Journal Papers

1. ER Anagha, SV Kulkarni, Narendra Shiradkar, “Development of a characterization technique to effectively detect latent insulation defects in the field-deployed PV modules”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 292, pp.113761, October 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113761
2. Ruchita Korgaonkar, Narendra Shiradkar, “Viability of performance improvement of degraded Photovoltaic plants through reconfiguration of PV modules”, Solar Energy, Vol. 293, pp. 113451, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113451
3. Karan P Rane, Kedar Deshmukh, Ruchita Korgaonkar, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, “Quantifying the effectiveness of aerial infrared thermography for identifying photovoltaic modules eligible for warranty claims”, Next Research, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 100266, June 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100266
4. Shoubhik De, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Estimation of non-uniform soiling loss in a utility-scale PV plant in India and strategies for enhanced performance through optimal cleaning schedules”, Solar Energy, Volume 290, pp. 113345, April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113345
5. Karan P Rane, Narendra Shiradkar, “Long term durability assessment of Schottky bypass diodes in photovoltaic modules under high temperature reverse bias operation”, Solar Energy, Volume 286, pp. 113152, January 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.113152
6. Ruchita Korgaonkar, Yogeswara Rao Golive, Rajiv Dubey, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Longitudinal study of c-Si Photovoltaic module degradation rates in the field in India”, Solar Energy, Volume 282, pp. 112908, November 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.113152
7. Baloji Adothu, Gerhard Mathiak, Shahzada Pamir Aly, Ahmad Alheloo, Ali Almheiri, Vivian Alberts, Bengt Jäckel, Ralph Gottschalg, Narendra S Shiradkar, Amir A Abdallah, Juan Lopez Garcia, Michael Salvador, Bram Hoex, Jim Joseph John, Hussein A Kazem, Muhammad Ashraful Alam, “Extended Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Development of Hot Desert Test Cycle Proposal”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Special Issue Article, Nov. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3862
8. Shoubhik De, Narendra Shiradkar and Anil Kottantharayil, “Improved Cleaning Event Detection Methodology Including Partial Cleaning by Wind Applied to Different PV-SCADA Datasets for Soiling Loss Estimation”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 344-353, Mar. 2024. DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2024.3359412
9. Anagha ER, K.L. Narasimhan, S.V. Kulkarni and Narendra Shiradkar, “Humidity-Induced Electrical Conduction in Fluropolymer-based Photovoltaic Backsheets”, Solar Energy, Volume 263, 11197, October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111947
10. Kasagani Naga Bhavya Jyothi, K.L. Narasimhan, B.M. Arora and Narendra Shiradkar, “Analysis and mitigation of errors in external quantum efficiency measurement of solar cells embedded in solar modules” Solar Energy, Volume 258, pp. 319-324, July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.04.052
11. Sonali Bhaduri, Makrand Farkade, Rohan Bajhal, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar and Anil Kottantharayil, “Abrasion resistance of spray coated anti-soiling coatings during waterless cleaning of PV modules”, Materials Today Communications, Volume 35, pp. 106168, June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106168
12. Sonali Bhaduri, Makrand Farkade, Rohan Bajhal, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar and Anil Kottantharayil, “Understanding Multiple Stressors Which Degrade Anti Soiling Coatings: Combined Effect of Rain, Abrasion, and UV Radiation”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 603-609, July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3273812
13. Narendra Shiradkar, Rajeewa Arya, Aditi Chaubal, Kedar Deshmukh, Probir Ghosh, Anil Kottantharayil, Satyendra Kumar and Juzer Vasi, “Recent Developments in Solar Manufacturing in India” Solar Compass, Volume 1, pp. 100009, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solcom.2022.100009
14. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Anil Kottantharayil and Narendra Shiradkar, “Improving the accuracy of temperature coefficient measurement of a PV module by accounting for the transient temperature difference between cell and backsheet”, Solar Energy, Volume 237, pp. 203-212, May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.049
15. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Anil Kottantharayil and Narendra Shiradkar, “Sensitivity of accuracy of various standard test condition correction procedures to the errors in temperature coefficients of c-Si PV modules”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 1087-1100, September 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3559
16. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi and Narendra Shiradkar, “Determining the optimal STC correction procedure for high throughput field I-V measurements of PV modules”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 13-26, January 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3457
