A Short Term Course on "Renewable Energy and Smart Grids" (RESG2015) was organized by Electrical Engineering Department PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh from 27th -31st July 2015 under Continuing Education Programme).. The course saw enthusiastic participation from faculty, research scholars and professionals from the industry.
Dr. TarlochanKaur , Head of Electrical Engineering Department and the Course Co-ordinator said that the Indian power system is facing a number of challenges, including ageing infrastructure, continued growth in demand, new load types, integration of increasing share of variable renewable energy sources,andthe need to improve security of supply. Smart Grid technologies offer ways not just to meet these challenges but also to develop a cleaner energy supply that is more energy efficient, more affordable and more sustainable.
Sh. PraveerSinha, CEO and M.D, Chief Guest Tata Power DDL, in his inaugural speech talked about some of the innovative research initiatives related to Energy underway in MIT, USA and encouraged the participants to take up research projects to tackle the challenges of resource-constrained communities in India .This was followed by expert talk on 'The Ever Evolving Smarter Grid¦Evolution, Need and Future¦.'A wide range of topics were covered including Key Technologies in Smart Grids, Integration of Renewable Energy in Grid,Development of Wind Energy Infrastructure, Case Studies.,Smart Grid Architecture, Predictive Models, Intelligent Control in Smart Grid Systems, Softwares for Techno-economics of Renewable Energy Systems,Energy Storage, PHEVs, Renewable Energy in Deregulated Environment, and Cyber Security in Smart Grids.
The Speakers were eminent persons from Industry and Academia. Dr. Ravi Seghal, MD, GE, Energy Management, Bangalore, Dr. Ganesh Das, Head(Business and Strategy) ; Prof. Rajesh Kumar, MNIT Jaipur; Prof. Ashwani Kumar, NIT, Kurukshetra; Prof . YograjSood, NIT, Hamirpur; Dr. Ashish Jain, Deputy General Manager, ONGC; Dr. Mukesh , ThaperUniversit;, Prof. Tarlochan and Prof. PoonamSaini, PEC, Chandigarh
The Chief guest for the Valediction Ceremony , Sh. VinodSood, MD, Hughes Systique Corporation, motivated the participants to have a purpose in life and work with single minded focus to actualize as he walked his own journey of Life.
The course ended with a Vote of Thanks by Dr. RintuKhanna and Ms.RaminderKaur, .the Course Co-coordinators.