Before joining as DG, NISE on deputation Dr. Mohammad Rihan worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at AMU for about 22 years with significant contributions in the areas of smart grid and Solar Energy. He has led the integration of 6.5MWp solar PV plants in the campus distribution grid; one of the the largest such installation in any academic institution in the country. He was the Founder Director and Coordinator of the centre for Grid Integrated Green and Renewable Energy in the campus addressing the research challenges presented by high penetration of renewable energy in the grid. He has conceptualized and started a new M.Tech program on Green Energy and Sustainable Development. The program is in line with the national requirements for green energy transition and the National Education Policy. He has successfully guided Ph.D. scholars in the areas of solar energy and smart grid. Two of his PhD scholars have been awarded the prestigious and highly competitive Prime Ministers’ Research Fellowship (PMRF). He has also completed sponsored research projects of UPCST, MNRE and UGC. He has provided technical consultancy to various projects of smart city, Agra, Aligarh and Bareilly and to the UP-Power Transmission Corporation Limited and has delivered keynote and invited talks on climate change, solar energy and smart grid at numerous organizations, industry, and institutes. Dr. Rihan has authored a textbook on ‘Green Energy and Sustainable Development’ to be published by Cambridge University Press (UK). He has authored a book on Green Energy Transition in India-Including the success story of AMU. He is a recipient of Gold Medal for securing first position in B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering). He is an elected Fellow of the IET(UK), IE(India), and IETE. He is Senior Member of IEEE and has served as vice chair of executive committee of IEEE UP Section for 2021-2023. At present he is chair-elect of IEEE UP section and elected vice chair of executive committee of Delhi local network of IET(UK).
Email:
dgnise.mnre@nise.res.in
mohdrihan@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853056
Dr. Chandan Banerjee
Deputy Director General
banerjee.mnre@gov.in
01242853002
Dr. Chandan Banerjee Deputy Director General
Dr. Chandan Banerjee is serving National Institute of Solar Energy as Deputy Director General (Scientist ‘F’) since 2016. He received his Master’s Degree in Physics from Jadavpur University, India in 1999 and M. Tech. from IIT Kharagpur, India in 2000. He gained Ph. D degree from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science / Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2003. He was a post-doctoral fellow in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan during 2004 to 2005. During his post-doctoral research work in Japan, he was awarded prestigious JSPS postdoctoral fellowship and continued his post-doctoral research work as a JSPS postdoctoral fellow up to 2007 in Tokyo Institute of Technology. He joined Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore, India in 2007 and continued their till 2013. Dr Banerjee has authored more than fifty research papers in peer reviewed journal and filed eleven patents in the area of solar technologies. He has deep expertise of running projects under Industry-Academia-Government tripartite relationships and successfully implemented more than 10 Projects as PI/Co-PI. He has credited with developing India’s first indigenous Amorphous Silicon based thin film solar module production line while working with Hind High Vacuum Pvt Ltd Bangalore and IACS Kolkata. He has also received prestigious National Solar Science Fellow award by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India and worked in Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Howrah, India as a National Solar Science Fellow from 2013 to 2016. His research interest includes Thin Film material & solar cell, Heterojunction solar cell, PERC solar cell, transparent conducting oxide, PV module reliability etc
Email:
banerjee.mnre@gov.in
Mobile No.:
01242853002
Dr. Jai Prakash
Deputy Director General
jaiprakash.singh@nise.res.in
01242853029
Dr. Jai Prakash Deputy Director General
Dr. Jai Prakash is the Deputy Director General (Technical) at NISE and heading Solar Photovoltaic activities in the institute. He received the B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, in 2003, the M.Tech. degree in Energy Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India, in 2006, and the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National University of Singapore, in 2015. Dr. Jai Prakash has more than 14 years of experience in Solar Photovoltaic R&D (c-Si Solar cells and modules) across various international research labs and PV industry. Before joining NISE, he was Head of Silicon PV Module Technology group at Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore where he served for more than 10 years in various positions. He has published more than 30 peer reviewed research papers in high impact journals and conferences, co-authored one book chapter, and filed/granted few patents. His research work focuses on new and advance PV module concepts, characterization & loss analysis for c-Si cell and modules, reliability study of c-Si PV modules, Performance study of PV power plants and asset management, PV Module for urban applications (e.g., Building-Integrated PV), smart module concepts, PV recycling and circular economy. One of his key focus is on bifacial device characterization and performance evaluation in the real-world conditions.
Email:
jaiprakash.singh@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853029
Dr. Prashant Misra
Director (Technical)
prashant.misra@nise.res.in
01242853123
Dr. Prashant Misra Director (Technical)
Dr. Prashant Misra is serving as Director (Technical) at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram, Haryana since 2023. He received his Bachelor’s in Science from Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra and Master’s degree in Physics from IIT Mumbai. Dr. Misra obtained his Ph.D. in Engg. from IISc Bengaluru, where his dissertation work involved developing empirical models for optimization of electrical and thermal contact resistance in metallic contacts. After his Ph.D. and a brief stint as postdoctoral researcher, he joined Moser Baer India Ltd. in 2011 and worked on development of lab-scale CIGS thin film solar cells. In 2014 Dr. Misra joined TDK-Epcos India Pvt. Ltd. where he worked with global cross-functional teams and looked after company’s strategic R&D projects related to development of film capacitors. Enticed by his interest in the field of materials and photovoltaics, he joined International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad as Project Scientist in 2016, where he engaged in development of innovative materials/coatings, with economical and scalable processes for solar PV technologies at cell and module level. Dr. Misra has authored more than 15 research articles in reputed peer reviewed journals. His research interests include thin film and tandem solar cells, material and thin film characterization techniques, large area thin film processes, TCO materials, etc.
