The Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute (SPRERI) is a non-government (NGO) private Research Institution located in

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, India. It primarily focuses on

renewable energy Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...

production from solar energy, microorganism, biomass and various types of wastes.

History

It was established at

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in January 1979 by a group of philanthropists and visionary led by late Dr. H.M. Patel and Late Shri Nanubhai Amin. It is a non-profit autonomous organization registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 21 of 1860. It is a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. It has been approved as a Research Association for the purpose of clause (ii) of subsection (1) of Section 35 of the Income Tax Act 1961 and is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. In addition, it is recognized by

Sardar Patel University Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a Anand City Gujarat, India. It is named after politician Vallabhbhai Patel and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the then-Bomb ...

, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh,

Nirma University Nirma University (NU) is a private university located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It functions under the aegis of the Nirma Education and Research Foundation (NERF). The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" status to Nirma Un ...

, Ahmadabad as a center for education, training, and research.

Research Divisions

* Solar Energy Division * Bio-Conversion Technology Division * Thermo-chemical Conversion Division * Extensions Division

Research and development

Consultancy : Design, development, commissioning and monitoring the performance of renewable devices and systems, organizing seminars, workshops, business meets, etc. Testing : Performance testing of renewable devices and systems for the purpose of certification and product improvement. Training : For users, technicians, students, teachers and researchers, fabricators, financiers and policy makers.

External links

Official website

History

Research Divisions

Research and development

External links

See also