An innovative approach for harnessing energy from forest waste/ pine needles in Uttarakhand

DEBENDRA DALAI, Indian Forest Service, AGMUT 1999 Posted as Chief Conservator of Forests and Special Secretary (Forests) UT Chandigarh thereby heading the Department of Forest and Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration. In addition, also heading the Department of Environment as well as Department of Science, Technology and Renewable Energy of Chandigarh Administration. As Chief Executive Officer of CREST ( Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotion Society) , the Roof Top Solar ( RTS) is being promoted in a big way thereby taking forward the steps to make Chandigarh towards 100% Renewable Energy Powered. All the potential rooftops, both Government as well as private are being tapped to harness solar energy.

Jeevan Kumar Jethani is Director/Scientist-E in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and also holding charge of Executive Director, AREAS. He has been associated with power/renewable energy sector for over 28 years. During his professional career he was involved with power generation, transmission and distribution in the State of Rajasthan. In the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) he was a part of the core team for formulation and implementing National Solar Mission and also renewable policy and regulatory framework in the country. He was associated with the formulation of Green Energy Corridors project and its implementation framework. While working in Wind Division of MNRE he was instrumental to preparation of Repowering Policy, National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, Wind bidding scheme and its implementation guidelines, Onshore Wind Power Development Guidelines, etc. Presently he is heading Off-grid Solar Division of MNRE responsible for formulation of PM-KUSUM Scheme and its implementation framework, Atal Jyoti Yojana, 70 Lakh Solar Lamp Scheme for Students, Off-grid solar PV and Solar Thermal Scheme, etc.

Sh. M.P. Singh is the Director of Punjab Energy Development Agency. He is a Mechanical Engineer and MBA from Panjab University. Since inception of PEDA in the year 1991, he is working with PEDA in the field of Renewable Energy. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Renewable Energy. He has done his fellowship programme in Waste to Energy- GHG Emissions abatement programme under GOI-UNDP programme in Germany and has been involved in setting up of various RE projects in the State & Country.

With over 35 years of experience in the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation sector, Mr. Sanjeev is currently working as a Chief Engineer at Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), a state nodal agency of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources (MNRE). He executed various world-renowned projects, such as the installation of Asia's biggest solar water heating system of capacity 2,40,000 LPD in M.P. Oil federation solvent plant at Ujjain (M.P.). Installation of first Wind Farm Project of 15MW at Dewas. Installation, commissioning, and monitoring of 2100 mini/micro-grid solar photovoltaic power plant under remote Village Electrification Programme in Chhattisgarh state. Installation, commissioning, and monitoring of 75000 solar photovoltaic pumps for irrigation & 12000 pumps for drinking in Chhattisgarh state. Installation, commissioning, and monitoring of off-grid captives Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants of cumulative capacity more than 300 MW. for different rural & urban areas in Chhattisgarh State. With numerous projects executed, he got various opportunities to represent the state as part of a delegation, Study Tour, and Energy Exchange Visit to Japan and Germany sponsored by the Ministry of Power Govt. of India. Mr. Sanjeev is a Winner of the "State Energy Conservation Award 2008" from the Ministry of Power Govt. of India. Winner of "State Energy Conservation Award 2015" from Ministry of Power Govt. of India. He was a winner of the "International Award on Sustainable Health & Energy-2018" from Ashden Trust London, United Kingdom

An innovative approach for to create self-employment through solar power generation