Proceedings of Various Workshops on

Campaign on Solar Water Heating

and other Renewable Energy
Technologies in the Hospitality Sector
Prepared by
The Energy and Resources Institute
Under
UNDP/GEF project on Global Solar Water Heating
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Government of India
March, 2012
MNRE
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Proceedings of Various Workshops on Campaign on Solar Water
Heating and other Renewable Energy Technologies in the Hospitality
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E Ex xe ec cu ut ti iv ve e S Su um mm ma ar ry y
India is rapidly becoming a preferred destination for tourism, both International as well as
Domestic, with an annual growth of about 15%. The hospitality sector is a major consumer
of energy in different forms for various end-uses. There is significant scope for direct energy
saving as well as complementing its energy supply through the installation of Solar Water
Heating Systems and other Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs). Towards this, the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a unique initiative, titled
Campaign on Solar Water Heating and other Renewable Energy Technologies in the
Hospitality Sector under UNDP-GEFs National programme on Solar Water Heating
Systems (SWHS). The main objective of the project is to promote and accelerate the
application of Solar Water Heating and other RETs by developing and implementing a
nationwide campaign for the hospitality sector covering the hotel and catering industry. As
a part of this project five workshops and conference were organized to fine tune and
disseminate the tools developed for this project. This document summarizes the discussion
and interaction with the participants in these events.

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Contents

Page no.

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Synopsis ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Indian scenario ............................................................................................................................. 2
Trends observed in hospitality sector ....................................................................................... 2
Conclusion and recommendation .............................................................................................. 3
Summary of proceedings .................................................................................................................... 5
Consultative workshop, New Delhi 11

February 2011 ............................................................... 7
Regional Awareness Workshop, Pune 15 June 2011 ................................................................... 7
Regional Awareness Workshop, Bengaluru 17 June 2011 ......................................................... 9
Regional Awareness Workshop, Kolkata 1 July 2011 ............................................................... 10
National Conference, New Delhi 21 October 2011 .................................................................... 11
Agenda ................................................................................................................................................ 17



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I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
Prior studies commissioned by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have
identified several sectors with untapped potential for solar water heating, one of the major
sector identified is the hospitality sector. India is rapidly becoming a preferred destination
for tourism, both International as well as Domestic, with an annual growth of about 15%.
The hospitality sector is a major consumer of energy in different forms for various end-uses.
There is significant scope for direct energy saving as well as energy generation through the
installation of solar water heating and other renewable energy technologies (RETs). These
technologies can meet the energy requirements for cooking, air heating, drying, water
heating, steam and electricity production. They can not only bring about savings but also
substitute conventional electricity or fossil fuels resulting in a cleaner environment.
Promotion of renewable energy systems in the hospitality sector serves twin purposes, not
only does it helps address the issues of cleaner energy use but also helps to advertise these
systems widely through the hotel guests. The demand for hot water in hotels is high
throughout the year, this makes solar water heating more economical in this sector as
compared to those sectors where hot water may only be required seasonally. Accordingly, a
project for a Campaign on Solar Water Heating and other Renewable Energy Technologies
in the Hospitality Sector was designed by MNRE with assistance of UNDP-GEF under its
National programme on Solar Water Heating Systems. This project was jointly carried out
by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Federation of Hotels and Restaurants
Associations of India (FHRAI) on behalf of MNRE, Government of India.
The main objective of the project is to promote and accelerate the application of Solar Water
Heating and other RETs by developing and implementing a nationwide campaign for the
hospitality sector covering the hotel and catering industry. The main technologies identified
for the hospitality sector are solar water heating; solar photovoltaics; biogas generation;
solar thermal concentrators; and solar passive architecture/green building design. TERI had
been interacting with hotels and restaurants across the country so as to understand their
energy requirements. Based on the findings of this study, several tools, checklists and
technology manuals were prepared to help the hospitality sector find the cost and size of
relevant renewable energy systems. To discuss these project outputs with the prospective
users, TERI organized three regional awareness workshops in Pune, Bengaluru and Kolkata
during June-July, 2011 and finally a national conference in October, 2011. The aim of these
workshops/conferences was:
To create an awareness about applications of renewables and energy conservation
measures in the hospitality sector
To demonstrate the tools that have been developed to help the sector in identifying
potential of such interventions in their establishments
To brief the participants on the relevant policies and programmes of MNRE
In all these workshops, participants were very interactive and were keen to study the
feasibility of using Solar Water Heaters and bio-waste to energy technologies at their
facilities. Constraints for installations and site integrations were enthusiastically discussed
between the participants and industry representatives.

