CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is India’s first airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the possibility of utilization of wind energy at the airport.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mumbai’s CSMIA becomes the first Indian airport to adopt hybrid power generation technology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cochin International Airport, India’s first airport built under a public-private-partnership (PPP) model, has scripted another chapter in aviation history by becoming the first airport in the world that operates completely on solar power. The 12 MWp solar power plant was inaugurated by Hon Chief Minister Mr.

Detailed explanation-4: -CIAL (Cochin International Airport Ltd) is the world’s first airport fully powered by solar energy. The Cochin International Airport has been a torchbearer from its inception on many accounts including the solar power project which prompted many other airports to move the solar way.

Detailed explanation-5: -A vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft is set transverse to the wind while the main components are located at the base of the turbine.