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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Energy Efficiency - An International Movement - Are IEs Participating?




International Energy Agency


Energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future. Improvements in energy efficiency can reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, increase competitiveness and improve consumer welfare. Environmental benefits can also be achieved by the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and local air pollution. Energy security can also profit from improved energy efficiency by decreasing the reliance on imported fossil fuels. For these reasons, energy efficiency was one of six broad focus areas of IEA's G8 Gleneagles Programme. The IEA has published 25 policy recommendations for promoting energy efficiency that were updated and endorsed by IEA ministers in 2011. If implemented globally it is estimated that global CO2 emissions could be reduced by 7.6 gigatonnes by 2030.

The IEA promotes energy efficiency policy and technology in buildings, appliances, transport and industry, as well as end-use applications such as lighting. Our analysis identifies best-practice, highlighting the possibilities for energy efficiency improvements and policy approaches to realise the full potential of energy efficiency for our Member countries.

http://www.iea.org/subjectqueries/keyresult.asp?keyword_id=4122 (Accessed on 26.2.2012)
IEA Energy Efficiency Home Page: http://www.iea.org/efficiency/index.asp


European Commission

Reducing energy consumption and eliminating energy wastage are among the main goals of the European Union (EU). EU support for improving energy efficiency will prove decisive for competitiveness, security of supply and for meeting the commitments on climate change made under the Kyoto Protocol. There is significant potential for reducing consumption, especially in energy-intensive sectors such as construction, manufacturing, energy conversion and transport. At the end of 2006, the EU pledged to cut its annual consumption of primary energy by 20% by 2020. To achieve this goal, it is working to mobilise public opinion, decision-makers and market operators and to set minimum energy efficiency standards and rules on labelling for products, services and infrastructure.

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/index_en.htm (Accessed on 26.2.2012)


US Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Web page

India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency

What have IEs contributed to energy efficiency?




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Energy Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineers have to step up the efforts in Energy Industrial Engineering. Energy is part of IE definition.



Tata Steel is actively engaged in energy saving - Energy Industrial Engineering.


Energy Industrial Engineering
SAINT-GOBAIN - ENERGY SAVINGS PLAN

10/06/2022


The plan  is based on two pillars:

Continuous optimization of its production processes and the use of its buildings, to limit energy consumption and CO2 emissions,
Designing and commercializing solutions that combine both performance and sustainability for energy-efficient building renovation and light construction.


Doubling our actions for continuous improvement of our production processes  by:

improvements to production tools (e.g. work on furnace insulation; installation of more energy-efficient and/or variable-speed motors; improved metering and visualization of energy consumption, energy management system; reduction of equipment idling) and production processes (e.g. recovery of waste energy for heating or energy production),

solutions to reduce the use of natural resources, through the reuse or recycling of raw materials: the use of recycled glass - cullet - for the production of flat glass or glass wool also has the advantage of emitting less energy during melting than sand,

the development of lighter materials and products, which require less energy and fewer raw materials to manufacture.

Additional energy savings thanks to the investment of €100 million per year to reduce CO2 emissions

Saint-Gobain is earmarking a targeted investment and research and development budget of around €100 million per year until 2030 to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy, especially in the European plants.

Shifting the energy mix towards low-carbon and renewable sources
Throughout the world, the Group is accelerating the switch to green energy sources, with very concrete results in Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Spain and the United-States. In the latter, for example, the Group doubled in 2021 its share of renewable electricity in its global electricity consumption to nearly 40%.

Mobilizing all Group employees
In addition to these initiatives, the Group is mobilizing all its employees worldwide to save energy, with numerous initiatives in offices, sales outlets, logistics centers, research centers and on sustainable mobility:

Renovation of our current buildings,
Systematic installation of LEDs, presence detectors, time-based controls, daylighting,
Limiting the use of heating and air-conditioning, lowering the temperature in offices (-1.5°C at Group headquarters),
Deployment of photovoltaic solutions, in particular on plant roofs and parking lot shelters,
Reduction of business travel and development of soft mobility and carpooling.