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Synopsis
Indian scenario
India is rapidly becoming a preferred destination for tourism, both International as well as
Domestic, with an annual growth of about 15%. The hospitality sector is a major consumer
of energy in different forms for various end-uses. There is significant scope for direct energy
saving as well as energy generation through the installation of Solar Water Heating and
other Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs). For instance, appropriate solar thermal
systems can be installed for heating water for various requirements in the rooms, and
kitchen, etc. or for providing steam at higher temperatures for various applications. Solar
photovoltaic systems and devices - such as street lights, garden lights, corridor lights, bill
boards, or rooftop systems meeting captive power requirements - can be installed in hotels.
On the other hand, through use of bio methanation or biogas plants not only food leftovers
and kitchen wastes, including fruit and vegetable wastes are disposed off in an
environmentally sound fashion but the biogas produced from these plants can be used as an
energy resource. Besides these, green/ energy efficient building designs can be introduced
based on solar passive concepts and techniques, resulting in considerable savings in energy
consumption in buildings, particularly from the large air-conditioning loads in hotels. Thus,
such interventions can not only bring about savings but also substitute conventional
electricity or fossil fuels resulting in a cleaner environment, making the hotels and
restaurants `green in true sense.
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has announced
Guidelines for off-grid and decentralized solar applications under the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Solar Mission (JNNSM) which provide attractive financial incentives for the
promotion of various types of solar energy systems, including in the hospitality sector.
Other programmes of MNRE have similar schemes for other renewables and measures
related to building energy efficiency.
Trends observed in hospitality sector
A study of energy profile in the hospitality sector was conducted during the project. Extent
and application of renewable energy technologies and energy conservation measures were
studied. Following are the few major findings of the study.
Electricity is the most common source of energy, followed by diesel and LPG.
Hot water demand is directly proportional to the star category type i.e. it increases with
increasing star rating.
34% of the hotels surveyed had solar water heating systems installed
Flat Plate Collector (FPC) has been found to be more common than Evacuated Tube
Collector (ETC) type solar water heating systems. Majority of the hotels have installed
capacity in the range 1,000 LPD 10,000 LPD (Litres per Day).
86% of the respondents are willing to take up renewable energy technologies and other
energy conservation measures to reduce their energy bills.
Lack of space has been cited as the most common constraint for installing renewable
energy systems.

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Conclusion and recommendation
Study revealed that there is a substantial scope of implementation of solar water heating
systems and other renewable energy technologies in hospitality sector. There is a significant
level of awareness in the hotel industry of renewable energy technology. Many of these have
also installed one or more RETs or adopted energy conservation measures to reduce their
electricity consumption. Many hotels have installed solar water heating systems without
availing capital subsidies. However, some constraints hold back the intrusion of RETs in this
sector. Space constraint and high capital cost have been cited as the main reasons.
This partly tapped sector can be made aware about renewable energy technologies and its
benefits through creating awareness among them not only about technology and associated
benefits but also about the incentives offered by government to adopt these technologies;
this can boost the interest of hoteliers towards adoption. An effort was made during the
course of this project to educate hotels about these technologies, and the participating hotels
were fairly receptive to installing and using these systems. With the dissemination of the
tools developed, this gap can be filled in. Additionally MNRE should look into simplifying
the disbursement of capital subsidy, especially to attract smaller hotel.