17. Sonali Bhaduri, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar, and Anil Kottantharayil, “Characterization of reliability of anti-soiling coatings using Tapping Mode - AFM Phase Imaging,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Volume 13, Issue 2, 023702, Feb. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0039255
18. Michael D Kempe, Derek Holsapple, Kent Whitfield, Narendra Shiradkar, “Standards development for modules in high temperature micro‐environments”, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Volume 29, Issue 4, pp. 445-460, Jan. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3389
19. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Sachin Zachariah, Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Sonali Bhaduri, Hemant K. Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Birinchi Bora, Sanjay Kumar, Tripathi A.K., Vasi Juzer, Narendra Shiradkar, “Analysis of Field Degradation Rates Observed in the All India Survey of PV Module Reliability 2018”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp. 560-567, Mar. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2954777
20. Sonali Bhaduri, Ajeesh Alath, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Identification of stressors leading to degradation of anti-soiling coating in warm and humid climate zones”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 166-172, Jan. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2946709
21. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Sonali Bhaduri, Sachin Zachariah, Hemant Kumar Singh, Chetan Singh Solanki, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, Brij M. Arora, K.L. Narasimhan, Juzer Vasi, “Correlating Infrared Thermography with Electrical Degradation of PV Modules Inspected in All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability 2016” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 8, Issue 6, pp. 1800-1808, Nov. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2859780
22. Hubert Seigneur, Eric J Schneller, Narendra S Shiradkar, Winston V Schoenfeld, “Effect of diamond wire saw marks on solar cell performance”, Energy Procedia, Vol. 92, pp. 386-391, August 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.07.117
23. Kristopher O. Davis, Marianne P. Rodgers, Giuseppe Scardera, R. Paul Brooker, Hubert Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, Neelkanth G. Dhere, John Wohlgemuth, Eric Schneller, Narendra Shiradkar, Andrew C. Rudack, Winston V. Schoenfeld, "Manufacturing metrology for c-Si module reliability and durability Part II: Cell manufacturing", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 59, pp. 225-252, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.217
24. Hubert Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, R. Paul Brooker, Kristopher O. Davis, Eric J. Schneller, Neelkanth G. Dhere, Marianne P. Rodgers, John Wohlgemuth, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Giuseppe Scardera, Andrew C. Rudack, Winston V. Schoenfeld, "Manufacturing metrology for c-Si photovoltaic module reliability and durability, Part I: Feedstock, crystallization and wafering", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 59, pp. 84-106, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.343
25. Eric J. Schneller, R. Paul Brooker, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Marianne P. Rodgers, Neelkanth G. Dhere, Kristopher O. Davis, Hubert P. Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, John Wohlgemuth, Giuseppe Scardera, Andrew C. Rudack, Winston V. Schoenfeld, "Manufacturing metrology for c-Si module reliability and durability Part III: Module manufacturing", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 59, pp. 992-1016, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.215
26. Neelkanth G. Dhere, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, "Evolution of Leakage Current Paths in MC-Si PV Modules from Leading Manufacturers Undergoing High-Voltage Bias Testing", IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Volume 4, pp. 654-658, Mar. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2294764
27. Neelkanth G. Dhere, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, "Device for detailed analysis of leakage current paths in photovoltaic modules under high voltage bias", Applied Physics Letters, Volume 104, pp. 112103, Mar. 2014. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4869028
28. Neelkanth G. Dhere, Narendra S. Shiradkar, "Fire hazard and other safety concerns of photovoltaic systems", Journal of Photonics for Energy, Volume 2, pp. 022006, Dec. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.2.022006
29. Bojanna P. Shantheyanda, Kalpathy B. Sundaram, Narendra S. Shiradkar, "Studies on the effect of hydrogen doping during deposition of Al:ZnO films using RF magnetron sputtering", Materials Science and Engineering: B, Volume 177, pp. 1777-1782, Dec. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2012.08.026

1. Narendra Shiradkar and Karan Rane, "A New Vulnerability in Bypass Diodes Under High Temperature, Long Term Operation in Reverse Bias (HTRB)", PV Reliability Workshop, Golden, USA, 2025
2. Shoubhik De, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, "Spatial Variability of Soiling Loss in Large-Scale PV Installations", 51st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2024.
