Developing engineering programmes specialising in renewable energy for environmental sustainability
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Rocha, Alan Sanjay; Agrawal, Vijay Kumar
- Source
- 2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2013 IEEE. :57-62 Oct, 2013
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Transportation
Renewable energy sources
Industries
Wind turbines
Education
Biofuels
Electrical engineering
Wind power generation
Renewable Energy
Fossils Fuel
Green House Gas
Wind Power
Jatropha Biofuel
MNRE(Ministry of New and Renewable Energy)
GEDA(Goa Energy Development Authority)
AICTE(All India Council of technical education)
- Language
Increasing oil prices, pollution levels and global warming, call for alternative solutions for meeting the ever increasing energy needs. In this context engineering curricula should be tailored to meet the challenging energy needs of the future. This paper explores how technical education programmes with specialization in renewable energy could be a viable alternative. Paper discusses need for technical programmes in renewable energy from an international point of view as well as industry point of view given that India is making fast progress in wind energy and Jatropha Biofuel