Doctor of Philosophy (PhD),
Applied Science
Master in Technology
(M Tech), Microelectronics
Bachelor of Engineering
S.G.S Institute of Science
(BE) Electronics and
and Technology, Indore, India
Telecommunication
S.G.S Institute of Science and
Technology, Indore, India
Dr. CHETAN SINGH SOLANKI
Date of Birthday: 21st May 1975
Gender: Male
Nationality: Indian
Principle Investigator-National Centre for
Photovoltaic Research & Education (NCPRE)
Principle Investigator – Solar Urja Through
Localization for Sustainability (SoULS)
Contact
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Mechanical Department,
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EDUCATION
Indian Institute Of Technology,
Bombay www.iitb.ac.in
Interuniversity Micro-Electronics
Centre (IMEC), Belgium
www.imec.be
Part time diploma in Industrial
Management Course (IMC)
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PATENTS: TOP
1. Method for making thin film devices intended for solar cell or SOI applications, C. S. Solanki, R. R.
BIlyalov, J. Poortmans (US Patent #: 7022585).
2. Method and apparatus for continuous formation and lift-off of porous silicon layers, C. S. Solanki, R.
R. BIlyalov, J. Poortmans (US patent #6964732)
3. Method for formation and separation of porous silicon layers, C. S. Solanki, R. R. Bilyalov, J.
Poortmans, G. Beaucarne, (US patent # 6649485)
4. Sun tracking mechanism with automated cleaning arrangement for solar panel, Ravi Tejwani,
Chetan S Solanki (Indian Patent Application No 1838/MUM/2010) and approved (US Patent #
8650693)
5. A solar cell having three dimensional junctions and a method of forming the same
(3467/MUM/2010) C. S. Solanki and Som Mondal filed on 21st Dec 2010. (US Patent Application No.
13/996,672, June 21, 2013)
6. A technique using GSM Voice Channel for Remote Monitoring in Solar Photovoltaic Systems, Ravi
Tejwani, Girish Kumar, Chetan S Solanki (Indian patent application no. 1959/MUM/2013), filed on
June 2013.
7. A module for extracting water from air for drinking and cleaning purposes (2048/MUM/2011) C. S.
Solanki and Anil Kottantharayil, Mehul Raval, Jim John Joseph, filed on September 2011.
8. Fabrication of Quantum Dot Solar cell on spin coating Si Quantum dots embedded in Flowable
Oxide Inventors: Paresh Kale, Prof. C.S.Solanki, Application Number: (1627/MUM/2011) Filed on: 2nd
July, 2011
9. Method for forming metal contact on a surface of a solar cell covered by an anti-reflective
coating (ARC) layer (3506/MUM/2010) C. S. Solanki and Vikrant Choudhary filed on 22nd Dec 2010.
10. Novel front metal contact patterning scheme for c-Si solar cells (1787/MUM/2010), C. S.Solanki, filed
on June 2010.
11. An Improved Solar photovoltaic module-(Indian Patent # 250604) C. S. Sangani, C.S. Solanki.
Professor, Department of Energy Science and
Engineering, IIT Bombay
December 2015 – Current
Associate Professor, Department of Energy Science
and Engineering, IIT Bombay
June 2009 – December
2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Energy Science
and Engineering, IIT Bombay
May 2004 – June 2009
ASIC chip designer, Texas Instruments India Ltd.
Bangalore
Feb-Sep 1999
WORK EXPERIENCE TOP
Books: TOP 1. Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamental, technologies and applications, 3rd Edition published by Prentice
Hall of India, 2015 (ISBN -978-81-203-5111-0), 506 pages. 1st Edition was published in 2009, 2nd Edition
was published in 2011.
2. Solar Photovoltaic Systems and Technologies: A manual for Technicians, Trainers and Engineers,
published by Prentice Hall of India, 2013 (ISBN: 978-81-203-4711-3), 320 pages. Book is translated in
Hindi, Gujrati, Marathi, Malyalam and Tamil
3. Solar Photovoltaic – A Lab Training Manual, Cambridge University Press India Pvt. Ltd., 2013 (ISBN:
978-93-8226-459-0), co-authored by B.M. Arora, J. Vasi and M. B. Patil
4. “Renewable Energy Technologies: A practical guide for beginners” published by Prentice Hall of
India, 2007 (ISBN: 978-81-203-4386-3), 154 pages.
5. “Renewable Energy Technologies: A practical guide for beginners” (in HINDI) Prentice Hall of India,
April 2009.
6. “Punctuations: A photographic journey through the campus of IIT Bombay”, Narosa Publications,
2009.
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MATERIAL TOP
1. Recorded 2 Video courses on renewable energy and solar PV technologies. These full courses are now
available online for public. The videos are available on following link
2. Developed Course Planning on Solar PV Technology for National Mission Project on Education through
ICT Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (under a project)
3. Developed part of solar PV laboratory kit for conducting characterization experiments on solar PV
modules and Solar PV Systems. The corresponding laboratory manual has also been developed. These
laboratory kits are now being used by about 200 Engineering Colleges.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: TOP
1. Dharmendra Kumar R Rai and Chetan Singh Solanki, ”Growth of silicon nitride by nitration of
amorphous silicon at low temperature in hot-wire CVD”, Materials Science in Semiconductor
Processing, 15-May-2017, DOI information: 10.1016/j.mssp.2017.05.015
2. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, “Comparison of Boron diffused emitters from BN, BSoD and
H3BO3 dopants”, Materials Research Express, 5 December 2016, DOI
3. Bandana Singha and Chetan S Solanki, N-type solar cells: Advantages, issues and current scenarios
(accepted), Mater. Res. Express (2017)
4. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, Comparison of Boron diffused emitters from BN, BSoD and
H3BO3dopants, Mater. Res. Express 3 (2016) 125902
5. Som Mondal, Chetan Singh Solanki, “Deep Diffusion of Phosphorus in Silicon using Microsecond-pulsed
Laser Doping”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, November 2016, DOI:
10.1016/j.mssp.2016.11.011
6. Som Mondal, Chetan Singh Solanki, “Deep Diffusion of Phosphorus in Silicon using Microsecond-pulsed
Laser Doping”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, November 2016, DOI:
10.1016/j.mssp.2016.11.011
7. Bandana Singha, Chetan Singh Solanki, “Boron-rich layer properties formed by boron spin on dopant
diffusion in n-type silicon”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (2017), pp. 83-89, October
2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2016.09.034, (2016)
8. M.C. Raval, Sandeep S. Saseendran, S. Suckow, S. Saravanan, C.S. Solanki, A. Kottantharayil, "N2O
plasma treatment for minimization of background plating in silicon solar cells with Ni-Cu front side
metallization", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 144, Jan 2016, Pages 671-677, DOI:
10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.002, (2016).
9. Hemant Kumar Singh, Balraj A, Sandeep K, Pratibha Sharma, C.S. Solanki, “Opto-electrical
performance improvement of mono c-Si solar cells using dielectric-metal-dielectric (D-M-D)
sandwiched structure based plasmonic anti-reflector” Plasmonics, August. 2015, DOI: 10.1007/s11468-
015-0049-5 (2015)
10. Mehul C. Raval, Amruta Joshi, Sandeep S. Saseendran, Stephan Suckow, S. Saravanan, Chetan S.
Solanki and Anil Kottantharayil, “Study of nickel silicide formation and associated fill-factor loss analysis
for silicon solar cells with plated Ni-Cu based metallization”, in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, DOI
10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2463741 (2015).
11. Paresh Govind Kale, Chetan Singh Solanki, "Silicon quantum dot solar cell using top-down approach",
International Nano Letters, June 2015, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp 61-65, DOI: 10.1007/s40089-014-0137-0,
(2015).
12. Hemant Kumar Singh, Pratibha Sharma, C.S. Solanki, “Broadband Reflection Minimization Using Silver
Ultra Thin Film Sandwiched Between Silicon Nitride Layers for c-Si Solar Cell Application,” in “Plasmonics,
vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1409–1416, Jul, 2014", DOI: 10.1007/s11468-014-9757-5 (2014)
13. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Jim Joseph John, Chetan Singh
Solanki, Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K.L. Narasimhan, Vaman Kuber, Juzer Vasi, Arun
Kumar, O.S. Sastry, “Visual Degradation in Field-Aged Crystalline Silicon PV Modules in India and
Correlation With Electrical Degradation”, in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Vol. 4 Issue 6, Pp. 1470-1476,
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2356717 (2014)
14. D. K. Rai, C. S. Solanki and K. R .Balasubramaniam,"Ultra-thin SiNx in superlattice via nitridation of a-Si in-
situ Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition”, Thin Solid Films, Vol. 565, pp. 101–104 ., (2014) (DOI:
10.1016/j.tsf.2014.07.003)
15. D. K. Rai, D. S. Sutar, C. S. Solanki and K. R .Balasubramaniam, "Ultra-Thin SiNx on a-Si in-situ Hot-wire
CVD by Decomposing NH3 Gas”, Advanced Materials Research Vol. 894, pp.