Email:
prashant.misra@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853123
Dr. Siva Reddy V
Director (Technical)
vundelaap@nise.res.in
01242853116
Dr. Siva Reddy V Director (Technical)
Dr. Siva Reddy V is the Director (Technical) at NISE. He received a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University; Hyderabad affiliated Narasaraopeta Engineering College, Narasaraopet, in 2007, the M.Tech degree in Energy Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India, in 2009, and the Ph.D degree in Energy Studies from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India in 2012. He is BEE Certified Energy Auditor since 2016. Dr. V Siva Reddy has more than 13 years of experience in solar thermal R&D. He was a Principal Scientist and I/C Head Solar Energy Division, at Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute (SPRERI), Gujarat, India: 2012-2015. During this tenure, he executed applied research-based solar thermal projects like solar-hybrid refrigeration technology for on-farm safe transient storage of horticultural produce, efficiency enhancement of Scheffler dish solar concentrating technology, and photovoltaic module integrated solar forced convection drying system for non-electrified region funded by NASF- ICAR, SERI-DST, and AICRP-RES, ICAR, Govt. of India. He worked as a Principal Investigator for MNRE Authorized Regional Test Centre-Cum-Technical Back-Up Unit for Solar Thermal Devices at SPRERI, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Gujarat: 2012-2015. He was Professor and Energy auditor at Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology(Autonomous), Andhra Pradesh from 2015-2022. During this tenure implemented an applied research-based R&D project development and performance evaluation of high efficient solar hot fluid generator-based dryer for agro-industrial application from SERB-DST and executed Energy Audits. Delivered several motivational lectures to the student community on the Value Education and Importance of Internships. He has also received the prestigious Hari Om Ashram Prerit young scientist award for outstanding research in the field of renewable energy during the period 2009-2012 from Hari Om Ashram, Gujarat, and the Shrimati Vijay Usha Sodha Research Award for best research publications in the field of energy for the year 2012-2013 from IIT Delhi. He has published more than 35 peer-reviewed Research Papers in high-impact journals & conferences and co-authored one reference book. His research interest includes Exergy Analysis, Solar Power Generation, Solar Drying, Solar Cooling, and Energy Auditing.
Email:
vundelaap@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853116
Mr.Anil Kumar Yadav
Director (Administration)
diradmin@nise.res.in
01242853064
Mr.Anil Kumar Yadav Director (Administration)
Presently managing following divisions w.e.f. 08.03. 2024, Procurement Cell (All goods and services including GeM & E Wizard) , Work Services (Major, Minor & Maintenance)
General Management, Administration, Establishment, Recruitment, Promotion, Reservation, APAR, Human Resource Management, Training, Safety & Security, Stores & Purchase including Procurement & Inventory Management, GoI Rules, RTI, Vigilance Matters, Public Grievance, Rajbhasha, Finance & Accounts, Parliamentary Questions, VIP References, Legal Matters and Court cases.
More than 25 Years experience in Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies (CAB) of DST, MoEF&CC and MNRE in the following areas: -
General Administration, Establishment and Service Section including CCS(Conduct), CCS(CCA) Rules, CCS(Leave) Rules, Disciplinary Proceedings related matters, court cases and other legal matters etc
Recruitment, Reservation Roster, Probation, APAR, Deputation, Lien, Promotion (MFCS, MACP, DPC, MANAS, etc.), Resignation, Voluntary Retirement, Superannuation, Maintenance and updation of Service books, Leave records and Personnel Files
Stores and Purchase including E-Procurement, E-Tendering, Government-e-Marketplace (GeM), Inventory Management, E-Office
Finance & Accounts
Rajbhasha
RTI applications, appeals under RTI Act 2005
Vigilance and public grievances
Allotment and maintenance of Govt accommodation, Hostel and Guest houses
Parliamentary Questions, VIP references, administrative correspondence with Ministries, other external Agencies and District Administration, etc
Authorised Signatory
Secretary/ Member secretary of the Committees, Faculty meetings and such other bodies constituted within the Institute
Training, Safety & Security
Masters in Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
Email:
diradmin@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853064
Dr. Anish Malan
Deputy Director (Technical)
anishmalan@nise.res.in
01242853053
Dr. Anish Malan Deputy Director (Technical)
Dr. Anish Malan is a distinguished renewable energy professional, currently serving as the Deputy Director at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). He leads cutting-edge research, consultancy, and policy-driven projects aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar technologies in India and beyond. With years of experience in scientific research and project management, Dr. Malan has contributed significantly to advancing sustainable energy solutions. Dr. Malan holds a Ph.D. in Energy Science and Engineering from IIT Delhi, with expertise spanning solar systems, computational fluid dynamics, energy and economic modeling, and renewable energy analytics. At NISE, he oversees the Solar Energy Research and Analytics Lab, driving innovative initiatives such as GIS-based solar potential assessments, secondary-life PV reuse and recycling guidelines, quality inspections of solar manufacturing facilities, and feasibility studies for large-scale solar installations. His technical expertise includes proficiency in advanced software and tools like MATLAB, Python, Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS, SAM, and PVsyst. Additionally, Dr. Malan integrates AI/ML methodologies to enhance solar irradiance forecasting and performance optimization. His efforts have led to impactful publications, patents, and the establishment of cutting-edge solutions for the renewable energy sector. Dr. Malan is passionate about fostering collaboration among industry, academia, and policymakers to address global energy challenges. By leveraging his deep technical knowledge and strategic insights, he is committed to driving the transition toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.
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Email:
anishmalan@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853053
Mr. Arup Dhar
Deputy Director (Technical)
arup.dhar@nise.res.in
01242853141
Mr. Arup Dhar Deputy Director (Technical)
Currently associated with Solar Cell, Solar Photovoltaic Module and Advance Lighting Laboratory of NISE as Deputy Director (Technical). Worked as research fellow at IIT Kharagpur in the field of Solar Photovoltaics. Received M.Tech in Renewable Energy Science and Technology from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur and B.E in Electrical and Electronics from CSVTU. His research interests include design and analysis of high efficiency solar photovoltaic cells and modules, reliability and degradation analysis of solar PV modules. He has 4 publications in international conferences and journals.
