DI Wolfgang Weissel, MD, Centric-Austria interacting with participants in the workshop
A two days ‘Awareness Training Programme on Energy Audit in buildings’ was held at the conference hall of Hotel Pragati Manor, G.S.Road, Guwahati on 25 th & 26 th September 2008 under EU-EISEEI project, in association with National Productivity Council. More than 30 participants from various organizations like PWD, ASEB, APGCL, AEGCL, NF Railways, IOCL, Jorhat Engineering College, APPL and Energy Auditors from various organizations attended the training programme along with SDA personnel and ECAT members. The training programme was primarily aimed for Energy Audit in Buildings.
DI Wolfgang Weissel, MD, Centric-Austria and Mr. A.K. Sinha, Regional Director, NPC, Kolkata gave presentations on Building Energy Audit, Energy Audit in Electrical System, Energy Audit for Lighting System, Energy Audit for Refrigeration and Air conditioning, Pumps etc.
The said training programme was a part of EU-EISEEI project sponsored by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency , GOI and its EU partners, Centric and Adelphi, Germany.
A national Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Energy Efficiency-Oppornuties and Challenges’ organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Assam State Centre and Chief Electrical Inspector-Cum-Adviser, Government of Assam (State designated Agency under EC Act for the State of Assam) on 17 th and 18 th October 2008.
The inaugural session was chaired by Shri A.K. Mitra, Chairman, the Institution of Engineers ( India), Assam State Centre. The Hon’ble Power and Industries Minister, Assam, Shri Pradyut Bordoloi was the Chief Guest of the event and Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Shri C.K. Das, IAS, Chairman, Assam State Electricity Board were Guest of Honours.
In the inaugural session, Shri S. Barooa, Chief Electrical Inspector-Cum-Adviser, Government of Assam presented the welcome address and Shri D. Pawan Kumar, Group Head & Director (EM), NPC, New Delhi delivered the keynote address. In the technical sessions presentations on EC Act, 2001, Standard & Labeling Programme, Gas Turbine air inlet cooling, prospects and challenges of Direct methanol Fuel Cells, Energy Efficiency in Air Conditioning system for building design, Energy Efficiency in lighting system, Climate responsive building design in North East, Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency in Industrial sector and profit through Energy Audit were made by speakers from various organisations.
