cleantech and renewable energy whats in it for you
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Cleantech
Presentation to ITMNarasimhan Santhanam
Director, EAI
The Why, What and How for Students
What is Cleantech?
Energy and environment related technologies developed for a more sustainable world.
While renewable energy is an important part of cleantech, cleantech is a much wider domain
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Cleantech and You
• Why Should You Care?
• What Should You Know?
• How Can You Start?
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“WHYShould I Care?”
If You Thought…
“I have nothing to do
with Cleantech”
Think Again
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Cleantech…
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Touches everyone
Is inevitable
Is in its early days
Cleantech Touches Everyone…
Energy
Air, Environment
Water Materials
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Transport
Waste Lifestyle
Enablers
Cleantech
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Cleantech is Inevitable
• Scarcity of fossil and synthetic raw materials
• Climate change
• Environmental sustainability concerns
• CSR and Triple Bottomline – 3P = People, Planet, Profits
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Cleantech is in Its Early Days
An analogy with IT
– 1st PC appeared in 1975 (Altair)– 100,000 computers sold in 1978– 290 MILLION sold in 2008– Growth of 3000 times, or 300,000 %, in
30 years– Today, computers are everywhere
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Cleantech is in Its Early Days
• % share of renewables in power = about 2% (other than large hydro)
• % share of cleantech in other domains = less than 1%
• We are in the 1978 of cleantech.• Over the next 10 years, cleantech will
grow by over 1000% in terms of market penetration, business, jobs and career
• In 20 years, cleantech will be everywhere
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There is enough reason for you to care about Cleantech
Whatever is your branch of study and whichever profession
you wish to pursue
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“WHATShould I Know?”
What Should You Know?
• Key drivers that are shaping clean technology
• Key trends that are emerging from these drivers
• Key components of cleantech
• Key trends that could be specific to Bosch
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Cleantech DriversSocial Personal/Corporate
Global •Climate change
•Global warming
•CSR for global companies
•Countries standings in the eyes of the comity of nations
Local (country, city, company specific)
•Local pollution•waste management• local sustainability•power for all
•Energy bills
•Uninterrupted power supply
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Key Cleantech Trends
• Cleantech ecosystem approach
• Energy efficiency the low hanging fruit
• Focus on lifecycle than on individual stages
• Government and global incentives (CDM)
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Air & Environment
• Carbon Capture and Sequestration
• CO2 to Value
• Emissions Control
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Water
• Bioremediation for wastewater treatment• Energy efficiency in wastewater treatment
and in water desalination• Novel engineering methods for water
recycling and reuse for industries• Innovations in water conservation -
waterless urinals and low flush toilets• Water harvesting for domestic and
industries
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Materials
• Sustainable wood
• Bioplastics & biopolymers
• Less toxic materials
• Organic clothing
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Manufacturing
• Smart manufacturing
• Energy efficiency in production
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Enablers
• Green IT–Monitoring and Control Systems– Smart Grid– Prediction Systems
• Science and Technology R&D– Biotech– Green Engineering– Basic Sciences
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Lifestyle
• Low carbon lifestyle
– Transportation – bicycles, car pooling, telecommuting– Electrical items – LEDs, Energy Star ratings– Habitat – Passive heating/lighting/cooling,
LEED/GRIHA rated green buildings– Food & drink – organic food, locally grown food– Fashion – organic textiles, recycled materials– Waste management – minimization, waste to value
(compost, recycling and reuse)
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Waste Management• Waste to energy & value
–MSW, Industrial waste & Agri waste– Energy• Biogas, Producer gas, Syngas• Other hydrocarbon fuels• Charcoal
– Value• Compost/fertilizer• Activated carbon• Valuable materials & recycled products
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Transport
• Public transportation
• Hybrids/EV
• Biofuels
• Fuel efficiency
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Agriculture
• Organic farming
• Biofertilizers and biopesticides
• Water management
• Crops that can grow in waste and marginal lands
• Sustainable forestry
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Energy
• Renewable Power– Current• Solar – PV and Thermal• Wind• Biomass – biomass to power, biofuels• Hydro – Large and Small• Waste to Energy• Geothermal
–Waiting in the wings• Hydrokinetic• Wave and Tidal, other Ocean Energy
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Student Focus
• Energy Efficiency
• Green Power
• Biofuels
• Green IT
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Energy Efficiency
• Energy efficient processes– Passive lighting & heating– Insulation– Maintenance to avoid poor structures such as leaky ducts
• Energy efficient products– Energy efficient lighting, heating and other white goods– Replacing old appliances with new, energy efficient ones– Fuel efficient transport
• Energy efficient services– Energy auditing– IT & energy efficiency
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Green Power - Solar
• Solar PV– Photovoltaic– Small systems (kW, even W scale possible) – Costs high, but falling steeply
• Solar Thermal– Household and Industrial water heating– Drying– Cost competitive
• Solar CSP– Power generation from the heat of the sun– Requires medium to large scale– Technology still evolving
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Green Power - Wind
• Onshore and Offshore• Offshore still emerging, not mainstream• Onshore– Almost cost competitive with fossil power– India 5th largest in installed capacity (11 GW)– Major turbine manufacturers have base in India
(Vestas, Gamesa, Suzlon, Siemens…)– Micro-wind still not a reality– Vertical axis wind turbine is an exciting
possibility that could make microwind possible
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Biofuels
• Hybrids– Gasoline – electric– Diesel – electric– Toyota Prius is the market leader in hybrids
(almost 3 million sold so far)
• Biofuels– First generation, second and third generation– Biodiesel for diesel, ethanol for gasoline– Cellulosic ethanol, jatropha and algae are the
emerging industries
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Green IT
• Use of green practices in the IT industry–Making computers energy efficient– Use of renewable energy in IT industry
(data centers for instance)– Green supply chain– Use of biodegradable materials– Recycling and reuse of components–Move towards less use of toxic materials
in computers
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Green IT
• Use of IT in the green industry– Energy monitoring software– Design software for renewable energy
equipment production– Natural resources forecasting– Smart grid– Software for monitoring corporate
carbon footprint
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As you can see…
Cleantech is a vast area
Prioritize your area of research based on:
Your backgroundYour passion
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“HOWCan I Start?”
How Do You Start?
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Learn
Connect
Act
Learn
• Professors, faculty and co-students
• Magazines, journals
• Blogs and online forums
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Connect
• Interact with industry experts
• Online – Social media, other forums (CleanTick)
• Offline - Events
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Act
• Involve other students and faculty
• Participate in competitions/events
• Initiate small pilots
• Form brainstorming groups
• Prepare business cases and start the action
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The best time to start anything is
NOW
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