Email:
arup.dhar@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853141
Dr. Birinchi Bora
Deputy Director (Technical)
birinchi.bora@nise.res.in
01242853117
Dr. Birinchi Bora Deputy Director (Technical)
Mr. Birinchi Bora has done M.Sc in Physics (2008) from Gauhati University and M.Tech in Energy Technology (2011) from Tezpur University, Assam. He has more than nine years of experience in solar photovoltaics in performance, reliability and characterization. He was also selected for Visiting Scholars Program co-organized by Solar Energy Research Institute for India and the United States (SERIIUS) and the McDonnell Academy Global Energy and Environmental Partnership (MAGEEP). Currently, he is working as Deputy Director (Technical) at the National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram. He has published more than 80 research articles, including more than 25 in the international journal and 46 articles in National and International conference, three book chapters and also technical reports. He has handled national and international projects from NISE as a team leader
Characterization, analysis & modelling of performance of solar cell and PV module in indoor and outdoor condition.
Analysis of the reliability of PV module and its quantification.
Climatic condition-wise accelerated testing condition design for PV module.
Performance, failure mode & reliability analysis of PV power plants.
Position: Deputy Director (Scientist ‘C’) Department(s): Photovoltaic Division SPV testing lab (SPV lighting, Inverter, Battery, Water Pumping) R& D related to power electronics NISE’S PV Power plant management Distributed generation and Microgrid
Power Converters, Off grid and On-grid PV systems, Solar Water Pumping System, Renewable Energy Sources, Distributed Energy Generation, Standalone and Hybrid Energy Generation, Solar power plant reliability.
Shri Kishore K. Menon is currently the Deputy Director (Tech.) in Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Division of NISE. He is also involved in the Solar Thermal Division of NISE and is the Quality Manager for NISE Testing Laboratories. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from MES College of Engineering, Kerala and Masters in Energy Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He brings with him an extremely rich experience spanning over a decade. Prior to joining NISE, he was working at ONGC Energy Centre, Delhi under its Solar Thermal R&D Division.
Green Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Solar Thermal
Sl.No.
Positions held
Place of Work
Duration
Areas of Work
1
Deputy Director (Tech.)
National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurugram
3+ Years (Ongoing) Dec 2020 onwards
Green Hydrogen, Solar Thermal, Quality Control for Testing Laboratories
2
Senior Project Associate
ONGC Energy Centre New Delhi
3 Years Nov, 2017 – Dec 2020
Solar Thermal R&D
3
Project Associate
ONGC Energy Centre New Delhi
4 Years (Sep, 2013 to Sep, 2017)
Solar Thermal R&D
4
Senior Project Fellow
ONGC Energy Centre New Delhi
2 Years (Sep, 2011 to Sep, 2013)
Solar Thermal R&D
Sl.No.
Degree
Year
Subject
University/Institution
1
B. Tech
2008
Mechanical Engineering
MES College of Engineering, Kerala
2
Master in Engineering
2011
Energy Engineering
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Email:
kishorekmenon@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853130
Dr. Mrinal Dutta
Deputy Director (Technical)
duttamrinal@nise.res.in
01242853111
Dr. Mrinal Dutta Deputy Director (Technical)
Mrinal Dutta received his Ph.D. from the Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2011. He was a post-doctoral fellow in the department of MANA, National Institute for Materials Science situated in Tsukuba, Japan from 2011 to 2014 and also in the National Solar Energy Center of Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker Campus, Israel from 2016 to 2017. He was awarded the prestigious Ramanujan Fellowship in 2017 and worked in the Advanced Materials Division of CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi from November 2017 to August 2020 as a Ramanujan Fellow. He also worked as an Assistant professor at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), India during this period. His expertise is in several fields of nanotechnology, especially energy harvesting, energy storage, optoelectronics and wastewater treatment and gained experience in working with several deposition reactors by physical and chemical processes. So far, he has contributed 46 regular research papers to reputed international and national journals with 6 conference papers and 3 book chapters. 01 US and 01 Japanese patent published and another US patent has already filled based on his works. At present he is involved in the development of novel nanostructures, Si based solar cell architectures, that can harvest solar energy more efficiently at more reduced production cost compare to their planar counterparts available commercially. He has sufficient experience in fabricating perovskite and organic solar cells as well as Li ion based energy storage devices that have much prospective future in view of solar energy harvesting and storage.
His expertise is in several fields of nanotechnology, especially energy harvesting, energy storage, optoelectronics, and water treatment. These works have been performed by the development of Si and perovskites solar cells, wide band-gap semiconducting nanomaterials using cold wall thermal CVD, magnetron sputtering, plasma laser deposition, electro-spinning, vacuum evaporation techniques and different kind of chemical routes. Through these works, He has got experience and expertise in different kind of semiconductors like Si (nanowire and quantum dot solar cell), perovskites, ZnO, TiO2, CNT, Graphene etc.
