In recognition of the active involvement of department of electrical and electronics engineering (EEE), National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) in design and development works in renewable energy systems since 1980s, the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 73.26 lakh. NIT-T Director S. Sundarrajan signed an agreement recently with C-WET Executive Director S. Gomathinayagam for executing the project involving development of a wound rotor induction machine driven by a wind turbine for supplying power to isolated loads with a smooth control. This project would be executed over three and a half years in two phases: developing a prototype working model in the laboratory initially and field implementation subsequently, N. Kumaresan, Associate Professor and department Head, said. He and two other faculty members M.P. Selvan and S. Moorthy would be the coordinators. Under another project worth Rs. 14.95 lakh that the department has secured from the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, the trio along with N. Ammasaigounden of the same department are in the process of developing a power electronic controller using FGPA (field programmable gate array) to form a micro-grid with multiple energy sources. On completion of the formulation of a successful working model, Powergrid would deploy the system to provide customers continuous, uninterrupted power supply from renewable energy sources, Prof. Kumaresan said.