IIT Bombay is organising an Institute Colloquium on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.

The details are as follows:

Speaker

Professor S.P . Sukhatme Ex-Director of IIT Bombay and Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay. "Can Renewable Energy Sources Meet India's Future Needs of Electricity?"

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:15 pm Main Auditorium, VMCC.

All are invited. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract: It is widely recognized that the availability of adequate amounts of electricity is a key component in the economic well-being of the people of a country. In 2009-10, India produced 802 TWh of electricity equivalent to only 670 kWh/year on a per capita basis. In the first part of this lecture, the speaker will attempt to benchmark the countrys future needs of electricity. Using the results of available studies on per capita energy needs, he suggest that India should aim for a frugal per capita electricity need of 2000 kWh/year. Using this value, it is estimated that the future need for electricity should stabilize around 3400 TWh/year in 2070. Second part of the lecture will consider all the renewable energy sources, those being used at present and those which may supply our needs in the future. In each case, he estimates the potential of the source to supply electricity in the future. Wherever possible, he uses information available in the literature. Where this information is not available, he estimates the potential of a source based on information which is indirect in nature or he makes a judgement based on technological developments which have taken place thus far. The sum of all the estimates gives the total potential of renewable energy sources and answers the question posed in the title of this lecture. About the Speaker: Prof. S.P . Sukhatme received his B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in 1958, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from M.I.T. in U.S.A. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, in 1965. Prof. Sukhatme worked as Deputy Director from December 1983 to December 1985 and as the Director of IIT Bombay from January 1995 to January 2000. He then served as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for five years up to January 2005. Prof. Sukhatme is known for his outstanding contributions both in teaching and research, in the areas of Heat Transfer and Energy. He has published nearly 70 papers. He is also the author of two widely known text books in Heat Transfer and Solar Energy. Prof. Sukhatme is the recipient of many honours and awards. He received the Prince of Wales Gold Medal for standing first class first in Banaras Hindu University. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 1983. He was elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1986, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 1987, a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy in 1995 and a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences in 1999. He was awarded the title of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2001 and was the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He also received the Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation Award for Engineering and was conferred the title of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by the Banaras Hindu University in 2001.