Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Metal Industries: With Selected Cases of Investment Grade Audit

About Binoy Krishna ChoudhuryJitendra SaxenaSwapan Kumar Dutta

Mr. Swapan Kumar Dutta successfully founded and managed various business ventures in engineering design manufacturing and consulting in a career spanning more than 30 years. He started his career as a design engineer at International Combustion India. Thereafter he founded Yantra Shilpa Udyog and Hitech Equipments leading Indian designer manufacturer and exporters of complex engineering systems used for conveying bulk materials handling mineral processing and specialized ceramics. He was also the founder and principal consultant of an energy consulting firm providing advice on energy conservation and energy efficient design. Mr. Dutta graduated in (1981) and mastered (1983) In Mechanical Engineering both from Jadavpur University. He completed executive training in Quality Management (IRCA U.K.) Quality Management (AOTS Japan) Energy Management & Audit (Jadavpur University) and Advance Environment Management System (EARA U.K.). He was an internationally accredited energy auditor. Mr. Dutta was an Accredited Management Teacher of Management of Public Utility System AIMA-CMS and a Faculty Member of the Energy Management Department of IISWBM Kolkata. Dr Jitendra Saxena an engineering professional having vast experience in the field of academic and industry joined The Institution of Engineers (India) on 09 Sep 2016 as Director (Education Examination and Accreditation). He is having more than 25 years of experience in teaching technical education planning and management project management and industries. After obtaining AMIE degree from IEI he did his M.Tech in the field of energy management from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore. Thereafter he obtained Doctorate from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal. He started his modest career from industries and switch over to technical education. Gradually he rose to the level of Director of a technical institution imparting courses of both B.Tech and M.Tech. He also served in Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE) as visiting Professor. He was associated with various technical and industrial activities of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in various capacities. He was also involved with Energy and Electrical Safety Audit and consultancy in multinational companies and for designated consumers. In result he is a perfect blend of Academic as well as industries. He is Chartered Engineer from The Institution of Engineers (India) and designated Chartered Electrical safety Engineer from Government of Madhya Pradesh (India). He is Fellow member of IEI and IETE and Life member of Solar society of India and Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).Binoy Krishna Choudhury a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Ph D from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) Association of Engineers (India) & Indian Water Works Association - is currently Professor in the Energy Management stream of Public Systems Management (PSM) programme. Since his joining IISWBM in 1997 he served as Coordinator of Energy Management for about ten years and served thereafter his tenure as Head of MPSM and MBA-PS at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) Kolkata. He is also Coordinator Professor-in-Charge: Short Term Course (STC) in Energy Management & Audit and Training Seminar & Examination (TSE) of Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) USA Certified Energy Manager (CEM) & Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) International. He has over 26 years of teaching/professional experience which includes more than 23 years in the present Institute. He served as Principal Investigator/Coordinator in more than fifteen renewable energy and energy efficiency projects which covers community development to industrial profitability/sustainability issues. He is honorary Asst. Director International Member Development Asia Sub-continent in Association of Energy Engineers USA; member in Energy & Environment Standing Committee the Bengal National Chamber of Commerce & Industry aandThe Bengal Chamber; JICA Alumni Association of India; Energy; Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (UK). He is founder editor of Energy Window on the editorial board of REASON- A Technical Journal and reviewer of ACTA Press Energy for Sustainable Development etc.He had secured National Scholarship in 1981 graduated in 1988 (JGEC North Bengal University) Ph D in 1994 (IIT Kharagpur) and won best research paper award in 1998 (AIMS New Delhi) and own the Coal India (J G Kumara Mangalam Memorial) Award 2018. He is a Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Trainer (CEA & CEM) of Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) USA MNRE Empanelled National Level Evaluator of Solar Thermal Programmes and Accredited Energy Auditor (AEA) of the Government of India. He served United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as Economic Affairs Officer in the Energy Resources Section and contributed to the regional energy scenario assessment improvement of energy efficiency and CDM workshop. He has contributed/published more than 55 in numbers in books journals international and national seminars workshops etc. He is the founder secretary of AEE India Chapter and Energy Club and is life member of Solar Energy Society of India AEE Indian Society for Technical Education Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture and Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Water-Works Association (IWWA).