3. Pavan Fuke, Shoubhik De, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, "Effect of Soiling on the PV Module Temperature and Soiling Loss Estimation", 51st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2024.
4. Riya Sharma, Anil Kottantharayil, and Narendra Shiradkar, "Approaches for high throughput in field electroluminescence imaging for Photovoltaic modules," ISES Solar World Congress (SWC) 2023, New Delhi, India.
5. Bhavya Jyothi, Narendra Shiradkar, "Shading Tolerance of Different PV Module Topologies," ISES Solar World Congress (SWC) 2023, New Delhi, India.
6. Ruchita Korgaonkar, Tarun Sahu, Narendra Shiradkar, "Outdoor Temperature Coefficient Measurement of PV Modules Using In-Situ I-V Tracing," ISES Solar World Congress (SWC) 2023, New Delhi, India.
7. E. R. Anagha, S. V. Kulkarni, Narendra Shiradkar, "Limitations of the Utility of Dry Insulation Resistance Test to Detect Defects in Photovoltaic Modules," ISES Solar World Congress (SWC) 2023, New Delhi, India (Oral Presentation)
8. Shoubhik De, Yogeswara Rao Golive, Narendra Shiradkar, A. Kottantharayil, "Improved Soiling Rate Estimation by Calculating PV Module Temperature using a Distributed Thermal Model" 50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Puerto Rico, USA, June 2023.
9. Juzer Vasi, Mrunal Berad, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, Dinesh Kabra, Kedar Deshmukh, Aditi Chaubal, Rajeewa Arya, Probir Ghosh, Satyendra Kumar and Lawrence L. Kazmerski, "India as an Emerging Solar Manufacturing Country", 50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Puerto Rico, USA, June 2023.
10. Karan P Rane, Kedar Deshmukh, Ardeshir Contractor, Anil Kottantharayil and Narendra Shiradkar, "Correlating the thermal signatures in drone based infrared thermography with actual PV module degradation mechanisms", PV Reliability Workshop, Golden, Co, USA, 2023.
11. Novashree Samantaray, Karan P. Rane and Narendra Shiradkar, "Optimization of Power Cycling Profiles for Power Diodes to Accelerate Thermal Fatigue Induced Failures", 2022 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), December 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEE56203.2022.10117583
12. Sayli Bhavsar and Narendra Shiradkar, "Data-Driven Approach for Quantifying the Risk of Hail Impact on Photovoltaic Plants", 2022 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), December 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEE56203.2022.10117841
13. Nihaal Singh Adarsh,Yogeswara Rao Golive and Narendra Shiradkar, "Analysis and Comparison of Full and Half-Cut Cell Monofacial and Bifacial PV Modules under Realistic Shading Conditions", 2022 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Electronics (ICEE), December 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEE56203.2022.10117610
14. K Naga Bhavya Jyothi, Ruchita Korgaonkar and Narendra Shiradkar, "Hotspot Endurance Test for Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics", 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, pp. 1244 - 1247, Milan, Italy, September 2022, 10.4229/WCPEC-82022-4BV.1.62
15. Shoubhik De, Pavan Fuke, Narendra Shiradkar, A. Kottantharayil, "Improved Shadow Filtering and Change-Point Detection Methods to Extract Soiling Loss from PV-Scada Data", 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, pp. 767- 771, Milan, Italy, September 2022, 10.4229/WCPEC-82022-3BV.3.57
16. Shoubhik De, Pavan Fuke, Narendra Shiradkar, A. Kottantharayil, "Energy-Based Soiling Loss Monitoring for Solar PV Systems", 8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, pp. 750 - 752, Milan, Italy, September 2022, 10.4229/WCPEC-82022-3BV.3.52
17. K. Rane, N. Verma, A. Contractor and Narendra Shiradkar, "FEM based thermal model of an agrivoltaic system," 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2022, pp. 1275-1278, doi: 10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938531
18. Rajiv Dubey, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, Juzer Vasi, “Effect of Mechanical Loading Cycle Parameters on Crack Generation and Power Loss in PV Modules”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021 (Oral Presentation, Finalist for Best Student Presentation Award)
19. Sonali Bhaduri, Makrand Farkade, Rohan Bajhal, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Impact of different brush designs in robotic cleaning on the degradation of anti-soiling coatings”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021 (Oral Presentation)
20. Ruchita Korgaonkar, Narendra Shiradkar, “Origin and Mitigation of Extreme Performance Loss Rate Values Calculated using RdTools”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021
21. Anagha ER, S. V. Kulkarni, Narendra Shiradkar, “Moisture Ingress Modeling in c-Si PV modules using Finite Element Simulations Based on Dual Transport Diffusion”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021