421-426, (2014).
16. S. Mondal, P. Thakur, C. S. Solanki, Diffused bulk channels instead of laser drilled via-holes in emitter
wrap-through solar cell structure: A simulation study, Solar Energy 96 (2013) pp. 119-127.
17. P. S. Akella, S. Sarvanan, S.S. Joshi, C. S. Solanki, Pre-metallization processes for c-Si solar cells, Solar
Energy 97 (2013) pp. 388-397, (DoI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.08.026)
18. Mavilla, N.R., Solanki, C.S., Vasi, J., Optical Bandgap Tunability of Silicon Nanocrystals Fabricated by
Inductively Coupled Plasma CVD for Next Generation Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 3,
1279 (2013).
19. N. R. Mavilla, C. S. Solanki, and J. Vasi, “Raman spectroscopy of silicon-nanocrystals fabricated by
inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition,” Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and
Nanostructures, 52 (2013) pp. 59. (DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2013.03.019).
20. P. G. Kale, P. Sharma and C. S. Solanki “Synthesis and Characterization of Si Nanoparticles Obtained on
Sonication of Porous Silicon Multilayer Films,” Journal of Nano Research, 17 (2012) pp. 13-25.
21. Kashinath N. Patil, Sanjay M. Mahajani and Chetan S. Solanki "Optimization of Catalyst Loading for
Effective Utilization of Feed Stock For carbon Nanotubes Synthesis Process” International Journal of
Nanoscience, 10 (2011) 707 – 711.
22. A.K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, M. Mathew, C. S. Solanki, “a–Si/SiNx multilayered light absorber for solar cell”,
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13 (2011), pp. 2469-2473(5).
23. A.K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, C. S. Solanki, “Annealing effects on capacitance-voltage characteristics of a-
Si/SiNX multilayer prepared using hot-wire chemical vapour deposition”, Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Volume 11, Number 4, April 2011 , pp. 3414-3417(4).
24. Vikrant A. Chaudhari, Chetan S. Solanki “A novel two step metallization of Ni/Cu for low concentrator
c-Si solar cells”,Solar Energy Materials and Solar CellsVolume 94, ssue 12, December 2010, Pages 2094-
2101
25. Kashinath N. Patil, M. Eswara Rao, Sanjay M. Mahajani, C. S. Solanki, “Modeling and experimental study
of Carbon Nanotubes in comparison with Decomposed Carbon”, Journal of Nano Research Vol. 6
(2009) pp 75-87Online available since 2009/Jun/30 at www.scientific.net© (2009) Trans Tech
Publications, Switzerlanddoi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.6.75
26. V. Choudhary, C.S. Solanki, “From 1 Sun to 10 sun crystalline Si cell by optimizing metal grid, metal
resistance and junction depth” Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 827402, 11
pagesdoi:10.1155/2009/827402.
27. A.K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, M. Mathew, C. S. Solanki, “Silicon quantum dots growth in SiNx dielectric–a
review”, Journal of NANO: Brief Reports and Reviews Vol. 4 No. 5, pp. 265–279 (2009).
28. K. N. Patil and C. S. Solanki “Precursor to high purity carbon nanotubes: A step by step evaluation of
carbon yield, doi 10.4028/www.scientific.net/JNanoR.6.75, June, 2009.
29. A. K. Panchal, C.S. Solanki, Fabrication of Si quantum dots in SiNx multilayer using hot wire CVD, Journal
of Crystal Growth, 311 (9) (2009) pp. 2659-2663 (available online: doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.03.013).
30. K.N. Patil, C. S. Solanki., Aspect ratio evaluation of carbon nanotubes grown on a calcium carbonates
substrate for varying time and temperature, Journal of Nano Research, vol:4 (2009) pp:127-133.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.08.026http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2013.03.019http://iitb.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/nanohttp://iitb.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn;jsessionid=53bqhtja1gt38.victoriahttp://iitb.library.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn;jsessionid=53bqhtja1gt38.victoriahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09270248http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09270248http://www.scientific.net/
31. A. K. Panchal, C. S. Solanki, Post deposition annealing temperature effect on Si QD embedded in SiN
dielectric multilayer prepared by HWCVD, accepted for publication in Thin Solid Films, 2009 (available
online: doi10.1016/j.tsf.2009.01.080)
32. C.S. Solanki, C. S. Sangani; D. Gunashekar; G. Antony, Enhanced heat dissipation of V-trough PV
modules for better performance, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 92 (2008) 38 - 44.
33. C. S. Solanki, C. S. Sangani, Estimation of monthly averaged direct normal solar radiation using
elevation angle for any location, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 92 (2008) 38-44.
34. C. S. Solanki, G. Beaucarne, Advanced solar cell concepts, accepted for publication in Energy for
Sustainable Development, Vol. XI, No.3, 2007.
35. C. S. Sangani, C. S. Solanki, Experimental evaluation of V-trough (2 suns) PV concentrator system using
commercial PV modules, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 91 (2007), 453-457.
36. C. S. Solanki, L. Carnel, K. Van Nieuwenhuysen, A. Ulyashin, N. E. Posthuma, G. Beaucarne, J.
Poortmans, Thin-film freestanding monocrystalline Si solar cells with heterojunction emitter, Progress in
Photovoltaics: Research and applications, 13 (2005) 201-208.
37. C.S. Solanki,R.R. Bilyalov, J.-P. Celis, J. Poortmans, and J. Nijs, Formation and Separation of Thin Porous
Silicon Films in One Step by Electrochemical Etching, Journal of Electrochemical Society, 151(5) (2004)
C307-314.
38. C. S. Solanki, R. R. Bilyalov, J. Poortmans, J. Nijs. R. Mertens, Porous Silicon Layer Transfer Processes for
Solar Cells, Solar Energy Material and Solar Cells, 83 (2004) 101-113.
39. C.S. Solanki,R.R. Bilyalov, J. Poortmans, J. Nijs and R. Mertens, Characterization of free-standing thin
crystalline films on porous silicon for solar cells, Thin Solid Films, 451-452 (2004) 649-654.
40. R.R. Bilyalov, C.S. Solanki, J. Poortmans, O. Richard, H. Bender, M. Kummer, H. von Känel, Crystalline
silicon thin films with porous Si backside reflector, Solar Energy Material and Solar Cells, 72 (2002) 221.
41. R.R. Bilyalov, C.S. Solanki, J. Poortmans, A. Ulyashin, R. Job, W. Fahrner, Role of hydrogen in separation
of porous Si layer in layer transfer process, accepted for publication in Physica Status Solidi (a), 197
(2003) 128-131.
42. C.S. Solanki, R.R. Bilyalov, J. Poortmans, J. -P. Celis and J. Nijs,Effect of composition of electrolyte on
separation of porous silicon film by electrochemical etching, accepted for publication in Physica Status
Solidi (a), 197 (2003) 507-511.
43. R.R. Bilyalov, C.S. Solanki, J. Poortmans, O. Richard, H. Bender, M. Kummer, H. von Känel, Crystalline
silicon thin films with porous Si backside reflector, Thin Solid Films, 403-404 (2002) 170-174.
44. C.S. Solanki, R.R. Bilyalov, J. Poortmans and J. Nijs, Transfer of a thin silicon film on to a ceramic
substrate, Thin Solid Films, 403-404 (2002) 34-38.
45. C. S Solanki. R. Bilyalov, H. Bender and J Poortmans, New approach for the formation and separation of
a thin porous silicon layer. Physica Status Solidi (a), 182 (2000) 97-101.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS: TOP
1. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, Boric acid solution concentration influencing p-type
emitter formation in n-type crystalline Si solar cells, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
149 (2016) 012174
2.
3. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, Impact of dopant concentrations on emitter formation
with spin on dopant source in n-type crystalline silicon solar cells, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728, 020673 (2016)
4. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, Effect of low temperature oxidation (LTO) in reducing
boron skin in boron spin on dopant diffused emitter, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728, 020674 (2016)
5. Bandana Singha and Chetan Singh Solanki, Study of defect formation from process step anomalies in
limited boron source diffusion in crystalline silicon, AIP Conf. Proc. 1728, 020584 (2016)
6. Dharmendra Kumar Rai, Ashish K Panchal, Dayanand S Sutar, Chetan S Solanki, KR Balasubramaniam,
“Mechanism for formation of ultra-thin SiNx on a-Si-XPS and FTIR studies,” in Proceedings of the 42nd
IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, New Orleans, 2015, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355805
7. Nikita Arora, Lalita Joshi, Ravi Tejwani, Abhilasha Chauhan, Jayendran Venkateswaran, NC
Narayanan, Chetan Singh Solanki, “A model of Localization of solar energy for providing ‘right to clean
light’ to rural school-going children”. ICAER (2015).
