Pragmatic Shift from Conventional to Solar Off-Grid Access to Electricity in Isolated Places

Abstract

Facing ever-increasing worldwide energy demand, the reliable and eco-friendly use of green power drive as sources is one of the biggest challenges in 21st century. About  200  million  people  of  India  are  deprived  of  grid power  supply,  prominently  in unreachable hilly and rural locations of the country. Solar energy is a free, green and a leading source of sustainable energy to produce electricity and can overcome the gap between energy demand and generation in the developing countries. Solar energy technologies can be harnessed either through photovoltaic for electrical energy or thermal power for heat generation respectively. Present novel research is an effort to design, connect and suitably apply solar off grid system in an isolated place like at the premises of Centurion University, Odisha. The approach is to develop low cost, ecofriendly, and less energy ingesting solar off-grid systems such as emergency light, street light, and water pumps for suitable locations in-side and out-side of the University. The efficient design of off-grid system plays a vital role in the larger development of solar power generation in the country. The opportunity will helps to upcoming researchers and industry experts to implement environmental friendly solar off-grid system, and welcome to a better tomorrow.