Energy Conservation Awareness Workshops in Engineering Colleges of Gujarat by GEDA
 

Energy is the most vital resource for development of any nation and particularly for developing country like India. While our country accounts for about 16% of the World’s population we only 1% of the World’s fossil fuel resources. India depends on imported oil for meeting 75% of its energy demand for which it spends huge amount of foreign exchange. Besides the rapidly increasing energy demand, the degradation of the global environment has also become a matter of great concern. In view of the grim Energy Scenario of the country and the degradation of the global environment the Energy Conservation Act was enacted by the GOI in the year 2001 with the objective to promote energy efficiency in all sectors of economy. Agencies were designated by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ministry of Power, GOI) for implementation of the EC Act at state-level. GEDA – Gujarat Energy Development Agency was designated in Gujarat State.

Under the provisions of the EC Act Energy Efficiency Capacity Building and mass awareness programme has been projected amongst the most important activities. Mass awareness programmes about energy conservation & efficiency in various sectors – viz. education, domestic, agriculture, commercial, industries and transportation, have been targeted in the EC Act. Manpower training to create energy professionals forms a major programme under the EC Act to meeting the immerging demand.

GEDA undertook a Energy Conservation Awareness Programme for engineering colleges during year 2006-07. A training module, covering important aspects of energy conservation, was developed and EC Awareness Workshops were conducted in 14 engineering colleges. Over 2000 final year engineering students, college teachers and representatives from local industries participated in the workshops. The Workshops comprised of powerpoint presentation on efficient use of industrial equipments and processes like motor, pumps, fans, compressors, air-conditioning plants, boiler & furnaces and case studies, by experienced energy consultants and GEDA experts. The workshops were aimed highlighting the importance of energy efficiency in changing global scenario and introducing the concept of energy conservation to the future engineers and professionals.

Energy conservation awareness workshop for engineering college At: Aatmiya Institute & Technology and Scoence, Rajkot-February 2007		Energy conservation awareness workshop for engineering college At: Aatmiya Institute & Technology and Scoence, Rajkot-February 2007
Energy conservation awareness workshop for engineering college At: A.D.Patel Institute of Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar-February 2007		Energy conservation awareness workshop for engineering college At: Institute of Technology, Nrma University, Ahmedabad-Jan 2007

Registration kits and reading material was distributed to the participants. Soft and hard copies of the training material were given to each of the engineering colleges where workshops were organized. Financial assistance of Rs.5000/- was also provided to each of the colleges for meeting organizational expenses. The names of colleges where EC Awareness Workshops were organized are listed below:

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