NIWE with the support of MNRE has scheduled sixteen events to commemorate 75 years of progressive Independent India (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav).
The eleventh event, “Awareness Programme on Wind Energy for School Teachers” was successfully conducted on 28th April 2023.
The announcement about the event along with the instructions and venue were hosted on NIWE website and circulated through Social Media pages along with the below given Flyer.
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Against the announcement, 61 registrations were received and 52 teachers attended the Event.
The following are the details of the event:
| Date | Time | Webinar Topic | Schedule |
| 28th April 2023 | 1500 - 1730 hours | Awareness Programme on Wind Energy | Presentation on Wind Energy and visit to RE facilities in the NIWE campus |
The following was the programme schedule for the event:
| Sl | Time | Activity |
| 1 | 1500 – 1600 | Presentation on Wind Energy Technology |
| 2 | 1600 – 1615 | Tea Break |
| 3 | 1615 – 1700 | Visit to RE facilities in the NIWE campus |
As part of the event a lecture was presented by Dr. P. Kanagavel, Director and Head, Skill Development and Training & Infrastructure Management Division, on the foundation and basic principles of green energy which included the concept of greenhouse effect and global warming and how it affects our environment. Also basics on wind energy technology was explained during the lecture. The participants had evinced great interest on the subject as many doubts were clarified during the session. The event was very helpful to the participants and created a valuable forum for dialogue and open exchange of views.
The participants were also taken for a visit the Renewable Energy facility available in the NIWE campus, which included Wind and Solar Measurement station, wind turbine nacelle, Water Pumping Wind Mill, Wind – Solar Hybrid System and Solar Calibration Laboratory. The participants were very much satisfied by the quality of the content they got from the programme, campus visit and expressed thanks to NIWE and MNRE for arranging the event under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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| Participants at the Conference Hall of NIWE | Dr. P. Kanagavel delivering lecture | |
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| Visit to Solar Radiation Resource Assessment Station | Explaining the working of LiDAR | |
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| Visit to Biomass Plant | Visit to Solar Calibration Laboratory |
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| Group Photo at NIWE Campus |