SCHOOL OF ENERGY STUDIES

Profile of the School

The School of Energy Studies was the first interdisciplinary School to be set up at Jadavpur University. It is a multidisciplinary unit that co-ordinates activities in different University departments for creation of energy awareness, advocacy and promotion of non-conventional energy sources, and conducts research and development activities in that direction. It is one of the four chief institutes in India entrusted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development with the task of training manpower in the field of energy, the other three being IIT Delhi, Roorkee University, and REC Tiruchirapalli. The area of specialisation of the School is Integrated Energy Systems.

The School offers a 3-semester M.Tech. course, as well as shorter courses. Several groups, each headed by a Chief Investigator, are working on various projects. The groups concentrate on evolving utilisation technologies in the fields of Solar Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal, Wind Energy, Biogas, Biomass, Photochemical Mini-micro Hydel and Energy Management. It collaborates with various other institutions in India and abroad.

Contact
Programmes Offered
Infrastructural Facilities
Research
Seminar/Conferences
International/National links
Consultancy Services
Inventions/Patents
Extension Activities
Other Highlights
Publications

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Contacts

1. Address of the School : Jadavpur University Kolkata 700 032

2. Telephone no. : (033) 473-2853 / 5823
Fax no. : (033) 472-2853
E-mail address : sebsju@giasc101.vsnl.net.in

3. Date of establishment : 12 January 1982

4. Built-up area of the School : 1200 sq.m. (approx.)
(includes exhibition hall & seminar hall)

5. Name of the Director : Prof. Sujay Basu, Electrical Engg Dept.

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Programmes offered by the school, including taught courses (MA, M.Phil etc., if any) as well as Ph.D and post-doctoral, under the following heads :

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Infrastructural facilities

· Books in the library of School : 500
· Journals / periodicals subscribed by the School : Nil
· Computers in the School : 12

Basic and advanced facilities

1. Advanced material and solar photovoltaic laboratory
2. Wind Energy laboratory
3. Solar thermal and building energy management laboratory
4. Bio-energy laboratory
5. Field Station on integrated rural energy planning (see item 36 below)

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Research

· No.of ongoing research projects, with total outlay in lakhs : 4, Rs.21 lakhs
· Research Projects completed during the last three years : 4, Rs.19 lakhs
Details of ongoing projects funded by external agencies (including UGC, AICTE, CSIR, DST and other Govt. departments and institutes)

Major thrust areas

1. Energy Management
2. Advanced Materials & Solar PV
3. Solar Thermal
4. Wind Energy
5. Bio Energy

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Seminars/conferences

Teachers who have attended national seminars during the last 3 years : 4
· Teachers who have attended International seminars during the last 3 years : 3
National Workshop on Energy Studies for college & university teachers, 2001
(Also, earlier: ) 1. National Solar Energy Convention, 1990
2. The same, 1996

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International/national links

International:
1. Collaboration with University of Northumbria, U.K. (in collaboration with British Council)
2. Collaboration with Imperial College, London.(in collaboration with British Council)
3. University of Stuttgart, Germany
National:
1. Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Govt. of India
2. West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA)
3. CSIR
4. Pyrene and Rai Metal Works Ltd.
5. Polyplex Corporation of India Ltd.
6. Central Electronics Ltd.
7. Tata B.P. Solar India Ltd.

National/international recognition received by faculty

Professor Biswajit Ghosh has received the following international distinctions:
European Commission Fellow, 1992-94
British Council Visiting Fellow, 1997-2000
Academic Visitor, Imperial College, London, 1999-2000

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Consultancy services

[Ongoing consultancies: with (a) Rice mills and other small industries
(b) West Bengal Sports Council for heating swimming
pool at Subhas Sarobar, Kolkata

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No. of inventions/patents

2 obtained:
i) Prof. Biswajit Ghosh, improved ohomic contact to semiconductors
ii) Prof. Biswajit Ghosh, multilayer coatings
2 applied for:
i) Prof. Biswajit Ghosh, decorative coatings
ii) Prof. Biswajit Ghosh, CuxO coating for contact and devices

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Extension activities over last 3 years

a) The School established a Field Station deep in the Sunderbans in 1985 for field trial, studies and social acceptability of integrated renewable energy systems, on land donated by Sri Ramakrishna Ashram on the bank of the river Matla. Community work started in 1986 by installing solar photovoltaic lighting systems at the Kaikhali jetty, as well as a TV in the Ashram's community hall. This was the first time people in that remote place had seen TV. The photovoltaic power was next extended to the rural hospital at Kaikhali, and then to a photovoltaic lantern and domestic lighting system. Two photovoltaic pumps were also installed for supplying drinking water to the local population and the Ashram. Finally, power was supplied to the Ashram's school and students' hostel.
A number of training programmes were also organised to educate the local people in renewable energy use. A special programme was conducted for women in health education and conservation of energy in the domestic sector.
b) The faculty of the School has conceived a novel method of producing power through the gasification of rice husk. Nearly 0.5 MW of such power was generated through a station installed (under the supervision of the School's faculty) in a rice mill in Burdwan District, to meet the entire power needs of the mill. A bigger programme along these lines is being planned.

