Space Application Center (SAC) Ahmedabad of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of the Adani Group to provide solar isolation data from its satellites. As per the agreement signed between SAC and Adani Green Energy Limited, the former will provide information about daily solar radiation — including the quality and quantity of radiation — that is required for solar power generators to determine level of production. Present company buys data from foreign companies. In the agreement signed on May 13, SAC-ISRO will grant the company access to data from its Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data archive center (MOSDAC).
Confirming the signing, Tapan Misra, SAC Director said, “SAC will provide data collected from the INSAT-3DR, INSAT-3D and Kalpana-1 satellites to Adani Green Energy Limited, according to agreement. The company will pay us for this data.” Sources from the company, meanwhile, said, “Since the company is working towards increasing solar power production, the data we receive from SAC will help us maneuver the solar panels as per energy requirement.
Solar power generators require data of radiation in order to maintain the temperature of solar panels at 35°Centigrade for optimum output. Excessive heating of solar panels causes reduction in power generation so having data in hand helps maintain the temperature.” Adani Green Energy Limited currently operates 760MW solar power plants spread across three locations in the country. The company intends to expand the same upto 2000MW.
