Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Sciences, Amity University Madhya Pradesh (AUMP), Gwalior (MP) organized an International Workshop on Technological Advancements in Renewable Energy: Current Scenario, Future Perspective and Challenges (IWTARE 2024) in Online Mode.
The Inaugural ceremony was started by taking the blessings of Maa Saraswati with the Lighting of Lamp and Saraswati Vandana. The inaugural ceremony was streamed in Zoom platform for online participants. Opening Remarks addressed by Lt. Gen. V. K. Sharma, AVSM (Retd.), Hon’ble Pro-Chancellor, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. Lt general V. K. Sharma put lights on all type of renewable energy like solar wind. He spoke about the potential of electric vehicle in India, the potentially of the wind energy in India. During the Inaugural session Prof. (Dr.) Anil Vashisht Officiating Vice Chancellor, Amity University Madhya Pradesh and Prof. (Dr.) M. P. Kaushik, Pro Vice Chancellor (R) & Dean Research, were also present.
The Guest of Honour, Dr Deepak Kharre, Head of Projects Blue Pine Energy, Gurugram, Haryana,
address the issues like climate change, renewable energy and how India is fitted globally as per energy scenario. He focused on energy scenario of India specially forecast on solar and wind energy. He also mentioned about 5 nectar elements like panchamrit to deal with climate change. He also discussed about the challenges for project development in the sector of renewable energy.
The Chief Guest, Dr. Nitin Labhasetwar, Chief Scientist & Head Energy & Resource Management Division, CSIR-NEERI and Professor AcSIR, highlighted the issues like cleaner energy and sustainability challenges and opportunities, sustainable development global greenhouse gas emission by different sectors. Discuss about 80 challenges solar map photo voltage sale H2 generation, efficient utilisation of noble metals and Nano approach biomass conversion and agriculture engines, black carbon, cooking alternatives.
The Keynote Speaker, Ms. Ipshita Nandi Banerjee, Communications and Engendering Lead, United States Energy Association (USEA), USAID’s Energy Utility Partnership Program & U.S. Department of State’s Women Energy Leaders Program, she focused on the energy-efficient system of India which Bhutan adopts. She also focused on renewable energy in Tanzania and how Tanzania's energy scenario is presently working. She also mentioned Tata Power's national grid control of India. She emphasized women's entrepreneurship in the renewable energy sector, mud-stop cooking smokeless stoves, and a scheme for the government of India for investment.
The Inaugural session was concluded by Prof. (Dr.) Kuldip Dwivedi, Head ASLS/ Dept. of EVS, Dy. Dean (Academics) AUMP, Convener IWTARE 2024 given his concluding remarks on this international workshop mentioned the importance of this training session and gave positive takeaways for the professionals, students, scholars, and faculty members.
Lastly, a vote of thanks was given by Vote of Thanks by Dr. Rwitabrata Mallick, Associate Professor EVS, Organizing Secretary IWTARE 2024. More than 300 participants have participated in the workshop.
Total 05 technical sessions on Technological Advancements in Renewable Energy were organized including Inaugural session and Valedictory session from March 18-22, 2024. All participants and students showed enthusiasm in taking part in various sessions. This has helped in broadening the horizons of students and participants with respect to the the current perspectives of renewable technology and has provided a platform to technocrats, experts and academicians for presenting their innovative and constructive ideas at international level.
The technical Session 1 started at 2:00-4:00 pm chaired by Prof. (Dr.) Vinay Dwivedi, Director, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh.
In this session Invited Lecture given by Dr. Mi Tian, Senior Lecturer in Low Carbon Engineering, University of Exeter, UK & Member of the Global Sustainability Initiative (GSI) community talked about hydrogen storage in detail.
Plenary Lecture was given by Dr. Rishi Sharma, Principal Scientist, Semiconductors Sensors, and Microsystems Group, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani on the Development of TiN material and its applications. Both the Lectures were very informative.
Technical Session 2 of International Workshop on Technological Advancements in Renewable Energy: Current Scenario, Future Perspective and Challenges held on 19th March 2024 (Tuesday). This session was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) Brajendra Shukla, Head, Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Bundelkhand University. Session was Co-Chaired by Dr. Rwitabrata Mallick Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Science, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Rapporteur was Dr. Nidhi Shukla Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Science, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior Amity University Madhya Pradesh.
The first invited speaker of technical Session 2 was Dr. Abhay Kumar Pandey Professor Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad. Prayagraj. He gave the lecture on “Redox homeostasis and its regulation by natural products”. He elaborates the beneficial role of free radicals, tissue damage by radicals and role of free radicals in gene expression.
