Though we have attended an array of Solar events in the past, Solarcon'12 have turned out to be something truely different - mainly due to the shear number of new startup companies in the show and most of them have just brilliant ideas and products.
The era of first-generation applications like Solar lanterns, lighting and heaters have passed. Now innovators here in India are thinking just beyond these old technologies. We will describe a few applications which caught our eye in a series of two articles.
Solarator
HHV Solar, a solar product manufacturer based in bangalore, have introduced a Mobile Solar Generator which could power campsites, disaster sites and construction sites.
Features:
- Input: 600W
- Output: 2KWh
- Uses two 300W solar mono crystalline solar modules
- Trailer-mounted structure and foldable
- It can be carried or airlifted to disaster sites
- To prevent a short circuit, all electronic and electrical components are placed in a water proof compartment at the bottom of the trailer houses.
- Capable of supplying power for 6 hours.
Solarator is expected to be priced at Rs. 4 lakh a unit.
Stay tuned for other applications..
