1st Indo-Swiss Workshop on Building Integrated Solar Energy Systems (BiSe-2019) 17th October 2019 CSIR – NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram – 695019 | Kerala, India Organised by

CSIR-National Institute for University of Applied Interdisciplinary Science Sciences and Arts of and Technology (NIIST) Southern India Consulate General of Switzerland

Preamble Transition to renewable energy resources is a vital requirement for meeting human progress and development without contributing to the carbon footprint. Considering this, the Government of India has announced its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) for mitigating climate change, aimed at a reduction of carbon emission by 33%-35% by 2030. In order to meet the targeted INDC, NITI Aayog advocated an ambitious plan in the energy domain for increasing the share of non-fossil fuel based capacity in the electricity mix above 40% by 2030, and 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. Besides, it is noteworthy that Indian residential and commercial building area is expected to increase by four and thirteen- fold respectively. In this purview, India has a huge opportunity for building new renewable energy infrastructure in a more decentralized manner via the integration of solar energy systems to the new building designs. Integration of solar energy in the built environment and in building skin can represent a huge potential to join renewables and urban growing. As per European directive 2010/31/EU, all new buildings starting from 2020 will have to be Nearly Zero Energy (NZEBs), in this direction Switzerland had already pioneered standard for achieving NZEBs building and is a leading country in solar . In this context, the proposed workshop brings together Indian and Swiss Government academic and industry experts to share recent innovations and products in the area of Building Integrated Solar Energy (BISE) systems including photovoltaics, photothermal, and passive/active solar control systems. Click here to Register Supporters SWISSnex India Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE CSIR-NIIST Consulate General of Switzerland About CSIR-NIIST: National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram is a part of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India. CSIR is one of the largest R&D organizations in the world with 38 R&D laboratories located in India and employing around 4500 scientists and about 8000 S&T support staff. CSIR-NIIST is an interdisciplinary research institute coming under CSIR. Its mandate is to conduct interdisciplinary research and development activities of the highest quality in areas related to the effective utilization of resources of the region and of fundamental importance to the country. The institute has established state-of-the-art facilities for conducting advanced research in the areas of interest.

About SUPSI-ISAAC: Institute for Applied Sustainability to the Built Environment (ISAAC) is as part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). SUPSI is one of the nine universities of applied sciences recognized by the Swiss Confederation. Founded on federal law, SUPSI offers more than 30 degree courses, Master's and Diplomas, characterized by cutting-edge teaching that combines a theoretical-scientific classical education with a professional orientation. Great attention is paid to research, carried out in key sectors through projects acquired competitively at major European and national agencies or on behalf of companies and institutions. SUPSI-ISAAC covers several applied research areas in the field of renewable energy, rational use of building energy with particular attention to green building standards, building maintenance and refurbishment as well as environmental studies.

Organising Committee

India Switzerland

Chairman: Dr. A. Ajayaghosh Chairman: Dr. Roman Rudel Vice Chairpersons: Dr. S. Savithri Convener: Dr. Pierluigi Bonomo & Dr. Sujatha Devi P Swissnex India Conveners: Dr. Adersh Asok & Ms. Gaganjot Kaur Dr. Narayanan Unni

Local organising support: Scientists and Technical Officers, CSIR-NIIST Workshop Schedule 9.00 – 10.00 Registration 10.00 – 10.15 Opening Ceremony: Welcome address and Introduction about CSIR-NIIST by Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, Director, CSIR-NIIST 10.15 – 10.30 Introduction about SUPSI-ISAAC by Dr. Roman Rudel, Director, SUPSI-ISAAC 10.30 – 11.15 Keynote Address on “Emerging building energy scenario in India: Relevance of building integrated solar energy solutions” by Dr. Sameer Maithel, Director, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 11. 15– 11.30 Tea break

11.30 – 12.45 Lab visit and Technology demonstrations

12.45 – 13.45 Lunch break

14.00 – 14.45 Keynote Address on “BIPV in the Indian context: Opportunities, challenges, research and innovation trends” by Prof. Vivek Agarwal, Institute Chair Professor, Department of Electrical , IIT Bombay 14.45 – 15.15 Expert Technical Lecture on “Photovoltaics in buildings: overview, trends of innovation and research in Europe” by Dr. Pierluigi Bonomo, Head of BIPV research team, SUPSI-ISAAC 15.15 – 15.35 Technical Lecture on “Technology innovation at CSIR-NIIST: Building integrated solar energy systems” by Dr. Adersh Asok, DST- INSPIRE Faculty, CSIR-NIIST 15.35 – 15.50 Tea break 15.50 – 16.35 Keynote Address on “Solar PV hybrid distributed power systems for rural & urban microgrid applications” by Dr. Jayesh Barve, Principal Engineer, GE Global Research, JF Welch Technology Center 16.35 – 16.55 Technical Lecture on “Dye sensitized solar cells: Creating an effective value chain from lab to market” by Dr. Suraj Soman, Scientist, CSIR-NIIST 16.55 –17.05 Workshop closing ceremony About Trivandrum Trivandrum (official name Thiruvananthapuram), lying on the southwest coast of India, is the capital to the state of Kerala. The place is well connected to most of the other major cities of India through rail, road, and air network. Trivandrum is the knowledge capital of the Kerala, boasting of premier R&D institutions of national and international stature. A gracious and evergreen city spread over seven hills, located in extreme south of the state, its shores are washed by warm waters of the Arabian Sea. It is distinguished by its British colonial architecture and many art galleries.

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