Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
School of Solar Energy
M. Tech. Programme in Energy Systems & Technology
(focused on Solar Energy Technologies)

Preamble:
The energy sector globally provides significant research challenges in the continuous development of new materials, devices and energy systems. Fundamental research contributions are required for the development of cost-effective and sustainable energy systems.

The problems of primary energy sources and greater concerns over global warming require fundamental breakthroughs in energy extraction, processing, conversion and utilization. Several innovative research solutions are required to shape the sustainable energy systems and to provide substantial energy security of the future.

The energy requirement of the world is growing to sustain the significant economic growth achieved during last century. World' energy demand is expected to increase by over 50% by 2030 (conservative estimates). Major part of this growth in demand will be in countries like India and China with large population and good economic growth rates. Current sources of energy, particularly the fossil sources, which comprises of approximately 80% of energy requirement, cannot support this demand. Compounding the problem is the environmental concerns related to the use of Carbon fuels. Therefore, a great deal of work is currently underway to search for the alternative sources of energy.

So far, solar energy is one of the promising alternative energy sources that can meet new energy demands without degrading and affecting environment. The Solar Energy, therefore, has a tremendous potential in terms of harvesting it with smart technologies. Either it appears as a growing need of manpower by the budding industries in Solar Energy or the fundamental R&D that is very much necessary to harvest the Solar Energy in most efficient manner, this programme is being proposed.

The M.Tech. programme plans to develop future human resources who can provide fundamental inputs required to meet the challenges of the renewable energy sectors with greater face up to the solar energy technologies, both PV and solar thermal.

The intake is to be through screening of applications, a written selection test followed by an interview. The core courses will provide a background of analytical and laboratory techniques as well as courses with more emphasis to solar energy harvesting materials, devices and systems. Several electives are provided in the curriculum to enable the student to specialize in their area of interest and relevant to their background.

The M.Tech. programme will meet the future need for skilled human resources in the energy systems technologies with sharp focus on the solar energy technologies.