Research Areas

Research activities at Department of Energy Science and Engineering aim at providing solutions to generate clean energy and develop energy systems to meet the future energy demands.

The research activities of Energy Systems Engineering can be grouped into three distinct areas.

Energy Efficiency

The need of the energy saving in every sphere is well known to all, especially due to increase in energy cost. Energy Systems Engineering has been developing sustainable energy solutions with a clear focus on energy saving strategies.

Renewable Energy Systems

Due to the depletion of conventional energy sources, various forms of renewable energy have attracted attention. Active research in areas such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, solar photovoltaic concentrator, biomass, wind etc. is being pursued.

Nuclear Energy

There is a strong need for the development of technologies for fast breeder reactor and advanced heavy water reactor. The research activities in nuclear energy are geared towards thermal hydraulics, stability of flows, safety aspects, space-time kinetics for neutronic simulation, etc.