8. Nikita Arora, Ravi Tejwani, Jayendran Venkateswaran, NC Narayanan, Chetan Singh Solanki,
“Localization of Solar Energy through Local Assembly, Sale and Usage of 1 Million Solar Study
Lamps”.ICAER (2015).
9. Debanjan Sannigrahi, Sushil Rajagopalan, Chetan Singh Solanki, “Light Intensity for Study Purpose: A
Critical Insight from Rural Households”. ICAER (2015).
10. S.Chattopadhyay, R. Dubey, Vivek K., J. John, C. S. Solanki, A. Kottantharayil, B. M. Arora, K.L.
Narasimhan, J. Vasi, B. Bora, Y. K. Singh, O.S. Sastry, “All India Survey of Photovoltaic Module
Degradation 2014: Survey Methodology and Statistics,” in Proceedings of the 42nd IEEE Photovoltaics
Specialists Conference, New Orleans, 2015, pp. 1-6. DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355712
11. Hemant Kumar Singh, Sandeep K, Mallikarjuna Chary, Balraj A, Pratibha Sharma, C.S. Solanki,
“Investigation on silver nanoparticles based plasmonic antireflection and its impact on electrical
performance of mono c-Si solar cells”, 2’nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics
(ICEE), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, December 3-6, 2014, DOI: 10.1109/ICEmElec.2014.7151167, (2014)
12. Hemant Kumar Singh, Pratibha Sharma, C.S. Solanki, " Sandwiched ultra thin silver instead of
nanoparticles as an alternative broadband anti-reflection coating for c-Si solar cell applications" in
Proceedings of the "29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition" (EUPVSEC-
2014), Amsterdam, The Netherland, September 22-26, 2014, pp. 1036-1040, DOI:
10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-2AV.3.29 (2014)
13. Som Mondal and Chetan Singh Solanki, " Deep Diffusion of Phosphorous in Silicon using 1070 nm Laser"
in Proceedings of the "29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition" (EUPVSEC-
2014), Amsterdam, The Netherland, September 22-26, 2014, pp. 911-914, (2014)
14. D. K. Rai, B. Ranjan, A. K. Panchal, K. R. Balasubramaniam and Chetan S. Solanki,"Effect of Hydrogen
Passivation on Optical Properties of a-Si/SiNx Multilayered Films with Si-QDs and
without Si-QDs”, Proceeding of 40th IEEE photovoltaic Specialists Conference ( PVSC), (2014)
15. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Jim Joseph John, Chetan Singh Solanki,
Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K.L. Narasimhan, Juzer Vasi, Arun Kumar, O.S. Sastry, “Visual
Degradation in Field Aged Crystalline Silicon PV Modules and Correlation with Electrical Degradation”,
accepted in 40th IEEE PVSC, Denver, June (2014).
16. Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Jim Joseph John, Chetan Singh Solanki,
Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K.L. Narasimhan, Juzer Vasi, Arun Kumar, O.S. Sastry, “Performance
Degradation in Field Aged Crystalline Silicon PV Modules in different Indian Climatic Conditions”,
accepted in 40th IEEE PVSC, Denver, June (2014).
17. Vivek Kuthanazhi, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Jim Joseph John, Chetan Singh Solanki,
Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K.L. Narasimhan, Juzer Vasi, Arun Kumar, O.S. Sastry, “Linking
Performance of PV Systems in India with Socio-economic aspects of Installation”, accepted in 40th IEEE
PVSC, Denver, June (2014)
18. Som Mondal, Hemant K. Singh, Vishnu K. Bajpai, Mehul Raval, Bandana Singha, Sandeep S.S.
, “Advances in c-Si Cell Processes Suitable for Near Future Commercialization”, International
Conference on Energy Efficient LED Lighting and Solar Photovoltaic Systems from 26th-29th March
(2014), IIT Kanpur
19. Ravi Tejwani, Debanjan Sannigrahi, B. K. Chakravarthy, N.C. Narayanan, Chetan S. Solanki, “Solar
Lamp for Study Purposes: Design Perspectives”, 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy
Research 2013, ICAER (2013)
20. Ashish Kumar Singha, Vishnu Kant Bajpaia and Chetan Singh Solanki Effect of Light on Electroless Nickel
Deposition for Solar Cell Applications, 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research
2013, ICAER (2013)
21. B Singha and C S Solanki, Study of boron precipitates formed during front side emitter formation with
boron spin on dopant (BSOD) diffusion in n- type c- Si solar cells, presented at CANCUN MEXICO,
(2013), Paper no-749
22. Ravi Tejwani, Girish Kumar , Chetan Solanki, A new technique of using GSM voice channel in remote
monitoring of solar photovoltaic systems, presented at CANCUN MEXICO, (2013), paper no. 228
23. J. J. John, M. C. Raval, A. Kottantharayil, C. S. Solanki, Novel PV Module Cleaning System using
ambient moisture and self-cleaning coating, presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA, (2013)
24. S. Mondal, V. K. Bajpai and C. S. Solanki, Junction Depth Estimation using Wet Chemical Etching for
Deep Junction Fabricated by Laser Doping, presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA, (2013)
25. A. P. Joshi, M. C. Raval, A. Kottantharayil, C. S. Solanki,Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission
Spectroscopy: A bulk analysis technique for monitoring silicon solar cell fabrication, presented at 39th
IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA, (2013)
26. M. C. Raval, A. Joshi and C. S. Solanki, Analyzing Impact of Background Plating from Alkaline Ni bath
for Ni-Cu metallization, presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA, (2013)
27. Panchal, A.K., Rai, D.K.R., Solanki, C.S., Red emission from nano-silicon nitride multilayer films prepared
using hotwire chemical vapor deposition, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part
N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems 227 (2) (2013), pp. 101-104
28. Mehul C. Raval, Amruta Joshi and Chetan S. Solanki, Analyzing Impact of Background Plating from
Alkaline Ni bath for Ni-Cu metallization, presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA,2013
29. Amruta P. Joshi, Mehul C. Raval, Anil Kottantharayil, Chetan S. Solanki, Inductively Coupled Plasma
Atomic Emission Spectroscopy: A bulk analysis technique for monitoring silicon solar cell fabrication,
presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa, FL, USA,2013
30. Som Mondal, Vishnu Kant Bajpai and Chetan Singh Solanki, Junction Depth Estimation using Wet
Chemical Etching for Deep Junction Fabricated by Laser Doping, presented at 39th IEEE PVSC, Tampa,
FL, USA,2013
31. N. R. Mavilla, C. S. Solanki, and J. Vasi, “Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Silicon
Nanocrystals Fabricated by ICPCVD for Next Generation Photovoltaics,” in 39th IEEE Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference (Accepted for publication), 2013.
32. Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Dharmendra K. R. Rajdeo, Chetan Singh Solanki, Juzer Vasi, “Optical Bandgap
Tuning of ICPCVD-Made Silicon Nanocrystals for Next Generation Photovoltaics,” in 38th IEEE
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, Texas, June 3-8, 2012. (DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317726 )
33. Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Hemant Kumar Singh, Chetan Singh Solanki, Juzer Vasi, “Structural Properties of
ICPCVD Fabricated SiO2/SiOx Superlattice for use in Beyond Shockley-Queisser-Limit Solar Cells,” in 27th
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany, September 24-28,
2012. (DOI: 10.4229/27thEUPVSEC2012-1BV.8.10)
34. Dharmendra K. R. Rai, Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Ashish K. Panchal and Chetan S. Solanki, “Improvement
in Short Circuit Current of p-i-n Solar Cell with Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattice Structure by Optimizing
SiNX Thickness,” in 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, Texas, June 3-8, 2012. (DOI:
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317727 )
35. H. K. Singh, M. Mathew, A. Kottantharayil, C. S. Solanki, Plasmonic effect of silver nanoparticles
sandwiched in silicon nitride and oxide structures for solar cell application, 27th European Photovoltaic
Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC-2012), Frankfurt, Germany, September 24-28, 2012,
(2012).
36. Mehul C. Raval and C. S. Solanki, “Surface and Lifetime Studies for Unintended Deposition on Solar
Cells during Ni-Cu Plating”, by, 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU
PVSEC-2012), Frankfurt, Germany, September 24-28, 2012, (2012).