22. K Naga Bhavya Jyothi, K. L. Narasimhan, B. M. Arora, Narendra Shiradkar, “Exploring the Challenges in the External Quantum Efficiency Measurement of Solar Cells in a PID Affected Module Using PSpice Simulations”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021
23. Karan Rane, Navni Verma, Ardeshir Contractor, Narendra Shiradkar, “Finite Element Analysis Model of a PV module for Thermal Assessment”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021
24. Probir Ghosh, Juzer Vasi, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, Satyendra Kumar, Rajeewa Arya, Lawrence L. Kazmerski, “Scaling Sustainable Integrated PV Manufacturing Globally”, 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Jun. 2021
25. Narendra Shiradkar, Yogeswara Rao Golive, Ruchita Korgaonkar, Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, “Insights from PV Degradation Observed in Field Surveys in India: 2013-2020”, Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA, Feb. 2021. (Invited Oral Presentation) https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/80055.pdf
26. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Deepanshu Koshta, Karan P Rane, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Understanding the Origin of Unusual IV Curves seen in Field Deployed PV Modules”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2166-2170 Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300884
27. Ruchita Korgaonkar, Subhasree Mondal, Hemant K Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Role of Cloud Movement in Generation of Anomalous Data in SCADA Systems of PV Power Plants”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2712-2715, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9301004
28. Karan Rane, Navni Verma, Ardeshir Contractor, Narendra Shiradkar, “Finite Element Analysis Model of a PV Junction Box for Thermal Assessment”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2757-2759, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300574
29. Amey Chindarkar, Sweta Priyadarshi, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, Rajbabu Velmurugan, “Deep Learning Based Detection of Cracks in Electroluminescence Images of Fielded PV modules”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1612-1616, Jun. 2020. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300615
30. K Naga Bhavya Jyothi, Deepanshu Koshta, Yogeswara Rao Golive, BM Arora, KL Narasimhan, Narendra Shiradkar, “Biasing conditions for measurement of Quantum Efficiency of a solar cell in a module”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0847-0849, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300784
31. Anil Kottantharayil, Albin Varghese, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Narendra S Shiradkar, “Technical Survey of Solar Pump Irrigators Cooperative Enterprise in Dhundi, Gujarat, India”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2235-2237, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300404
32. Sonali Bhaduri, Rohan Bajhal, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Degradation of anti-soiling coatings: mechanical impact of rainfall”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1098-1101, Jun. 2020. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300414
33. Sweta Priyadarshi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Deblurring of Images and Barcode Extraction of PV Modules using Supervised Machine learning for Plant Operation and Maintenance”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0101-0104, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300900
34. ER Anagha, Deepthi Pratti, SV Kulkarni, Narendra Shiradkar, “Modeling of Leakage Currents in c-Si PV Modules and Investigation of their Arrhenius Behavior”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1105-1109, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300731
35. Sonali Bhaduri, Makrand Farkade, Rohan Bajhal, Lawrence L Kazmerski, Sudhanshu Mallick, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Cleaning efficacy of anti-soiling coatings”, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0105-0108, Jun. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300697
36. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Sachin Zachariah, Sonali Bhaduri, Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Hemant K Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, Juzer Vasi, “Analysis and Failure Modes of Highly Degraded PV Modules Inspected during the 2018 All India Survey of PV Module Reliability”, 4th IEEE Electron Devices Technology & Manufacturing Conference (EDTM), pp. 1-4, Apr. 2020. (Oral Presentation) doi: 10.1109/EDTM47692.2020.9117930.
37. Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, “PVQAT India”, Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA, Feb. 2020. (Invited Oral Presentation) https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy20osti/77331.pdf
38. Bharath Masetty, Narendra Shiradkar, S. Patwardhan “Comprehensive Study of Reliability of Photovoltaic Modules of Various Configuration Under Static and Dynamic Mechanical Loading Conditions Using Finite Element Analysis”, 35th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, pp. 1247 - 1251, Brussels, Belgium, Sep. 2019. https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-5CV.1.41
39. Pratik Mundle, Narendra Shiradkar, Juzer Vasi, S. Patwardhan, “Photovoltaic Climate Classification for the Degradation Study”, 35th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, pp. 2089 - 209, Brussels, Belgium, Sep. 2019. https://doi.org/10.4229/35thEUPVSEC20182018-6DV.1.54
40. Narendra Shiradkar, “Reliability and Safety Issues Observed in Flood Affected PV Power Plants and Strategies to Mitigate the Damage in Future”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp.3097-3102, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981158
41. K. Naga Bhavya Jyothi, Narendra Shiradkar, B. M. Arora and K. L. Narasimhan, “Non-Destructive Technique for Measurement of Quantum Efficiency of Encapsulated Solar Cells in PV Modules”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0388-0391, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019 (Nominated among Top 3 for Best Poster Award) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980902
42. Sonali Bhaduri, Sachin Zachariah, Yogeswara Rao Golive, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Ritesh Ingle, Ali Asger Khattab, Hemant Kumar Singh, Sudhanshu Mallick, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Correlating the Hot Spots and Power Degradation seen in crystalline silicon modules in All India Survey of PV Module Reliability 2018”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 0861-0865, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980514
43. Sachin Zachariah, Rajiv Dubey, Golive YogeswaraRao, Sonali Bhaduri, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Chetan Singh Solanki, Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K. L. Narasimhan, Hemant Kumar Singh, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Electroluminescence Study of over 700 Fielded PV Modules in All India Survey 2018”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1414-1419, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981208
44. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Hemant K. Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, “Investigation of Accuracy of various STC Correction Procedures for I-V Characteristics of PV Modules Measured at Different Temperature and Irradiances”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2743-2748, Chicago, USA, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980557
45. Lloyd Fernandes, Sonali Bhaduri, Ajeesh Alath, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, “Artificial dust deposition chamber for investigation of soiling loss on photovoltaic modules”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 2875-2878, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981343
46. Sayli Shiradkar, Satheesh Telagamsetti, Narendra Shiradkar, Jayendran Venkateswaran, Chetan Solanki, “Field Experience of Deployment and Adoption of PV based DC Induction Cookstoves in Rural India”, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 1684-1689, Chicago, USA, Jun. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980676
47. Narendra Shiradkar, “Reliability and Safety Issues Observed in Flood Affected PV Power Plants in India”, Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA, Feb. 2019. (Invited Oral Presentation) https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy19osti/74405.pdf
48. Sweta Priyadarshi and Narendra Shiradkar, “IoT Based, Inexpensive System for Large Scale, Wireless, Remote Temperature Monitoring of Photovoltaic Modules'', 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 0749-0752, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, Jun. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547354
49. Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Sachin Zachariah, Sugguna Rambabu, Hemant K. Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M. Arora, K. L. Narasimhan, Narendra Shiradkar, Juzer Vasi “On-Site Electroluminescence Study of Field-Aged PV Modules'', 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 0098-0102, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, Jun. 2018. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548080
50. Narendra Shiradkar, Vivek Gade, Eric Schneller and Kalpathy Sundaram, “Revising the Bypass Diode Test to Incorporate the Effects of Photovoltaic Module Mounting Configuration and Climate of Deployment'', 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 1766-1772, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, Jun. 2018. (Oral Presentation, Selected as one of the highlights of the conference) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547627
51. Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Sachin Zachariah, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Sugguna Rambabu, Sonali Bhaduri, Hemant K Singh, Anil Kottantharayil, Brij M Arora, KL Narasimhan, Chetan S Solanki, Narendra Shiradkar, Birinchi Bora, OS Sastry, Juzer Vasi, “Investigation of Poor Performing PV Modules Observed in All-India Survey of PV Module Reliability 2016”, 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 0690-0694, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, Jun. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548000