Saint-Gobain Benchmarking Result - Energy IE Project in  gypsum board dryer process



Saint-Gobain’s  Gypsum business applies World Class Manufacturing (WCM) techniques to identify, prioritize, and implement projects in the environmental, technical reliability, safety, focused improvement, and people development fields.  Saint-Gobain stacks opportunities up against the performance of all major consumers of gas and electricity to compare them against theoretical minimums and worldwide best practices within the company. From there they can identify how they specifically improve certain processes. The project in Moundsville, West Virginia, was initiated when one of these comparisons showed more than $500,000 of excess electricity being spent on the gypsum board dryer process. Saint-Gobain knew there was a significant cost-savings to be achieved through improving the process.

HOW THEY DID IT
After a brief audit, the team saw a potential opportunity to assess the five fans serving the gypsum board dryers. These fans were already equipped with Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) to modulate the speed of the fan motors in response to differing demand conditions so if adjustments needed to be made, the team believed they could be executed quickly.

The facility was given a budget of $10,000 and 12 months to complete the work. They started by installing five thermocouples (one for each of the five fan zones) to check for drastic changes in process conditions. They purchased the thermocouples for $5,000 and five new temperature transmitters for $1,500. All installation and wiring were done in house at no additional cost and was completed by March. The working hypothesis for the test was that significant energy savings could be achieved by lowering the fan speeds without impacting the quality of the ultimate product.

SOLUTION
Once the equipment was installed, the team needed to show all of the operators how testing different fan speeds would affect the running of the equipment. Many had been operating it the same way since the plant was commissioned. To achieve these, the team held individual trainings with each operator showing them that the board quality would remain constant with no changes to operational procedure if the fans were adjusted by using specific techniques that would still allow for the test outcomes.

By the end of April, the facility had completed two trials with each operator (eight trials in total) showing that no adverse effect was present on any of their products.

At the beginning of the project, the team put the goal at 2% reduction in electrical consumption in the dryer, but by the end of the testing, they were able to exceed this. The ultimate total reduction was 3%.

With this now known, the fan speeds were reduced by up to 30% with no effect on product quality. The total electrical savings was $68,000 per year.

EXPANDING COMPANY-WIDE
Once this project was completed, the results were shared to the North American Gypsum Energy Champions, a group that works to replicate best practices for sustainability across the gypsum business, and then they were shared with all of Saint-Gobain’s North America Sustainability Champions which sees what can be done company-wide.



EcoStruxure Resource Advisor, cloud-based enterprise software that provides one view into energy and sustainability data and savings opportunities




To track consumption and spend, the company now uses EcoStruxure Resource Advisor, cloud-based enterprise software that provides one view into energy and sustainability data and savings opportunities

• Within its factories, Saint-Gobain relies on Schneider Electric's edge control and connected devices that help gather the energy data necessary to optimise and actively manage consumption.


7th Annual IEA’s Global Conference on Energy Efficiency - Video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq3B4tlFPCQ
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10 June 2022

7th Annual IEA’s Global Conference on Energy Efficiency 

Global energy and climate leaders meeting at the IEA’s Global Conference on Energy Efficiency have agreed on actions to accelerate improvements in energy efficiency that can reduce energy bills, ease dependence on imported fuels and speed up reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.




Industrial Engineering - IIE Definition - Emphasis on Energy

"Industrial engineering is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, to specify, predict, and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems."

Energy was identified as an important resource to be specifically highlighted in the definition so that it gets adequate attention of industrial engineers. Despite the addition of the term to the definition, no focused efforts were done by IE profession and discipline to come out with any standard IE approach for increasing the energy efficiency. There is a lot of energy efficiency work being undertaken by specialists in this field but IE departments in companies have not reported their embracing this activity and providing the benefit to their organizations.

John Preston, ( Corporate Industrial Engineer, Dura Automotive Systems in Rochester Hills, Mich. and president of IIE’s Greater Detroit Chapter ) authored a paper on energy efficiency studies, "Energizing continuous improvement," and it was published in Industrial Engineer (IIE Magazine), July 2011.