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Consultative workshop, New Delhi
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February 2011

The workshop was attended by about 50 representatives from hospitality sector, RE system
manufacturers, multilateral organizations and policy makers. Mr. Amit Kumar, TERI
highlighted the increasing energy demands in tourism and hospitality sector due to their
high growth rate and as a result the high potential of energy conservation in this sector. This
study has been undertaken by TERI to gauge this potential and provide them with tools to
assess feasible solutions. Mr. M. D. Kapoor, Secretary General, FHRAI emphasized on the
need to educate people for effective dissemination of RETs and ECMs. Further Dr.
Bandhopadhyay, Advisor, MNRE, stressed on the long term benefits of investing in Solar
Water Heaters. Dr. Singhal, Director, MNRE, apprised the participants on the various
policies and programmes of MNRE for promotion of RETs.
Checklists and Online tools for assessment of RE and EE potential prepared by TERI as a
part of study were demonstrated to the participants. The session was chaired by Mr. Ajit
Gupta, National Programme Manager and UNDP/GEF GSWH Project. This was followed
by a fruitful discussion and presentations by Ms. Rashmi Sinha, Tata-BP Solar and Mr.
Devinder Kapoor, Intersolar Systems Ltd. on Solar PV and Solar water heating technologies
respectively. Mr. Ujjal Majumdar, Chief Engineer, Jaypee Vasant Continental and Mr. S S
Sohi, Vice President, Technical Services and Maintenance shared their experience on large
scale solar water heating system at their respective premises. The workshop concluded with
Mr. Gupta making a note of the immense possibility for energy conservation in hospitality
sector, and requesting the various participants to collaborate and work towards that goal.
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Regional Awareness Workshop, Pune
15 June 2011

The first regional workshop was organised on June 15, 2011 in Pune covering hotels in western
region. It was attended by a total of 35 participants. The participants included hotel
representatives and manufacturers. Mr. Amit Kumar delivered welcome address. Mr. H.M.
Kulkarni, Maharashtra Energy Development Authority (MEDA) briefed the participants on
policies and programmes of MNRE and MEDA for promotion of renewables. Project overview
given by Ms .Sudipta Singh. Technology overview, checklists, manuals and online tools were
jointly covered by Ms. Sudipta Singh and Mr. Anand Upadhyay. Case studies from industrial
experts were presented by Mr. Pradeep Manker (Clique Development Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Ajit
Bahadur, Mr. Uday Shankar (Both from Tata BP Solar) and Retd. Lt. Col. Suresh Rege (Mailhem
Engineers Pvt. Ltd.) on solar steam technology, solar PV, solar hot water systems and compact
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Regional Awareness Workshop, Bengaluru
17 June 2011

The second awareness workshop was organised on June 17, 2011 in Bengaluru covering the
hotels in southern region. It had a total of 25 participants. Mr. Amit Kumar delivered the
welcome address. Mr. S.N. Srinivas, UNDP delivered a special address on the global UNDP
GEF programme on Solar Water Heating Project and current global status of SWH
deployment. Mr. H.N. Naganagouda, Director, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development
Limited (KREDL), apprised participants on central and state policies and incentives offered
by government to promote renewable energy technologies. Project overview, technological
overview, checklists, manuals and online tools were jointly covered by Ms. Sudipta Singh
and Mr. Anand Upadhyay. Case studies from Industrial experts were presented by Retd. Lt.
Col. Achappa (Mailhem Engineer Pvt. Ltd.), Mr. Pradeep Mankar (Clique Developments
Pvt. Ltd.) and Mr. Sunil Bhatt (Tata BP Solar). Presentation on renewable energy
applications in hotels were made by Mr. Balakrishna Thangappa (Gateway Hotels,
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Regional Awareness Workshop, Kolkata
1 July 2011