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Any other highlights

a) The School is one of the four chief institutes in India that have been entrusted with the task of training manpower in energy, the other three being IIT Delhi, Roorkee University, and REC Tiruchirapalli. The area of specialisation of the School is Integrated Energy Systems.
b) The School runs a Regional Test Centre and provides technical back-up for solar thermal energy units, under the aegis of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources.
c) Sanction has been obtained from the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources for a Technical Back-up Unit for gasifier promotion for the eastern and north-eastern states.
d) The Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources awards 4 scholarships (3 for M.Tech. and 1 for Ph.D.) specifically attached to the School.
e) The School is planning to introduce a B.Tech. (Evening) course in Energy Science and Technology.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Professor B. Ghosh

1. A Novel Back Contacting Technology for CuInSe2 Thin Films, Semiconductor Science & Technology, 11, pp 1358 - 1362, 1996.

2. Contacting Technology for Thin Film CdTe Photovoltaic Modules, Electronics Letter, 39, pp 932 - 933, 1996.

3. A New Method for obtaining contact to p-CdTe, J.Crystal Growth, 159, pp 916-920, 1996.

4. Diffusion of P from Ni-P to CdTe in enhancing the surface conductivity of p-CdTe, ibid, 161, pp 148-152, 1996

5. Metallurgical Stability of Electro less Ni-Contact to CdTe Solar cells, Proc. of VXIV European PV Solar Energy Conference, pp 1330 - 1333, 1997

6. A Novel Method for fabricating Zn3P2 film for PV Applications, ibid, pp 1830-1831.

7. A Novel Method for Producing Large area PV Grade CIS Film, Proc. of 2nd World PV congress & Exhibition, pp 601-603, 1998.

8. Demand Side Management Program on Lighting - An Effective means towards Energy Savings in Indian Context. Jnl. of Institution of Engineers (India), Electrical Engg. Division, 80, pp 166 - 169, 1999.

9. Lighting Energy Management: A Case Study for Street Lighting using PV, Proc. of Recent Trends in Energy Efficient Lighting System, Vidisha University, PP 1-9, 1999.

10. Towards More Authenticated Approach for Energy Savings in Road way Lighting, Proc. of Int. Conf. On Lighting, Prakash, pp 37 - 42, 1999

11. Optimal matching of Optical Design of Lamp & Reflector, Proc. of Optics & Opto-Electronics, REC, Warrangal, pp 27-32, 2000.

12. Performance of Ni, Cu and Cu-Ni composite on Series Resistance of CdTe - CdS Solar Cell, Proc. of NSEC, pp 72 - 76, 2000.

13. A model in Projecting the Energy Demand in Developing Countries, Proc. of NSEC, pp 123 - 126, 2000.

14. Photovoltaic the Back up for quality power, Proc. of the XVI European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 2000.

15. Evaluation of contact resistance by capacitance measurement technique, Communicated to Thin Solid Film, 2000.

16. Embedded Power Generation using Solar PV and Bio-Mass Gasifier: A case Study. To be Communicated to 2001 ISES Solar World Congress Adelaide, Australia.

17. A Multilayer coating Technology for obtaining Ohmic Contact to Large Band Gap Semiconductors. Communicated to J.Appl. Physics, January, 2001.

18. Low Resistance Ohmic Contact to p-InP, Communicated to Electronics Letters, 2001.

19. Evidence in formation of CuXO layer in achieving good contact to CdTe, Communicated to Solar Cells & Solar Energy Materials, Feb. 2001.

20. The Role of Renewable Energy in Rural Lighting, Proc. of ALTEC, pp-12 22, 2001.

(Prof. Ghosh's publications total 65)

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Dr . Subhashis Neogi

1. "A Study on Multisolution Problem of Simulation of Slow Speed Wind Turbines" Proced. All India Seminar on Development of Sustainable Energy Systems - An Agenda for Utilisation of Non- Conventional Energy Source, I.E.(I)., Calcutta, 25-26th. April, 1997,pp.65-5.

2. "Development of Solar Simulator for Heat Load Calculation of Buildings", National Solar Energy Convention - 1997, Chennai, 22-24th Dec, 1997

3. "A Study On The Dynamics Of The Solar Heat Gain In Building Structures",Third International Conference On Solar Electricity: Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal Technologies, Sharjah, UAE, 21-25th. March, 1998

4. "A Study On the Convergency Characteristics Of The Iteration Model For The Performance Evaluation Of A Wind Turbine" (Communicated) Journal of Wind Engineering , Multi-Science Publishing Co. U.K.

5. "Global Database Modelling for Solar Simulation of Buildings" All India Inter Science, Engineering & Technology College ACADEMIC MEET 2000, held at Bengal Engineering College (Deemed University), Howrah , 14-15 July, 2000.

6. "Dynamic Heat Flow Modelling of Building Structures",National Solar Energy Convention 2000, IIT Bommay, Mumbai, 30 - 2 Dec. 2000

7. "One Dimensional Finite Difference Model for Thermal Simulation of Solar Heat Gain in Building Components" (Communicated) Journal of Energy & Buildings, ELSEVIER Science S.A. , USA.

(Dr Neogi's publications total 19)

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