India launches Solar power tree

The Ministry of Science and Technology has recently come up with a 'Solar Power Tree', an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. Developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, a laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Solar Power Tree model is actually designed like a tree with branches made of steel to hold the photovoltaic panel. The technology is developed under the leadership of S N Maity, Chief Scientist at CMERI.