A plan conceived by some students of the electronics department of Jyothi Nivas College (JNC) a couple of months ago has seen the light of the day. On Thursday, JNC achieved a rare feat by becoming the first college in the city to install a wind turbine on its campus to generate renewable power. The NALWIN wind turbine system, with a capacity to generate 900 watts, was jointly developed by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, National Aerospace Laboratory (CSIR-NAL) and its private partner Aparna Renewable Energy Sources. This is in addition to the 5kW solar PV system in the campus.
The project was funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
CSIR-NAL Director Shyam Chetty said that such initiatives will encourage young minds to pursue alternative sources of energy. He said that NAL would allow scholars from JNC to pursue research in their facility.
College Principal Sister Elizabeth C.S. stressed on the need for youngsters to pursue green initiatives. “My intention is to preserve something for the future generation and sustainable development,” she said and added that next on the agenda is to make the campus solar enabled.
