SECI invites R&D proposals for energy storage systems

State-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited R&D proposals for setting up pilot Energy Storage Systems (ESS) to supplement generation from various renewable energy (RE) sources.It has invited R&D proposals for technologies such as Gravity-based/ Mechanical ESS, Green Hydrogen based ESS and any other non-electrochemical ESS technologies.“SECI intends to invite proposals from prospective applicants involved in the field of R&D of ESS technologies to set up novel ESS projects in order to supplement generation from different renewable sources like wind, solar and hybrid (wind and solar),” the proposal said.The government-run agency is also looking for innovations in Do It Yourself (DIY) rooftop products with storage and any new RE generation technologies. This is to encourage indigenous innovations in energy storage R&D space, rooftop solar, data analytics along…

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