Energy course at Institute of Environmental Sciences Sangli

Energy course at Institute of Environmental Sciences, Sangli. (a working draft)
Post graduate diploma for engineering or science graduates.
Objective is to give a  broader vision and theoritical & applied knowledge in significant depth about Energy and to promote them towards research

The students should develop an understanding in sources of energy, Exergy, conservation of energy (include energy  audit ), energy generation, energy technologies. They should be able to understand and design  policies, for energy sufficiency as well as sustainability, current problems in the energy sector nationally and  globally, possible solutions (technology, business and policy)

Duration is 3 months (13 weeks ) – 6 hours every week ( 78 hours) plus the field trips. (Teachers may have the flexibility of engaging these 80 hrs in a 10 day session of 8 hrs a day, or any other time schedule suiting them)

Units of the course :-
1. Sources of energy
Wh  Where does the energy come from? Conventional and renewable sources. The indian context of energy sources (potential and demand).
The energy supply chain:
How and where is energy generated? Energy technologies and policy.
How is it transmitted?
How is it consumed?
How is the energy sector in India structured?

2. The energy life cycle analysis

3. Energy economics
What is the cost of energy?
How is energy priced?
Which sources are the cheapest and which are the most expensive?

4. Energy and environment:
What is the connection between energy and environment?  Local and global environmental impacts of energy generation & consumption
Carbon footprint of different energy sources in terms of generation, transmission and utilization.

5. Energy conservation
What is conservation and why is it important?
Conservation as enhancing the efficiency of energy generation or utilization without compromising the energy services.
Conservation at source, in generation, transmission and utilization - technologies and policies in the Indian context.
The building blocks of a conservation project:
Identifying the conservation technologies
Economics of conservation
 Input from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's energy auditor course and  energy audit reports of PCRA

6. Problems and potential solutions
Problems:
a. Inadequate energy resources
b. Environmental impacts - local as well as global
c. Inefficiency of utilization
d. The energy life cycle:
All above in following sectors:-
Agriculture
Domestic
Industry
Transport

6. Energy security, rising import bill and subsidy.

7. Governance
Energy Conservation Act 2005
Control ( central or state) , Access and allocation,

8.Potential solutions
 a. Conservation
b. Renewable sources
c. Life styles – how they affect energy consumption patterns
d.Decentralized energy systems
e.How should the excess cost be allocated?
f. Global solutions and the climate treaties
 Drafted by Nikit Abhyankar, Ph.D., & dr. Ravindra Vora
 Submitted to Prof. Shreeram Kanitkar,Sec. MTES, for inputs.
II  Short course in energy for anyone who is  intestersted in energy management.
Red -- changes suggested by me.
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