37. Dharmendra K. R. Rai, Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Ashish K. Panchal and Chetan S. Solanki, “Improvement
in Short Circuit Current of p-i-n Solar Cell with Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattice Structure by Optimizing
SiNX Thickness,” in 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, Texas, June 3-8, 2012. (DOI:
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317727 )
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317726http://dx.doi.org/10.4229/27thEUPVSEC2012-1BV.8.10http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317727http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317727
38. Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Chetan Singh Solanki, Juzer Vasi, “Silicon Nanocrystals for Next Generation
Photovoltaics,” at 1st International Workshop on Nanotechnology in Solar and Energy Storage
Applications, Nanosolar2012, Amrita Centre for Nanosiences Kochi, Feb 24 - 2012.
39. Narasimha Rao Mavilla, Chetan Singh Solanki, Juzer Vasi, “Silicon Nanocrystals for Next Generation
Photovoltaics,” in 82nd Annual Session and National Symposium on “Nano-science & Technology for
Mankind”, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India, Nov 29 to Dec 01, 2012
40. Paresh Kale, C. S. Solanki "Synthesis of Si Nanoparticles from Freestanding Porous Silicon (Ps) Film Using
Ultrasonication” paper published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
41. Sen, S., Sharma, P., Solanki, C.S., Bandyopadhyaya, R. Fluorescent manganese-doped zinc sulphide
nanoparticles for spectral shifting (2010) Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists
Conference, art.no. 5615962, pp. 1854-1858.
42. A. K. Panchal SVNIT, C. S. Solanki “Co-relation between capacitance-voltage, conductance-voltage
and photoconductive properties of the as-deposited and annealed a-Si/SiNx multilayer films prepared
using hot-wire CVD" paper published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
43. Vikrant Choudhary, C. S. Solanki “Two Step Ni/Cu Metallization for Commercial c-Si Solar Cells: 1 to 10
Suns” ‘paper published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
44. Ravi Tejwani, C. S. Solanki "360o Sun tracking with automated cleaning system for solar PV modules"
paper published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
45. Siddharth M, C. S. Solanki “Strategies to target rural PV market in developing countries – A perspective”
paper published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
46. A. P. Sastry, C. S. Solanki "Novel Front Metal Contact Patterning Scheme for c-Si Solar Cells" paper
published in 35th IEEE PVSC during 20-25 June 2010 in Hawaii.
47. A.K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, M. Mathew, C. S. Solanki, “Effects of substrate temperature and SiH4 cracking
time on the properties of a-Si/SiNx multilayer films prepared using hot-wire CVD”, this paper was
selected for poster presentation at XV International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor
Devices, New Delhi, December 15–19, 2009.
48. V. A. Chowdhary, C. S. Solanki, “Study on VOC and contact resistance of the Ni/Cu front contact for c-
Si solar cells to be used at low concentration levels” paper presented at PVSEC18 International
Conference Kolkata, 19-23 January 2009.
49. A. K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, C. S. Solanki, “Electrical chcracterization of Si-QD/SiNx multilayer prepared
using HWCVD” paper presented at PVSEC18 Internantional Conference Kolkata, 19-23 January 2009.
50. C. S. Solanki, “Silicon quantum dots for solar cell applications” Invited talk delivered at PVSEC 18
International Conference Kolkata, 19-23 January 2009.
51. C. S. Solanki; Vikrant A Choudhary ‘Review of Low Concentrator PV Cells and System’, Presented at IC
SOLACE 2008 hosted by Cochin University of science & Technology, Kerala from 21st to 23rd of January.
52. A. K. Panchal, C. S. Solanki, S. N. Ghosh, ‘Energy analysis of thin film crystalline silicon solar cell
technologies’, Presented at EMRS 2007 Symposia, Strasbourg, France (May-June, 2007).
53. Somnath Ghosh, A. Kumar, A. K. Panchal, S. H. Deulkar, V. L. Dalal, C. S. Solanki, ‘Epitaxial thickening of
high quality AIC Si-seed layer using solid phase epitaxy’, Presented at EMRS 2007 Symposia, Strasbourg,
France (May-June, 2007).
54. Somnath Ghosh, C. Biswas, A.K. Panchal, C. S. Solanki ,’High quality AIC Si-seed layer for epitaxial solar
cell’, Presented at EMRS 2007 Symposia, Strasbourg, France (May-June, 2007).
55. C.S. Solanki, C.S. Sangani, a new simple method to estimate direct normal solar radiation, Proceedings
of SOLARIS 2007: 2007, 3rd International Conference on Solar Radiation and Day Lighting February 7-9,
2007, New Delhi, India.
56. C. S. Solanki, P. Pimpalkar, J.V. Bhandari, PV Concentrator Systems – A Database, in Conf. Proceedings
of International conference on solar concentrators for Generation of electricity or hydrogen, ,
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, May 2005.
57. C. S. Solanki, P. Pimpalkar, Solar Irradiation Potential for PV Concentrator Systems in India, in Conf.
Proceedings of International conference on solar concentrators for Generation of electricity or
hydrogen, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, (May 2005).
58. L. Carnel, G. Agostinelli, A. Ulyashin, C. S. Solanki, H. Kim, S. De Wolf, G. Beaucarne, J. Poortmans,
Perspectives for a-Si/c-Si heterojunction solar cells with p or n type base, Conference record of the 31st
IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Orlando, FL, USA (3-7 Jan. 2005) 1157-1160.
59. C.S. Solanki, R.R. Bilyalov, G. Beaucarne, J. Poortmans, J. Nijs, R. Mertens , Development of solar cell
processes for free-standing thin silicon films, Proc. Of International Workshop on Physics and
Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD), Chennai, India, (Dec. 2003) 1145 -1147.
60. C.S. Solanki, R.R. Bilyalov, G. Beaucarne, J. Poortmans, Thin monocrystalline silicon films for solar cells,
Proc. of 3rd World Conf. On Photovolt. Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan (May 2003)
61. C. S. Solanki, R. R. Bilyalov, J. Poortmans, W. Laureys, J. Nijs, Freestanding thin-film monocrystalline silicon
(FMS) solar cells, ‘PV in Europe-From PV technology to Energy Solutions Conf. and Exhi., Rome, Itly. (Oct.
2002) 387-392.
62. R.R. Bilyalov, C.S. Solanki, J. Poortmans and J. Nijs, Thin silicon films for solar cells based on porous silicon,
16th European photovoltaic solar energy conference, Glasgow, UK (May-2000) 1536-1540.
NATIONAL CONFERENFCE PUBLICATIONS: TOP
1. Ranjan Vikash; Chetan S. Solanki, R. K. Lal, ‘Minority carrier lifetime, measurement of solar cell’, IEEE
Conference Proc. of 2nd National Workshop on Advanced Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
(AOMD), Dec. 2008. pages: 299 – 306, 2008.
2. Paresh Kale, A Panchal; C. S. Solanki ‘Generation of Nano-Sized Si Particle with Porous Silicon (PS) Film
using’ Ultrasonication, Proc. of National Conference on the Emerging Trends in the Photovoltaic Energy
Generation and Utilization (NCETPEGU), IIT Kanpur March 27-29, 2008.
3. Vikrant A. Choudhary;C. S. Solanki ‘Metal deposition on Silicon Solar Cell front and back metal
contacts using electroplating to reduce series resistance and testing their performance at low
Concentration level’s, Proc. of National Conference on the Emerging Trends in the Photovoltaic
energy Generation and Utilization (NCETPEGU), IIT Kanpur, March 27-29, 2008.
4. K.N. Patil, C.S. Solanki, Growth of Carbon nanotubes (CNT’s) on CACO3 substrate, 1st National
Conference in Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 480-485.
5. P.V. Suresh and C.S. Solanki, Series resistance measurement of PV modules, 1st National Conference in
Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 262-267.
6. C.S. Solanki and G. Beaucarne, Advanced solar cell concepts, 1st National Conference in Advances in
Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 256-261.
7. V.A. Chaudhari and C.S. Solanki, Study of different top metal contact designs for concentration solar
cells, 1st National Conference in Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 250-255.
8. A. Maheshwari, C.S. Solanki and V. Agarwal, Field Measurements of PV Module Performance using a
handy tool, 1st National Conference in Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 222-
227.
9. C.S. Sangani and C.S. Solanki, Evaluation of V-Trough Designs for PV Concentrator System, 1st National
Conference in Advances in Energy Research 2006, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, (2006) 211-216.
10. C. Biswas, S.N. Ghosh, C.S. Solanki, Aluminium Induced crystallization of Hot-wire CVD deposited
amorphous silicon, 1st National Conference in Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, Mumbai,
(2006) 491-496.
