VSM Solar Pvt. Ltd.

Solar Air Conditioning & Industrial Heating Soltutions

A Fraunhofer Joint Venture Company
Web site : www.vsmsolar.com

S.SAMPATH
Approved Manufacturers and Channel Partners
Bangalore, India
empanelled by MNRE

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Contents
1. Power Market in India
2. Renewable Energy Options & Solar Technologies
3. VSM
i. Company Profile
ii. Solar Solutions
iii. Customer Benefits & Payback
iv. Order Position
v. Sample Customer Project Scope
4. Summary
5. Contact Details

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Contents
1. Power Market in India
2. Renewable Energy Options & Solar Technologies
3. VSM
i. Company Profile
ii. Solar Solutions
iii. Customer Benefits & Payback
iv. Order Position
v. Sample Customer Project Scope
4. Summary
5. Contact Details

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Power Situation in India
India currently has unmet power demand of 59,000 MW, the gap is
growing every day

Energy sector in India Power required in India in

Megawatts [MW]
 India consumes 662 kWh per capita,
considering a population of 1.1 Billion
 Annual increase of ~ 4 %
 212,000 MW (Megawatts) of electricity 28%
required 53% Existing: 112000 MW
 112,000 MW existing capacity 19% Planned: 41000 MW

 Considering the planned capacity, there Unmet demand: 59000 MW

is still a gap of 59,000 MW

Due to this situation, the Indian government provides attractive incentives and cash subsidies to projects
involving renewable energy

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Energy Options
Renewable energy options are growing rapidly, with solar energy
showing the most potential
Coal energy Oil energy Gas energy Renewable energy

 Non-renewable:  Non-renewable:  Price volatility  Non-polluting source

takes millions of takes millions of
 Colorless, odorless:  High sustainability
years to form years to form
leak is difficult to
 Long-lasting cells
 Environmental  Environmental detect
cleanliness cleanliness  Little energy costs
 Usage of Carbon
concerns concerns  Low operating costs
monoxide necessary
 Generates Carbon  Generates Carbon  Annual growing of ~
 Expensive
Dioxide Dioxide 7 % in overall market
infrastructure
 Price volatility  Fastest growing
sector is solar energy
Nuclear energy generation: ~35 %

 Safety concerns
 High distribution risks
 Cleanliness concerns – dangerous waste disposal

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Solar Energy Potential

With ~300 sunny days per annum, solar air conditioning has high
potential in India
Calcutta
[CCD: 3211]

New Delhi
[CCD: 2881]

Ahmadabad
[CCD: 3514]
CCD:
Measurement of cooling
Hyderabad
[CCD: 3211]
requirement by location
(eg. Chennai requires
Mumbai
[CCD: 3386] more cooling than Delhi
given higher Winter
Chennai
[CCD: 3954] temperatures)
Bangalore
[CCD: 2280]

CCD: Cooling
Degree Days

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Solar Cooling Options

Solar energy VSM Focus Area

Photovoltaic Solar collector

Electric energy Thermal energy

Heat engine

Desiccant
Compression Absorption/
Peltier cooler Evaporative
chiller Adsorption chiller
Cooling

Cooling capacity < 10 kW Cooling capacity > 10 kW… 1 MW

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Solar Air Conditioning System
Direct Heat to Cold conversion is the most economical and
efficient, no electricity is produced in this process

SUN Cooling
Tower

Hot Water
Storage Tank

Absorption or
Adsorption
Chiller

Air for
Room for Cooling cooling Air Handling Unit
(AHU) Chilled Water
Or Fan Coil Units (FCU) Chilled Water Tank
Cold Air

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 What is solar thermal air conditioning

Comparison of solar air conditioning compared to conventional air conditioning systems

