Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology: Proceedings of Iset 2020

This book presents best selected research papers presented at Innovation in Sustainable Energy and Technology India (ISET 2020), organized by Energy Institute Bangalore (A unit of RGIPT, an Institute of National Importance), India, during 3-4 December 2020. The book covers various topics of sustainable energy and technologies which includes renewable energy (solar photovoltaic, solar thermal and CSP, biomass, wind energy, micro hydro power, hydrogen energy, geothermal energy, energy materials, energy storage, hybrid energy), smart energy systems (electrical vehicle, cybersecurity, charging infrastructures, IOT & AI, waste management, PHEV (CNG/EV) and mobility (smart grids, IOT & AI, energy-efficient buildings, mart agriculture).

P. Muthukumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in IIT Guwahati, India. He is a Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India). He served as the President, Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), Guwahati sub-chapter. He is also the recipient of Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Award 2017 from USIEF and also received Mechanical Engineering Design National Award from NDRF. He is a reviewer for more than 50 international journals. He has successfully completed 11 research projects funded by various government agencies and 05 consultancy projects funded by industries. Currently, he is handling 05 research and 01 consultancy projects. His specialization includes refrigeration, hydrogen storage, metal hydride based thermal machines, porous medium combustion and thermal energy storage.

Dilip Kumar Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences in Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. He is an active member of American Chemical Society (ACS), Canadian Association of Physicist (CAP) as well as that of the aluminum research cluster of Quebec (REGAL). He holds several important research grants from the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada. He holds a research group at the UQAC comprising International and National graduate students and post-doctoral fellows working on various aspects of Materials Science, mainly concentrated on thin films fabrication and various applications that includes, energy storage, corrosion, as well as antibacterial nanomaterials.

Debasis De is an Assistant Professor in Energy Institute, Bengaluru (Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi), India. He is an active member of the International Solar Energy Society and The Institute of Engineers (India). He was selected as one of the fourteen Indian student delegates to attend the JSPS-DST Asia Science Seminar held at Yokohama, Japan. He has received the Quebec Merit Scholarship for foreign students in 2012. He has published more than 30 research papers in various journals and conferences. He is a reviewer for more than 5 international journals. His current research interests include different types of solar cells, OER/ HER, bio-inspired surfaces, nanoelectronics, advanced materials and energy materials.

Chanchal Kumar De is a Professor and Headin the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, India. His research interests include cognitive radio networks, cooperative communication, energy harvesting, wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, etc. He is a reviewer of IEEE, Springer and Elsevier journals. He has published more than 25 research articles in different journals and conferences. He is an editor of Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Communication, Devices and Computing ICCDC 2019, Springer.