Article in Magazine/News Paper/TV Interviews: TOP
Articles into AKSHAY URJA - The complete energy magazine by MNRE, June 2015 (Title)
Keep LEDs on Marine Drive, coat them yellow IIT Bombay prof - Mumbai Mirror, March 5, 2015
PV Laboratory Kit for Training Solar Engineers, Akshay Urja (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
publication), December 2012, Vol-6, Issue-3.
“A Financial Perspective to Success of Solar Energy in India”, Energy Future (TERI press), Vol.-1, Issue-
3, April-June 2013.
(Cover Story) A Beginners’ guide to energy security: Is India Secure? Energy Future: The Complete
Energy Magazine (TERI press) - Vol1-1, July 2012.
(series of 12 articles) A column on Renewable Energies for Hindi Daily Naidunia, From Jan. 2012
onwards. It gets published every Sunday in Nai Dunia Hindi Daily.
“Education Park- a Zero Energy Campus”, Solar Quarterly Magazine, published by TERI, Oct. 2011.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION TOP
2017
Solar Urja Lamp project implemented in Rajasthan, received Prime Minister’s award
from Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in April-2017 under innovative
project category.
2015
Award for best R&D project to NCPRE for contribution towards technology
development and demonstration in solar photovoltaics’, Association of Renewable
Energy Agencies of States (AREAS), GOI
2015 Felicitate as “Eminent Engineering Personality” by Institution of Engineers, Bhopal,
2015
2012
Best poster award in IEEE PVSC 2012, Austin, USA for “Teach 1 1000 teachers – A
methodology for the rapid ramp-up of photovoltaics manpower required for India’s
National Solar Mission”.
2012 Award of Appreciation by Applied Material’s for outstanding contribution for year
2011-12.
2010 First Prize given by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of
India for Book “Akshay Urja Prodhyogiki” (in Hindi).
2010 Best poster award in IEEE PVSC 2010, Hawaii, USA “Strategies to target solar PV
market in developing countries: A perspective”.
2009 Young Investigator Award of IIT Bombay for 2009.
2009
Certificate of Appreciation Awarded by applied materials for outstanding
contribution to Applied Materials sponsored project “Nano Crystals for Photovoltaic
Applications”.
2009
Certificate of appreciation for participating in Essay category in NKC Online Contest
by National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India.
2009
Certificate of appreciation for participating in Film category in NKC Online Contest
by National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India.
2009
Best poster award in 18th PV Science and Engineering (PVSEC) conference for paper
titled as Electrical Characterization of Si QD/SiNx multi-layers prepared using HWCVD
in the category of Photovoltaic with nano-composites and other new concepts,
Kolkata.
2008 2nd best poster award, titled in Nano-sized Si particle with Porous Si film using
ultrasonication, NCETPEGU, IIT Kanpur.
2003 Young Scientist Award from European Material Research Society (EMRS), France.
2002 2nd best talk award at the 3rd International conference on Porous Semiconductors
Science and Technology, Spain.
1999 – 2004 Scholarship for doctoral study from Katholieke University Leuven, Belgium.
1997 – 1999 Scholarship for postgraduate study from Union Grant Commission, India.
INVITED SEMINARS DELIVERED TOP
Title Location Date
Current status and possibility of using solar
photovoltaic technology within India and
across world
Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
(IGNFA), Dehradun 19th Oct, 2017
Latest Solar Photo-Voltaic Technologies Air India, Old Airport (OAP) premises 9th June, 2017
Solar Urja through Localization for
Sustainability (SoULS)
Cummins India office campus. survey
number 21, Balewadi, pune 18th May, 2017
Times Renewable Energy Expo Pune 2017 to
propagate renewable energy initiatives
Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of
Development Administration (YASHADA),
Raj Bhavan Complex, Baner Road, Pune 18th May, 2017
Sustainable rural development through CSR CSR Fair 2017, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 5th May, 2017
Power of a just society TEDx Somaiya Vidyavihar 4th March,
2017
Sustainable solar electricity solutions through
horizontal and vertical expansions in rural
areas
IWSA Conference, IWSA campus, Vashi,
Navi Mumbai 2nd Dec, 2016
Advances in Solar Cell Technology Corporate R&D Centre, HPCL, Bengaluru 15th Oct, 2016
Entrepreneurship opportunities in Solar PV
sector Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur 19th Sept, 2016
Solar PV Technologies The Tata Power Company Limited,
Mumbai (Chembur) 30th July 2016
Solar PV: Technology, Challenges and Grid
Integration
R&D for Energy Sustainability, NTPC,
Greater NOIDA
31st March –
1st April, 2016.
Introduction of Solar PV Technologies SGSITS, Indore July 3rd, 2015
Solar PV Technologies VNIT, Nagpur July 8th, 2015
Renewable Energy Source for Sustainable
Development: Need, Technologies and
Policies.
Mechanical Engg Dept Seminar Hall, First
Floor, VJTI, Matunga, Mumbai.
December.
2014
Training and Education Intersolar India 2014 Conference in
Mumbai
November
2014
Solar Electricity - Journey so far and path
ahead Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore July 2014
Advance in C-Si Solar Cell Technologies Pt Ravishankar Shukla University
,Raipur(CG) 492010 India March 2014
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies:
Introduction and current status
ASM International-India Chapter
Astron Apartment, Andheri(E) Mumbai
400 059
Jan. 2014
Basics and Current status of solar cell
technologies
Chamber of Marathawada Industry and
Agriculture (CMIA) Energy Conclave, Sept. 2013
Aurangabad
Losses and way to overcome them in c-Si
solar cells CEP Course, IIT Bombay Sept. 2013
Solar PV Solutions from mW to MW range
(Festival of Engineers, Administrators,
Scientists, and Technocrats, FEAST) 2013,
SSBT College, Jalgaon
Aug. 2013
Basics of Solar PV Technologies &
Solar PV System Design Solar Con 2013, Bangalore Aug. 2013
Introduction to solar PV technologies (via
skype) Karunya University, Coimbatore Aug. 2013
Solar PV Solutions from mW to MW range Bhabha Atomic Research Center, BARC,
Mumbai July 2013
Introductory lectures on solar energy and
One Child One Light program for more than
10,000 students at various schools and
colleges
About 15 colleges and 5 schools across
MP
Oct – Dec.
2012
Concepts of Solar radiation- Monitoring and
PV applications
CEP course on Off-grid PV systems, IIT
Bombay Oct. 2012
Basics of solar cells and PV modules CEP course on Off-grid PV course, IIT
Bombay Oct. 2012
Difference between crystalline Silicon and
thin film solar cell technologies SolarCon, 2012, Bangalore Sept. 2012
Si-Nano structure for solar cell Applications INUP CEP IIT Bombay April 2012
Losses in Solar Cells and strategies Three Days CEP course, by NCPRE, IIT
Bombay April 2012
Si-Nano structure for solar cell Applications INUP workshop IIT Bombay April 2012
Technology selection for PV power plants GERMI, Gandhinagar February 2012
National Center for Photovoltaic Research
and Education (NCPRE) and its activities MANIT, Bhopal January 2012
Technology selection for PV power plants SolarCon conference November
2011,Hydrabad
November
2011
Difference in thin film and crystalline Si cell
technologies Thin film solar cell workshops
September
2011
Introduction to Solar PV Technologies Solar Photovoltaic Energy, Vijaywada November
2011
Introduction to Solar PV Technologies
Konkan Gyanpeeth College of
Engineering Karjat Raigad Maharashtra
India
November
2011
Solar PV Power Systems: Concepts,
Operation & Applications Jaipur, Rajasthan August 2011
CEP course on Defining Energy Futures in
India and Canada
‘ Solar Photovoltaic’
Institute Guest House, Seminar Hall
Ground Floor
IIT Bombay
16 May 2011
“Solar Photovoltaic solution for Indian
electricity demands” IET, Alwar Rajasthan
7 October
2010
Route to high efficiency crystalline Si solar
cells IIT Bombay April 2010
Nano-materials and Devices for Energy
Applications IIT Bombay.
17-21 February
2010
Si QDs for solar cell applications
International Conference on Nano
Science and Technology (ICONSAT),
Nanomaterials and Devices for Energy
Applications.