The last leg of regional awareness workshop on Potential of Renewable Energy and Energy
Conservation in the Hospitality Sector was organised in Kolkata on July 1, 2011. The
workshop was attended by around 45 participants, larger number of participants were from
hospitality sector varying from star category hotels to wildlife resorts across West Bengal
and Odisa. Mr. Pradeep Kumar delivered welcome address. Presentations on project
overview, technology overview and various toolkits developed for hotel industry were
made by Mr. Anand Upadhyay. Case studies from industrial experts were made by Mr.
Arnab Rahut (Thermax), Mr. Sayandeep Bhattacharya (Tata BP Solar) and Mr. Samrat Laha
(Solace Power) informed the participants about various solar technologies applicable in
hotel sector to meet their hot water and steam demands. Kitchen waste to energy was
covered by Mr. Dinesh Chandra Pant (TERI) and Mr. Arnab Rahut (Thermax). Presentation
on renewable energy applications in hotels was made by Mr. Chiranjib Ghosh (Barsana
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National Conference, New Delhi
21 October 2011

Inaugural session
The conference began with the welcome address by Mr Amit Kumar
(Director, Energy Environment Technology Development, TERI).
Highlighting the information related to energy consumption and
opportunities that exist in energy conservation in Hospitality sector, he
explained the role of renewable energy to offset energy consumption
SWH, bio-methanation etc. in hospitality Sector. He emphasized on the
impact that a hotel will leave as a green hotel and the viability of
using renewable energy to cater to their energy demands. . He also
appreciated the support and co-ordination being provided by FHRAI
which helped TERI during the survey. In the end, he briefed about
three regional workshops that TERI had conducted in different cities
viz. Kolkata, Bangalore, and Pune to educate the hospitality industry
regarding the positive impacts of SWHS.

Mr M.D. Kapoor, Secretary General, FHRAI, gave brief
introduction about FHRAI which has over 3700 members, 3rd
largest in world. He highlighted that many members of FHRAI do
make excuses on how to install SWHS in the already existing
hotels. He requested the hospitality industry to start adapting
itself to renewable as in near future it will be made mandatory. He
also focused the importance of profit with principles. Mr Kapoor
also shared his experience at recent member meeting that took
place in Bangkok highlighting success stories of Chinese hotel
association on use of renewable energy in Chinese hotels. In the
end, he also offered space for regular articles on sustainability
which will now feature in FHRAIs magazine.

Dr A. K. Singhal, Director, MNRE, outlined the need to give thrust for
educating people, essentially the hospitality community about
benefits of renewable energy. He said that DG sets are popular in
hospitality sector because of limited electricity availability (around
10% deficit) and requested hospitality industry to adopt renewable
Energy, essentially solar in the hotels to reduce the usage of DG sets.
The most important way forward will be the use of energy
conservation measures followed by the use of renewable energy. He
also focused on the financial support being provided by the
Government of India, which is 30% of the capital cost as a subsidy to
encourage use of SWHS. Government is looking forward to ease out
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the processes to avail subsidies. Rejecting the comments made by industry like
unavailability of roof or flat roof, commercial viability etc., Dr Singhal highlighted some case
studies of installations where there were many constraints, but with the use of technology
and creative solutions all of them could be addressed. He also urged for the requirement of
amendments in municipal bylaws so as to increase the penetration of SWH technologies. He
also showed various installations in hospitality industry where utilities are run on energy
provided through solar energy like cooling through solar energy, steam being used for
cooking and laundry, use of SPV for emergency lighting etc. He focused on the example of
ITC Maurya, where concentrating mechanism is used to produce steam, which is used in
various processes. This system is installed successfully on the roof of the hotel without
impeding the aesthetics of the building and its structure. He also advised using PV, and
SPV- wind hybrid system to produce electrical energy which can be used in many places,
and use of bio-degradable waste to produce fuel gases. He even encouraged focusing on
green architecture with the use of rating system like GRIHA and LEED for energy
conservation.
Delivering the special address Dr S.N. Srinivas, Project Officer,
UNDP India, detailed about SWH projects being done by GEF
globally and in India. He pointed out that the current thrust
countries where UNDP is active for developmental works are
Lebanon, Tunisia, India and Mexico. Energy efficiency
improvement project with BEE is in progress and the projects on
concentrating technology are in pipeline. He even stressed on
the lack of available technical expertise in Mexico and India and
the lack of reliable assessments. Dr Srinivas especially
illustrated the case of Lebanon where to increase the penetration
of solar technologies attractive financial schemes like loans at
0% interest rates with payback period of up to 5 years have been
made available.