From
Period
Position
Organisation
02-09-2020
Ongoing
Deputy Director
National Institute of Solar Energy
03-01-2020
9 months
Assistant Professor
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India
02-11-2017
3 years
Ramanujan Fellow (Scientist D)
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
09-2016
1 year
Postdoctoral fellow
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel
09-2011
3 year
Postdoctoral fellow/td>
National Institute of Materials Science, Japan
2011
Ph. D (Physics), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, University of Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2005
M. Sc (Physics), University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Journals
“Lithography-Free Method to Synthesize Quasiperiodic Silicon Inverted-Pyramid Arrays: A Broadband Light Trapper for High-Efficiency Thin Silicon Solar Cells”, A. Kumar, D. Rani, A. Saini, N. Joshi, R. K. Varma, M. Dutta, A. Samanta, Solar RRL, 8, 2400014 (2024). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/solr.202400014
“Tuning of structural and optical properties of reactively sputtered MoOx films” A Kumar, M Dutta, S Tomer, P Rao, Vandana, SK Srivastava, SN Singh, P Pathi, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Electron. 35, 612 (2024) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10854-024-12324-x
“Interface study of molybdenum oxide thin films on n-and p-type crystalline silicon surface”, A Kumar, Vandana, M Dutta, SK Srivastava, P Pathi, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Electron. 35, 472 (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10854-024-12151-0
“Study of silicon surface passivation by ZnOx/AlOx stack prepared using super-cycle approach in Thermal ALD process”, A Kumar, M Devi, S Tomer, M Dutta, P Pathi, Surfaces and Interfaces, 104127 (2024). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468023024002864
“Effectual visible-driven photocatalytic performances on brilliant green dye by reduced graphene oxide–zinc oxide nanocomposite”, P Yadav, I Kapil, M Dutta, A Bhaduri, Ionics, 1-11 (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11581-024-05450-3
“Optical Properties of One Pot Synthesized Porous, Monodisperse, Size-Controlled Silica Particles: Effect of Tetra Alkoxysilane Addition Rate”, A Saini, H Negi, A Srivastava, SK Srivastava, P Pathi, M Dutta, Silicon, 1-12 (2024). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12633-024-02899-9
“Diameter and gap controlled fabrication of periodic SiMW/SiNW arrays: A broadband absorber for high efficiency silicon solar cell”, D Rani, A Kumar, A Saini, D Singh, N Joshi, RK Verma, M Dutta, A Samanta, Optical Materials 145, 114483 (2023). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925346723010558
“A novel analytical method for determination of diode parameters from the dark forward I–V characteristics of a silicon solar cell”, A Kumar, SN Singh, S Tomer, SK Srivastava, M Dutta, P Pathi, Physica Scripta 98 (9), 090001 (2023). https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1402-4896/ace55d/meta
“Fabrication of periodic, flexible and porous silicon microwire arrays with controlled diameter and spacing: Effects on optical properties”, A Saini, M Abdelhameed, D Rani, W Jevasuwan, N Fukata, P Kumari, S. K. Srivastava, P. Pathi, A. Samanta, M. Dutta, Optical Materials 134, 113181 (2022) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925346722012186
“Highly efficient PEDOT: PSS/silicon hybrid solar cells via effective surface microengineering of low-cost solar-grade silicon wafers”, A Srivastava, D Sharma, P Kumari, M Dutta, SK Srivastava, ACS Applied Energy Materials 4 (4), 4181-4198 (2021). https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsaem.1c00511
“TiO2 nanoparticle embedded nitrogen doped electrospun helical carbon nanofiber-carbon nanotube hybrid anode for lithium-ion batteries” L. Thirugnanam, M. Palanisamy , S. Kaveri, S. Ramaprabhu, Vilas G. Pol and M. Dutta Int. J. Hydrogen Energ. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.10.149
“Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene Nanofibers by Electrospinning Technique and Its Electrochemical Properties” S Jayanthi, T Lavanya, M Dutta, NA Saradha, K Satheesh, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 15 (6), 4339-4346 (2015).
“Speedy one-pot electrochemical synthesis of giant octahedrons from in situ generated pyrrolidinyl PAMAM dendrimer” A Singhania, M Dutta, S Saha, P Sahoo, B Bora, S Ghosh, D Fujita, Soft Matter 16 (39), 9140-9146.
“Functionalization of silicon nanostructures for energy-related applications” N. Fukata, T. Subramani, W. Jevasuwan, M. Dutta and Y. Bando, Small 13, 1701713(2017)
“Electrospun nanoporous TiO2 nanofibers wrapped with reduced graphene oxide for enhanced and rapid lithium-ion storage” L. Thirugunanam, S. Kaveri, V. Etacheri, S. Ramaprabhua, M. Dutta, Vilas G. Pol, Materials Characterization 131, 64–71 (2017).
“Superior photocatalytic performance of graphene wrapped anatase/rutile mixed phase TiO2 nanofibers synthesized by a simple and facile route” L. Thirugnanam, M. Dutta*, S. Ramaprabhu and S. Kaveri, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 5,494-503 (2017).
“A simultaneous one pot synthesis of two fractal structures via swapping two fractal reaction kinetic states” S. Ghosh, M. Dutta, K. Ray, D. Fujita and A. Bandyopadhyay Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 14772 – 14775 (2016).
“Graphene wrapped porous tubular rutile TiO2 nanofibers with superior interfacial contact for highly efficient photocatalytic performance for water treatment” L. Thirugnanam, M. Dutta and S. Kaveri, Separation and Purification Technology 168,284–293 (2016).
“High efficiency hybrid solar cells using nanocrystalline Si quantum dots and Si nanowires” M. Dutta, L. Thirugnanam, P. V. Trinh, N. Fukata, ACS Nano, 9 (7), 6891–6899 (2015).
“Low-temperature UV ozone-treated high efficiency radial p-n junction solar cells: n-Si NW arrays embedded in a p-Si matrix” M. Dutta and N. Fukata, Nano Energy 11, 219–225 (2015),
“Effect of Shell Growth and Doping Conditions of Core–Shell Homojunction Si Nanowire Solar Cells” M. Dutta and N. Fukata, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 15 (6), 4339-4346 (2015).
“Nano Molecular-Platform: A Protocol to Write Energy Transmission Program Inside a Molecule for Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Engineering” S. Ghosh, M. Dutta, S. Sahu , D. Fujita, and A. Bandyopadhyay, Adv. Funct. Mater. 24 (10), 1364-1371 (2014). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201302111/abstract
“Inorganic/organic hybrid solar cells: Optimal carrier transport in vertically aligned Silicon nanowire arrays” K. Sato, M. Dutta and N. Fukata, Nanoscale 6 (11), 6092-6101 (2014).
