edited Udaipur: We have all heard about solar power plants that generate power through sun's energy using photovoltaic cells. Going a step further, the Brahmakumaris in Mt Abu have installed an innovative 1 MW solar thermal power plant. Surprisingly, it has done away with photovoltaic cells, and runs on water instead. What's more, it can store sun's energy overnight and deliver power on demand. Spread over an area of 25 acres, the power plant is called 'India One' and is located at Shantivan Campus of the Brahmakumaris on Abu Road, Mt Abu. It is the biggest power plant in the country to work on 'concentrated solar thermal power technology', which was inaugurated recently. The plant is...
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