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- RENET Renewable Energy Workshops -2006 Success Story


  RENEWABLE ENERGY WORKSHOPS

September 2006
 
SUCCESS STORY
 
To support the renewable energy initiative of the RENET, Renewable Energy Showcase and Energy Community Development Workshops, were very successfully organised at
 
Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay
21-22 September 2006
&
Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
 27-28 September 2006
 
Over two hundred particpants from the educational institutions, government and non-governement organisations and industries participated in the workshops at each venue.
 
Media coverage: The Hindu, Chennai, 28th September 2006 - News Article
  The New Indian Express, Chennai, 27th September 2006 - News Article

 

Sponsors:
  • European Union-India, Economic Cross Cultaural Programme
  • University of Nottingham, UK
  • University of Porto, Portugal
  • Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, India
  • Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
  • Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai, India
  • Asian Pacific Centre for Energy and Environment, Chennai

 

Background
 
The importance of promotion of renewable energy for sustainable development, diversification of energy supply and preservation of the environment is recognised by the governments of EU countries and India. RENET is a project co-funded by the EU-India having partnership of five leading Higher Education Institutions, for enhancing the renewable energy research and technology transfer between EU and India (website: http://www.renet-eu-india.com/). Early commercial development of renewable energy technologies need to be reinforced by increased commitment from the national and international business and finance communities.
 

Research efforts leading to commercial development of new and renewable energy sources can:

  • create new jobs and industrial opportunities
  • reduce pollution through use of industry residues and by-products
  • stimulate agricultural production and revitalise rural communities
  • provide power to isolated communities and improve access to education and health care.
  • Replace imported fossil fuels saving foreign exchange and reduce environmental pollution.
The European Union has been working with the Indian Government, to promote the use of renewable energy. Under the RENET Project sponsored by the EU, two workshops are being organised to promote increased co-operation between European and Indian research institutes and companies to their mutual benefit and profit.
  
Workshop Programme  - A series of workshop sessions covering specific technology/resource sectors included:
  • Solar Energy (Photovoltaic and Thermal)
  • Wind Energy
  • Bio-Energy (Biomass and Biogas)
  • Hydrogen & Fuel Cell
  • Geo-Energy (Geothermal and Ground Source Heat Pumps)
  • Hydro Energy (Micro-hydro and water mills)
  • Ocean & Wave
  • Combined Heat and Power (Co-generation, Energy from waste and Natural Gas)

Programme details:

for IIT-Bombay: Click Here 
for IIT-Madras: Click Here 
 

Participants from the EU and India

A number EU and Indian institutions, industries and organisations participated in the Workshops programmes 

 
Proceedings/Presentations
 
Proceedings of the workshops are available on the website to RENET members. 
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