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Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Indian DSN (IDSN) facility is situated at Byalalu village near Bengaluru. There are three antennas: 11 meter antenna, 18 meter antenna and 32 meter antenna. These are used for Communication with deep space exploration spacecrafts. The 18 m antenna was mainly built for Chandrayaan-1 mission. 32 m antenna is used … Read more
Organizational integration in energy Many organizations use a siloed approach toward Energy Management. One department manages contracts. Another may work toward reducing usage, while another is tasked with accomplishing sustainability goals. There is no cohesive strategy for buying, managing and monitoring energy. That’s what integrated energy management is all about—having a unified view of your … Read more
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruananthpuram Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), situated at Thiruvananthapuram is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. IIST functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Space, Government of India. The idea of such an institute was … Read more
Energy Purchase A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) secures the payment stream for a Build-Own Transfer (BOT) or concession project for an independent power plant (IPP). It is between the purchaser “offtaker” (often a state-owned electricity utility) and a privately owned power producer. The PPA outlined here is not appropriate for electricity sold on the world … Read more
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai Pre-independence India’s scientific achievements were far ahead of its industrial successes. This was unusual for any country at that time, but there remained the need to improve India’s scientific temper and strengthen the newly free nation’s science Indian Society. Given that there was little scientific and industrial infrastructure … Read more
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradoon Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Govt. of India is a premier Training and Educational Institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. It … Read more
Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC), Bengluru Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) is the lead Centre for development and realization of earth-to-orbit advanced propulsion stages for Launch Vehicles and also the in-space propulsion systems for Spacecrafts. The LPSC activities and facilities are spread across its two campuses viz., LPSC Headquarters and Design Offices at Valiamala/Thiruvananthapuram, and … Read more
Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, is the lead centre of ISRO responsible for the design and development of launch vehicle technology. The Centre pursues active research and development in the fields of aeronautics, avionics, materials, mechanisms, vehicle integration, chemicals, propulsion, space ordnance, structures, space physics and systems reliability. The … Read more
Energy Management in Operational Functions Energy is an integral part of today‟s modern life. It has become the blood of our day to day life. But it is not free. It comes at a monetary price but more than that it comes at Environment cost too. It is very difficult to think about our modern … Read more
Energy maintenance As engineering and maintenance managers are aware, all building systems and components need some level of maintenance, and renewable-energy systems are no exception to this rule. The specific maintenance requirements vary based on the type of system and components installed. For all renewable-energy systems, it is proper maintenance practice to inspect the Integrity … Read more