Webinar on Innovation and Entrepreneurial Avenues in Energy Conservation

On 1st October, 2021 a webinar on “Innovation and Entrepreneurial Avenues in Energy Conservation” was organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell & Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at 10:00 am. The program was live streamed through Zoom. Dr. Lourdes PoobalaRayen, Director, Entrepreneurship Development Cell and IIC President, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli gave the introductory remarks about the topic of the webinar. Dr.SyedShuibulQarnain, Building Services Engineer (Mechanical), Doha, Qatar. was the guest speaker. The resource person highlighted the various innovations in the field of energy conservation techniques and how the innovations can be converted into business opportunities. He stressed the engineering students participating in the webinar to make use of the innovations in the energy conservation segments as entrepreneurial opportunities. He elaborated the importance of energy conservation in the routine life. He also underlined the key information and knowledge on energy conservation. During his speech he gave lot of examples of energy conservation in the buildings.Participants were informed about the energy conservation techniques and to use electricity more efficiently which will lead to energy savings and to reduce monthly electricity bills. It provides environmental benefits, sustainability and also helps in climate change.Dr. R.K.A.Bhalaji, MECH EDC Coordinator coordinated the programme.