Solar Air Heating
Air heating systems comprising 45,000 sq m collector area has been installed in India under the erstwhile subsidy scheme and current soft loan scheme.

Solar Thermal Building Desisgn
A Solar Buildings Programme to promote solar-efficient building designs in the country is being implemented by MNES with the following components: training and education; publicity and demonstration. Some examples are:

Two buildings, the HIMURJA and the Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Bank at Shimla deploy these concepts

A number of buildings in Himachal Pradesh and one building in West Bengal based on this concept are under construction

Financial Assistance The limit for financial assistance for construction of solar efficient buildings under the demonstration programme is Rs 10 lakh

Building bye-laws The building bye-laws of a number of cities are being examined through a sponsored R&D programme of MNES with the objective of bringing in the energy efficiency aspect