Ts Solartech

[Lara Preece]

Innovationssuch as these are crucial for a country like India that is emphasising on increasing the share of solar power in its energy basket by reaching a goal of 100 GW by 2022. This prompted us to explore possible synergies between Swiss solartech players and Indian solar companies. We thought of bringing together the best of both worlds to facilitate expertise sharing, help Swiss experts to validate their technologies in Indian scenario with the help of Indian companies and enable collaborations in areas of mutual interest.

After understanding the current needs from eminent Indian solar players, we curated an industry connect programme to facilitate conversations between Swiss experts and companies in India. We arranged a week-long itinerary for experts from ETH Zurich, ZHAW, CSEM and Insolight (PV tech startup) to gain insights on Indian solar scene and understand the current as well as future needs in solar technology through the lens of Indian solar companies, industry experts and government advisors.

1) It is all about price, price, price: Value mapping is extremely important for sustainable growth in Indian market. Indian market is highly competitive on PV pricing given the availability of PV modules at very low price and easy access to manpower. To compete with existing technologies in the market, the new emerging solar technologies must be cutting-edge and suitable for large scale production.

3) Artificial Intelligence & Data Science: In coming years, AI and data science will play a key role in boosting efficiencies and reducing operational costs by generating value from energy data resulting in better forecasting, control and predictive maintenance.

5) Industry focus: The main areas to focus on for the next three years in this segment are development of advanced PV technologies, energy storage systems and digital O&M solutions. Although, PV is dominant in Indian solar industry, concentrated solar power will also scale up in the coming years.

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