{"id":6397,"date":"2025-06-24T08:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T03:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/jsri-issue\/a-study-on-the-role-of-photovoltaic-technology-in-reducing-indias-carbon-footprint\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T03:27:15","slug":"a-study-on-the-role-of-photovoltaic-technology-in-reducing-indias-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"jsri-issue","link":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/jsri-issue\/a-study-on-the-role-of-photovoltaic-technology-in-reducing-indias-carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY IN REDUCING INDIA\u2019S CARBON FOOTPRINT"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India, as the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, is at a pivotal moment in its shift toward sustainable energy. This study explores the role of photovoltaic (PV) technology in mitigating the country\u2019s carbon footprint. With over 300 sunny days annually and 105 GW of installed solar capacity as of 2025, India has leveraged its solar potential to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The research uses a mixed-methods approach, combining carbon offset analysis, cost-benefit evaluation, and policy review. Findings show that replacing coal power (1.0\u20131.2 kg CO\u2082\/kWh) with solar PV (~0.09 kg CO\u2082\/kWh) could offset 50\u201370 million metric tons of CO\u2082 annually by 2030. Case studies of large solar parks and decentralized microgrids reveal real-world impact. Despite significant progress, challenges such as high upfront costs, limited storage, and grid integration remain. The study concludes with policy and technological recommendations to support India&#039;s goal of achieving 280 GW of solar capacity by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2070.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","issues_type":[40],"class_list":["post-6397","jsri-issue","type-jsri-issue","status-publish","hentry","issues_type-vol-11-4-2025","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"ptb_metabox":{"ptb_jsri_issue_upload_pdf":{"url":["https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4.-Carbon-Footprint.pdf"],"title":[""]},"ptb_jsri_issue_author":"Payal Goswami, Aloke Verma, Shilpi Shrivastava and Sagar Kumar","ptb_jsri_issue_keywords":"Photovoltaic Technology, Solar Energy, Carbon Emission Reduction, Renewable Energy Policy, India, Climate Change, Decentralized Solar, Net-Zero Emissions"},"ptb_taxonomy":{"issues_type":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Vol. 11 (4) 2025","slug":"vol-11-4-2025","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"issues_type","description":"","parent":0,"count":11,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":null,"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jsri-issue\/6397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jsri-issue"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jsri-issue"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issues_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bhumipublishing.com\/jsri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues_type?post=6397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}