52. Pratik Mundle, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Chetan Singh Solanki, Narendra Shiradkar, Anil Kottantharayil, KL Narasimhan, Juzer Vasi, BK Chakravarthy, “Effect of Aluminum Back Plate on PV Module Temperature and Performance”, 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC), pp. 0745-0748, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, Jun. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547921
53. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajiv Dubey, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Sachin Zachariah, Sonali Bhaduri, Chiranjibi Mahapatra, Sugguna Rambabu, Firoz Ansari, Amey Chindarkar, Archana Sinha, Hemant Kumar Singh, Narendra Shiradkar, Brij Mohan Arora, Anil Kottantharayil, K. L. Narasimhan, Sanjeev Sabnis, Juzer Vasi, Birinchi Bora, Gopal Kumar, Yogesh Kumar Singh, Manander Bangar, Mithilesh Kumar, Avinash Kumar Haldkar, Ramayan Singh, Sahan Raghava, Manoj Morampudi, Gowri Ganesh, Rajesh Kumar and O. S. Sastry, “Key Results from All India Survey of PV Module Reliability: 2016”, Photovoltaic Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA, Feb. 2018. (Invited Oral Presentation) https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy18osti/72423.pdf
54. Vivek Gade, Narendra Shiradkar, Jared Opalewski, and Shesh Vaishnav, "Improving manufacturability, quality and durability of PV modules through PV ribbon evaluation program at Jabil Solar and Environmental Test Center (JSEC)" 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp. 2661-2665, Portland, Oregon, USA, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7750132
55. Narendra Shiradkar, Hubert Seigneur, Thomas R. Newton, Steven Danyluk, and Winston V. Schoenfeld, "Effect of laser marks and residual stress in wafers on the propensity for performance loss due to cracking in solar cells", 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp. 0708-0712, Portland, Oregon, USA, Jun. 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7749693
56. Narendra Shiradkar and Vivek Gade, "Climate and mounting specific testing of bypass diodes / junction boxes for improving long term reliability and cost reduction" 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp.1260-1263, Portland, Oregon, USA, Jun. 2016. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2016.7749816
57. Narendra Shiradkar and Vivek Gade, "Revising the Bypass Diode Thermal Test in IEC 61215 Standard to Accommodate Effects of Climatic Conditions and Module Mounting" Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA, Feb. 2016. (Invited Oral Presentation) https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy17osti/68116.pdf
58. Vivek Gade, Narendra Shiradkar, Marco Paggi, and Jared Opalewski, "Predicting the long term power loss from cell cracks in PV modules" 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp.1-6, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Jun. 2015. (Oral Presentation) https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2015.7355665
59. Narendra Shiradkar, Vivek Gade, and Kalpathy Sundaram, "Predicting service life of bypass diodes in photovoltaic modules" 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp.1-5, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, Jun. 2015. (Oral Presentation, Finalist for Best Student Paper Award); https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355606
60. Narendra Shiradkar, Vivek Gade, and Kalpathy Sundaram, "Thermal resistance measurement of bypass diode / junction boxes" Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA, Feb. 2015; https://www.nrel.gov/pv/pvmrw-2015.html
61. Eric Schneller, Narendra Shiradkar, Camila L. Pereira, Leandro C. Fonseca, Neelkanth G. Dhere, "Statistical analysis of degradation modes and mechanisms in various thin-film photovoltaic module technologies," Proc. SPIE 9179, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VII, 917906, San Diego, California, USA, Oct. 2014, (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060727
62. Vivek Gade, Narendra Shiradkar, Paul Robusto, Kent Whitfield, John Wohlgemuth, Yasunori Uchida, Neelkanth G. Dhere, "Research, test, and development activities performed by junction box bypass diode task force # 4," Proc. SPIE 9179, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VII, 91790H San Diego, California, USA, Oct. 2014, (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062195
63. Narendra Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, Neelkanth Dhere, Vivek Gade, "Effect of shading on the switching of bypass diodes in PV modules," Proc. SPIE 9179, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VII, 91790C, San Diego, California, USA, Oct. 2014, (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062470
64. Narendra Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, Neelkanth G. Dhere, and Vivek Gade, "Predicting thermal runaway in bypass diodes in photovoltaic modules" 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp.3585-3588, Denver, Colorado, USA, Jun. 2014. (Oral Presentation, Finalist for Best Student Paper Award); https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6924881
65. Eric Schneller, Narendra Shiradkar, and Neelkanth. G. Dhere, "Performance analysis of cigs thin-film photovoltaic system After 10 years in the hot and humid climate of Florida" Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA, Feb. 2014; https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy14osti/62821.pdf
66. Neelkanth Dhere, Narendra Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, "Cell Line Checker Correlated to Infrared Thermography", Infrared Thermography Workshop, Intersolar North America, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 2013; (Oral Presentation).
