UNIT-I INTRODUCTION
Course Objectives
1. To facilitate the students to achieve a clear conceptual understanding of technical and commercial aspects
of energy conservation and energy auditing.
2. To enable the students to develop managerial skills to assess feasibility of alternative approaches and
drive strategies regarding energy conservation and energy auditing. Course Outcomes On completion of this
course, the students will be able to exhibit CO1.
Conceptual knowledge of the technology, economics and regulation related issues associated with energy
conservation and energy auditing CO2.
Ability to analyse the viability of energy conservation projects CO3.
Capability to integrate various options and assess the business and policy environment regarding energy
conservation and energy auditing CO4.
Advocacy of strategic and policy recommendations on energy conservation and energy auditing Catalog
Description We use energy faster than it can be produced - Coal, oil and natural gas - the most utilized
sources take thousands of years for formation. Energy resources are limited, for example India has
approximately 1% of world’s energy resources but it has 16% of world population. Most of the energy
sources we use cannot be reused and renewed i.e. non-renewable energy sources constitute 80% of the fuel
use. It is forecasted that majority of our energy resources may last only for few hundred years or so. Saving
energy also helps in reducing energy cost and pollution. Thus, from sustainable development, pollution and
economics perspectives, energy conservation is import for a country. In this course, students will be engaged
to help them acquire technical and commercial knowledge and skills associated with energy conservation
and energy auditing. Classroom activities will be designed to encourage students to play an active role in the
construction of their own knowledge and in the design of their own learning strategies. We will combine
traditional lectures with other active teaching methodologies, such as group discussions, cooperative group
solving problems, quizzes, presentations, etc. Class participation is a fundamental aspect of this course.
Students will be encouraged to actively take part in all group activities and to give an oral group
presentation. Students will be expected to interact with media resources, such as, web sites, YouTube
videos, blogs, and newspapers articles.
Program Outcomes
PO1: Students will be able to develop and evaluate alternate managerial choices and identify optimal
solutions.
PO2: Students will demonstrate effective application capabilities of their conceptual understanding of
power generation, transmission, distribution, trading along with sustainability practices.
PO3: Students will be able to exhibit effective decision-making skills, employing analytical and critical
thinking ability. PO4: Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in the
professional context.
PO5: Students will be able to work effectively in teams and demonstrate team-working capabilities.
PO6: Students will exhibit leadership and networking skills.
PO7: Students will demonstrate sensitivity towards ethical and moral issues and have ability to address them
in the context of power management.
PO8: Students will demonstrate employability traits in line with the needs of changing dynamics of the
industry. PSO1: Students will demonstrate strong conceptual knowledge in fuel management, power
generation, transmission, distribution, trading, energy management, financing and regulation, and
sustainable development. PSO2: Students will demonstrate effective understanding of functioning of power
sector.
PSO3: Students will demonstrate analytical skills in identification and resolution of issues pertaining to fuel
management, power generation, transmission, distribution, trading, energy management, financing and
regulation, and sustainable development.
PSO4: Students will exhibit the ability to integrate technical, economic, social and regulatory frameworks
for power sector planning and resource management.
PSO5: Students will exhibit deployable skills pertinent to the power sector.
