Batteries storing solar power have an average life expectancy of five-six years, while through this machine, solar power could be stored in water for over 40 years,” he said. India's ministry of science and technology has invested INR27m ($374,142) in the development of an integrated machine capable of storing solar electricity in water for 24 hours. The machine, which is being developed by a team led by Dr S K Srivastava from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, uses nanotechnology to store energy generated during sunlight hours when it can be used as renewable energy school, has been created for a mass solar-hydroelectric project in the state of Assam. The cost of storing solar power in water is around one-fifth of storage in batteries, said NBIRT chief Gon Chaudhuri.
India's ministry of science and technology has invested INR27m ($374,142) in the development of an integrated machine capable of storing solar electricity in water for 24 hours. The machine, which is being developed by a team led by Dr S K Srivastava from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, uses nanotechnology to store energy generated during sunlight hours when it can be used as renewable energy school, has been created for a mass solar-hydroelectric project in the state of Assam. The cost of storing solar power in water is around one-fifth of storage in batteries, said NBIRT chief Gon Chaudhuri.