The ideas presented in the paper could give a starting point for IEs to look at their work in the field of energy industrial engineering.
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It is common for management to think that energy costs are fixed. Managers surmise that their operations will incur similar utility charges each month regardless of any actions taken to reduce expenses.

Energy cost analysis

But energy bills are visible and clear. They are simple measures. They show how much energy the facility used, and when it was  incurred. They can be compared to other monthly figures such as total direct labor hours or sales. Facilities or units that do not manage their energy costs will have similar monthly utility usage over time, even with variation in monthly sales or labor hours. The facilities that lack correlation between these figures are more than likely those with the most opportunities to reduce utility and other major expenses. Hence, industrial engineers can locate units that offer scope for energy efficiency improvement.

This data is readily available. Accounting  departments typically store well-organized utility bills for four or five years. Accounting department also can assist by providing sales, labor hours or other figures to be used for comparison. It takes little time to create trend charts of these records.

Once the data is collected simple linear regression is to used in the analysis.  Most of the projects identified in operations that previously had no energy management program have payback periods of less than one year. In operations with significant opportunities, excellent projects exist that will have payback periods of less than a month. Most importantly, the resulting utility bills with decreased costs quickly demonstrate the benefit of these projects.

Getting started - More Concrete Steps

The first step is identifying the facility that has the most opportunity. Collect each facility’s utility bills for the last 12 months. Using simple linear regression, compare the monthly electricity bills to monthly sales or another common measure, such as labor hours. The facility with the lowest R² probably has the most opportunity to reduce energy costs. The closer R² is to one  (1 ), the more likely the plant’s monthly sales are related to electricity costs and can be predicted by the model. As R² gets closer to zero (say up to 0.5), it’s less likely that sales correlate to energy costs, meaning the model cannot predict future outcomes.

Next is conducting an analysis of the chosen site to determine if the targeted facility effectively manages its energy costs. Investigate if and how the facility tracks its energy costs and usage over time. Note who in the organization has the data and how it is used. Ask the maintenance or engineering manager if they know which equipment or building uses the most energy and when the energy is used. Ask them if projects have been completed or planned to be completed that reduce energy costs. If there is little evidence of measurement, analysis or improvement, it is likely that there are significant opportunities to reduce energy costs.

Energy Audit

The targeted facility needs to have an energy audit performed. The energy audit will show what is using the most energy and when it is used. The energy audit of the targeted facility needs to be performed by an individual or group who have experience in that facility’s industry. Industrial engineers can take the services of  certified energy managers who  will have the capabilities and equipment to perform the needed analysis. The audit needs to yield quantitative data that provide direction toward the most wasteful forms of energy use within the facility. The analysis will provide hard evidence and improvement ideas to eliminate the wastes.

Using the results of the energy audit and its recommendations, develop and implement a project that reduces energy waste without much investment. Popular quick payback projects include installing high-efficiency lighting, developing shutdown procedures and investing in auto-off controls. These kinds of projects carry little risk. They are inexpensive and significantly reduce electricity bills. After the project is completed, develop a presentation that documents the project’s success.

Shutdown procedures

A good initial project could focus on shutdown procedures. One factory that left on its equipment when production was not running developed basic shutdown procedures. These procedures included who was responsible for turning off equipment, how to turn off the equipment and what equipment was to be left on. The changes reduced the factory’s electricity bill by 12 percent, which saved the company approximately $60,000 per year.

Build and sustain the momentum from the success of your first project. The momentum can be used to  replicate the project at other facilities within the organization. If the first project was well-documented, it will not take significant effort to convince other facilities of the project’s worth.
Automatic Shutoff Controls

A good follow-up to shutdown procedures would be to analyze the efficacy of automatic shutoff controls. In one example, a large automotive factory left its stamping presses running continuously, even when production was not scheduled. The project led to the purchase of 86 programmable logic controllers, which were installed on the presses. These devices automatically shut down equipment after the machines have been idle for a period of time. The devices cost the company about $20,000, but they saved the business at least $260,000 per year in electricity. This project reduced the factory’s electrical usage by 5 percent.

