The objectives and deliverables are met via DSEHC activities categorized into four domain areas: 

Photovoltaics – TWP & RWP

The photovoltaics domain focuses on developing industrially process-able silicon hetero junction (SHJ) solar cell manufacturing, by solving the bottlenecks of existing SHJ technology and adding value to it by developing a high efficiency cell in tandem structure employing innovative Perovskite (DSSC) materials at the top cell.

Energy Storage

The Energy Storage domain area focuses on addressing technology gaps in Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) by building a complete, practical all-liquid vanadium redox flow battery system and integrate it with a solar PV system and a simulated power demand from a stand-alone community of users.

Solar Thermal

The Solar Thermal domain focuses on providing a comprehensive solution towards making power, good quality water and cold storage facilities (for agro products) available for a local community, based on solar thermal power generation, while keeping the typical needs of villages of rural India in mind. Three sub-proposals are envisioned: Storage Integrated solar thermal Power Generation (SIPP), Waste Heat Utilization for Desalination (WHUD) and Waste Heat Utilization for Cold storage (WHUC).

Solar Fuels

The Solar Fuels domain focuses on using solar energy, to split commonly and abundantly available small molecules (H2O and CO2), and converting them to basic raw materials (hydrogen and syngas). This will be eventually used as feedstock for producing liquid fuels (synthetic liquid hydrocarbons and alcohols) in the next phase.