“Superior photocatalytic performance of reduced graphene oxide wrapped electrospun anatase mesoporous TiO2 nanofibers” L. Thirugnanam, S. Kaveri, M. Dutta*, N. V. Jaya and N. Fukata, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 615, 643-650 (2014).
“SERS substrates of doped germanium nanowires decorated with silver nanoparticles” M.E. Koleva, M. Dutta and N. Fukata, Mater. Sci. Eng. B 187, 102-107 (2014).
“Interaction of Boron and Phosphorus Impurities in Silicon Nanowires During Low Temperature Ozone Oxidation” N. Fukata, J. Kaminaga, R. Takiguchi, R. Rurali, M. Dutta, and K. Murakam, J. Phys. Chem. C 117 (39), 20300-203307 (2013).
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp406713p
“Diameter-controlled growth and impurity doping of silver colloid-seeded silicon microwires to nanowires for the realization of solar cell materials” M. Dutta*, L. Thirugnanam, K. Sato, and N. Fukata, Mater. Express, 3 (1), 85-91, (2013).
“ZnO/Graphene Quantum Dot Solid-State Solar Cell” M. Dutta, S. Sarkar, T. Ghosh, and D. Basak, J. Phys. Chem. C 116 (38), 20127-20131(2012).
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp302992k
“Synthesis of Micrometer Length Indium Sulfide Nanosheets and Study of Their Dopant Induced Photoresponse Properties” S. Acharya, M. Dutta, S. Sarkar, D. Basak, S. Chakraborty, and N. Pradhan, Chem. Mat. 24 (10), 1779-1785 (2012).
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cm3003063
"Thiourea assisted one-pot easy synthesis of CdS/rGO composite by the wet chemical method: Structural,optical, and photocatalytic properties” S. Kaveri, L.Thirugnanam, M. Dutta, J. Ramasamy and N. Fukata, Ceramics Int., 39 (8), 9207–9214 (2013).
“Porous Tubular Rutile TiO2 Nanofibers: Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties” L. Thirugnanam, S. Kaveri, M. Dutta, V. Jaya, and N. Fukata, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.14 (4), 3034-3040 (2014).
“Effect of nanowire length on the performance of silicon nanowires based solar cell” V. T. Pham, M. Dutta, H. T. Bui and N. Fukata, Adv. Nat. Sci: Nanosci. Nanotechnol.5, 045014 (2014).
http://iopscience.iop.org/2043-6262/5/4/045014
“Is dye mixture more suitable rather than single dye to fabricate dye sensitized solar cell?” S. Bhattacharya, G. Mandal, M. Dutta, D. Basak and T. Ganguly, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 11 (9), 7735-7743 (2011). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2011/00000011/00000009/art00025?token=162be1532a437a63736a6f3547744c58766c242e2a7b6f642f4642b1df888c98d
“Photosensitization of multiwalled carbon nanotube scaffolds with ZnO quantum dots for photovoltic applications” M. Dutta and D. Basak, J. Nanoparticle Res. 13 (10), 5311-5319 (2011).
“Current transport mechanism in p-ZnO/n-6H-SiC heterojunction” M. Dutta and D. Basak, Electrochem. Solid State Lett., 14 (9), H389-H391(2011).
http://esl.ecsdl.org/content/14/9/H389.full.pdf
“Effect of substrate-induced strain on the morphological, electrical, optical and photoconductive properties of RF magnetron sputtered ZnO thin films” T. Ghosh, M. Dutta and D. Basak, Mater. Res. Bull. 46 (7), 1039-1044 (2011).
“Quenching of photoluminescence in ZnO Quantum Dots decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes” M. Dutta, S. Jana and D. Basak, Chem Phys Chem 11 (8), 1774-1779 (2010).
“ZnO based heterojunctions and nanostructures: Electrical transport mechanism and superior photocatalytic properties” M Dutta and D Basak, Physics Teacher, 52, 19 (2010).
“Photoresponse of n-ZnO/ p-Si heterojunction towards ultraviolet/visible lights: thickness dependent behavior” S. Mridha, M. Dutta and D. Basak, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 20 (1), 376-379(2009).
“Effects of Cu Doping in the Structural, Electrical, Optical, and Optoelectronic properties of Sol-Gel ZnO thin Films” T. Ghosh, M. Dutta, S. Mridha and D. Basak, J. Electrochem. Soc. 156 (4), H285-H289(2009).
“Multiwalled carbon nanotubes/ZnO nanowires composite structure with enhanced ultraviolet emission ultraviolet emission and faster ultraviolet response” M. Dutta and D. Basak, Chem. Phys. Lett. 480 (4), 253-257 (2009).
“N doping and Al-N co-doping in sol-gel ZnO films: Studies of their structural, electrical, optical and photoconductive properties” M. Dutta, T. Ghosh and D. Basak, J. Electron. Mater. 38 (11), 2335-2342 (2009).
“A novel and simple method to grow beaded nanochains of ZnO with superior photocatalytic activity” M. Dutta and D. Basak, Nanotechnology 20 (47), 475602 (2009).
“Effect of Sol concentration on the properties of ZnO thin films prepared by sol-gel technique” M. Dutta , S. Mridha and D. basak, Appl. Surf. Sci. 254 (9), 2743-2747 (2008).
“p-ZnO/ n-Si heterojunction : Sol-gel fabrication, photoresponse properties, and transport mechanism” M. Dutta and D. Basak, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92 (21), 212112 (2008).
“Self-seeded growth and ultraviolet photo response properties of ZnO nanowire arrays” R. Ghosh, M. Dutta and D. Basak, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 (7), 073108 (2007). DOI:10.1063/1.2771533
“Enhancing the light absorption property of the next generation solar Cells using silicon nanowires”, P. V. Trinh, M. Dutta, N. Fukata, Proceeding of the 4th International Workshop on Nanotechnology and Application 558-560 (2013). Vung Tau, Vietnam, 14-16 Nov. 2013
“A simple and facile route to synthesize anatase/rutile mixed phase TiO2 nanofibers with superior photocatalytic performance” L. Thirugnanam, S. Kaveri, N. V. Jaya, M. Dutta*, Int.J. ChemTech Res. 6 (3), 1681-1683 (2014). ICMCT-2014, VIT University, Vellore, India, 10th – 12th March 2014.
