MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521118546 A) filed by Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, on Nov. 28, 2025, for 'solar energy storage capsule using phase change material.'

Inventor(s) include Prof. Dr. Anita Nene; and Prof. Dr. Rohit Ghadge.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a solar thermal energy storage capsule system (100) comprising a Scheffler solar concentrator (102), a receiver, and a detachable tube (104) containing phase change material (PCM) (106). The Scheffler solar concentrator (102) is...