IIT Tirupati Partners With UNSW for Solar Research
The MoU was signed in the presence of HRD Minister Nara Lokesh in Amaravati on Sunday.
Tirupati:The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, and the Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition (CoEET), Visakhapatnam, to explore the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in Solar Manufacturing (CoESM) at the institute.
The MoU was signed in the presence of HRD Minister Nara Lokesh in Amaravati on Sunday.
The proposed centre will promote research, education, skill development and industry collaboration in solar photovoltaic manufacturing, recycling and circular economy practices.
Under the agreement, CoEET will facilitate funding, industry and government partnerships, and provide administrative support. CoEET has been established through the collaboration of Andhra Pradesh power utilities, including APDISCOMs, APGENCO and APTRANSCO.
UNSW Sydney will develop academic and professional training programmes and share its expertise in solar cell manufacturing and reliability engineering, while IIT Tirupati will provide academic infrastructure, faculty support and research collaboration.
The MoU was signed by D. Suman Kalyani, Chief General Manager (HRD), APEPDCL, on behalf of CoEET; Prof. K.N. Satyanarayana, Director of IIT Tirupati; and Prof. Liza Zamberlan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), on behalf of UNSW Sydney.
At IIT Tirupati, the initiative was coordinated by the Office of Competency Development and Outreach under the leadership of Dean Prof. Arun K. Tangirala.