Mr Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretory, MNRE, launched the Online
Tool for evaluating the basic cost & size of systems for various
renewable energy based technologies which can be installed in
the hotel premises; this tool has been developed by TERI. Post
launching, he also emphasised on the need for renewable energy
in hospitality sector and the need for commercialization and
sustainability of renewable energy. He gave an example of
Bangalore where their state nodal agency has showed many
successful operating SWH systems and also praised the
awareness amongst people regarding use of renewable energy.
He also highlighted the requirement of improvement in quality of
products based on renewable energy. Mr Kapoor also spoke on
requirement of proper assessment and research before installation
of SWH systems. He stated the equation of success i.e. publicity + quality + planning = more
business + sustainability.
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Session 1: Technical session
This session was dedicated to giving an overview and training on
usage of online tool developed as a part of the project for carrying
out the basic costing & system sizing calculations of various
renewable energy based technologies which can be installed in
the available area in the hotel premises. Mr Anand Upadhyay,
Research Associate, TERI, discussed the application of this tool
for renewable energy technologies covering solar water heating
systems, solar thermal concentrators, solar PV systems and biogas
plant. Dr Hina Zia, Fellow, TERI, elaborated on assessment of
energy conservation measures covering usage of artificial
lightening, replacement of normal ACs with BEE star rated ACs
etc. and also laid emphasis on building designs for new hotels to
make maximum use of natural light, air and ventilation. The tool
gives a basic idea about the size, an approx. cost and payback
period of the system keeping in view the general subsidies of
MNRE that can be availed. The inputs to be provided are location
of the hotel, area available with the hotel for installing the system,
cost of electricity per unit etc. This online tool will help the
hospitality sector in understanding of the sizing of the Solar
Water Heating System, Solar PV system, Steam Generation &
Biogas applications.
The presentation was followed by open discussion where
participants gave their suggestions on improvisation of the online
tools.

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Session 2: Case studies from hotels
Mr Parveen from ITC Maurya Group of Hotels shared his experience
of using concentrated solar thermal systems in their hotel. Scheffler
dishes which have been installed are used to generate steam and hot
water. They have installed 2 paraboloid dishes and 8 Scheffler
dishes. The system has been installed on the terrace of the building.
The steam produced by the system is used for hot water generation
and for laundry equipment. The total project cost for the whole
system was INR 165 lakh. Out of which INR 30 lakh was recovered
from the Government as subsidy making the net cost of the project
as INR 135 lakh. The total payback period reported by him was 12
years. He also discussed the installation and operational challenges
faced, major one being regular cleaning of mirrors.

Mr Sunil Relia from The Leela Group of Hotels focused his
presentation on the need of solar energy for sustainable development,
explaining instances from his own experience. He said that solar
thermal energy is the best way to use solar energy in everyday
applications. He also discussed the SWHS installed at their hotels in
Udaipur, Rajasthan & New Delhi. Around the year average solar
system energy generation of 96 collectors in Udaipur is 4,80,000
Kcals/day and of 32 collectors is 1,60,000 Kcals/day. He reported that
their savings have been more in case of Udaipur installation than in
New Delhis site, however payback period is higher in case of Udaipur
than in Delhi primarily due to high cost of the system in Udaipur.
Reduction of cost over few years has substantially reduced the payback
period. Amongst the constraints faced by them in installing SWHS was space issue in major.
The systems have been working satisfactorily so far and occasional checks and tweaking is
required for better performance.