Advantages of solar air

Convensional air conditioning Solar air conditioning
conditioning
Uses Vapour Absorption
Uses Vapour Compression chiller Hence results in 90%
system that uses Solar
Power source that uses Electrical Energy as the saving in Electrical
heated water as the
Power source Energy
power source
Uses Refrigerant that are not eco Uses water as the No Ozone layer
Refrigerant
friendly Refrigerant depletion
Low as there are no
Results in lower
Maintenance High due to the Vapour Compressor moving parts but for
maintenance costs
pumps
Life of compression Chillers around 8
Life Life of around 25 years
to 10 years
Initial Investment Low High

This results in affordable lower pay back periods

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Contents
1. Power Market in India
2. Renewable Energy Options & Solar Technologies
3. VSM
i. Company Profile
ii. Solar Solutions
iii. Customer Benefits & Payback
iv. Order Position
v. Sample Customer Project Scope
4. Summary
5. Contact Details

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Company Profile

VSM Solar is an Indo-German Joint Venture with Fraunhofer UMSICHT

VSM Solar Pvt. Ltd. Fraunhofer UMSICHT

 Solar venture established in India to provide  Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental,

heating/cooling solutions leveraging best- Safety and Energy Technology in Germany
in-breed global technologies
 One of 60 Fraunhofer Institutes; total
 Founded by Mr. Srinivasan Sampath in turnover of €2.1B (Rs. 15100 Crores)
Bangalore in Feb 2011

Core Business
 Design, installation and integration of solar air conditioning and heating solutions for industrial and
residential customers
 End to end system monitoring for key metrics capture and After Sales Service
 License provided by Fraunhofer UMSICHT Germany for mature and proven technology

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Fraunhofer UMSICHT
Fraunhofer has taken a 25% equity stake in VSM to
commercialize their solar technologies in industrial deployments

▪ Fraunhofer is a non-profit organization that undertakes applied

research for private and public enterprise for the benefit to society
▪ Their main customers are Industry, Service sector and Public
administration
▪ They are the inventor of cutting edge technologies and innovations
such as MP3, Solar batteries (world record storage capacity), Broad
band technology (world record information transfer speed)
▪ Their 2014 annual Sales was €2.1 Billion

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Promoters and Team
VSM Solar is led by an experienced team
Srinivasan Sampath
▪ An Engineer with MBA
▪ 35 years in senior positions in India
and overseas across Birla Yamaha,
Kalyani Breweries, Crompton
Greaves Glass, Lanka Glass and
Robert Bosch GmbH
▪ Experienced in new venture setup
at CEO/MD levels
Mythili Sampath
▪ Science graduate with MBA
▪ Senior corporate levels in HR and
Administration (Ashok Leyland,
Triveni Engineering)
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Additional Board Members:
Stephan Boehm, Boehm Architekten
▪ Company of architects founded by Boehm family
in 1921
▪ Specializes in complex office buildings with
innovative designs
Kapil Bansal
▪ MBA from Harvard. holding a senior position in
a reputed Global corporate entity.
Dr. Samyuktha Sampath
▪ An entrepreneur, having good business
experience
Mr. Abhay Singavi
▪ MBA with excellent business contacts
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Contents
1. Power Market in India
2. Renewable Energy Options & Solar Technologies
3. VSM
i. Company Profile
ii. Solar Solutions
iii. Customer Benefits & Payback
iv. Order Position
v. Sample Customer Project Scope
4. Summary
5. Contact Details

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 Products & Services
VSM Solar designs, installs, integrates and maintains turnkey
solutions for complex industrial solar thermal and cooling needs

Solar Industrial Solar Industrial Cold Radiant Comfort Cooling

Current Hot Water Future Storage & Refrigeration Systems
Solutions Solar Industrial Air Solutions Ceramic based heat storage Residential Hybrid Air-
Conditioning systems Conditioning