“Optical properties of Ag-ZnO nanostructures”, M. E. Koleva, N. N. Nedyalkov, P. A. Atanasov, N. Fukata and M. Dutta, Proceedings of the SPIE, id-94470E, vol- 9447, January 01, 2015), DOI: 10.1117/12.2087769, 18th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 29 September- 3 October 2014, Sozopol, Black Sea, Bulgaria.
“Performance limitation of Si Nanowire solar cells: Effects of nanowire length, surface Defects and light trapping”, D. Bora, S. Bhattacharya, N. Kumar, A. Basu Mallick, A. Srivastava, M. Dutta, S. K. Srivastava, P. Prathap and C.M.S. Rauthan, AIP conference proceedings, 2162, 020115 (2019).
“Growth of SiO2 microparticles by using modified Stὂber method: Effect of ammonia solution concentration and TEOS concentration”, S. Bhattacharya, A. Basu Malick, M. Dutta, S. K. Srivastava, P. Prathap and C.M.S. Rauthan, AIP conference proceedings 2265 (1), 030072 (2020).
“Estimation of Potential Induced Degradation in Solar Mini-modules”, V. Kumari, N. Kumar, K.M.K Srivatsa, R.P Aloysius, M. Datta, S.K. Srivastava, Vandana, C.M.S. Rauthan and P. Prathap, Materials Today Proceedings, 30 (2020) 229–233.
“Synthesis of Monosized Silica Microparticles and Fabrication of Size-Controlled Silicon Microwires”, A Saini, P Kumari, SK Srivastava, M Dutta,
International Conference on Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges, 79-88 (2022).
Book Chapters
"Si nanowire solar cells: Principles, Device types, Future aspects and Challenges" M. Dutta, L. Thirugnanam and N. Fukata (Advances in Silicon Solar Cells Ed. Shadia Ikhmayies, Springer, Cham 2018, 299-329). http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319697024
“Si quantum dots for next generation solar energy harvester” M. Dutta, Advances in Energy Materials, Ed. Shadia Ikhmayies, Springer, Cham 2020, 135-157). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-50108-2
“Progress in growth and development of perovskite single crystals and their potential use in future devices” M. Dutta and A. B. Mallick, Advances in Energy Materials, Ed. Shadia Ikhmayies, Springer, Cham 2020, 159-179).https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-50108-2
“Silicon surface passivation method and surface passivation treated silicon” N. Fukata and M. Dutta, Japanese Patent, Patent No. JP 2016-72351 A (Application no. 2014-198340, Filling date 9/29/2014, Published date May 9, 2016) http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319697024
“Solar cell composite utilizing molecular-terminated silicon nanoparticles”N. Fukata and M. Dutta, US Patent No. US2018/0122961 A1 (Published date May 3, 2018).
DST (SERB)-Ramanujan Fellowship project
Award
Institute
Ramanujan Fellowship
Science and Engineering
Young Physicist Award
28th Young Physicist Colloquium, Indian Physical Society, SINP, Kolkata)
Senior Research Fellowship
CSIR, India
Membership
Lifetime member of Indian Physical Society (IPS)
Regular member of Japanese Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
Renewable Energy Advisory Board Member of Cambridge Scholar Publishing
Cover page for the article published in Adv. Funct. Mater. 24, 1364-1371
Cover page for the article published in Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 14772-14775 (2016)
Email:
duttamrinal@nise.res.in
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01242853111
Dr. Vikrant Sharma
Deputy Director (Technical)
vikrant.sharma@nise.res.in
01242853035
Dr. Vikrant Sharma Deputy Director (Technical)
Dr. Vikrant Sharma is presently working as Deputy Director (Technical) and Head Skill Development Division at NISE. He received Master’s Degree in Physics and M.Tech in Instrumentation from Panjab University Chandigarh in 2004 and 2008 respectively. He received PhD degree from Centre for Energy & Environmental Engineering (CEEE), National Institute of Technology Hamirpur in 2015. His area of research interest involves the performance evaluation and degradation of different technology PV modules under actual field conditions for their long term reliability. He has more than 10 years of research experience and published more than 10 research articles in journals with high impact factor. He is also interested to work in the area of Energy Storage and trying to initiate Energy Storage Research Activities at NISE. As Head Skill Development Division, he is looking after various skilling activities/ assignments of NISE such as: Internal Trainings, International Trainings (ITEC) and Ministry’s flagship program “Suryamitra”. He is also looking after the coordination with the International Solar Alliance (ISA). He is also associated with the consultancy division of NISE and working on consultancy projects for the ISA member countries.
Qualification
University/ Institute
PhD (Dec 2015)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HAMIRPUR (H.P) CENTRE FOR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Thesis Title is “Performance and degradation analysis of different photovoltaic technologies under field conditions”
M. Tech. (May 2008) (Instrumentation)
PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH (U.T)
UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR INSTRUMENTATION & MICROELECTRONICS Thes is Title is “Design, development and fabrication of Intelligent Irrigation System”
Post M.Sc. (June 2006) (Acc. Physics)
PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH (U.T) DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Thes is Title is “Performance prediction of multilayer insulation (MLI) in cryogenics”
M.Sc. (June 2004) (Physics)
PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH (U.T) DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Solar Radiation Prediction using soft computing techniques
Performance analysis and Output Prediction of PV systems
Degradation analysis of different PV technology modules
Innovative Energy Storage Techniques
Jun 2020 –Till Date
Working as Deputy Director (Technical) at National Institute of Solar Energy, Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
Feb 2019 – Jun 2020
Worked as Senior Project Scientist at National Institute of Solar Energy, Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019
Worked as Senior Research Scientist at National Institute of Solar Energy, Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
July 2010 – Dec 2014
Worked as a Research fellow in Centre for Excellence in Energy & Environment, at NIT Hamirpur, in the field of Renewable power generation (Solar Photovoltaic)
July 2009 – June 2010
Worked as a Lecturer in ECE department Of Gurgaon College of Engineering for Women.