Mr Vikram Bahri of Green Leaf Hotel outlined their efforts to build a
sustainable hotel with focus on high quality of life and low
environmental footprint. He touched over various technological
innovations integrated into the SWHS such as use of solar thermal
collectors to produce hot water and also for space cooling; architectural
adaptations to minimize interior lighting and HVAC load. Mr Bahri
further explained the incorporation of
Government policies to further promote
the use of renewable energy in the
hospitality industry.


Mr N.C. Malhotra from Lemon Tree Hotel shared their
experiences of using Solar Water Heating systems in their hotels.
He said that they had designed the systems themselves and these
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have been running efficiently in their hotels. The SWHS installed are giving them favourable
results in terms of hot water & monetary savings.
Session 2: Presentations by industries

Mr Puneet Sabharwal from Nogginhaus started with electricity
scenario in India. One among some of the key points he mentioned is
expectation of electricity price rise by 22% by next year. The focus of
his entire presentation was on utilization of solar energy to generate
electricity using solar PV technology under which he covered some
of the aspects such as; benefits of using solar energy for electricity
generation, working method of electrical power generation from
solar energy and its areas of application, solar devices and systems,
financial assistance by MNRE and in the end he briefed the gathering
about savings and payback of solar PV system.

Mr Bhupinder Kumar from InterSolar briefed the audience
about use of solar water heating system in hotels and
restaurants. Inter Solar has installed large capacity of solar
water heating system at various resorts, restaurants,
institutions in India. He mentioned about InterSolars
largest installation of 50000LPD capacity at M/s Chelsea
Jeans, Gurgaon.

Mr Sanjeev Arora from EPL India Limited introduced his
organization to the audience, briefing about core areas of
their organization viz natural water management system,
eco resorts, solar energy and construction division. He
discussed about their technology which is based on use of
indirect heating system using thermic fluid instead of
water in direct heating system in the locations where water
quality is harsh and/or frost prone. He also illustrated a
few of their installations at various hotels and resorts.
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Mr Dinesh Chander Pant (TERI) explained about TERIs
TEAM (TERIs Enhanced Acidification &Methanation)
process to overcome the problems in existing digester
models. While explaining the working of TEAM process
some of the key features he emphasized on are - its
aesthetic look, no slurry production, low water
requirement due to recycling, elimination of scum
formation, high energy and enriched manure and
suitability for small and decentralized application. TERI
has already installed 17 plants (6.1 tons/day of wastes
processed) at various places in India including some of
the reputed organisations and community buildings.




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Consultative Workshop on "Campaign on Solar Water Heating and Other
Renewable Energy Technologies in the Hospitality Sector"
11 February 2011
Magnolia, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Agenda
09301000 hrs Registration
10001100 hrs Welcome address : Mr Amit Kumar, Director, Energy-Environment Technology
Development Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Address: Mr M D Kapoor, Secretary General, FHRAI
Address: Dr B Bandyopadhyay, National Project Director
UNDP/GEF GSWH Project & Adviser, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE), Government of India
Presentation on National Policies and Programmes: Dr A K Singhal, Director,
MNRE, Government of India
Project Overview: Ms Sudipta Singh, Research Associate, Centre for Research on
Sustainable Building Science, TERI
11001115 hrs Tea Break
11151130 hrs Presentation on Potential of Solar Thermal Applications in the Hospitality Sector : Dr
Sameer Maithel, Director, Greentech Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd
11301200 hrs Presentations on Checklists : Mr Anand Upadhyay, Research Associate,
Renewable Energy Technology Applications, TERI and
Presentation on On-line tools': Dr Hina Zia, Fellow, Centre for Research on
Sustainable Building Science, TERI
12001240 hrs Discussion/Feedback on Checklists and Online Tools
Moderator: Mr Ajit Kumar Gupta, National Project Manager,
UNDP/GEF GSWH Project & Former Adviser, MNRE
12401300 hrs Industry Perspective
Presentation on Solar Water Heating Systems: Mr Bhupender Kumar, Director,
Inter Solar Systems (P) Ltd.