Another invited lecture of technical Session 2 by Prof. Santi Pada Gon Chaudhuri, Visiting Professor, IIEST, Shibpur, Chairman, Energy Expert Committee, Govt. of India. He explains about the renewable energy status of India, special thrust on solar, wind, bio and hydro energy. He explains global scenario of technological advancement and about various conferences, summit based on various renewable energy sources and their applications. He also expresses his views on present status of solar power, hydro power and wind power in India and their projections. He also talked about the bioenergy mission by Gov OF India and emphasis on Green Hydrogen Mission. Lastly, he talks about atmospheric water generation in remote areas.
Technical Session 3 of International Workshop on Technological Advancements in Renewable Energy: Current Scenario, Future Perspective and Challenges held on 20th March 2024, 1400-1700 Hrs. (Wednesday). This session was chaired by Prof. (Dr.) Vikas Srivastava, Coordinator, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Madhya Pradesh. This Session was Co-Chaired by Dr. Nidhi Shukla, Assistant Professor II, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior and the Rapporteur was Dr. Deep Chakraborty Assistant Professor I, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Science, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.
The First Invited Lecture of 3rd technical session was at 1400-1500 Hrs. given by Prof. S. Balachandran, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Visva Bharati University, Santi Niketan, West Bengal. Professor Balachandran spoke about traditional energy fuels, socio economic problem and health related issues related to traditional fuels, he focused on the cow dung and related energy and uses as fertilizer, if focused on different program by government of India on renewable energy specially on biogas energy. He also spoke about the various like technical and institutional for using renewable energy specially biogas and you also suggested policy recommendation.
Another Invited Lecture of 3rd technical session at 1500-1600 Hrs. given by Dr. Dhirendra Chaudhary, Head, Centre for Renewable Energy, VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur, UP. Dr Dhirendra Kumar Choudhary spoken about photo voltaic cell, inorganic and organic photo voltage devices different types of nanna composite, semi-transparent solar cell devices, perovskite materials and solar cells synthesized and characterizations. He also discussed about his latest inventions on photo voltaic devices
Last Invited Lecture of 3rd technical session at 1600-1700 Hrs of this session given by Dr. Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, UPES, Dehradun Dr. Abhishek Kumar Mishra spoke about carbon capture utilisation and storage different types of catalyst development and challenges.
Technical Session 4 of International Workshop on Technological Advancements in Renewable Energy: Current Scenario, Future Perspective and Challenges held on 21st March 2024, 1400-1700 Hrs. (Thursday). This session was chaired by Dr. Sandeep Arya, Institute of Environment and Development Studies, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
This Session was Co-Chaired by Dr. Deep Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Science, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior and the Rapporteur was Dr. Abhishek Kumar Bhardwaj, Assistant Professor I, Department of Environmental Science, Amity School of Life Science, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior.
First Invited Lecture at 1400-1500 Hrs given by Dr. Srinivasan Natarajan, Industrial Hygiene coordinator, TEKFEN Construction and Installation co., Rass Laffan Industrial City, Al Khor, Qatar. He talked about Renewable Energy resources: Current trend and future plan of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Prof. Neelam Pathak, Head of Department Biochemistry, Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad gave the next Invited Lecture at 1500-1600 Hrs. She explained about food waste and potential fruit waste and its byproducts used as a feed-stocks for biodiesel production. She also discussed about sustainable production of pharmacological, nutraceutical and bioactive resources.
Last Invited Lecture at 1600-1700 Hrs. was given by Dr. Harendra Tomar, Business Lead, Sungrow Power Ltd. Gurugram. He discussed the current trend in renewable energy resources.
Technical session 5, invited lecture was given by by Prof. Anchal Srivastava, on Basics of Transmission Electron Microscopy and its applications.
Valedictory Session was Address by Guest of Honour, Prof. (Dr.) Sandeep Poddar, on potentiality of renewable energy in present day scenarios.
Concluding Remarks was given by Prof. (Dr.) Kuldip Dwivedi, Head ASLS/ Dept. of Environmental Science, Dy. Dean (Academics) AUMP, Convener IWTARE 2024. After that feedback was given by participants and lastly Vote of Thanks was given by Dr. Rwitabrata Mallick, Associate Professor, Environmental Science, Organizing Secretary IWTARE 2024.
There were 15 invited lectures during the five days by experts from various academic and industrial arenas of national and international repute. All the lecture topics were up to date and needed the hours. Faculty, scholars and students interacted with experts and many fruitful discussions came out of the events.