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Solar Thermal Collectors-
Normally used
Non-concentrating collector systems
Flat plate collector
▪ Operational temp: 55 - 60°C
▪ Efficiency:20 - 25%
▪ Not effective in diffused or rainy
conditions
Evacuated tube collector
▪ Operation temperature: 80 - 120 °C
▪ Efficiency: 35 - 45%
▪ Partially effective collector under
diffused and rainy conditions
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Concentrating collector systems
Parabolic trough collector
▪ Operational temp: 100 - 200 °C
▪ Efficiency: 55% (at 200°C)
▪ Not effective in diffused or rainy
conditions
Linear Fresnel collector
▪ Operation temp: > 200°C
▪ Efficiency: 50 - 55%
▪ Not effective under diffused and
rainy conditions
Dish collector
▪ Operation temp: > 250°C
▪ Efficiency: 50 - 60%
▪ Not effective under diffused and
rainy conditions
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Solar Thermal Collector-
Normally used
All the above collector systems have the following
drawbacks

1. They have to track the sun in both directions, East to West

from Morning to evening and North to south over the year for
effective collection of solar heat
as they need direct sun shine and can not be effective in
angled sun light.
1. This makes it very expensive and requires a high
maintenance.
2. These collectors do not function in diffused light if it is cloudy
or raining.
3. Hence they are effective only for 150 to 180 days a year
depending on the location.

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 VSM Solar Collectors
Evacuated tubes (ETC ) with Compound Parabolic Reflector (CPC)
Patented Design from Ritter, Germany
▪ A highly reflecting, weather-proof
CPC increases efficiency
▪ The special mirror geometry
ensures direct and diffuse sunlight
falls on to the absorber, even at
unfavourable irradiation angles
▪ No south adjustment mounting
area or tracking required
▪ The collectors can be mounted
with very little inclination

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 Solar Collector

In order to increase the efficiency of the evacuated tubes, a highly reflecting,

weather-proof CPC-reflector (Compound Parabolic Concentrator) is placed
behind the evacuated tubes.
✓ The special mirror geometry ensures that even at unfavourable irradiation
angles direct and diffuse sunlight falls onto the absorber.
✓ This substantially improves the energy yield of a solar collector.
✓ No south adjustment of the mounting area, sun progress from east to west,
diffuse irradiation

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▪ This patented Ritter design can produce enough hot water to run the air
conditioning chiller for >340 days/year in India, 2x more efficient than
other collectors
▪ VSM has an exclusive partnership with Ritter, Germany, for the
manufacturing of their patented collectors to serve the India market

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VSM Chillers
▪ VSM has an exclusive
partnership with Sortech for
the manufacture and
distribution of low-capacity
adsorption chillers in Asia

▪ We have extensive experience

in integrating Broad
absorption chillers. These are
considered state-of-the-art
through unique auto-purging
and safety features to avoid
crystallization for longer
lifespans (25 years)

▪ Through our design and

integration services, we have
the flexibility to integrate
alternate customer preferred
chillers if needed

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VSM Monitoring Systems
▪ VSM has developed an end-
to-end remote monitoring
platform for our systems
enabling the real-time
measurement of performance

▪ Through the use of

meaningful trend graphs and
reports, we can predict
problems before they occur
and drive continuous
improvement

▪ Our performance levels and

metrics are backed by
ongoing Maintenance
contracts that ensure a
customers’ system runs
optimally over many years

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Customer Benefits
▪ Our Solar AC/Heating systems use patented collector designs enabling 2x more
efficient energy capture
▪ By using Adsorption/Absorption processes, there are no compressors which
reduces the risk of system failures and lowers Maintenance costs
▪ The entire system is automated with minimal energy consumption, primarily to
run electric water pumps
▪ The same system can be used for hot water requirements, serving a dual-purpose
based on the season
▪ Our remote real-time monitoring platform guarantees ongoing system
performance
▪ Our systems are eligible for MNRE subsidies, accelerated tax depreciation and
carbon credits
▪ The system is maintained free of charge for Year 1, with ongoing Maintenance
charges ~20% of conventional system contracts
▪ The expected monthly saving is 85-90% of current electricity consumption from
conventional systems

