Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav: MNRE to tell success stories through webinars

New Delhi: As part of the government's plan to commemorate 75 years of India's Independence (Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav) by organising events to celebrate the achievements of the last 75 years, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been conducting a series of webinars on achievements in new and renewable energy for 75 weeks starting from March 15, 2021.

A five-week program in this regard has been drawn for standards and quality control activities, from June 2021 to March 2022. The webinars will be addressed by key speakers on the important topics followed by interaction with participants.

The focus of the program on standards and quality control being organised from June 7 to June 12 is on policy and practices in standard development and also measures for quality assurance in the renewable energy sector. This webinar will be followed by technology-wise weekly webinars; SPV Modules in August 2021, SPV inverter and battery storage in November 2021, Solar Thermal Systems and Wind Turbines in January 2022 and SHP and Biogas Plant/Power Systems in March 2022.

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The objective of these webinars is to share the experiences of participants including international agencies for strengthening standards development and quality infrastructure in the country. Participants include experts from R&D/academic institutions, test labs, Standards Development Bodies (both domestic and international), regulatory agencies, conformity assessment agencies, accreditation agencies, policymakers, industries, project developers, financiers, project implementing agencies, etc.

The first week of webinars (June 7 -12) will be addressed by key speakers from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai, NABL, New Delhi, British Standards Institute (BSI), UK, CSIR (NPL), Delhi, TUV Rheinland, Bangaluru, PTB Germany, with panellists from NISE, NIWE, IIT Bombay, IIT Chennai, CEA, CSIR (CECRI), CSIR (NPL), SECI, BIS, NABL, UL India Pvt Ltd., BHEL, PTB, Germany.

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