Virtual Wind Summit - Advancements with Hybrid Technologies

RE Society of India RESI
Nov 18, 2021
3 min read

As we all are well aware that climate change needs our utmost attention and immediate action. The non-binding pledges made in Glasgow during the just-concluded COP26 do not appear to go far enough or fast enough. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has already warned that the average global temperature could rise by more than 1.5°C before 2030. This could leave the once historic Paris climate target, agreed by 191 countries and the EU in 2015, consigned to the dustbin of missed opportunities.

What should give us hope is the fact that we can still change a lot, but we must act now. Declarations of intent without corresponding measures are no longer enough. What we need are clear targets and measurable objectives with specific timelines.

The IPCC report is very clear: we need to act, and we need to act now. It's not just about introducing new technologies. Nor is it just about saving a little energy. It's about fundamentally changing our approach to dealing with energy in an environmentally responsible and climate-friendly way. This affects everyone, whether governments, corporations or citizens. This will also help to spur investment and innovation in clean technologies. We need to leverage technology quickly. We need to have more partnerships, more demonstrator plants and more pilot projects to test the capabilities of clean innovations, which can then be rapidly ramped up and expanded. Higher prices for goods and services need to be accepted to safeguard the planet.

Every government, every company and ultimately every consumer have a responsibility. We need a social consensus that change is necessary and positive, and that sustainability has value. We are already in the middle of the storm of climate change.

Keeping in view the importance, the event “Virtual Wind Summit - Advancements with Hybrid Technologies” was organized by the RESI as a series of virtual sessions during this pandemic of COVID in the association of UNAccc, Board of Environmental Sustainability Trust (BEST), Indian Solar Power Association (ISPA) and other partners from Government/Industries.

Date & time for the event: Nov 18, 2021 | 3:30 Hrs to 05.00 Hrs India Standard Time

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Ym2HFPncmzQT1Dcr6

The speakers were invited from across Globe from Government Organizations, Industries & NGOs for sharing their views and future directions on their respective domains. The M2M Schedule for the Virtual Wind Summit - Advancements with Hybrid Technologies was as given below:

Session Moderator:

Prof (Dr.) Mohammad Israr | VC (Planning & Development), RESI

Professor, Poornima College of Engineering, Rajasthan (India)

Dr. Sanjeev Verma, Advisory Board Member, RESI | Chairman, Board of Environmental Sustainability Trust

3:30 PM - Opening of event

Welcome of Participants/Introduction of RESI- Prof (Dr.) Mohammad Israr

Background of the Event, Introduction of Guest & Speakers - Dr. Sanjeev Verma

3:35 PM – Welcome of Guests & Inaugural Address by Shri Ajay Mishra, Director General, RESI | IAS, Ex- Special Chief Secretary, Energy Department, Govt of Telangana

3:45 PM – Keynote Address

*Shri Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale | Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India

Dr. Prabir Kumar Dash | Scientist-D, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India

*Shri Honey Tiwari | Head- Business Development & Regulatory Affairs

Alfanar Global Development, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & India

*Shri Parag Sharma | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, O2 Power, India

Dr Mani Kant Yadav, Assistant Professor(ss),Department of Physics, Ex-President Faculty Association(2016-18),JCB University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad.(HR).

Shri Vijay Kumar Salvia | Presidential Advisor, DG, International R&D Creativity Organization, USA/India

Vote of thanks: Dr Anshul Gangele, Principal, Adina Institute of Science & Technology, Sagar (M.P.) | Advisory Board Member, RESI