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CONTENTS Dr. Brahmanand Mohanty,
Adviser for Asia, ADEME

This virtual intelligence scene has possibilities of local Editorial Team

Another year is opening before us. A new year in the Energy Efficiency in Small
perspective of universe may be just a routine movement. But intelligence residing in entities and these interacting with a Industries Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Co-ordinator
Dr. K.K. Sasi, Immediate Past
for lesser mortals of humans and organizations, days, remote intelligence with wider capabilities of handling data and President, SEEM
instructions. This collection of data and its analytics can lead to Mr. C. Jayaraman, Immediate Past
months and years remind of the tasks yet to be completed. Milma celebrates Energy General Secretary, SEEM
Thus the change of year can be an occasion to reflect, even a self organizing scenario where these objects and Conservation Day at Dr. R. Harikumar
Mr. K. Madhusoodanan, Editor, Energy
reinvent and rededicate to principles and causes, people and machines tend to strive towards bettering themselves every various units Press
organizations stand for and continue to contribute even in an moment towards excellence. This can be in the domains of Research: Asha Ashruf
energy efficiency, energy conservation and resource efficiency SEEM supports National
ever changing techno social landscape. Seminar in Cochin
too. SEEM Executive Council
Energy efficiency professionals also are posed with the same French Parliament passes President
This poses the significant question to us! What will be the role of Mr. U.V.Krishna Mohan Rao
challenges ahead and it is a good time to take stock and bill to end oil and gas Vice- President
equip for worthwhile pursuits. Evolution of technologies in human beings? Here is the need for us to explore and production by 2040 Mr. Satvinder Singh Mann
General Secretary
our sphere of activity will change the role and content and understand the competencies required for such a world when Mr. G. Krishnakumar
Joint Secretary
scope of the energy conservation domain. The fourth virtual intelligence takes over. I am still a firm believer that in Create standby pool to Mr. Alpesh Pandya
spite of the strides the artificial intelligence may take, it cannot save grid from dip in green Treasurer
Industrial revolution ushered in by the convergence of

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Mr. R. Jayakumar
advancements in internet, data, sensors, communications replace human intelligence. We will have to expand our thinking power: CEA
and increased computing abilities is marked by ‘internet of horizon beyond technicalities to discover the connectedness of Members
different aspects of our domain of energy efficiency to other SECI invites expression of
everything’. The costs for all these are also rapidly falling Mr. C.M. Varughese
spheres of human existence. These can be as wide as climate interest for 20 Gigawatt Dr. C.S . Azad
making the adoption much more feasible than ever. New solar PV unit Dr. K.K. Sasi (Immediate Past
Internet protocols provide for amazing address space which change, economical welfare, food, water clean air sufficiency President)
Mr. C. Jayaraman (Immediate Past
means every imaginable thing on the planet can be human development index, happiness coefficient or in short General Secretary)
sustainable development. Coal demand to grow 4% a Dr. Pradeep Gupta (Immediate Past
addressed uniquely. Then there are short range low energy year till 2022 Vice-President)
networks and very high speed long range networks already Mr. Jayesh Darji
Mr. K. Madhusoodanan
available and evolving which enables to choose an effective The scene, I see in not so distant future is when artificial National Australia Bank Mr. Mool Chand Jain
seamless communication array among things. The intelligence (AI) and internet of everything taking care of a pledges end to thermal
major chunk of activities which we are doing presently and we Disclaimer: The news published is
capabilities of electronic sensing now extends to ,images, coal mine funding directly picked up from the website and
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fast declining costs. Technical Support:
capabilities to suit such a world.
Poland opens Europe's
These developments have potential to render every object largest coal-fired power
alive. And these alive objects will communicate themselves .
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and can be intelligent enough to self organize to a best Brought out by Energy Press for Society
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So energy efficiency brethren, please get prepared to take these challenges and to develop competencies required. This requires a lot of
collaborative thinking among us and even beyond confines of our domain SEEM is ready to initiate round table discussions to dare such a
peek into future and pick collective brains to foresee the challenges, gauge the varied capabilities required and identify sources to garner G Krishnakumar
them. Let this New Year dawn a new era and see the birth of connected energy professionals taming AI for sustainable development of National General Secretary
the planet. Wish you all a happy new year!