Presentation on Solar PV Systems : Ms. Rashmi Sinha, Manager - Marketing, Tata
BP Solar India Ltd.
13001315 hrs Users Perspective
Presentation on Experience of using Solar Water Heating System by
Mr Ujjal Majumdar, Chief Engineer, Hotel Jaypee Vasant Continental, New Delhi
Mr. S S Sohi, Vice President, Technical Services and Maintenance, Le Meridien
1315 1330 hrs Wrap Up and Vote of Thanks
1330 hrs Lunch
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Regional Awareness Workshop on "Campaign on Solar Water Heating and Other
Renewable Energy Technologies in the Hospitality Sector"
15 June 2011
Best Western Pride Hotel, 5, University Road, Shivajinagar, Pune
Agenda
1530 1600 hrs Registration
1600 1630 hrs Opening Session

Welcome address: Mr. Amit Kumar, TERI
Address: Mr. H.M. Kulkarni, Maharashtra Energy Development
Agency
1630 1900 hrs Technical Session
1630 1755 hrs Project Overview: Ms. Sudipta Singh, TERI
1655 1745 hrs Technology overview: Mr. Anand Upadhyay, TERI
1745 - 1815 hrs Tea
1815 1900 hrs
Presentation on `Checklists and `On-line tools': Ms. Sudipta Singh
and Mr. Anand Upadhyay, TERI
1900 1930 hrs Discussion
1930 2030 hrs
Case studies
Presentations on renewable energy applications in hotels
Mr. Pradeep Manker, Clique Development Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Ajit Bahadur, Mr. Uday Shankar, Tata BP Solar

Retd. Lt. Col. Suresh Rege, Mailhem Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

Presentations on hotel industrys experiences
Mr. Parsharam, Ramada Hotel, Pune
Vote of thanks: Ms. Siddha Mahajan, TERI
2030 hrs Dinner

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Regional Awareness Workshop on "Campaign on Solar Water Heating and Other
Renewable Energy Technologies in the Hospitality Sector"
17 June 2011
The Pride Hotel, 93, Richmond Road, Bangalore
Agenda
1530 1600 hrs Registration
1600 1630 hrs Opening Session

Welcome address: Mr. Amit Kumar, TERI
Address: Mr. H.N. Naganaouda, Karnataka Renewable Energy
Development Limited
1630 1900 hrs Technical Session
1630 1755 hrs Project Overview: Ms. Sudipta Singh, TERI
1655 1745 hrs Technology overview: Mr. Anand Upadhyay, TERI
1745 - 1815 hrs Tea
1815 1900 hrs
Presentation on `Checklists and `On-line tools': Ms. Sudipta Singh
and Mr. Anand Upadhyay, TERI
1900 1930 hrs Discussion
1930 2030 hrs
Case studies
Presentations on renewable energy applications in hotels by
industry expert

Retd. Lt. Col. Achappa, Mailhem Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Pradeep Mankar, Clique Developments Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sunil Bhatt, Tata BP Solar
Presentations on renewable energy experiences by hotel
representatives
Mr. Balakrishna Thangappa, Gateway Hotels, Bengaluru
Mr. M.N. Sreedhara, Fortune Select JP Cosmos, Bengaluru
Vote of thanks: Ms. Siddha Mahajan, TERI
2030 hrs Dinner
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Regional Awareness Workshop on "Campaign on Solar Water Heating and Other
Renewable Energy Technologies in the Hospitality Sector"
1 July 2011
The Peerless Inn Kolkata, 12, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata-700 013
Agenda
1530 1600 hrs Registration
1600 1630 hrs Opening Session

