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Ludhiana, March 14
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research has made the world’s largest solar tree in Ludhiana. On Monday, March 14, the CSIR in the presence of Mayor Ludhiana, inaugurated the largest solar tree in the world.
This solar tree is made near Gill road in an area of 309.83 sq. metres. Other than CSIR, the Centre of Excellence for Mechanical Engineering Research Institute and Centre of Excellence for Form Machinery have also equally contributed in this project.
It is to be noted that it is the largest solar tree in the world and it can generate up to 60 thousand units of clean and green energy.
Under the leadership of CSIR, CMERI Durgapur Director Professor Harish Hirani, Senior Principal Scientist Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Karmakar and Principal Scientist HP Ikkurti has developed this solar tree.
This structure has been given the shape of the tree so that it captures maximum sunlight. On January 21 this year, the tree has also been named in the Guinness Book of World Records as “largest Solar Tree” in the world.
Professor Hirani reportedly said, “It took 9 months for them to develop this solar tree. Its capacity is 53.7 kilowatt and it can produce 160-200 units of electricity every day.”