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Management Awards 2017 - Premiere energy management
award in India institutionalized by Society of Energy
Engineers and Managers - Professional body of Certified
Energy Auditors and Certified Energy Managers in India.

Award Category
 Corporate houses
 Industries ( Small, Medium and Large scale )
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mail: awards@seemindia.org  ENCON Promoters/ Energy Audit Firms
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Energy Efficiency in Small Industries
SEEM Kerala Chapter organised Energy Month campaign with the theme ‘Energy Efficiency in Small Industries’.
As part of the program, SEEM members conducted walk through audits in rice industry, plastic industry and food

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industry in the Ernakulum district during the month. The industry members showed keen interest in the audit and
whole heartedly welcomed the auditors during their visit.

SEEM Kerala Chapter MC presented the outcome of the audit before the industry members in the district office of
KSSIA (Kerala Small Scale Industries Association) at Palarivattom, Ernakulam on 14th December 2017, National
Energy Conservation Day. About twenty five members from KSSIA participated in the program. Presentation
broadly covered about SEEM, observation of the auditors in these industries during the walk through audit and
immediate measures to be taken by them to improve energy efficiency in current competitive era. Mr.
C.M.Varughese, SEEM Kerala Chapter Chairman briefed the members the importance of energy conservation and
benefits to the members in case energy audits are carried out in future. Mr. G. Krishnakumar, SEEM National
General Secretary answered members query on arrangement of contract with KSSIA for the energy audit jobs in
the member firms. KSSIA thanked SEEM for conducting the walk through audits and conveyed members interest
to carry out detailed energy audit in their firms.
Presentation by Mr.Azeem K, SEEM Joint Secretary

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Talk on ‘Energy Conservation’ by C.M.Varughese,SEEM Kerala Chapter Chairman KSSIA participants
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Milma celebrates Energy Conservation Day at various units
Energy Conservation Day was celebrated in various Milma dairies and offices in the Malabar milk Union.

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Head office, Malabar milk union, Kozhikode

The EC day celebration was inaugurated by the Managing Director Sri V N Kesavan. In his key note address Sri Vijayakumaran K.M, SEEM life member, gave a glimpse on the wide range of
activities that Milma has been conducting since, 2004.

Kozhikode
EC day was celebrated on 14th Dec 2017 at the dairy auditorium. Managing Director Sri V. N Kesavan inaugurated the function. Energy Manager and SEEM life member Sri Vijayakumaran K. M
gave the key note address and elaborated the path of Milma with committed actions for energy conservation in dairy industry. All members took an Energy Conservation pledge led by Sri
Chandra Lal, Asst.Manager Engg. 9 W LED lamps were distributed to the employees jointly by Dairy & welfare society.

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Kannur Wayanad

Celebrated the day with an oath taking ceremony. The gathering was addressed by
In an innovative manner, all the employees walked a distance of 3 km to the Milma
Sri Sajeendram, Dairy Manager in charge and Dy Engineer Sri Ramesh V Menon.
Dairy Campus, and highlighted the importance of the day. The gathering was
addressed by Sri Radhakrishnan, Dairy Manager and Dy Engineer Sri Thomas. The
Energy conservation theme walking was flagged off by Dist Collector Sri In front of

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Civil station complex, at Kalpetta.

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Kasargod
The gathering was addressed by Sri Vinod kumar, Dairy Manager who described the
importance of the day.
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SEEM supports National Seminar in Cochin

The National Seminar on Electrical Safety & Energy Conservation in Building was held in Cochin on 20th
December 2017. The programme was organized by the International Copper Association India in association
with Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),
Chief Electrical Inspectorate, Kerala Electricity Supply board ltd.(KESB), Society of energy engineers and

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managers (SEEM)& Public Works Dept.

