking lot that will have a capacity of 1,400 cars. The parking lot shall also have the facility for charging electric cars.

Several Indian airports are looking to utilise surplus land to set up utility-scale solar power projects. The Indian minister for civil aviation had announced that as many as 143 airports around the country will install a total of 148 MW of solar capacity over the next few months.



March 27, 2017 0 comment
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12 Indian Ports Set To Go Solar

12 Indian Ports Set To Go Solar

written by saurabh

The drive for deployment of solar in India has gained further momentum as Ministry of Shipping has recently announced that it is planning to install 82.64 MW of utility-scale solar power plants at country’s 12 major ports.

The funds required for the development of solar plants will be arranged by the ports from their own resources with no contribution from the government as stated by Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan in a written reply to the Parliament.

This announcement is in line with the Indian government’s Green Port initiative launched earlier this year which aims for ‘cleaner and greener’ airports by use of renewable energy technology. The initiative would also offset cost of purchasing power from the grid and would help to meet the Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation (RPO), set by the government, mandating a certain percentage of renewables into the total energy mix.

Indian ports mainly Vizag, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and New Mangalore together already have set up capacity of 6.84 MW and further 16 MW capacity in pipeline expected for commissioning by March next year.

The Indian government is also planning to push solar power generation in a big way. The Ministry of Civil Aviation  recently announced that as many as 143 airports across India are planning to set up a cumulative solar power capacity of 148 MW.

Several ports across the world have solar photovoltaic installations. Recently, Jurong Port in Singapore, in collaboration with Sunseap Leasing, has completed installation of 9.5MW of solar capacity on its warehouse rooftop, making it the largest port-based solar facility in the world.

Image Credit: Sureshiras | CC-BY-SA 3.0



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