Why in News ?

International Solar Alliance (ISA) organised first World Solar Technology Summit and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address. It will be conducted on 8th September this year.

Objective of the meet

• To bring the spotlight on state-of-the-art technologies.
• To develop technologies for efficient solar energy production.

About the Event

The event will hold four technical sessions

• Session -1: Vision 2030 & Beyond: The overall context of PV technology development and its future.
• Session -2: Towards a Decarbonised Grid: The most recent advancesregarding key components such as PV modules and storage technologies.
• Session -3: Disruptive Solar Technologies: On-grid application.
• Session -4: Solar Beyond the Power Sector: Innovative applications where PV is used to move, heat, cool, and drive eco-friendly industrial processes.

Solar Photovoltaic Technology

• The technology used for the process of converting light/photon to electricity/voltage.
• The technology used to generate power through solar cells and solar cells were being used to power space satellites.
• In fact the method of generating the electricity is costly as compared to other method and it need more research to made it affordable.
• Vast majority of today’s solar cells are made from silicon.
• Next generation technologies may offer lower costs, greater ease of manufacture, or other benefits and ongoing research for developing such cells.

International Solar Alliance

• It aims at lowering the cost of technology and finance.
• Member countries. pledged to deployment of over 1,000 GW of solar energy and mobilize more than USD 1,000 billion into solar power by 2030.
• Solar is key source of affordable and reliable energy and play significant role in achieving the universal energy access goal (SDG 7)
• Member countries : 67 countries have signed and ratified the ISA Framework Agreement.
• Major programmes under ISA are
  • Scaling Solar Application for agricultural use
  • Affordable Finance at Scale
  • Solar Mini Grids
  • Scaling Solar Rooftops
  • Solar E-mobility & Storage
  • Large-Scale Solar Parks

Source : PIB

Topic : GS III :- Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

                    GS III :- Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.