Since more than 15 years PRAJAPITA BRAHMA KUMARIS ISWHARIYA VISHWA VIDYALAYA (BK) which has more than 7000 Meditation centers in India and more than 500 abroad is actively involved in the research and demonstration of alternative renewable energy concepts.

The Brahma Kumaris is mainly administered by women and teaches spiritual and ethical values in India as well as in more than 100 countries of the world. The institution is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) of the United Nations, afiliated to the Department of Public Information (DPI). It has general consultative status on the roster of the UN Economic and Social Council / UNICEF. The institution has

The Brahma Kumaris headquarters comprises of three large complexes at Mt. Abu and Abu Road. Pandav Bhawan, the International Headquarter, the Academy for a Better World (Gyan Sarovar), near Mt. Abu and Shantivan Campus at Abu Road. The institution can accommodate up to 25,000 people at a time.

Established in 1992, the Brahma Kumaris Department of Renewable Energy works in tandem with the World Renewal Spiritual Trust, an afiliate of the Institution. After focusing almost exclusively on education in values and spirituality since its foundation in 1937, the University expanded its purview to include the held of renewable energy. This decision was taken in the context of worldwide environmental degeneration and the pressing needs to meet the requirements for electricity and other power sources for its many residents and visitors. It became obvious to combine Spirituality and Values with development of solar energy and other alternative technologies. The fusion of both drives us towards a better future. Since then BK became one of the key developers in the world in solar institutional cooking systems.