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Pay back Calculation

Pay back Period

Initial Investment 700.00
Rs. 536L
600.00 Pay Back
USD 864K

Tax Savings due to 500.00

accelerated depreciation
Rs. 141L 400.00
USD 227K
300.00
Carbon Credits- 698 points
Rs. 2.9L 200.00
USD 4.8K
100.00

Saving per annum 0.00

Rs. 144L
USD 232K
Pay Back 4.4 years

Product life of 20-25 years

▪ Based on real case study

▪ 288 KWH (conventional system) lowered to 27 KWH (solar system)
▪ Eligible for India Govt MNRE 30% subsidy (not considered above), accelerated
tax depreciation (80% in Y1) and carbon credits (1 CER = €15)

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Options for Cooling during non- sunshine hours

Solar air conditioning, as it uses the solar thermal power for

the cooling, normally will not function during non-sunshine
hours.
But the air conditioning requirement in many cases will have
to extend beyond the sunshine hours and may require a 24
hours operation of the air condition system.
There are different solutions available for the non-sunshine
hours that are given below.

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Options for Cooling during non- sunshine hours

➢ In the case of IBM, their existing Electrical chiller is used as

back up during the non-sunshine hours.
➢ In the case of the Swiss Embassy in Delhi and APL Global
School in Chennai, back up electrical chillers have been
provided for non-sunshine hours.
➢ In the case of GSECL, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, electrical heaters
have been provided in the Hot water storage tank to heat the
water and run the absorption chiller during non-sunshine
hours.
➢ In the case of Dubai island, a thermal storage system for
storing hot and chilled water have been provided to run the
absorption chiller and for cooling during non-sunshine hours.
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Options for Cooling during non- sunshine hours

➢ In the case of Intel, Bangalore, the chilled water produced by

the solar system is let into the main chilled water header that
is common for the solar and electrical chiller and with the
result, the chilled water available in the header from the
electrical chiller is used during the non-sunshine hours.
➢ usage of Biogas boilers has been proposed for a plant in a rural
area of Gujarat for a district cooling type of a cooling solution
to be used during non-sunshine hours.
This way, different solutions can be used for providing cooling
during non-sunshine hours depending on the requirement of the
client.

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Contents
1. Power Market in India
2. Renewable Energy Options & Solar Technologies
3. VSM
i. Company Profile
ii. Solar Solutions
iii. Customer Benefits & Payback
iv. Order Position
v. Sample Customer Project Scope
4. Summary
5. Contact Details

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Order Position
Customers and Order position:
Completed
➢ IBM India, Bangalore (225 TR); air-conditioning)- the
largest solar air onditioning plant in the world to date.
➢ L&T, Mumbai (10,000 LPD) water heating),
➢ Swiss Embassy, Delhi, India (60 TR) space heating and air-
conditioning)
➢ Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (5 TR Adsorption Chiller-
air conditioning).
➢ Intel, Bangalore (10 TR solar air-conditioning and 2500
LPD of hot water supply to the kitchen)
➢ Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (GSECL),
Gandhinagar (150 TR Solar air condition in Summer and
heating during winter)
➢ APL Global School, Chennai (120 TR solar air
conditioning)

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Order Position
Orders in the Pipeline
➢ Dubai Island Project ( solar air conditioning- 1050 TR)
➢ Kalpakkam Atomic Reactor Plant 10 TR solar air
conditioning system with
➢ Amaravathi- New Capital of Andhra Pradesh- 1000 TR soalr
air conditioning as the 1st Phase, with provision to install
10,000 TR over the next 7 years.
➢ Malasiya Telecom- 100 TR remote station solar air
conditioning
➢ POABS Tea estate processing facility- hot water facility for
the tea processing facility. A trial plant has been established
and is running successfully.
➢ Green house, Chennai 10 TR trial system implementation

