Energy Efficiency & economics

TREND Setter 2023 Spotlight: Kothandaraman Ramanujam’s Work on Sustainable Ammonia Production

A main charter point of the Energy Consortium is to focus on exploratory and collaborative research. The TREND Setter program is one such initiative with an aim to identify the long-range research initiatives of the industry and build capability within the consortium to address it. Faculty members are invited to address industry challenges, and eight […]

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TREND Setter 2023 Spotlight: Santosh Kumar Sahu’s Research on Industrial Carbon Efficiency

A main charter point of the Energy Consortium is to focus on exploratory and collaborative research. The TREND Setter program is one such initiative with an aim to identify the long-range research initiatives of the industry and build capability within the consortium to address it. Faculty members are invited to address industry challenges, and eight

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Climate Economics Course: Redefining Conventional Practices

With a huge class and an unconventional classroom setup, it was a rather unusual day at IITM. The Terrace hall on the second floor of the Main Canteen was buzzing live. Around 246 students had gathered for the Climate Economics course (HS5760) handled by Santosh Kumar Sahu, Associate Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences. Climate studies

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Blue economy and its bounteous benefits

On the World Maritime Day let’s pledge to work towards ensuring an inclusive and sustainable blue economy in India. This day serves to raise awareness about the significance of maritime industries and shipping, highlighting their vital contributions to the global economy, trade, and sustainable development. Blue economy refers to the sustainable use of ocean resources

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The role of scientific computing in chemical engineering: developing clean energy technologies

Chemical Engineering has contributed significantly to shaping our lives for the past century. Developing a chemical process at the lab scale and taking it to the industrial scale is at the heart of Chemical Engineering. Out of the numerous chemical processes, perhaps converting crude oil into various chemicals and fuels that are the workhorse of

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Battery Giga Factories and their Critical Raw Materials Problem

The world is changing rapidly due to an electric vehicle (EV) revolution that is currently underway. This is no longer an urban phenomenon or something that was long considered a pet project of developed nations. Various sectors such as; (i) Electronics and internet, (ii) logistics and transportation, (iii) agriculture and medicine, (iv) energy and infrastructure,

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Decarbonization of Industrial Process Heating using High-Temperature Heat Pumps

Decarbonization of Industrial Process Heating using High-Temperature Heat Pumps India’s heavy dependency on fossil fuels goes hand in hand with the nation’s substantial industrial demand for heating applications. As per the IEA 2021 report, India’s energy demand is set to rise by 35% between 2019 and 2030. Despite the increase in production and exploration of

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The decarbonization journey starts with energy efficiency

India is the third largest consumer of energy in the world, and energy efficiency is an important part of the country’s strategy to meet its growing energy demand. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy efficiency has contributed significantly to reducing India’s energy demand growth in recent years. Energy efficiency is often the first

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Energy Efficiency will enable MSME’s towards achieving net zero.

India is the third largest consumer of energy in the world, and energy efficiency is an important part of the country’s strategy to meet its growing energy demand. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy efficiency has contributed significantly to reducing India’s energy demand growth in recent years. Energy efficiency is often the first

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