DuPont, an NYSE-listed science-based products and services company, has installed photovoltaic modules at DuPont Knowledge Centre (DKC) – its research and development and knowledge services centre – to enable the facility to meet part of its energy requirements through solar energy.
The two solar module technologies demonstrated at the DKC, the first R&D facility in India to have received the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) silver certification last year, have a total installed power output capacity of more than 50 kilowatt (Kw). This includes 29Kw from silicon-based thin film modules manufactured by DuPont Apollo and 25Kw manufactured with crystalline silicon technology.
In a press release on Tuesday, DuPont said the solar installation would offset about 70 tonne of carbon dioxide a year and would enable the facility to avoid about $11,000 (close to Rs 5 lakh) per year in purchased electricity costs.
“This installation is a great example of our commitment to be both a key materials and technology supplier to the photovoltaic industry, and also a leader of solar power use,” said Homi Bhedwar, director, DKC-Hyderabad.
