Low Carbon Energy Supply

Solar Thermal Applications in the Built Environment.- Prospects of Solar Energy in India.- Advancement in Solar Drying Systems.- Recent Developments in Bio-Gas Technology for Sustainable Development.- Utilization of Bio-Fuels in Energy and Transport Sector.- Thermo- Chemical Conversion of Solid Biomass.- Role of Biofuels/Biomass in Current Energy Scenario of India.- Recent Trends of Process Intensification in Energy Domain.- The Role of Energy Storage to Support Renewables.- Role of Solar Drying Systems to Mitigate CO2 Emissions in Food Processing Industries.- Deep Geothermal.- Shallow Geothermal Energy: An Emerging Technology.- Shale Gas: A Futuristic Non-Conventional Energy Resource.- Fuel Cells for Demand Management: Fundamentals and Recent Development.- Nuclear Energy: Concerns and Challenges.- Energy Awareness and Education: Needs and Challenges.- Energy - 3S: Security, Strategy and Sustainability.- Energy Policy: How the Renewable is Changing the Energy Market.- Advancements andChallenges in Dye Sensitized Solar Cell.- LOW-COST Heating Systems for Agriculture Energy Management in Tunisia.

Dr. Atul Sharma completed his M. Phil. in Energy and Environment (August 1998) and Ph.D. on the topic "Effect on Thermophysical Properties of PCMs due to Thermal Cycles and Their Utilization for Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems" (June 2003) from the School of Energy and Environmental Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (M.P.), India. He has worked as a Scientific Officer at the Regional Testing Centre Cum Technical Backup Unit for Solar Thermal Devices, at the School of Energy and Environmental Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore funded by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources of the Government of India. He also worked as a Research Assistant at the Solar Thermal Research Center, New and Renewable Energy Research Department at the Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejon, South Korea (1 April 2004-31 May 2005) and as a Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kun Shan University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. (1 August 2005-30 June 2009). Dr. Sharma is currently an Associate Professor at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), which has been set up by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India through an Act of Parliament (RGIPT Act 54/2007) along the lines of the IITs with an "Institute of National Importance" tag. The institute is co-promoted as an energy domain-specific institute by six leading PSUs-ONGC Ltd., IOCL, OIL, GAIL, BPCL and HPCL in association with OIDB. The mission of the institute is to work towards promoting energy self-sufficiency in the country through its teaching and R&D efforts. Recently, Dr. Sharma published an edited book, "Energy Sustainability Through Green Energy" published by Springer (Pvt.) Limited, India and "Energy Security and Sustainability" published by CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Dr. Sharma has published several research papers in various international journals and conferences. He has also published several patents related to the