Feb 2009 – May 2009
Worked as an Applications Engineer in (Forevision Instruments Ltd. Hyd.)
A K. Yadav, V Sharma, H. Malik, S.S. Chandel, “Daily array yield prediction of grid-interactive photovoltaic plant using relief attribute evaluator based Radial Basis Function Neural Network” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 81, 2115-2127, 2018.
P. Rajput, G. Tiwari, O. S. Sastry, B. Bora, V. Sharma, “ Degradation of mono-crystalline photovoltaic modules after 22 years of outdoor exposure in the composite climate of India”, Solar Energy 135, 786-795, 2016.
V. Sharma & S. S. Chandel, “A novel study for determining early life degradation of multi-crystalline-silicon photovoltaic modules observed in western Himalayan Indian climatic conditions”, Solar Energy 134, 32-44, 2016.
S. Chandel, R. Mr.vastva, V. Sharma P. Ramasamy, “Overview of the initiatives in renewable energy sector under the national action plan on the climate change in India”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 54, 866-873, 2016.
S. S.Chandel, M. Naik, V.Sharma and R. Chandel, “Degradation Analysis of 28 year field exposed mono-c-Si Photovoltaic modules of a direct coupled Solar Water Pumping System in western Himalayan region of India”, Renewable Energy 78, 193-202, 2015.
S. S.Chandel, M. Naik, V.Sharma and R. Chandel, “Degradation Analysis of 28 year field exposed mono-c-Si Photovoltaic modules of a direct coupled Solar Water Pumping System in western Himalayan region of India”, Renewable Energy 78, 193-202, 2015.
V. Sharma & S.S. Chandel, “Performance analysis of 190kWp grid interactive solar photovoltaic power plant in India”, Energy 55, 476-485 2013.
V. Sharma, A. Kumar, O. S. Sastry B. Bora S.S. Chandel, “Degradation analysis of a-Si, (HIT) hetro-junction intrinsic thin layer silicon and m-C-Si solar photovoltaic technologies under outdoor conditions”, Energy 72, 536-544, 2014
V. Sharma A. Kumar O. S. Sastry S.S. Chandel, “Performance assessment of different photovoltaic technologies under similar outdoor conditions”, Energy 58, 511-518, 2013.
V. Sharma & S.S. Chandel, “Performance and degradation analysis for long term reliability of solar photovoltaic system: a Review”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27, 753-767, 2013.
Richa Parmar, Dr. Chandan Banerjee, Dr. Arun K. Tripathi, “Performance Analysis of Cost-Effective Portable Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping System,” Current Photovoltaic Research 9(2) (2021).
Richa Parmar, Chandan Banerjee, Ganesh Gowri, “New Concept Note on Affordable Efficient Utilization with Right Selection of Reliable Solar Power Converters for Household Loads”, published in Preprints.
Richa Parmar, Dr. Chandan Banerjee and Dr, Arun K. Tripathi, “Performance and Economic Assessment of Portable Solar Water Pumping System at Different Heads”, The 30th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-30) & Global Photovoltaic Conference 2020 (GPVC 2020).
Richa Parmar, Arun K Tripathi, Sanjay Kumar, Chandan Banerjee, “Solar photovoltaic power converters: Technologies and their testing protocols for Indian inevitability”, paper published in IEEE conference ICPECA 2019.
Kamlesh Yadav, O.S. Sastry , B.Bora , M.kumar, R.Singh , Richa Parmar , Atul Kumar, B.prasad,“Weighted efficiency of SPV power converters/inverters in Indian composite climate” EUPVSEC 32nd European PV Solar Energy Conference.
Mithilesh Kumar, O.S. Sastry, Kamlesh Yadav, Richa Parmar, Rashmi Singh, Birinchi Bora, “Performance Comparison of three Inverters with different Transformer topology” EUPVSEC 32nd European PV Solar Energy Conference.
Himanshu Doraya, Richa Parmar, Mal Chand Sharma, Bipul Kumar, “Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation: A Technique to Mitigate the Total Harmonic Distortion” IJAREEIE, Vol. 3, Issue 11, November 2014.
Himanshu Doraya, Richa Parmar, Bipul Kumar, Mal Chand Sharma, “Performance Comparison between PWM Based Inverter and SVPWM Based Inverter”, IJAREEIE, Vol. 3, Issue 10, October 2014.
Richa Parmar, Vinay Gupta, Bipul kumar , “Performance comparison between PWM & SVPWM techniques in Induction Motor Drive”, 13th IRF International Conference, 20th July 2014, Pune, India, IR-EECEPUN-13074-110.
Managing, Procurement, Supply and Commissioning along with Performance and Upscaling, Field test Set up For 40 PV Ports Pilot with Selected Inidan DISCOMs Funded by GIZ
Member of Instrumentation Society of India
Member of Solar Energy Society of India
Email:
vikrant.sharma@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853035
Mr. Vikrant Yadav
Deputy Director (Technical)
vikrant.yadav@nise.res.in
01242853122
Mr. Vikrant Yadav Deputy Director (Technical)
A renewable energy enthusiast working as Deputy Director (Technical) at National Institute of Solar Energy, India. Having more than 9 year’s research experience in the field of Renewable Energy. Received master degree in thermal engineering from NIT, Kurukshetra, India. Involved in activities related to solar thermal, Green Hydrogen and implementation of solar and green hydrogen policies of MNRE. Current areas of research interest include solar energy utilization, for various applications such solar cooling, solar cooking, drying and thermal energy storage technologies. Also currently working in hydrogen energy production, storage and its applications.
