Strategic University Network to Revolutionise Indian Solar Energy (SUNRISE)

2016年11月，英国政府派出技术贸易代表团访问印度。在这次访问期间，代表团目睹了德里历史上一些最严重的空气污染。有时，空气质量受到每立方米999毫克颗粒物的污染，几乎是炼铁焦炉排放许可的五倍！印度最早可能在2030年成为世界上最大的经济体，这需要在能源生产方面进行彻底的转变。在贸易峰会上，莫迪总理详细阐述了印度的愿景，即利用当地实施的全球科学，超越其他国家对化石燃料的依赖。因此，日出的时机再好不过了。日出是一项雄心勃勃的计划，旨在快速加速并证明低成本印刷光伏和串联太阳能电池在项目生命周期内用于离网印度社区。日出将把来自帝国理工学院(Durant/Nelson)、剑桥大学(Friend)、牛津大学(Snaith)的世界领先的英国研究团队与国际领先的光伏扩展活动(斯旺西大学(Worsley/Watson)的具体IKC)以及印度主要机构合并在一起，其中包括帝国理工学院(Durant/Nelson)、剑桥大学(FRIEND)、牛津大学(Snaith)、印度研究中心(Uppadaya At Brunel)、国际光伏产业研究所(IISER Pune)和印度理工学院坎普尔(Gupta)，以及重要的印度机构，如印度理工学院德里分校(duta/Pathak)、新德里大学NPL德里分校(Chand，Gupta)、九头蛇分校(CSIR Hydraad)(吉里巴布、纳拉扬)、普纳研究所(IISER Pune)(奥格尔分校)、印度理工学院坎普尔分校(Garg，Gupta)。可扩展和稳定的低成本金属安装光伏产品的研究影响将通过在五个离网村社区(每个社区最多20000人)进行技术示范来支持。EPSRC果汁财团将支持系统集成和电力存储元素，以利用当地制造供应链(塔塔清洁技术资本和塔塔信托)创建真正的技术演示。除了电力基础设施外，日出伙伴关系还包括农业/作物废物气化方面的活动(2016年11月德里令人难以置信的污染的一个主要原因)，具体的IKC将支持使用与盖茨基金会的关联计划的实际现场光催化净水演示。该项目的一个关键驱动力不仅是在真实的示范点展示技术，而且通过仿照EPSRC于1992年在斯旺西首创的英国EngD课程的成功，创造了更好的印度工业/机构合作的遗产。

In November 2016 the UK Government mounted a technical trade mission to India. During this visit the delegation witnessed some of the worst aerial pollution in Delhi's history. At times the air quality was contaminated with 999 mg per cubic metre of particulates almost five times the emission consent of an iron making coke oven! India will be the World's largest economy potentially as early as 2030 requiring a total transformation in energy generation. At the Trade summit Prime Minister Modi detailed a vision for India to leapfrog other countries reliance on fossil fuels harnessing global science implemented locally. As such the timing of SUNRISE could not be better. SUNRISE is an ambitious programme to rapidly accelerate and prove low cost printed PV and tandem solar cells for use in off grid Indian communities within the lifetime of the project. SUNRISE will combine world leading UK research teams from Imperial (Durrant/Nelson), Cambridge (Friend), Oxford (Snaith) a key Indo UK research leader (Uppadaya at Brunel) with an internationally leading photovoltaic scaling activity (SPECIFIC IKC at Swansea University (Worsley/Watson)) and key Indian institutions notably IIT Delhi (Dutta/Pathak), NPL Delhi (Chand, Gupta), CSIR Hydrabad (Giribabu, Narayan), IISER Pune (Ogale), IIT Kanpur (Garg, Gupta). The research impact of scaleable and stable low cost metal mounted PV products will be supported by technology demonstration at five off grid village communities (each of up to 20000 people). The EPSRC JUICE consortium will support the systems integration and electrical storage elements to create real technology demonstrators using local manufacturing supply chains (Tata Cleantech Capital and Tata Trust). In addition to electrical infrastructure the SUNRISE partnership includes activity on gasification of farming/crop wastes (a major cause of the incredible pollution in Delhi in November 2016) and the SPECIFIC IKC will support the practical on site demonstration of photocatalytic water purification using a linked programme with the Gates' Foundation. A key driver for this project is not only demonstration of technology in real demonstration sites but the creation of a legacy of better Indian Industry/Institution collaboration through the creation of an Industrial Doctorate programme modelled on the success of the UK EngD programme started by EPSRC in 1992 and pioneered at Swansea.