67. Neelkanth G. Dhere, Narendra Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, and Vivek Gade, "The reliability of bypass diodes in PV modules", Proc. SPIE 8825, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VI, 88250I, San Diego, California, USA, Sep. 2013; (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026782
68. Narendra Shiradkar, Eric Schneller, and Neelkanth G. Dhere, "Finite element analysis based model to study the electric field distribution and leakage current in PV modules under high voltage bias", Proc. SPIE 8825, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VI, 88250G, San Diego, California, USA, Sep. 2013; (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024740
69. Eric Schneller, Narendra Shiradkar, Neelkanth G. Dhere, "Baseline testing procedures for PV modules beyond the qualification testing," Proc. SPIE 8825, Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems VI, 882506, San Diego, California, USA, Sep. 2013; (Oral Presentation); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024751
70. Narendra Shiradkar, Anjum Ahmad, and Brijmohan Arora, "Investigation of anomalous behavior of p a-si:H/ n c-Si heterojunction solar cell", 16th International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Dec. 2011.
71. Brenda Rowan, Narendra Shiradkar and Bryce Richards, "HgTe Quantum Dots for Infrared Luminescent Solar Concentrators" in 6th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference, Dec. 2010.

1. Narendra Shiradkar et.al, “Insurance Framework for Solar Sector”, Published by International Solar Energy Alliance, 2021.
2. Probir Ghosh, Juzer Vasi, Anil Kottantharayil, Narendra Shiradkar, Satendra Kumar, Rajiv Arya, Lawrence L. Kazmerski, “Re-energizing Sustainable Solar Manufacturing in India: Technology Roadmap and Recommendations”, White Paper, by the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE), IIT Bombay and Catalyst for Accelerating Sustainable Energy for Bharat (CASE-Bharat), Jan. 2021
3. Report on “Solar PV R&D for India 2020-2030”, National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education, IIT Bombay, Oct. 2020.
4. Report on “Small Solar Powered Systems for Meeting the Electricity Needs of Students Taking Remote Online Classes - A Design, Assembly and Maintenance Manual” National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education, IIT Bombay, Sep. 2020.
5. Yogeswara Rao Golive, Sachin Zachariah, Sonali Bhaduri, Rajiv Dubey, Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Pratik Joshi, Nilesh Kusher, Arpit Nandi, Amey Chindarkar, Devan P Vasudevan, Pratik Mundle, Sugguna Rambabu, Ajeesh M.V, Ritesh Ingle, Ali Asger Khattab, Hemant Kumar Singh, Brij Mohan Arora, K. L. Narasimhan, Anil Kottantharayil, Juzer Vasi, Narendra Shiradkar, Yogesh Kumar Singh, Ramayan Singh, Sahan Raghava, Manander Bangar, Gowri Ganesh, Avinash Kumar Haldkar, Birinchi Bora, Sanjay Kumar, Rajesh Kumar and A.K. Tripathi, “All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Reliability: 2018”, A Report by the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education, IIT Bombay, and National Institute for Solar Energy, Dec. 2019.
6. Report on “Role of Innovation in Advancement of Solar Energy in ISA Countries”, ISA Global Leadership Task Force of Corporates on Innovation, FICCI, NCPRE, Feb. 2019
7. Shashwata Chattopadhyay, Rajeev Dubey, Vivek Kuthanazhi, Sachin Zachariah, Sonali Bhaduri, Chiranjibi Mahapatra, Sugguna Rambabu, F Ansari, A Chindarkar, A Sinha, HK Singh, N Shiradkar, BM Arora, A Kottantharayil, KL Narasimhan, S Sabnis, J Vasi, B Bora, G Kumar, YK Singh, M Bangar, M Kumar, AK Haldkar, R Singh, S Raghava, M Morampudi, G Ganesh, R Kumar, OS Sastry, “All-India survey of photovoltaic module reliability: 2016”, A Report by the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education, IIT Bombay, and National Institute for Solar Energy, Mar. 2017.