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Overview
Founded in 2001, by the visionary social entrepreneur, Mr. DT Barki, Noble Energy Solar Technologies Ltd. (NEST) is a pioneer in designing, developing and producing, affordable and reliable solar lighting systems for the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) populace. Driven by the power of technological innovation, NEST has since emerged as one of the leaders in the cause of providing clean and safe modern lighting solutions as cost-effective replacements to hazardous kerosene lamps.
NEST is a global organization, serving markets in Africa, Latin America and other developing nations besides catering to markets in developed nations such as North Americas, Europe, Japan etc.
NEST has diversified business activities in supply of High Purity Quartz (SiO2) for applications catering to the burgeoning needs of the solar industry. NEST has also done intensive and disruptive research by developing an energy-efficient and cost-effective Solar Grade Silicon (SoG-Si) manufacturing process as an alternate recommendation to the existing Siemens process which is high on requirement for both capital and energy.
NEST has a capacity of 60 MW, with ambitious plans to enhance it further to meet the growing market needs. With increasing demand for solar energy, NEST with an established brand, is well placed to be one of the fastest growing solar companies in the world.
Team
NEST is a team of dynamic and enterprising individuals, led by the founder Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. DT Barki.
DT Barki, Chairman & Managing Director
D.T. BARKI, 53, has been in solar photovoltaic industry for nearly three decades. A B.Tech graduate in Electronics Engineering (1982), from KREC (now NITK), Surathkal, India, he has acquired international reputation with solar PV technologies, through the successful implementation of solar projects (cells, modules and systems). He has toured all over the world (U.S.A, Japan, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom), to attend International & world conferences, workshops and business meets. He applies his scientific, technical and management expertise to all aspects of the challenge to implement sustainable energy services, especially, solar PV globally for the benefit of people and the planet. He has extensive knowledge in setting up of solar cell manufacturing and running them successfully. Mr.Barki has several shop floor contributions in inventing many defect analysis methods in the solar cell and module processing.
At present, he runs his solar business in his own company, Noble Energy Solar Technologies Ltd (NEST), since 2001, at Hyderabad, India. NEST was started in 1998 with product launch in 2001, which manufactures affordable solar modules and lanterns of international standard for the benefit of the really needy people of the developing countries. NEST, under the stewardship of Mr.Barki is the market leader in manufacturing and marketing solar lanterns, esp., AISHWARYA® solar mini lantern brand in India and overseas. Now, NEST runs as an independent organization in promoting solar lighting systems.
Mr.Barki has been conferred with the prestigious Ashden Light Award in 2005 by the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, London. The award was given away by HRH Prince Charles on 30th June 2005 in London. Mr.Barki wins the Award for Light (£30,000) for developing a small solar lantern, Aishwarya™, which makes safe, smoke-free light affordable for the poorest people. His ultimate mission, through solar technology, is to make the world kerosene-free, in case of lighting application.
Mr.Barki, besides being a successful solar PV specialist, is a versatile writer in Kannada and English. He has written and published many poetry collections and plays. His management book, THE DRIVE, under the series of MANDEM technique, has been a top ten best seller in Hyderabad. He is known for his inspiring speeches on social entrepreneurship, esp., for the youth. He has been working on a sensational screenplay on the global borders issue and presenting the same as an Oscar-standard film to ultimately give a message to the world towards making the warless world and borderless earth!
His technological and social skills are to bring light to life; because he believes that life is light; light is life. Mr.Barki completed 29 years of service (since 1982) in solar PV industry. He is working on to launch a worldwide campaign “towards creating awareness for Eliminating Light Poverty in the world”
To know more about Mr. Barki, download full profile or visit http://www.bidnetwork.org/person/45483/en
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Ashim Jolly
Ashim Jolly’s professional experience in business has spanned from being an Operations Analyst during a summer to being a consultant to a top tier retail organization in the US while studying at the Johnson School of Management. Currently, work as an associate consultant for a boutique corporate strategy consulting firm called the Lucas Group, Boston.
