Important Dates

Last date for online registration: May 31, 2019

Course dates: June 17–21, 2019
Course Details can be viewed at
http://portal.iitb.ac.in/ceqipapp/
https://portal.iitb.ac.in/ceqipapp/courseDetails.jsp?c_id=1943
Quality Improvement Programme (QIP)
Venue for Course:
Course will be held at Seminar Hall, Van Vihar Guest House, IIT Bombay. Short Term Course

Date & Time of Desk Registration: June 17, 2019 at 09.00 AM at course
venue, IIT Bombay.
Solar thermal technologies for process
heat and power
REGISTRATION
All the participants have to register for the course online at the following
registration portal
June 17 – 21, 2019
http://portal.iitb.ac.in/ceqipapp

Course Coordinator
Eligibility
Prof. Anish Modi
Faculty members of degree level engineering colleges recognized by AICTE,
are eligible to attend the course.
Department of Energy Science and Engineering
Transport, Boarding & Lodging
Participants are entitled for Second Class (Sleeper Class) or III AC railway
fare to and fro by the shortest route from college to IIT Bombay. All Office of
participants will be given auto fare from Kanjurmarg/Andheri to IIT on the Continuing Education &
dates of arrival and departure. Local participants will be paid second class
railway fare or BEST bus fare. Quality Improvement Programme
Boarding and lodging will also be provided free of cost. Accommodation will Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai,
be provided in the students Hostels or Guest House on sharing basis. Since
accommodation is limited, family members of the participants cannot be Mumbai - 400 076
accommodated.
Introduction 06. Solar-hybrid energy systems and solar fuels
07. Solar thermal systems modelling and optimization
About 25 % of India's energy use is in form of heat for processes up to 400 °C.
08. Thermal storage technologies
Different thermal processes have different temperature and pressure
09. Economics and energy economics of solar energy systems
requirements and they may use various heat conducting media such as steam,
10. R&D issues in solar thermal technologies
hot water, air, and thermal oil. India is active in the sector of utilizing solar
11. Visit to the solar energy lab at IIT Bombay
thermal energy for both domestic use and industrial process heat for over two
decades and is considered to be a global leader. IIT Bombay has played an
active role in this development on the research front as well as on the
technology development and dissemination front.
Course Evaluation

IIT Bombay has also proven its leadership in concentrating solar thermal Successful participants would be awarded ‘Course Participant Certificate’.
power technologies. It has worked on unique concepts and has first-hand
experience in the design, installation, and operation of the first indigenous
concentrating solar power plant in MW range. Today, the world is mainly
concentrating on solar PV and wind energy technologies when it comes to
electrical power generation, but these cannot easily be integrated with storage,
thus limiting their penetration in the power grids. Solar thermal technologies
will have significant role to play in this respect. IIT Bombay is presently also
working on relevant research aspects in this area.

The course is designed to suit academicians, policy makers, implementers,

industrial users, and manufactures. It is designed to cover basic concepts,
design approaches and issues, related calculations and practical issues, and
economic and commercial issues. Exposure to energy field is needed.
Engineering background with exposure to solar thermal field is preferable.
Please bring a scientific calculator with you for the tutorials. The participants
are also suggested to bring laptops for modelling and simulation exercises.

Course Outline
The course gives an overall perspective of the sector, capability to understand
the technical issues along with the basic details of the technologies involved
and an overview of the economic and the R&D issues. The course covers the
following topics:
01. Solar radiation and geometry
02. Solar thermal collector technologies
03. Receiver design approaches and simulation techniques
04. Integration of solar collectors with thermal processes
05. Solar thermal power plants: Technologies and issues