Tata AIG General Insurance Company - Insurer Innovation Award 2024
Solar power buses
1. FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SRILANKA
Authors :
• A.J.M.K.C. Aparakka
• G.G.P.K. Jayasingha
• N.M. Nandasiri
2. Uncomfortable travelling models
Uncomfortable and crowded
Less availability of buses
Unaffordable bus fare
Time waste in traffic jams
Air pollution with fuel burn
3. Solar Power Buses
It can be easily implemented for Sri Lanka
Subsidiary for fuel
Sri Lanka located nearby equator
We can have good consistent sunshine annually
So Many advantages…
4. In 1990 requiring regulations on “zero emission” on vehicles
Solar vehicles were firstly tested by universities and
manufacturers in California
Sunpods inc., fully integrated and tested solar power generation
systems, and Bauer intelligent transportation made first solar
power-assist system for buses
Nowadays many countries using solar power buses
5. These methods use photovoltaic cells(PVC) that
directly convert sunlight to electricity.
PVCs are the components in solar paneling that
convert the sun's energy to electricity.
They're made up of semiconductors, usually made of
silicon, that absorb the light.
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8. Solar energy is cost effective.
Solar energy costs nothing.
We can save money which we spend on fuel.
Environmentally friendly.
Low running cost.
Reliability.
It works everywhere.
Solar energy is secure.
Health and safety benefits.
Saves time.