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Energy has been called the ultimate resource for two reasons: Primarily, without energy all the other resources on the planet are unobtainable. Secondly, unlike water or carbon, energy cannot itself be re-cycled. Industrialized countries have come to depend heavily on large amounts of energy to support life and it is expected that it will always be there at affordable prices. The global energy use is expected to increase with 60 % during the next 30 years. At the same time,there is an urgent need to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, which are mainly responsible for the actual climate changes. Limited access, increasing price and geographical uncertainty in the access regions to natural resources such as coal, oil, gas, and uranium make the development and use of sustainable energy sources a global necessity.
There exists two major energy related problems. The first is depletion. About 90% of the world's energy comes from the fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) which are finite. It seems likely that oil and gas will be virtually exhausted within one human lifetime from now. Coal could last much longer, perhaps several hundred years, but that brings us to the second major problem. As a result of burning carbon based fossil fuels we are forcing global climatic changes at an unprecedented rate. It is possible that we may have to leave most of the remaining fossil fuels in the ground.
The only alternatives to fossil fuels appear to be nuclear power and the renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Nuclear already supplies about 10% of world electricity but seems to have slowed down, with increasing concern about costs and environmental impact, in particular the question of how to deal with the growing accumulation of nuclear waste material. Renewables look promising and some are making rapid progress. For example, wind power is now the fastest growing energy technology in the world, with an annual growth rate of about 30%. However they still have a long way to go to match the contribution of the fossil fuels. With the global population still growing and demand for energy increasing Mankind could be facing a real energy crisis. The other major concern relates to environmental aspects of energy utilization. The collection and utilization of energy can have a huge environmental impact and both industrialists and environmental regulators have a growing need for professionals who can understand and deal with these problems.
Unique Facts
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The program was launched based on a MOU with M/S TUV Rheinland India dated July 2009 to launch proactive industry-academic initiatives. TUV Rheinland India is a subsidiary of TUV Rheinland Germany and headquartered at Cologne, Germany.
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The program is being jointly offered with industry partner M/s TUV Rheinland India with funding support of 180,000=00 Euros from SEQUA a German funding agency.
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The M.Tech commenced in Jan 2010 with the initial batch comprising of 08 students. Having graduated successfully all 08 students have been placed with energy companies such as TUV Rheinland, L & T, Avni, Avasarla and Bosch. The second batch commenced in Sep 2010 with 24 students and the students are currently preparing to submit their thesis having concluded their internships and projects with companies like Max Watt, Eversun, TUV, Avasarla, Avni, IISc, Concordia University and many more. The batch of 2011 with 17 students is currently undergoing course work and preparing to undertake internships.
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In addition to M.Tech certificate and Diploma programs have also been offered. Two certificate courses have been completed till date.
The funding also caters specifically to Indian faculty being trained in Germany. The first training session had 7 faculty members being trained in Germany in June –July 2010.
Facilities of M/S TUV Rheinland is made available to students for on the job training.
