IIT Madras energy consortium hosts energy summit

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras’ (IIT Madras) Energy Consortium is hosting its annual Energy Summit to discuss new technologies that enables energy transition towards a low-carbon future.

The three days conference, (5th to 8th December) features participation from Global thought leaders and experts drawn from the industry, academia, policy makers and government agencies.

More than 300 delegates are taking part including over 40 international speakers representing Australia, UK, US, Italy, South Korea, and Japan.

Highlighting the importance of the event, Prof. Satyanarayanan Seshadri, Convenor, Energy Summit 2023, said, “Developing resilience in our energy systems and addressing holistic development of technologies is imperative. This can only be achieved by collective action. The Energy Summit at IITM is one of the major global platform that is driving this.”

During the event, a Special Magazine Issue ‘Path to Decolonization’, which comprises a series of articles by energy experts from academia, industry and government, was unveiled on the occasion.

A CO2 capture pilot demonstrator developed by the Energy Consortium as part of the Institute of Eminence Center of Excellence project was also unveiled on the occasion.

There were also two high powered panels that deliberated ‘Alternate fuels and green H2’ and ‘Importance of Digitalization in energy transition’ , multiple invited presentations, flash talks and posters on cutting-edge research from academia and industry were also presented on the occasion.

Delivering a virtual address from Dubai on ‘Energy Transition Priorities in the US’ during the plenary session on Wednesday, Dr. Bhima Sastri, “The US DoE Energy Earthshots initiative aims to accelerate breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the decade.Hydrogen shots seek to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per 1 Kilogram in 1 decade.

“The US Department of Energy is tasked with accelerating technology through four focus areas – Explore, align, accelerate, and collaborate – via the 17 labs across the country” he added.