Questions & Answers
Solar
1. In which state did India’s first solar powered petrol bunk come up recently?
Ans: West Bengal
2. Shan Solar is planning to develop a solar park. Where will this plant be located?
Ans: Hyderabad
Wind Power
1. What is the estimated potential of wind power from wastelands in Andhra Pradesh?
Ans: 88,000 MW
2.Which Chinese company is planning to install 300 MW of wind power projects in India in 2013?
Ans: Ming Yang
Waste Management
1. From March 1, which Municipal Corporation is planning to introduce localised solid waste management in all the 72 wards of the city?
Ans: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
2. To reduce Persistent Organic Pollutants from biomedical waste, UNIDO recently launched a project in five Indian states. What is the title of this project?
Ans: Environmental Sound Management of Medical Waste
Winners
Manish Saxena, Consultant – Development Environergy Services Limited, New Delhi
Profile: Experienced Industrial Professional with more than 9 years of experience of independently handling renewable, conventional power projects and energy efficiency projects- from feasibility stage to project implementation. Successfully handled projects in various fields like biomass power, waste to energy projects, cogeneration power projects, energy management and coal based power and working with clients from varied industry such as power plant, sugar, fertilizer, paper, distillery etc.
Education: BE Mechanical, Delhi College of Engineering, 2002
Specialties: Project Conceptualization & Management, Technical & Economic Analysis, Project Techno-Commercial Feasibility Study, Detailed Project Reports, Basic & Detailed Engineering of Thermal (coal & biomass) power plants, Project Financing, Project Management, Vendor Management, Client Management, Business Development, Thermal and Mechanical Design, and System Integration.
1st Runner up
Hari Kiran P V, Executive Engineer – Jindal steel and Power ltd., Chennai
2nd Runner up
V Venkataditya, Engineer – Vestas Technology R&D India, Chennai
Venkataditya has obtained his Masters degree in Mechanical Design from BITS, Pilani. He is now working at Vestas Technology R&D, Chennai as a Lead Engineer with an expertise in Wind turbines design, system level loads evaluation, Measurement data analysis, wind turbine power performance analysis, Prototype validation & design certification.
3rd Runner up
Mudike.Ravi, Post Graduation Trainee – Center for Solar Energy Materials, Hyderabad
Profile:
Mudike.Ravi,
Post Graduation Trainee,
Center for Solar Energy Materials, The International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI)
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