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Event: International Conference on Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy
Organised by: Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Key dates:
Fest dates: Mar 29-30 2010
Details: Solar energy is one of the major growth segments globally and 30% of all investments go into solar energy. With over 50,000 villages in India without electricity, solar power can be utilized to its maximum potential to meet rural electricity needs. Off grid photovoltaics technology deployment can be used for lighting and electrification, powering irrigation pumps, providing back-up power for the growing network of cell towers as well as other urban applications. The Indian Photovoltaics Program is at present one of the largest in the world.
The International Conference on Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy is organized jointly by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of the Amrita School of Engineering in Coimbatore and International Experts from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) & Swiss National Laboratory for Materials (EMPA).
The event is supported by Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (As part of their Silver Jubilee Celebrations).
The 2009 Balzan prize winner, Prof. Dr. Michael Gratzel (EPFL), will give a distinguished lecture on his latest invention - development of the photovoltaic cells commonly known as Gratzel cells. The Gratzel cell uses dye molecules to capture sunlight and is an efficient and stable converter of sunlight into electricity.
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