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 Sample Customer Project Scope
▪ VSM have installed a 225 TR (780 KW) solar air conditioning system for
building cooling in Manyata Tech park in Bangalore
▪ 780 solar thermal Ritter collectors have been installed on the building
roof, covering 3,200 sq. meter area (35,000 sq. feet)
▪ The pipe lines are of PPR with 50 year lifespan and have advanced design
concepts of expansion joints, reverse return flow and balancing valves

PPR pipes with Japanese

Thermo break insulation

Expansion
Joints

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 Sample Customer Project Scope
▪ The solar hot water produced at the rate of 90K ltr/hour at 95 deg cel. is stored in
a 30K ltr buffer tank
▪ This hot water is used as the heat source for the BROAD 225 TR absorption
chiller
▪ The chilled water (7 to 9 deg cel) is fed into an Air Handling Unit for room cooling
▪ The whole process is automated and remotely monitored with many controls for
safety for automatic flushing and fresh water injection
▪ Solar insulation, flow quantity, temperatures, pressures and the tank levels are
captured real-time for reference, analysis, trending and continuous improvement

Cooling Tower

Absorption Chiller

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 Solar Air-Conditioning in summer & Solar Heating in
Winter system Project at Swiss Embassy in New Delhi
Capacity : 60 TR ( 210Kw)
Total aperture area : 210 x 3 = 630 Sq.mt
Chiller : Vacuum Absorption Chiller from BROAD
Hot water temp : 95 deg c & Flow rate : 29m³/hr
Chilled Water temp : 7 to 14 deg c & Flow rate : 26m³/hr
Cooling water temp : 33 to 38 deg c & Flow rate : 89m³/hr
Back-up system on Non-sun Shine hours Heating & cooling with compressor chiller.
 Solar Air conditioning System 150 TR at Gujarat
Under commissioning
150 TR Cooling in Summer and heating in winter
Aperture Area 1575 sq. meter
Absorption Chiller- Voltas 150 TR Back up Electrical heating for the Hot water
Hot water Temp 90 to 95 deg Cel. Chilled water temp 7 to 10 deg cel Fed into 3 AHU with

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Solar Air conditioning System 150 TR at Gujarat

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 Solar water Heating System Project at L & T in Mumbai
Capacity : 10,000 liters per day
Total aperture area : 30 x 3 = 90 Sq.mt
Hot water temp : 98 deg c
 Solar Water Heating system Project with Adsorption Chiller in
Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore.
(It is a Development Project)

Capacity : 2,000 liters per day

Total aperture area : 17 x 3 = 51 Sq.mt
Hot water temp : 98 deg c
Chiller : Adsorption chiller designed by IISc
Summary
▪ VSM Solar has been established with the view to design, manufacture,
install, integrate and maintain Solar Air Conditioning, Refrigeration
and Water Heating solutions for Industrial and Residential customers
across India, MEA and Asia-Pacific

▪ We have extensive partnerships with leading global Solar research

institutions and manufacturers to enable high-quality energy systems

▪ We have developed our own remote monitoring platforms for proactive

measurement and continuous improvement to provide guarantees of
future performance

▪ Our collector and chiller systems provide superior performance over

conventional cooling/heating and solar photovoltaic solutions

▪ Our strong references and rapidly growing order book with leading
names across industries is a testament to our customer commitment

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Contact or Visit Us....
Address for Communication
VSM Solar Private Limited
#28, Reliaable Lavendula
Huskur Road, Electronic City
Bangalore – 560 100, India
Mobile: +91 9886726464
+91 9886726565
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Factory and Registered Office
VSM Solar Private Limited
#43, 4th Phase, KIADB Industrial Area,
Bommasandra, Anekal Taluk,
Bangalore – 560 099, India
Email: vsmsolar@gmail.com, ss@vsmsolar.com,
Web site : www.vsmsolar.com
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Thank You

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