Solar Thermal, Renewable Heating and Cooling, Green Hydrogen
Deputy Director (Technical) – Solar Thermal, Hydrogen & ALMM - National Institute of Solar Energy - 25/02/2020 to Present
Assistant Director (Technical) – Solar Thermal, Hydrogen & ALMM - National Institute of Solar Energy - 25/02/2020 to 29/04/2024
Project Engineer Gr-II – Solar Thermal Division, National Institute of Solar Energy - 01/02/2019 to 25/02/2020
Junior Research Scientist - UNDP GEF Project on CSHP, National Institute of Solar Energy - 23/01/2016 to 31/01/2019
M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering) from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (NIT K); Batch of 2015.
B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University; Batch of 2011.
Journals
Yadav, Vikrant; Malakar, Santanu; Arora, Vinkel Kumar; Nema, Prabhat K; Recent trends and applications of evacuated tube solar collector in food processing and air heating: a review Environmental Science and Pollution Research Jan-24 2023 Springer
Kumar, S; Yadav, V; Sahoo, U; Singh, SK; Experimental investigation of 16 square meter Scheffler concentrator system and its performance assessments for various regions of India Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 10 103-11 2019 Elsevier
Tiwari, Gaurav; Malan, Anish; Yadav, Vikrant; Gakkhar, Nikhil; Numerical Investigation on Charging of Thermal Energy Storage for Medium Temperature Applications Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETMIE 2022, 277-286, 2023, Springer Nature Singapore Singapore
Yadav V. and Yadav A., 2014, “Experimental investigation of novel design of solar cooker with dual thermal storage unit based on parabolic dish type collector”, International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment (Begell House Publications), vol.14 (4); pp. 295-310
Yadav V., Kumar Y., Agrawal H., Yadav A., 2015, “Thermal performance evaluation of solar cooker with latent and sensible heat storage unit for evening cooking”, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering (Taylor and Francis publications), Volume 15 (2), 93-102
Yadav V. and Yadav A., 2015, “Thermal performance evaluation of solar cooker integrated with dual heat storage unit for evening cooking”, Journal of Basic and Applied Engineering Research, vol.2 (4); pp. 235-239
Book Chapters
Experimental Investigation of Solar Photovoltaic Cold Storage with Thermal Energy Storage; Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems; John Wiley & Sons Publication
Cold storage with backup thermal energy storage system; Progress in Solar Energy Technologies and Applications; John Wiley & Sons Publication
Solar dryer cum space heating system; Indian Patent No. 201811013091
Solar Powered Cooking System; Indian Patent No. 201811013090
UNDP- GEF Project on Concentrated Solar Heat Application
Design, Development and Implementation of Solar Dryer cum Space Heating System in Ladakh
Green Hydrogen Production, Storage and Dispensing Project at NISE
Email:
vikrant.yadav@nise.res.in
Mobile No.:
01242853122
Mr. Yogendra Singh
Deputy Director (Technical)
yogendra.singh@nise.res.in
01242853126
Mr. Yogendra Singh Deputy Director (Technical)
Working as Deputy Director (Technical) at National Institute of Solar Energy, India. Having more than 10 year’s research experience in the field of Renewable Energy. Involved in activities related to product development, performance assessment, policy frameworks and R&D in the field of solar energy. Current areas of research interest include solar energy utilization, for various applications such solar drying, solar cooling, process heating and thermal energy storage technologies. Also currently working in hydrogen energy production, storage and its applications.
Concentrating Solar Technology (CST), Heating and Cooling, Geothermal Energy
Deputy Director (Technical) – Hydrogen and Solar Thermal - National Institute of Solar Energy – 25.04.2024 to Present
Assistant Director (Technical) – Solar Thermal R&D and ALMM - National Institute of Solar Energy – 25.02.2020 to 24.04.2024
Project Engineer Gr-II – Solar Thermal Division, National Institute of Solar Energy - 01.02.2019 to 25.02.2020
Junior Research Scientist - UNDP GEF Project on CSHP, National Institute of Solar Energy – 21.01.2016 to 31.01.2019
Junior Technical Analyst- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) – 26.05.2014 – 20.01.2016
M.Tech. (Engineering Physics) from University School of Basic and Applied Sciences, GGS Indraprastha University; Batch of 2011
B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from Amity School of Engineering & Technology, GGS Indraprastha University; Batch of 2007
Journals
Y Singh, V Yadav, U Sahoo, A Malan, S Kumar, AK Tripathi, R Kumar ; “Experimental investigation of an innovative solar dryer integrated with the thermal energy storage system” International Journal of Ambient Energy 44 (1), 1969-1979
Conference
S Kumar, V Yadav, Y Singh, Sk Singh “Design and Development of Solar Air dryer for drying of Apricot for Ladhak Region”. Kerala Renewable Energy Congress,2018
Kumar, V Yadav, Y Singh, Sk Singh “Solar Based Indoor Kitchen Cooking Chulha for Household”. Kerala Renewable Energy Congress, 2018
Book Chapters
Chapters on Geothermal Energy and solar collectors in E-Pathasala, an e-content knowledge pool developed by UGC under an MHRD Project -NME-ICT
Cold storage with backup thermal energy storage system; Progress in Solar Energy Technologies and Applications; John Wiley & Sons Publication
Solar dryer cum space heating system; Indian Patent No. 470844
Solar Powered Cooking System; Indian Patent No. 491539
UNDP- GEF Project on Concentrated Solar Heat Application
Design, Development and Implementation of Solar Dryer cum Space Heating System in Ladakh
Green Hydrogen Production, Storage and Dispensing Project at NISE
Team Member in Solar Dryer Project implemented in Ladakh for which NISE has won “DL Shah Platinum Quality Award 2020” given by Quality Council of India (QCI)
