India Solar Panel Train

A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches.

India solar panel train.

Union minister piyush goyal shared the information in a written reply to a question in rajya sabha on friday. The train has a power back up and can run on battery for at least 72 hours. The indian railways is the single largest consumer of electricity with roughly 2 percent share of national energy consumption and it is gradually turning towards green initiatives for electrification as well as decarbonization. The train will run from sarai rohilla in delhi to farukh nagar in haryana.

The indian railways has planned to set up solar plants on its vacant land and along the tracks. The cost of these solar panels manufactured under make in india initiative is rs 54 lakh. As a part of this initiative 4 7 mega watt mw land based solar plants have already been commissioned. With indian railways aggressively focusing on renewable energy india s first solar panel fitted train is all set to commence trial runs shortly.

A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches. In india for example trains have solar power on their roofs and in 2017 the city of guwahati became host to the first station in the country to be 100 solar powered. This is the first time in the world that solar panels are being used as grid in railways. The train originally had two diesel engines.

Solar panels at rooftops of 78 railway stations across kerala have been planned based on feasibility at the stations. What makes this trial run special is that all. The train will run from sarai rohilla in delhi to farukh nagar in haryana. A total of 16 solar panels each producing 300 wp are fitted in six coaches.

Indian railways on july 14 launched first solar powered demu diesel electrical multiple unit train from the safdarjung railway station in delhi. The plants on vacant land will have a capacity of 67mwp and those alongside tracks will have a capacity of 40mwp under power purchase agreement. New delhi india september 18 ani. The local government is further working to adopt solar pv at 8 500 stations in the coming years.

The train runs solely on clean energy solar panels on its roof and at pit stops provide all of the power needed for its 3 kilometer 1 9 miles route.