Welcome address: Mr. Pradeep Kumar, TERI
Address: Mr. S. Bhattacharya, West Bengal Renewable Energy
Development Agency
1630 1900 hrs Technical Session
1630 1755 hrs Project Overview: Mr. Anand Upadhyay, TERI
1655 1745 hrs Technology overview: Dr. Hina Zia, TERI
1745 - 1815 hrs Tea
1815 1900 hrs
Presentation on `Checklists and `On-line tools': Mr. Anand Upadhyay
and Dr. Hina Zina, TERI
1900 1930 hrs Discussion
1930 2030 hrs
Case studies
Presentations on renewable energy applications in hotels by industry
expert
Mr. Arnab Rahut, Thermax
Mr. Sayandeep Bhattacharya, Tata BP Solar
Mr. Samrat Laha, Solace Power
Mr. Dinesh Chandra Pant, TERI
Presentations on renewable energy experiences by hotel representatives
Mr. Chiranjib Ghosh, Barsana Club, Kolkata
Vote of thanks: Ms. Siddha Mahajan, TERI
2030 hrs Dinner


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National Workshop on "Campaign on Solar Water Heating and Other Renewable
Energy Technologies in the Hospitality Sector"
October 21 2011
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Agenda
0930 1000 hrs Registration
1000 1100 hrs Opening Session

Welcome address: Mr. Amit Kumar, Director, TERI
Address: Mr. M.D. Kapoor, Secretary General, FHRAI
Policies and programmes: Dr. A.K. Singhal, Director, Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
Special address: Dr. S.N. Srinivas, Programme Officer, UNDP, India
Launch of `On-line tools for the hospitality sector
Inaugural address: Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
Vote of thanks: Mr. Anand Upadhyay, Research Associate, TERI
1100 1130 hrs Tea
1130 1230 hrs Technical Session
1130 1215 hrs
Presentation on `On-line tools': Mr. Anand Upadhyay, Research
Associate, TERI
1215 1230 hrs Discussions
1230 1400 hrs
Case studies
Presentations on renewable energy applications in hotels

Mr. Praveen Kapoor, Chief Engineer, ITC Maurya Sheraton
Mr. Vikram Bahri, CEO, Green Leaf Hotels
Mr. Sunil Relia, Vice President, Leela Kempinski
Presentations on hotel industrys experiences
Mr. Bhupinder Kumar, Intersolar Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sanjeev Arora, EPL India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Puneet Sabharwal, Nogginhaus Energy India Pvt Ltd
Mr. Dinesh Chander Pant, Fellow, TERI
1400 hrs Lunch

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RENEWABLE ENERGY AT TERI
The Renewable Energy Technology Applications (RETA) area at TERI focuses on
a range of services in various fields such as solar photovoltaic, solar thermal,
wind, and renewable based hybrid systems. The thrust areas and capabilities of
the Group include:
Renewable energy resource assessment
Product development and demonstration
Performance evaluation and field testing
Renewable energy policy and planning
Regulatory interventions for renewables
Project development under clean climate initiatives
Distributed generation and delivery models for electricity in rural areas
Training and capacity building
Particularly in the field of solar power space, TERI has been working with
research institutes, technology suppliers, industry, as well as the governments;
especially looking at solar power technology due diligence, resource
assessment as well as detailed feasibility studies. Apart from these, TERI
focuses on the complete value chain of solar power from the point of view of
localization of its component. TERIs experts have extensive experience in
developing solar energy related research infrastructure in TERI as well as
outside TERI. Moreover, TERI is in a position to exploit its excellent association
with the research institutions of international repute like Solar Institute, Julich,
Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Technologies (ISET), Germany;
and Institute of Energy Technologies (IFE), Norway.