| Home / Renewable Energy Engineering / Current Projects |
- All India Coordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based industries (AICRP on EAAI)
- Component: Solar Energy Component (DRET-SET)
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Sub-project
|
Date of start
|
Date of completion
|
|
1.
|
Development of solar dryer with heat storage
|
April, 2020
|
March, 2023
|
|
2.
|
Development of a solar drying system for marigold flowers to extract seeds
|
April, 2021
|
March, 2023
|
|
3.
|
Design Improvements in Forced Circulation Solar Dryer
|
April, 2023
|
March, 2025
|
|
4.
|
Design modification of evacuated tube solar air heater and its performance evaluation
|
April, 2023
|
March, 2025
|
- Component: Bio Conversion Technology Component (DRET-BCT)
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Sub-project
|
Date of start
|
Date of completion
|
|
1.
|
Development of fast decomposition methodology for biogas generation from paddy straw
|
April, 2021
|
March, 2023
|
|
2.
|
Development and evaluation of Prototype for value addition of Paddy straw ash by silica extraction
|
April, 2021
|
March, 2023
|
|
3.
|
Valorisation of paddy straw into industrially valuable products
|
April, 2022
|
March, 2024
|
|
4.
|
Design and development of semi continuous type biogas plant for Paddy straw
|
April, 2023
|
March, 2025
|
|
5.
|
Bio methanation potential of Sweet Sorghum grown in waste water of sewage treatment plant at PAU
|
April, 2023
|
March, 2025
|
- Component: Demonstration of Renewable Energy System (DRES)
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Sub-project
|
Date of start
|
Date of completion
|
|
1.
|
Installation, Demonstration and Performance Evaluation of different biogas technologies in different States of India
|
April, 2021
|
March, 2023
|
|
2.
|
Enhancing biogas production by supplementation of slurry in paddy straw-based biogas plant
|
April, 2021
|
March, 2023
|
|
3.
|
Dissemination of paddy straw bale geyser technology for utilization in different sectors of society
|
September, 2022
|
March, 2024
|
|
4.
|
Technical support for Installation of 20 Modified PAU fixed dome type Janta Model Biogas plants having capacity from 100 to 500 m3/day for decentralized power generation in Punjab State (One in each District) under GOBAR-DHAN (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) Scheme
|
April, 2022
|
March, 2025
|
- Component: Energy Management in Agriculture (EMA)
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Sub-project
|
Date of start
|
Date of completion
|
|
1.
|
Energy auditing of wheat and rice cropping system in Punjab
|
April, 2017
|
March, 2023
|
|
2.
|
Energy auditing of cotton crop in Punjab state
|
April, 2023
|
March, 2025
|
- Consortia Research Platform on Energy from Agriculture (CRP)
|
Sr. No
|
Name of Sub-project
|
Date of start
|
Date of completion
|
|
1.
|
Biohydrogen production from paddy straw
|
April, 2022
|
March, 2024
|
- Ongoing Adhoc Projects
|
Sr. No
|
Name of the Project/Scheme
|
Funding Agency
|
Date of commencement
|
-
|
Assessment of crop residue availability and its potential in Punjab for bio-refining
|
Fortum India Pvt. Ltd.
|
19.02.2021
|
-
|
Development of Solar Apricot Dryer in Ladakh
|
Himmotthan Society
|
21.03.2022
|
-
|
National Mission on use of biomass in coal fired thermal power plants (Sub group-1): Research and development on biomass properties/ characteristics
|
Ministry of Power, GOI
|
01.04.2022
|
|
|
|
