The Dr. P. K. Patwardhan Technology Development Award for the year 2014 was conferred upon the technology development effort by a team of Professors from the department. The title of the work is

"Conceptualization, design and installation of a 1 MWe grid-connected solar thermal power plant"

Team:

Prof. Jayanta Kumar Nayak
Prof. Rangan Banerjee
Prof. Santanu Bandyopadhyay
Prof. Shireesh B. Kedare
and team.