IEEE ADSF SIGHT, ADSGAF and MGPTC have organized a Training on Solar Lantern and Solar Panel Assembling. This workshop is to be held at Moderator Gnanadason Polytechnic College, Nagercoil.

The date is fixed for 20 Feb from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The workshop will give the basics of

• how solar energy is converted to electrical energy,
• the basics of components, their properties and their role in solar lanterns
• the art of soldering the components
• the basics of how the solar panel is assembled and used

FEES IEEE Members, Rs. 250, non-members Rs. 400.

For details, contact Mr. Dhanasekhar, dhanasekhar014@gmail.com / 808935987, or Mr. Humfrey, careyhumfrey@gmail.com, 8438361868.

List of Projects

Category-I

1. Luminous Intensity study
2. CC CAM monitoring system
3. Magnified GPS Screen for Fishing Boat
4. Design and cost estimation of Bio-toilet and Kitchen in fishing boat
5. Designing of fuel tank and water tank for the boat
6. Space Management of the boats
7. System for creating and monitoring on-board Electronic logbook of Fishing crafts
8. System for maintaining Electronic Register, Electronic Receipt and Payment
9. Lighting System in the boat
10. Man on-board Wearable Alert Mechanism

    Category-II

11. Solar Powered Tricycle for fish vending women
12. Solar Powered Reflectors
13. Solar Powered Small Ice Making Unit
14. Solar Powered Small Boat
15. Solar Powered Mini Bus and Car
16. Solar Powered Refrigeration for Fishing Boats
17. Solar Power Charging Station/Solar Power Bank

    Category-II

18. Image Processing and Identification of Banned Sharks and other Species
19. Fish Marketing Intelligence System (F-MIS)
20. System for maintenance of Field-based fishing Craft Registration system
21. Fishery Information System (M-FIS)
22. Making Value Added Products with Waste Materials

The purpose of the consultation is to bring out perfect boat designs and boat models to match the demand of Artisanal Deep Sea Fishers of Thoothoor region of Kanyakumari District. There are more than 600 boats of various sizes operating in the entire coast of India and also operating beyond the Indian limit. Many times their boats are fallen in to accidents and one of the reasons for the accident is poor boat design, dubious quality materials used for building boats, poor facilities in boat etc. In this backdrop we have proposed to have a consultation with the leading Naval Architects and Boat Builders, Progressive Deep Sea Fishermen Representatives, Representatives from Fishermen Organizations, Fisheries Technocrats, Experts, Engineers, Representatives from State fisheries Department etc.

See the linked file for more information: First Consultation on Safe Boat Design and Boat Building on FAO Standard

For those interested in attending, please fill out and return this registration form: First Consultation on SBDBB Registration form

We are pleased share a glimpse of the installation of solar panels on the fourth boat supported under the NABARD solar panel fishing boat partnership.

You can also read the article on the ToI site by clicking here.

The Hindu newspaper this week published a feature that relates to ADSGAF’s work to install solar panels on fishing boats:

Fishing boats to reduce carbon footprint

Hundreds of deep sea going fishing boats operating from Kerala and Tamil Nadu will soon be key players in a global bid to cut carbon emissions.

The Association of Deep Sea Going Artisanal Fishermen (ADSGAF) has taken up a pilot project to equip fishing vessels with solar panels so as to save fuel on long voyages and reduce the carbon footprint.

The second boat under the NABARD-funded project was put out to sea from the Muttom harbour in Kanyakumary district on Sunday. The first vessel fitted with solar panels had begun operations from the Thoppumpadi harbour, Ernakulam, in May this year.The solar panels are used to charge the battery which powers the GPS navigation equipment, fish finder and two VHF sets for communication, as well as signals and other lights on board.

Fishermen’s fears

“At sea, fishermen keep the boat’s engine running continuously, fearing they will be stranded if it refuses to restart,” says Vincent Jain, Chief Executive, ADSGAF. “By partly switching over to solar energy, they save fuel while cutting down on carbon emission”.

The boats usually remain at sea for about 15 days. Trials carried out by ADSGAF proved that switching off the inboard engine for three hours could save 30 litres of fuel a day, translating into an annual saving of at least Rs.4,65,000 for a boat.

For more of the story, click here.

Panel on top of wheel house

The second boat under the NABARD funded project is ready to go for fishing with solar equipments. The engineering team headed by Mr. Sadhishkumar of Jagath Jothi Solar Energy Pvt Ltd, Chennai spent 2 days for the installation work.

The boat was to go fishing for fishing from Sept 14 MOCHANAM owned by Lourdayyan will go for fishing from Muttom Harbour. We will send you more information of the fishing voyage of the boat later.

Please see below for more photos.

Taking the battery to the boat

Separate switch box for solar