The function was inaugurated by Shri. Anil Kumar V. C, Chief Electrical Inspector to Government of Kerala
and the felicitation address by given by the Special Guest Shri. Nandan C. V, Chief Engineer, KSEB LTD

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Mr. Anil Kumar inaugurates the function

The National campaign brought together professionals associated with state

electrical safety implementation bodies like Chief Electrical Inspectorates, State
Public Works Department, Central Public Works Department, and State
Designated Agencies under Energy Conservation Act besides experts from
Distribution utilities of Central, State & Private Sector under one roof. Interactive
sessions between policy makers, law enforcing agencies and designers / installers
/ end users of electricity in buildings were a hallmark of this campaign.

The overall objective of the Seminar was to enhance Electrical Safety & Energy
Sustainability drive amongst key constituents of building industry and industry
stakeholders, through nationwide awareness campaign. Key provisions in NBC
and ECBC, especially electrical area, under National Regulatory Guidance and
Practices thereof were deliberated.
The organizers
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French Parliament passes bill to end oil Create standby pool to save grid from dip in
and gas production by 2040 green power: CEA
France's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday requiring all oil and gas exploration Central Electricity Authority of India has called for creating a flexible standby capacity to protect
and production on French territories to end by 2040, the first time any country has taken electricity grid in case the generation from renewable energy plants drop.
such a step.
To enable this, the government should call bids from coal, gas and hydro power projects, and
successful bidders should surrender the plants to the regional load dispatch centres for creating a
The bill, presented to cabinet in September, bans the renewal of any existing
common pool for a designated period, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has said in a report.
concessions beyond that date. New exploration permits will no longer be granted from
now.
While CEA is still evaluating the exact requirement of the supporting power generation capacity
The decision is largely symbolic because France produces only about six million barrels of
in a separate exercise, industry experts said 10% of the country average peak demand is likely to
hydrocarbons a year, about one percent of its consumption. It will continue to import
be required for grid balancing.
and refine oil.

India’s peak demand is about 150GW and about 10% grid balancing capacity could mean a pool of
President Emmanuel Macron has sought a leading role for France in the fight against
about 15,000-mw plants. The move, if approved, will bring relief to some of the stressed assets in
climate change and stressed at a summit last week that not enough was being done.
the power sector.
Macron's bid to breathe
The pool will have to be a mix

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new life into a landmark
accord on climate of hydro, gas and coal plants
change reached by depending on their response
nearly 200 nations in time. Hydro and energy storage
Paris two years ago can be restarted in lesser time,
came after U.S. followed by hydro and coal
President Donald Trump based plants. India has set up a
said he was pulling out target of renewable capacity
of the deal. addition of 175 GW by 2021-22
and thus requires flexible
France also plans to end generation when wind or solar
the sale of gasoline and generation deviates.
diesel vehicles by 2040.

Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/french- Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/create-standby-pool-to-save-

parliament-passes-bill-to-end-oil-and-gas-production-by-2040/62142930 grid-from-dip-in-green-power-cea/62142768
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SECI invites expression of interest for 20 Gigawatt solar PV unit
Taking a step ahead in domestic manufacturing of solar equipment, the government has floated a
document to gauge the market’s interest in setting up 20 GW solar PV manufacturing facility in India in a
span of three years.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has floated an expression of interest (EoI) document, evincing
interest to “invite bids for allocation of project capacities, from prospective solar manufacturers who are
willing to set up vertically integrated solar PV module manufacturing facility in India, including ingots,
wafers, cells, and modules.”

MNRE recently announced its roadmap for achieving 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by
2022, which would require setting up of solar power plants of 77 GW capacity by 2020, entailing an
investment of Rs 3,50,000 crore.

The 20 GW solar manufacturing tender was also a part of this roadmap. The government wants big chunk
of raw materials and equipment to be used in the 77 GW capacity be made in India.

Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/seci-invites-expression-of-

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Coal demand to grow 4% a year till 2022

India’s coal demand is expected to grow at about 4% a year up to 2022 as thermal power plants generate
more to meet strong demand, analysts say. However, imports are expected to fall, except for coking coal
which is projected to rise 5% a year.

In case renewable energy capacity reaches 125 GW by 2022, coal demand growth would be at around a
CAGR of 3.6%, assuming power demand growth as 5% CAGR. In absolute terms, coal production is expected
to touch 1,003 million tonnes in 2022 from 839 tonnes in 2017.

Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/coal-demand-to-grow-4-a-year-till-
2022/62143095
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National Australia Bank pledges end to thermal coal mine funding
National Australia Bank pledges halt to funding for new thermal coal mine projects. The Bank says it will boost lending for renewable energy projects and will follow consultation with
customers and stakeholders

"We have seen tremendous growth in clean energy across our

loan book and our customers are continually telling us that they
want more ways to get involved in the market," NAB says

NAB also said it involved in 23 renewable project deals in fiscal

2017 totaling more than A$16 billion ($12.27 billion). It also will
follow the move by Dutch bank ING to stop funding utility
companies relying on coal for more than 5 percent of their
energy by end 2025. ($1 = 1.3043 Australian dollars)\\

Source:
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/natio
nal-australia-bank-pledges-end-to-thermal-coal-mine-
funding/62062773

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All Bihar villages will be electrified by month-end
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that all the villages of the state would be electrified by the end of this month. Modi
added that by May 2018, electricity would reach 10,000 human habitations ("tola") and not a single of these habitations would remain
without electricity.

Modi, who also holds the finance and environment and forest portfolios, stated that the work on installing separate feeders for
irrigation under the Centre's Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore, had begun.

He said that in the next two years, farmers will not require diesel (to run pumpsets for fetching water) for irrigation. Rather, they will opt
for electricity-based irrigation.

Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/all-bihar-villages-will-be-electrified-by-month-end-deputy-
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Poland opens Europe's largest coal-fired power unit
Polish state-controlled energy company Enea inaugurated Europe's largest coal-fired power unit, at a
time when other nations want to shift away from greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels.

Enea opened a 1,075 MW capacity unit built by Japan's Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems at its Kozienice
plant to join a dozen other units in the 250-300 MW range at the site.

The B11 section is the largest and most modern in Europe," said the firm's head of production Krzysztof
Figat. Total capacity at the plant, which uses some three million tons of coal annually, mainly from the
Bogdanka mine in southern Poland, is now nearly 4,000 MW.

As well as the major plant at Kozienice, Poland is home to Europe's largest plant at Belchatow near the
city of Lodz, one of the largest coal-fired plants in the world. Coal remains a sector of primary
importance in Poland, employing some 100,000 people.Coal and lignite account for around 90 percent of
Polish energy production.

Warsaw has recently slowed development of wind power and is still to decide on whether or not to build

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a first nuclear plant in a country suffering some of the worst air pollution in Europe.

Source: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/coal/poland-opens-europes-largest-coal-fired-power-unit/62143025

Solar power system training for engineers

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In view of the fact that solar energy is going to be one of the largest job markets for engineers in
the next 5 years and in addition to establish a Green Energy India, SEEM in association with E EVER GREEN Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Evergreen Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Kochi plans to organize a three month - 250 hour G Ambadimoola, NGO Quarters-Kakkanad Road
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The training covers site study to project execution and O&M.
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Forthcoming Events and Seminars in Energy

4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies International Conference on Power Engineering And Renewable
(ICRET 2018) ,16-18 January 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Energy, 20-21 January 2018, Mumbai, Maharastra, India
http://www.icret.org/ http://conferencefora.com/event_details/27

2nd International Conference on Energy and Environmental Science
(ICEES 2018), 16-18 January 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://www.icees.org/
2018 Asia Conference on Energy and Environment Engineering
(ACEEE 2018), 19-21 January 2018, Shanghai, China
International Conference on Sustainability, Green Buildings,
Environmental Engineering & Renewable Energy (SGER 2018), 27
January 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://www.nzaar.com/sger2018/
7th International Conference on Clean and Green Energy (ICCGE

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http://www.aceee.net/ 2018),7 -9 February 2018, Paris, France
http://www.iccge.org/
International Conference on Power and Smart Grid (ICPSG 2018), 19-
21 January 2018, Shanghai, China 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and
http://www.icpsg.org/ Development - ICESD 2018, 7-9 February 2018, Paris, France
http://www.icesd.org/
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