This slide will help you to enables yours interest in Green and clean energy. As in india we have target to achive 175GW from this green and clean energy. So i introduce the concept of Solar Canal and Floating solar technology.

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School of Energy & Environmental Studies
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Indore
SUBMITTED BY:-
MAHARISHI TIWARI
M.Tech- 1st Semester
GUIDED BY:-Dr. R.
N.SINGH SIR
Submitted By :
Maharishi Tiwari
M tech 1st Sem (17MT00403)

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WORLD FIRST TOP SOLAR CANALS

3. Roof Top Mounted.
Ground Mounted(Include
Thermal And
Concentrated).
Canal Top Grid
Connected.
Solar Water Floating
Power Plant.
Harnessing Of Solar Power Generation :
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5. Millennium Development Goal Of Solar Energy:-
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6. What is It ?
 The Canal Solar Power Project is a project launched
in Gujarat, India, to use the 19,000 km long network
of Narmada canals across the state for setting up solar
panels to generate electricity.
 It was the first ever such project in India.
 This project has been commissioned by SunEdison India
 Following its successful operation, second project with higher
capacity and on higher width of canal i.e., 10 MW canal top
Solar Power Project has been implemented on Vadodara
Branch Canal.
 Another 35 MW Canal Top Solar Power projects are on going.
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What Is The Need?

8. IDEAS:-
 The canal-top idea was first tabled at a 2011 Vibrant Gujarat
Summit by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat.
 The aim was to utilise the area above the canals, saving the
government the cost, time and inconvenience associated with
land acquisition.
 Gujarat alone has a canal network of 80,000 km. Using even
30% of this network for canal-top solar projects, according to
GSECL estimates, 18,000 MW of power could be produced in
just Gujarat .
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INNOVATIVE CONCEPT:

10. PILOT PROJECT
1MW CANAL TOP SOLAR POWER PROJECT
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11. Benefits from 1MW Canal Top the project:
•1.6 million units of power to be generated annually.
• 9 million litres Water to be conserved annually.
• 6 acres of land Conserved.
• Less Algae Growth in the canal water
Innovative Idea: Cover the canal with
solar panels to
Minimize evaporation from canals
Water
Produce eco- friendly power using
solar panels as the cover
Save Land
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12. IMPLEMENTATION HIGHLIGTS:-
 A prototype structure was designed and installed at a site.
 Conceptualisation, design, and manufacturing of the special
structure with required strength and corrosion protection
capabilities, keeping safety of canal on priority
 The canal water is instrumental in lowering the temperature of
the solar panels; this further improves the efficiency of the
solar plant and yields a higher electricity output.
 Minimisation of the transmission loss leading to strengthening
of the grid.
 The project being fully replicable, further projects with higher
generation capacity are being planned in the State, on the
existing Narmada Main as well as Branch canal.
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REPLICABILITY:-
World First demonstration of Canal Top Solar PV plant at Chandrasan, Gujarat

14. SAVING RESOURCES:
 With the increasing population also comes the need to address
the problem of water security.
 The water in the canals gives rise to algae growth due to
abundant sunlight and moisture.
 Algae block and clog the irrigation and water pumps and spoil
the quality of water.
 Thus, due to the fitment of solar PV panels and absence of
sunlight, algae growth is drastically minimized.
 This helps in lowering the cost of maintenance and extends the
life of irrigation equipment.
 Furthermore, the solar panels can provide electricity to the
irrigation pumps.
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15. 10 MW CANAL TOP SOLAR PLANT
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16. BENIFITS
 16.2 million units of power to be generated.
 90 million liters Water to be conserved annually.
 25 Acres of Land Conserved.
 Less Algae Growth in the canal water.
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17. Selection Of Photovoltaic Module
 Mainly there are two types of solar PV modules are used for
the construction i.e. Thin film and crystalline modules.
 Generally the efficiency of the crystalline module is more as
compared to Thin film and the watt of the cell is higher for
crystalline with the same space.
 Hence Poly Crystalline modules are used in the 10MW Canal
top solar power project, Vadodara.
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21. SOLAR FLOATING POWER PLANTS
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22. WHAT IT IS ?
 An emergent method of solar photovoltaic electricity generation
know as “ FLOATING SOLAR”.
 It also dramatically improves the efficiency of photovoltaic
generation while also insulating water bodies.
 Thereby decreasing water loss due to evaporation.
 Floating solar photovoltaic has emerged as a drought adaption
technology that allows water conservation through several
parallel means.
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23. WHY FLOATING PV:-
 Ever increasing power demand and depletion of fossil fuels.
 Leads to shift our focus to renewable energy sources.
 Wind and Hydro RE sources are area specific.
 PV can be installed at any favorable place.
 Major issue of Solar PV is requirement of land.
 But floating solar can be installed on any water bodies.
 Floating solar PV result in decrease in cost and will increase
amount of generation due to cooling effect of water.
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24. VARIOUS LOCATIONS:
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DAMS LAKES RESERVOIRS
IRRIGATION
PONDS
Industrial Water
Retaining Ponds
Floor Control
Reservoirs

25. RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS FOR THE
INSTALLATION LOCATION:
 The installation area should have a maximum water depth
within 6 meters.
 The location should not experience water loss due to draining,
water shortages or otherwise.
 The location should not be susceptible to high waves or strong
currents.
 The location should not be at risk of heavy snowfall or water
freezing.
 The location should have good road or water-based access
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26. MOUNTING STRUCTURE:
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27. FLOATING SOLAR METHODOLOGIES:
THE Ciel And Terre Hydrelio SYSTEM:
 The ciel is an French Company, has patented their Hydrelio
system for floating solar installation.
 This system uses a modular, interconnecting system of HDPE
floats.
 The floats are shaped to hold a panel mounting system at an
angle of inclination.
 Anchors are used to keep the solar array stationary.
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28. FLOATOVOLTAIC:-
 It is a pontoons connected to a mounting structure including
walkways between rows of panels and along the sides.
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29. INDIA FIRST FLOATING POWER PLANT:-
 NTPC started power generation from India’s largest floating
solar power plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
 It is 100 kWp floating solar generation plant.
 It was indigenously developed as a part of ‘Make In India’
initiative, at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant
(RGCCPP) in Kerala’s Kayamkulam district.
 These floating platform were indigenously developed by NTPC
Energy Technology Research Alliance, in collaboration with
Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology
(CIPET), Chennai .
 The system was installed by Swelect Energy Systems Ltd.
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30. ADVANTAGES:-
 Minimize the Rate of evaporation.
 Independent of land.
 Using canal For Useful purpose.
 Less algae formation.
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31. Disadvantages:-
 The higher construction cost of these plants – because of the
use of more structural steel .
 The 1 MW canal-top plant cost $2.8 million, according to
SSNNL, whereas a 1 MW land-based solar plant costs $2.3
million.
 Another problem is that PV panels are usually mounted facing
southwards for optimal performance, but a canal might curve
and change direction. Using only north-south stretches of
water could limit the scale of canal-top plants.
 Security Issue (Because Gujarat is also in India.)
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