About the Workshop. Sustainability is fast becoming the keyword in all development domains, especially in the area of energy.

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1 IGCS Workshop on Improving Energy Sustainability - Conventional and Renewable December 4-5, 2014 Visveswaraya Seminar Hall Building Science Block Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras About the Workshop Sustainability is fast becoming the keyword in all development domains, especially in the area of energy. The workshop will focus on technologies in the energy domain with emphasis on gas, coal and solar thermal energies. The topics that will be touched upon will be technologies related to gas turbines, production of liquid fuels from coal and other sources, solar thermal technology and wind. There will be invited talks from specialists from India and Germany. It is also proposed to organise a field visit to a solar thermal plant, designed and installed by specialists from IIT Madras as a part of the workshop. The workshop will provide an opportunity for students, researchers and policy makers to interact with each other and evolve strategies to assess the impact of emerging technologies in providing a sustainable energy scenario. Indo German Centre for Sustainability The Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) is the outcome of a common desire of India and Germany to discover sustainable pathways for development in the 21 st century. Located at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, the centre is a collaborative venture with German universities coordinated by RWTH Aachen Universities. The IGCS will contribute to the intensification of Indo-German cooperation in key academic fields. German and Indian experts collaborate in joint research projects and development of additional academic programmes, under the aegis of IGCS. The centre's long term goal is to develop an enhanced understanding of the influence of global change on future livelihoods with regard to water, waste, land use and energy, and to develop strategies to meet the challenges resulting from global change.

2 Tentative Program Dec. 4-5, :10 hrs Welcome and Introductory Remarks Prof Krishna Vasudevan, Dept. of Electrical Engg., IGCS Area Coordinator Energy hrs Inaugural Address Prof. S. K. Das, Dean (Acad. Research), IIT Madras Adress by Guest Honour Dr. Akilesh Gupta, DST, Government of India TBC hrs Address by Guest of Honour Mr. Achim Fabig, German Consul General, Chennai 9: hrs Coffee Break Technical Session hrs Talk by Prof Behrendt, Department for Energy Technology, Head of Chair for Energy Process Engineering and Conversion Technologies for Renewable Energies, TU Berlin, IGCS Area Coordinator Energy Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification - Products and Problems

3 hrs Talk by Dr Vinu, IIT Madras Thermochemical conversion of biomass, coal, algae and MSW to fuels and useful intermediates am Talk by Ivo Schneider, Department for Energy Technology, TU Berlin pm Talk by Sabrina Kruegel, Department for Energy Technology, TU Berlin Liquefaction of coal and biomass Fast Pyrolysis Characterization of Medium and High-Ash Coals of Indian Origin 12.15pm 2pm Lunch Technical Session 2 2pm 2.45pm Talk by Prof. Paschereit, Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Taming turbulent flames pm Talk by Prof Satya Chakravarthy, Dept of Aeronautical Engg., IIT Madras pm Talk by David Marten, TU Berlin, Chair of Fluid Dynamics, wind pm Talk by Alena Bach, Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Gas Turbines QBlade: open source wind turbine design Load control for wind turbines

4 pm Talk by Christian Navid Nayeri, Chair of Fluid Dynamics, pm Talk by Joshua Gray, Chair of Fluid Dynamics, Vortex generators for wind turbines as retrofit performance boosting solutions Windgas and the combustion technology to make it worthwhile December 5th 9.00am 9.45am Talk by Prof. Sundararajan, Dept of Mechanical Engg., IIT Madras Direct Steam Generation using Solar Concentrators and associated Power/ Thermal Applications 9.45am 10.30am Talk by Dr. Uwe Kaltenborn, Head Portfolio Management, Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (Germany) Distribution Grids with High Penetration of Renewable Generation: A Critical Review of the German Experience 10.30am 11.15am noon noon 1pm Talk by Prof. Sreenivas Reddy, Dept of Mechanical Engg., IIT Madras Talk by Dr. Anand, Dept of Mechanical Engg., IIT Madras Lunch Solar PV Concentrators Promise and Challenges of Biodiesel as a Fuel for Future 1pm 5.30m Field Visit Solar thermal steam generation plant at Pathashala near Chengalpet

5 Symposium Delegates: Energy Faculty and PhD scholars of IITM and faculty/research scholars from several Institutions in Chennai. (about 50 to 60)