Graduated from Cornell University in May 2009 with a masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Summer Business Bridge Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, 2009.
Specialties:
Entrepreneurship, Leadership;
His core competencies include business due diligence, corporate strategy, competitive analysis, market optimization, financial valuation, etc
Ashim Jolly, 24 is a dynamic, enterprising and socially driven individual. Ashim has joined NEST team recently to spearhead its international business operations. To know more visit http://www.ashimjolly.com/Home or http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashimjolly
Bharat Barki
Bharat Barki has been in the Solar Industry for the over 4 years, gaining vast industry knowledge and skills such as communication, technical and managerial, all this within a short span. He has presented a technical poster presentation at the 33rd IEEE photovoltaic specialists’ conference, San Diego, CA, USA. He has also participated in the prestigious Civil Society/ Governing Ministerial Environment (GME) Forum, held at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi. He currently serves as a Director, on the Board of Noble Energy Solar Techologies Ltd (NEST).
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Uday Kumar, Advisor
Over 30 years experience in Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, Information Management and Administration. Of this 20 years experience all aspects of Apparel and Retail - both as Intrapreuner and Entrapreneur.
Co-founded in 1989, Madura Garments the largest and most successful apparel company in India with brands like Louis Philipe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly etc.
Co-Founded a start up Apparel company the first outside IT space with VC funding - Indus-League in 1999, which launched brands like Indigo Nation & Scullers.
Joined Biocon group in 2006 and built and ran all the support functions for Syngene its research subsidiary.
Later in Mar 08 moved to an Entertainment start up IndiaTales Media P Ltd.
Since Mar'09, Co Founder, Director & CEO at TrueSkill Energen in the renewable energy domain. Trueskill provides products and solutions in the areas of small wind, wind-solar hybrid,solar thermal for captive consumption and energy saving products like air source water heater and LED lighting.
Specialties:
Finance & General Management. Domain Expertise in identifying opportunities and building
Uday Kumar currently serves as an advisory member to the board of NEST on corporate strategic planning and legal matters
A Chandrashekar
Atipamula Chandrashekar (ACS), 36 is Diploma in Electronics & Communications from the Polytechnic Institute, Hyderabad. He has vast experience in the field of Photovoltaics, beginning his career in the industry back in 1996. His expertise lies in the departments of Production/Manufacturing and Quality Control & Assurance.
ACS joined NEST in 2002 as Manager, Production and QA and has since been instrumental in its monumental growth as a start-up then and a globally renowned brand today. A very keen observer, quick learner and with a special eye for details, ACS is an asset to any company that employs him.
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Manufacturing
Infrastructure: Unique Manufacturing Facility
In NEST, we do things differently. Our solar manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad and Bangalore are the manifestation of our mission and vision. Our solar module and system assembly facilities are characterized by efficient, effective and most economical infrastructure. This is one of the reasons why our solar products are of highest quality with lowest cost.
Our state-of-the-art SPV module manufacturing facility is situated at Bangalore. A 60 MW SPV module manufacturing facility is being planned in Jeedimetla, Hyderabad.
The Solar Systems assembly line is situated in Begumpet Hyderabad, A.P., India.
Technology Innovation
Never before has there been so much emphasis on continuous technology innovation. Technologies realize their market potential, only to be replaced by another one in a short period of time. Solar energy sector is the fastest expanding space owing to the innovations that are taking place in the field of semi-conductor materials and nano-technology; in solid state lighting devices like LEDs etc. All these innovations are assisting the cause of mitigating climate change, conserving resources and energy, thereby making them more energy efficient and environment friendly
NEST has collaborated with an innovation-driven company based in the US, NurturEnergy Inc. (click www.nurturenergy.com) and has developed a unique, first-of-a-kind LED solar lantern. Read more...
NEST is currently also working on more innovative solar lighting products making them more energy-efficient and cost-effective for the rural market.