Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute - SPRERI

About Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute - SPRERI

Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute (SPRERI) was established in January 1979 as a result of the initiative taken by a group of foresighted persons led by Late Dr H.M. Patel and Late Shri Nanubhai Amin.

STATUS
SPRERI is a non-profit autonomous organization registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 21 of 1860 and also as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950. It has been approved as a Research Association for the purpose of clause (ii) of subsection (1) of Section 35 of the Income Tax Act 1961 and is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. It is recognized by S.P. University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Nirma University, Ahmadabad as a Centre for M.Tech and PhD Research.

VISION
SPRERI will be an organization that will develop environment-friendly Renewable Energy Technologies that are efficient and economically viable for society

MISSION
Be a leader in developing technologies itself and through collaboration that can be deployed in India and developing countries in the renewable energy space
Provide training, guidance and overall knowledge management in the renewable energy space
Source funding from Government and Organizations for projects of national interest
Develop a Revenue Stream vide the technologies that have been developed at SPRERI and its extension services.

LOCATION
SPRERI is situated in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a township about 5 km from Anand, the milk capital of India. It has been named after Sardar Patel whose ancestral home and village is in nearby Karamsad. Well connected by road and rail, Vallabh Vidyanagar is 75 km from Ahmedabad and 40 km from Vadodara. Ahmedabad and Vadodara are the two linking airports.