Although industry and individual innovators have been making efforts to develop low-cost but viable instruments and equipment to exploit non-conventional and renewable sources of energy, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can actually play a decisive role in taking these developments to the masses, believe experts.
Representatives of 40-odd NGOs working in renewable sources of energy and other engineering-related fields stressed the need for effective planning to bridge the gap between educational institutions, industry and innovators during the India International Energy Summit (IIES). The summit concluded here at the Visvevaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) on Monday.
Suhas Birewar, coordinator of the NGOs' meet at IIES, and secretary of Vidarbha Vaibhav, co-organiser of the meet, said, "Platforms like these help innovators to actually evaluate public response to new developments as well as their viability and feasibility."
P Karunakaran, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialisation (MGIRI), Wardha, an institute working for developing equipment, mainly for rural sector, called upon the innovators to work with more attention to the ground realities.
Various NGOs from Vidarbha showcased their work at the 'Urja Gram' during the meet, which evoked a massive response. Over 100 individuals from various NGOs interacted with educationists, students and industry representatives. To give voice to their issues, the NGOs have also created a 'gramin samasya mukti trust', which will work to develop an active platform for NGOs.
Treading a totally different line, Dilip Kulkarni claimed that the process of creating equipment based on non-conventional sources like solar energy actually consumes a lot of conventional energy, including electricity, which, he feels, engineers should realise was not worth the effort.
Some of the major NGOs which participated in the meet included Vanrai (working on windmills in Thadiapwani), Earth Foundation, Nisarg, Ved, Apeksha Homeosociety, Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra, Shrishti and Vansampada.
Representatives of 40-odd NGOs working in renewable sources of energy and other engineering-related fields stressed the need for effective planning to bridge the gap between educational institutions, industry and innovators during the India International Energy Summit (IIES). The summit concluded here at the Visvevaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) on Monday.
Suhas Birewar, coordinator of the NGOs' meet at IIES, and secretary of Vidarbha Vaibhav, co-organiser of the meet, said, "Platforms like these help innovators to actually evaluate public response to new developments as well as their viability and feasibility."
P Karunakaran, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Industrialisation (MGIRI), Wardha, an institute working for developing equipment, mainly for rural sector, called upon the innovators to work with more attention to the ground realities.
Various NGOs from Vidarbha showcased their work at the 'Urja Gram' during the meet, which evoked a massive response. Over 100 individuals from various NGOs interacted with educationists, students and industry representatives. To give voice to their issues, the NGOs have also created a 'gramin samasya mukti trust', which will work to develop an active platform for NGOs.
Treading a totally different line, Dilip Kulkarni claimed that the process of creating equipment based on non-conventional sources like solar energy actually consumes a lot of conventional energy, including electricity, which, he feels, engineers should realise was not worth the effort.
Some of the major NGOs which participated in the meet included Vanrai (working on windmills in Thadiapwani), Earth Foundation, Nisarg, Ved, Apeksha Homeosociety, Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra, Shrishti and Vansampada.
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