India Achieves Major Breakthrough in Solar Thermal Cooling System Technology

The Minister of New & Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah today inaugurated the world’s highest efficiency solar thermal cooling system at the Solar Energy Centre in Gurgaon in Haryana. Minister of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde was also present on the occasion.

The new 100 kw Solar Air-Conditioning System works at 30% higher efficiency than the current available systems and has several unique features. It is based on the new triple effect absorption cooling technology. The system has indigenously built medium temperature high efficiency parabolic troughs for collection of solar energy and effective solar thermal energy storage in the form of Phase Change Materials.

Source: Solar Thermal Magazine