February 2010
Si nanoparticles for solar PV applications INUP workshop, IIT Bombay 2009
Advances in Solar PV Technologies ITM Expo 09, Mumbai Oct 2009
Si quantum dots for Solar Cell applications Invited lecture, 18th PV Science and
Engineering Conference, Kolkata Jan 2009
Si quantum dots for solar cell applications
Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of
Nanotechnology, Sungkyunkwan
University, South Korea
Aug. 2008
Impact of Energy Generation and
Conservation on Environment
a) Key. note speech
b) Solar PV Fundamentals
NITK, Suratkal Mangalore 21st July 2008
Applications of solar energy Rotary Club, Hiranandiani, Mumbai June, 2008
Application of Si nanostructures Jodhpur Dec. 2007
Solar PV technologies Fr.C.R.institute of Technology, Vashi,
Mumbai Sep. 2007
Solar Photovoltaics
National Workshop on Power Electronics,
Electrical Engineering. Department,
IIT Bombay
Sep. 2007
Overview of solar PV technologies
Maulana Aazad National Institute of
Technology, Bhopal
Aug. 2007
World energy scenario Maulana Aazad National Institute of
Technology, Bhopal Aug. 2007
Energy, renewable energy and solar
photovoltaics
Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Kurla,
Mumbai Aug. 2007
Fundamental of solar cells and solar cell
technologies
(3 lectures)
Mechanical Engg. Dept,
Government College of Engineering,
Aurangabad
Aug. 2007
Solar PV technologies Shri Dadaji Institute of Technology and
Science, Khandwa, MP May, 2007
Challenges in Photovoltaic Research Energy Systems Engg., Seminar series, IIT
Bombay March, 2007
3rd generation solar cells Walchand Institute of Technology,
Solapur Feb., 2007
Challenges in Photovoltaic Research Energy Systems Engg., Seminar series, IIT
Bombay March, 2007
3rd generation solar cells Walchand Institute of Technology,
Solapur Feb., 2007
Use of nano-sized structures in solar PV: An
introduction to 3rd generation concept
Nanotechnology Colloquium, Electrical
Engg., IIT Bombay Nov. 2006
Effect of solar cell processing parameters on
cost Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore Nov. 2006
Use of nano-sized structures in solar PV Maulana Aazad National Institute of
Technology, Bhopal Oct. 2006
Thin film silicon solar cell technologies RENET workshop, IIT Chennai Sep. 2006
Solar PV technologies for rural development Shri S.G.S. Institute of Technology and
Science, Indore Mar. 2006
Prospects of renewable energy
technologies
Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology,
Khargone Feb. 2006
Prospects of Renewable Energy in India Polytechnic University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Dec. 2005
Solar PV technologies TataBP, Pune Oct. 2005
Material aspects of Si based solar PV
technology
Maulana Aazad National Institute of
Technology, Bhopal Aug. 2005
Thin Film Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Electrical Engg., IIT Bombay July, 2005
Solar Concentrators Photovoltaic Systems Mech. Engg. Department, IIT Bombay May, 2005
Solar PV technologies and system design CEP course for ONGC 2005
Solar cell basics, technologies and systems MITCON, Mumbai May, 2005
PROJECT UNDERTAKEN TOP Sponsored Research projects
Sponsoring agency Title of project Role Amount of
grant Period Remarks
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of
India,
Localization of Solar
Energy
Through
Local Assembly, Sale
and Usage of 70
Lakh Solar Study
Lamps
PI Rs.494 cr 2017-18 Ongoing
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of India
National Centre for
Photovoltaic
Research and
Education (NCPRE)
PI Rs. 62.5 Cr 2016-21 Ongoing
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of
India,
Localization of Solar
Energy Through
Local Assembly, Sale
and Usage of 5 Lakh
Solar Study Lamps
PI Rs. 32 Cr 2016-18 Ongoing
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of
India, State Govt of
MH, RH, MP, and Sir
Dorabji Tata Trust
Localization of Solar
Energy Through
Local Assembly, Sale
and Usage of 1
Million Solar Study
Lamps
PI Rs. 50 Cr 2013-15 Ongoing
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of India
National Centre for
Photovoltaic
Research and
Education (NCPRE)
PI Rs. 47.5 Cr 2010-2015 Ongoing
AMAT, USA
Thin film crystalline Si
solar cells using
HWCVD
PI Rs. 60 Lakhs 2011 Ongoing
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Govt. of India
Solar PV lab kits for
165 colleges PI Rs. 86 Lakhs 2012 Completed
Dept. of Science and
Technology, Govt. of
India
Improved efficiency
c-Si Cells-Fabrication
and characterization
with industry
collaboration
PI Rs. 54 Lakhs Ongoing
IRCC, IIT Bombay
Young Investigator
Award of IIT Bombay
for 2009.
PI Rs. 5 Lakh 2010 Ongoing
IIT Bombay
Development of low
concentration PV
systems
PI Rs. 5 Lakhs 2004-06
A V-trough flat
plate module
have been
developed,
patent filling is in
process
AMAT, USA
Solar Cells using
poly-Si and epi-Si
films
PI Rs. 64 Lakhs 2006 – 2009
Completed
(Process for
fabrication of
large gain thin
film poly Si solar
cell is being
developed)
Department of
Information
Technology
MCIT,
Government of India
Centers of
Excellence in
Nanoelectronics
(IIT Bombay and IISc
Bangalore),
Inves
tigat
or
Rs. 98 Cr 2006 -2010
Department of
Information
Technology
MCIT, Government of
India
Indian
Nanoelectronics
Users Program (INUP)
Inves
tigat
or
Rs. 11 Cr 2007-11
MNRE
Design &
Development of V-
Trough(2 Sun)
Concentrator System
PI Rs. 16.78 Lakh 2008-2010
Field demo of V-
trough modules.
1kW modules
will be installed
at IITB and SEC-
Gurgaon.
DSIR
Cost-effective
integrated V-trough
flat Photovoltaic (PV)
modules
PI Rs. 9 Lakh
V-trough
technology
development
Development projects TOP
Sponsoring agency Title of project Role Amount of
grant Period Remarks
IIT Bombay with
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
Feasibility, design and
Installation of 1 MW solar
PV power plant at IIT
Bombay
PI Rs. 8.40 Cr 2012-1013 Ongoing
Consultancy projects TOP
Agency Title of project Period
Nagpur Metro Rail
Corporation Limited
Feasibility study of combined solar PV and windmill generation
scheme 2016
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy
(MNRE), GoI
Increased RE Deployment for Greening the
Islands in Andaman & Nicobar 2015
Municipal Corporation
of Greater Mumbai
(MCGM)
DPR for Bhandup Complex Water Treatment Plant 2014-15
Fomento Pvt. Ltd. Feasibility, design and implementation support for solar power
plants 2013
New Age Reality Solar PV system design 2013
Sumer Energy Ltd. Thin Film Solar PV Technology evaluation 2012
CRISIL Risk and
Infrastructure Solutions
Limited
Validation exercise for 50 MW solar PV project Sep.-Oct.
2012
Mahagenco, TUV SuD Principle Consultant for India’s largest 125+25 MWp Solar PV
plant being set up in Sakari, Maharastra ongoing
Birla Surya Limited Technical evaluation of solar PV technologies 2011
TATA Capital Technology evaluation: Thin film monocrystalline Si cell
technology 2011
Indu Projects Limited Request for technical validation services 2010
Mahagenco Expert Advice for energy generation from various PV
technologies 2010
Birla Surya Limited
Technical Evaluation of proposal on
on Integrated solar PV cell manufacturing and polysilicon
wafer fabrication project.
2009
DRDO, Pune Feasibility study of setting up a solar PV plant in Pune and
Ladhak 2009
Electrics Solutions,
Mumbai
Transfer of concentrator V-trough technology and production
of V-trough PV modules 2008
Electrics Solutions,
Mumbai Design of solar PV street lighting 2007
Inter-connected Stock
Exchange of India Ltd.,
Mumbai
Solar PV systems for the company premises 2006
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS, SEMINARS ETC. TOP
Name of Event Period
International Workshop on ‘Trends in Solar Power Generation
and Energy Harvesting’, Dubai
27-29 March, 2017
Visited Nederlands as part of MNRE, GoI Delegation for Institutional
and research collaborations, Nederlands
23-25 June 2015
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, first workshop, Paris, France March 2013
Plenary Session Chairman & Panelist, Europe-Asia PV forum
27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition,
Germany
23-28 Sept. 2012
Talk on "Energy Scenario and Renewable Energy Policy of India"
in IIR mini-symposium at Institute of Innovation Research
Hitosubhshi University, Japan
27th March 2012
Indo-US Clean Energy Center Proposal workshop, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA. April 2011
India Spain Workshop on Renewable Energies’, Spain March 1-3,2011
Invited in International Conference on “Green Energy Technologies:
Challenges in Research and Human Resource Development” in Pondicherry
University,India. 23-25th March 2010
Invited in Conference on “Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission-The Way
Ahead” at World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India March 4-5, 2010.
