Anumakonda Jagadeesh 1148 days ago

Moreover I find in the Photo the PV panels are mounted. This means extra projection for air resistance. If IIT Engineers are Experts they might have gone in for Thin film Solar which just covers the curved surface(though its efficiency is fractionally less,Of-course Solar PV Efficiency itself is less !).

Technology is culture specific. One needs to combine imagination with Common sense to adopt innovative technologies:

Imagination Commonsense = Innovation.

We have Vast areas near Railway Stations. It makes sense to tap solar energy on Ground or on Roof of Station as is done elsewhere.

The best example is :

Cochin International Airport.

As an airplane hovers over Cochin International Airport, one is struck by the dazzling array of reflective panels near the runway.

Standing out in a field of green are more than 46,000 solar panels tapping the power of the bright sunlight and converting it into energy.

Located in the southern state of Kerala, Cochin is now the first airport in the world to run completely on solar power.

The airport started with a small pilot project by installing a solar energy plant with 400 panels on its rooftop in 2013. When that experiment succeeded, it decided to go all the way.

In August this year, the airport became totally self sufficient in meeting its energy needs after it installed a 12 megawatt solar plant close to the cargo terminal.

Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP)