• Dr. Sudha Garg

Dairy industry is one of the fastest growing industries in India. This industry is providing a huge employment to the rural youth and is the backbone of the rural economy. Different state governments are launching new projects to boost employment in this sector. The main barrier for the growth of milk industries is to meet the increasing demand of energy supply by a reliable and cost-effective energy source. Traditional electric grid supply is very irregular and costly and the alternative diesel set engines again very costly and causing air and noise pollution. The specific energy consumption is near about 1.62 kjs/liter. The smart use of solar PV and solar thermal energy in the dairy industry will not only lead to the creation of facilities of milk preservation and processing in the remotest area of the country but also contribute in a cost effective manner. In this direction, much has been done to design and develop energy efficient solar based refrigeration systems for milk cooling at village procurement centres, solar based vapour absorption system for milk and milk related cooling operations and air conditioning system for cold stores and packaging rooms for milk and milk products, to reduce peak load penalty. The smart Use of solar energy technologies has great scope for its commercial use in the dairy processing operations.

Solar, Dairy, Alternate, Milk, employment, energy.

"Strengthening of Infrastructure in Dairy Industry through the Application of Solar Energy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.240-244, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102329.pdf

"Strengthening of Infrastructure in Dairy Industry through the Application of Solar Energy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp240-244, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102329.pdf