Invited in UK-India 2 days workshop on “Engineering Challenges of Deploying
new Solar Energy Capacity in India Workshop in UK. Sep 28-29 2009
Participated in “24 European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference” from at
Hamburg, Germany 21st to 25th Sep. 2009
Delivered a lecture in 18th PV Science and Engineering Conference, Kolkata Jan. 2009
Invited to give a seminar at Sungkyunkwan Advanced Institute of
Nanotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea Aug. 2008
Education workshop, sponsored by Total University, Paris, France April 2008
6th Si Solar conference and photovoltaic technology show, Munich, Germany March 2008
International conference IC SOLACE 2008 hosted by Cochin University of
Science & Technology, Kerala Jan. 2008
Building Science and Engineering department,
Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, (as visiting faculty)
Hong Kong
Dec. 2005
International conference on solar concentrators for
Generation of electricity or hydrogen,
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
May 2005
‘Asha(hope): for education’ Europe-wide conference
Zurich, Switzerland April 2004
International Workshop on Physics and Semiconductor
Devices (IWPSD), Chennai, India, Dec. 2003
3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy
Conversion, Osaka, Japan May 2003
7th college on thin film technology, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, July 2002
International conference on Porous Silicon Science and
Technology, Canary Island, Spain, March 2002
‘PV in Europe-From PV technology to Energy Solutions
Conference and Exhibition, Rome, Italy Oct. 2002
International conference on Porous Silicon Science and Technology
Madrid, Spain
March 2000
16th European photovoltaic solar energy conference, Glasgow, UK May 2000
COMMITTEES/MEMBERSHIP TOP
Innovative solutions for development of Solar Chulha challenge using Solar power, Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Gov. of India initiative, Delhi in January 2018
Committee member of Mission Innovation (MI), a global initiative of 22 countries and the European
Union to accelerate global clean energy innovation.
Committee member of National Steering Committee (NSC) for renewable sector, 2017
Reviewer of projects submitted under IMPRINT, MHRD program, 2016
Member of Renewable Energy Sector Expert Panel: Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Awards,
2015
Member of Mumbai Solar Mission, 2014
Member, Advisory Board, Inter Solar India, 2013.
Editorial board of " Journal of Advance Research in Alternative Energy, Environment and Ecology,
2013
Member of Review Committee of Technology and Products for Solar Energy Utilization through
Networking (TAPSUN), a project of CSIR labs, having budget of over 300 Cr wherein more than 150
CSIR scientist are working.
Member National Technical Committee on Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS), Govt. of
India, for technical evaluation of solar PV project of more than 1000 Crore.
2011-12- Member, Editorial Board Team, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews Journal,
Published by Elsevier.
Green Campus Committee of IIT Indore, working on net positive energy campus.
Member of Advisory Board of SEMI India (SEMI is the global industry association serving the
manufacturing supply chain for the micro- and nano-electronics industries).
Green Campus Initiative of IIT Bombay
Lead person for design and installation of proposed 1 MW PV power plant at IIT Bombay
Lead person proposing 2 MW solar PV power plant on the pipeline going through IIT Bombay
Member Board of Studies, Department of Energy - Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology,
Bhopal (MP)
Member Board of Studies, Green Energy M.Tech. Program – Pondichery University, Pondichery.
Editorial board member to the “Journal of Advance Research in Alternative Energy, Environment
and Ecology”.
Editorial board member of "Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technology".
PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL MEETINGS, SEMINARS, ETC. TOP
Participated as Panelists in INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE FORUM AT THE WORLD FUTURE
ENERGY SUMMIT (WFES) 2018 in Abu Dhabi on 17 January 2018
Participated as Panelists in International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER-
2017), IIT Bombay on 13th-14th Dec, 2017. “Attaining Electricity Access: Is the Role of Off-Grid
Electricity Solution Critical?”
International Symposium to Promote Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency 2017 (INSPIRE-
2017), organized by EESL, The World Bank & Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), in
Jaipur India on 27th Nov – 1st Dec, 2017
Participated in International conference “EUPVSEC 2014” from 22nd to 26th September 2014 in
Amsterdam.
Participated in International conference “SOLARCON INDIA 2009” from 9-11thNovember 2009 in
Hyderabad.
Member of Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS) for technical evaluation of proposal on Solar
PV.
International conference IC SOLACE 2008 hosted by Cochin University of Science& Technology,
Kerala
Participated in “Indian nano-electronics users program” meeting at IISc Bangalore, 9-10 April,
2007.
Participated in “Indian Energy Congress” organized by World Energy Council, Indian Member
Chapter in New Delhi, 31st Jan. 2007.
Participated in a meeting organized by MNES to discuss seventh five-year plan for solar PV
technologies, July, 2006.
Participated in the "Expert committee meeting on thin film solar cells for technology mapping"
organized by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) and National Physical
Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, Feb. 2005.
Participated in meeting organized by Solar Energy Society of India (SESI) for standardization of
solar photovoltaic systems in India, Bangalore, July 2004.
SHORT TERM COURSES TOP
Title of the Course Location / Organization Year
Solar PV Training for Technicians IIT Bombay March, 2015
Grid connected rooftop PV power plants: From Basics to
installation with hands-on experience IIT Bombay Feb, 2014
Grid connected rooftop PV power plants: From Basics to
installation with hands-on experience IIT Bombay Nov. 2013
Master Technician’s Training program on Solar PV
Technologies IIT Bombay March 2013
”Teach a 1000 Teachers” Training Programme NCPRE, IIT Bombay 12th to 22nd
December, 2011
Coordinators workshop, 1000 Teachers Training
Programme (Lab Course) IIT Bombay September 2011
Coordinators workshop, 1000 Teachers Training
Programme (Theory Course) IIT Bombay 11-15th, April 2011
Solar PV Power Conditionings Components and Systems
Basic Design and Integration
Seminar Hall, 3rd Floor
KRESIT Building
IIT Bombay
24-26Feb. 2011
Solar Photovoltaics Technologies: Introduction to
entrepreneurs
EE Girish Gaitonde Seminar
Hall, IIT Bombay 16-18 Sep. 2010
Solar Photovoltaics Technologies: Introduction to
entrepreneurs
Guest House Conference
Hall, IIT Bombay 21-22 Aug 2010
Solar Photovoltaics Technologies: Introduction to
entrepreneurs EE Seminar Hall, IIT Bombay 11-12 Jun 2009
Solar Photovoltaics Technologies Tata BP Solar, Bangalore 16-17 Jan. 2009
Solar Photovoltaic Technologies: An Introduction for
Entrepreneurs, Investors and Policy makers Guest House, IIT Bombay 3-4 Nov. 2008
Solar Photovoltaics - Fundamentals, Technologies and
Applications
Applied Materials India Ltd.
(AMAT), Bangalore 27-29 Nov. 2008
Solar Photovoltaics - Fundamentals, Technologies and
Applications
Applied Materials India Ltd.
(AMAT), Bangalore 28-30 Aug. 2008
Renewable Energy Technologies (Trainers training
program).
Malhar-Asharam H.Sc.
School, Indore, MP 25-27th May, 2007
Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Bharat Electronics Limited
(BEL), Bangalore 17-18Sep. 2007
Solar Photovoltaic Technologies Guest House, IIT Bombay 1-3 Sep. 2006
Photovoltaic Technologies - Present and future Guest House, IIT Bombay 21-23 April, 2005
Series of seminars on solar photovoltaic in 7th college on
thin film technology workshop, University of Dar Es Salam,
Dar Es Salam, Tanzania
July 2002
COURSE WORK TOP
Sr. No. Title of course taught
1 Direct energy conversion
2 Foundation for energy engineering
3 Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications
4 Materials and devices for energy applications
5 Introduction to Energy Systems Engineering
6 Energy Resources and Utilization
7 Advanced Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
LAB TEACHING TOP Sr. No. Title of course taught
1 Direct energy conversion
2 Foundation for energy engineering
3 Energy Innovation lab
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE/INTERACTION TOP
Organization Nature of work Period
Central Electronics Limited Improved efficiency c-Si Cells- Fabrication and
characterization with industry collaboration
2011-ongoing
Applied Materials India Ltd. Thin film monocrystalline Si cell development using
HWCVD
2011-onging
MoserBaer and Central
Electronics Limited
Improved efficiency c-Si Cells- Fabrication and
characterization with industry collaboration
2011-ongoing
Bharat Electronics Limited,
Bangalore
Concentrator solar cell development 2006-2008
Applied Material, USA Si quantum dots for solar cell applications 2005-2010
Photovoltaic, Belgium Pilot line for development of solar cell technology 2000-2004
VITO, Belgium Layer transfer on ceramic substrate using flow able
oxide
2003-2004
Dow Corning, Belgium Layer transfer on ceramic substrate using flow able
oxide
2003-2004
Texas Instruments India Ltd. ASIC design engineer 1999
OTHER ACADEMIC AND CORPORATE ACTIVITIES TOP
Invited to be a speaker on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies (ARET- 2017), Key. note
speech at V.P.M's Polytechnic, Thane on 22 December 2017.
Invited to deliver a TEDx talk at TEDx Somaiya Vidyavihar on the theme “Power of a just Society”
Acting as jury member for Mahindra Rise Prize, 2014-15.
Invited to be a speaker in Intersolar India 2014.
Participated in Indo-UK workshop on Solar PV technologies, New Delhi, April 2009.
Invited to be a mentor for "Intel Science Talent Discovery Fair" to guide children to represent India in
international competition, 26-27th Jan. 2006, Nehru Science Center, Mumbai.
Participated in one day India-Canada Fuel cell workshop held during Dec. 2004.
Participated in meeting organized by Solar Energy Society of India (SESI) in Bangalore for
standardization of solar photovoltaic systems in India during July 2004.
Invited to be a judge for "Intel Science Talent Discovery Fair" for the selection of school children to
represent India in international competition. It was held in Nehru Science Center, Mumbai from 10th
to 12th January, 2005.
Reviewer TOP
Solar Energy Materials for Solar cells
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Science
MEMBER IN CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION TOP
Member Event
Conference Program
Committee
SOLARCON India 2011, Hyderabad International Convention Center,
Hyderabad , Nov. 2011, 2012 and 2013
Conference Program
Committee
SOLARCON India 2010, Hyderabad International Convention Center,
Hyderabad , 28-30 July 2010
Workshop Workshop on “Nanomaterials and Devices for Energy Applications” in
International Conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT), Feb.
2010
Member of Publication
committee
National Conference on the Emerging Trends in the Photovoltaic energy
Generation and Utilization, March 27-29, 2008, IIT Kanpur.
Member of advisory
committee
International conference on solar cells, IC-SOLACE 08, 21-23 January, 2008,
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin.
Member of organizing
committee (Exhibition)
National Conference on Advances in Energy Research (AER 2006), IIT Bombay,
December 4-5, 2006.
THESIS SUPERVISION TOP
M.TECH. THESIS
Name of student/Roll
No. /Research scholar Title of thesis
Year of completion/
in progress
Co-guide(s) if
any
S S Sriram Somanchi
Adaptive Droop Control
Methodology in Solar PV DC
Microgrids
2015 Prof. S. Doolla
Biswakesan Sahoo
(07307502)
Feasibility study of generating 100%
solar electricity for the distribution
transformer of CAD substation at IIT
Bombay
2012
Ningthoujam Sunil Kumar
Singh (09307413)
Al2O3 Surface passivation of p-type
c-Si by physical vapour deposition for
solar cells
2011
C U Maheshwararao
(08317006)
Characterization Of Solar Cells For
Low Level Concentration 2010
Chandra Kumar Singh
(08317018)
Design And Field Implementation Of
The Renewable Energy Systems 2010
Chandrakant Solar PV lighting systems 2009
Rajesh Concentrator solar cells 2009
Harathi Nanda
(07317013)
Design, Development and Evaluation
of Solar PV based LED lighting system 2009
Vinu Thomas (06317807) Evaluation Of Concentrator Pv
Systems Up To 200x 2008
Paresh Kale (06317806) Si nanodots using porous silicon
formation 2008
Poluru Anil Kumar
(06317804)
Analysis of Characterization
Techniques for Nanostructure
Materials
2008
Antisen A Maliekal
(06317018)
Fabrication of Silicon Nanocrystals
Embedded in Silicon Nitride Matrix 2008
Hari Kiran Prasad. D.N
(05317404)
Catalyst Deposition on Powder
Substrate for Carbon Nanotubes
Growth
2007
Ashutosh Maheshwari
(05317813)
Field Measurements of PV Module
Parameters 2007
Prof. V.
Agrawal
Pallapothu V S Kumar
(05317807)
Low level (2x) concentrator PV
Systems 2007
C.S. Sangani
(VIT Pune)
Design and development of V-trough
concentrator systems 2006
Kashinath Nimba Patil
(04317404)
Mass production of Carbon
Nanotubes (CNTs) 2006
P. Pimpalkar
(VIT, Pune)
Design of heat sink for solar cell
cooling under light concentration (20
Sun)
2005
DUAL DEGREE THESIS TOP
Name of
student/Roll
No./Research
scholar
Title of thesis Year of completion
(or in progress) Co-guide(s) if any
Smruti Mirani
(10D170001)
Development and Testing of ICT
– based self – learning method
for training of SoUL assembly
2015 Prof. Sahana Murthy
Arora Harpreet Singh
(09D17002)
Theoretical analysis of electron
transport through quantum
heterostructures for energy
efficient devices
2014
Jain Nikhil Ashok
(7D26002)
Designing of Solar Concentrator
for Solar Co-Generation System 2013
Thakur Prasad Ashok
(06D07015)
Simulation of a Novel Solar Cell
Structure with 3D Junctions 2011
Bhamare Jitendra
Dilipkumar
(06D07019)
Comparison of N-type and P-
type Silicon Solar Cells 2011
Siddhartha Chadha
(04D10003)
Novel Solar Electric Conversion
System 2009
Ankur Gahlot
(04D10010)
Construction of a solar unit for
multipurpose rural applications
like drying, cooling and
ventilation
2009 Bhalchandra Puranik
(Supervisor)
PH.D. THESIS SUPERVISION TOP
Name of
student/Research
scholar
Title of thesis
Year of
completion (or in
progress)
Ashish Panchal Nanosized Si particles for solar cell application 2010
Vikrant Choudhary Development of Si solar cell for 20x concentration using
electroplated contacts
2011
Kashinath Patil Relating physical properties of CNT with its growth
parameters
2011
Paresh Kale Porous Silicon based quantum dots 2013
M. N. Rao Silicon Nanocrystals Fabricated by Inductively Coupled
Plasma CVD for Photovoltaic Application
2015
A.P. Sastry Novel Front Contact Patterning for Metallization of
Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell
2016
Mehul Raval Characterization of Nickel Silicide Formation and
Background Plating with Associated Process Optimization
for Silicon Solar Cells based on Ni-Cu-Sn metallization
2016
Ravi Tejwani Remote Monitoring System For Solar Photovoltaics In progress
Hemant Kumar Singh Plasmonics based Light-Trapping Structures for c-Si Solar
Cell Applications
2016
Som Mondal Laser Assisted Processes for Silicon Solar Cell on Low
Quality Substrate'
2016
Bandana Singha Impact of Boron rich layer on p-type emitter formation
and improvement of device performance for n-type
crystalline Si solar cells.
Thesis submitted
Amruta Joshi Analyzing and minimizing impact of nickel and copper
impurities in silicon solar cells.
In progress
Vishnu kant Bajpai Barriers in Commercial Implementation of Copper-plated
Contacts for c-Si Solar Cells
In progress
Shashwata
Chattopadhyay
Reliability of PV modules in different climatic zones of
India
In progress
Dharmendra kumar R.
Rai
Demand Side Management: Energy efficient plan for
rural areas
In progress
ONE CHILD ONE LIGHT TOP
Efforts are being made to fulfill the ambition of providing one solar lamp to every child. During sabbatical
leave (2012) a pilot project 21000 solar lamps have been provided to as many students through
Localization of Solar Energy model in which solar lamps are assembled by local people, used by local
people and repaired by local people (www.ocol.edupark.org). Currently same project is extended for
providing light to 1 Million students (www.millionsoul.iitb.ac.in), with the objective to extend it for 100 Million
students.
COMPANY INCUBATION TOP
Successfully incubated a company called kWatt Solutions Private Limited in Society for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (SINE) of IIT Bombay. The company provides integrated renewable energy solutions for
power requirement in the range of few kW to several kW (www.kwattsolutions.com ).
MISCELLANEOUS TOP
Won second prize (USD 2000) in International photography contest organized by International Society
of Photography, Washington DC, 2003.
Won consolation prize in National Science photography contest on Lights and Shades of Science
organized by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2006.
Represented IITB Staff Cricket team in 2005-06 and 2006-07.
SOCIAL INITIATIVES TOP
Founder member and Chairman of New Energy Foundation (www.nenf.org). This organization is
working for promoting renewable energy in rural India.
Funder member of Education Park (www.edupark.org), an organization that is working to provide
high quality education and training at affordable cost in rural areas.
Initiated One Child One Light program (www.ocol.edupark.org) which aims to provide one solar light
to every child in India.
Founder member of ROSE (Rose an Organization for Supporting Education, (www.rosevzw.org). The
organization is registered in Belgium.
http://www.ocol.edupark.org/http://www.millionsoul.iitb.ac.in/http://www.kwattsolutions.com/http://www.nenf.org/http://www.edupark.org/http://www.ocol.edupark.org/http://www.rosevzw.org/