Lighting Upgrade

A lighting upgrade is a more expensive project that also can yield positive results. One factory used inefficient metal halide high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and bulbs to light its floor space. The factory removed the HID fixtures and replaced them with high-efficiency T8 fluorescent lamps. The cost to purchase and install the new fixtures was about $55,000 after rebates. The project saved the company roughly $90,000 per year in electricity and bulbs.

Roadblocks to success

Energy cost reduction have not received high priority in many organizations. So Industrial engineers have to take some precautions in proposing projects.

Ensure the direction from the energy audit. The energy audit needs to provide clear direction. The audit has to document the source of and solutions to the facility’s energy waste. The audit needs to include interval trend data on the largest users of energy. Interval trend data will provide clear evidence of the energy use and waste. Without interval trend data, the results of the audit will not offer the quantitative proof necessary to request capital funding for improvements.

Ensure capable resources. In these situations, the opportunities to reduce costs need to be well-documented and escalated to decision makers so that for quick ROI projects, upper management sanctions seeking  resources external to the facility.
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John Preston provided a beginner's guide for energy industrial engineering. Make a regression between utility bills and sales. Employ and conduct an energy audit. Take up some low cost projects like shutdown procedures, automatic shutoff systems and lighting improvement. Then develop further expertise in energy efficiency improvement,
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2022

Indianapolis-based Energy Systems Network has launched  'a first-of-its-kind statewide program' in partnership with the Emerging Manufacturing Collaboration Center. Energy INsights aims to help manufacturers use artificial intelligence and data science to reduce energy costs.
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Energy Efficiency of Manufacturing Processes and Systems

Konstantinos Salonitis
MDPI, 09-Nov-2020 - Technology & Engineering - 224 pages
This Special Issue addresses the important issue of the energy efficiency of both manufacturing processes and systems. Manufacturing is responsible for one-third of global energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Thus, improving the energy efficiency of production has been the focus of research in recent years. Energy efficiency has begun to be considered as one of the key decision-making attributes for manufacturing. This book includes recent studies on methods for the measurement of energy efficiency, tools and techniques for the analysis and development of improvements with regards to energy consumption, modeling and simulation of energy efficiency, and the integration of green and lean manufacturing. This book presents a breadth of relevant information, material, and knowledge to support research, policy-making, practices, and experience transferability to address the issues of energy efficiency.


Analysis of Energy Efficiency of Industrial Processes

Vladimir S. Stepanov
Springer Science & Business Media, 06-Dec-2012

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Science and Engineering Solutions for Energy Efficiency
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http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/09/energy-productivity-improvement.html

Energy Use Efficiency - IE for Energy Resource
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/04/energy-use-efficiency-ie-for-energy.html

Energy Efficiency - An International Movement - Are IEs Participating?
http://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2012/02/energy-efficiency-international.html

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY - INDIA - 14 DECEMBER
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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Energy Industrial Engineering - Energy Management - Bibliography

 IISE - Energy Systems Division


About the Division

Mission Statement

The mission of Energy Systems Division is to support its members by fostering networks, offering programs, and maintaining resources that represent their core competencies and/or areas of specialized practice.


Vision

The vision of Energy Systems Division is to become the premier division for researchers and practitioners who are committed to advancing excellence in innovative modeling and exploring the use of the tools from industrial and systems engineering for energy systems.


Water Power Technologies Office 
Industrial Engineer  - Job Details
Sector(s)  - Component Manufacturing and Research & Development



Alternate Titles
Production engineer, process engineer, manufacturing engineer, and industrial production manager.

Brief Job Description

Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in marine energy component manufacturing processes. They devise ways to use workers, machines, materials, available technology, and energy to increase efficiency and minimize the time and costs required to manufacture marine energy systems and components.

Education and Training Description

Industrial engineers should have a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. Employers also value experience, so internships or cooperative education engineering programs while at universities are a plus. To be hired into formal engineering roles, industrial engineers generally need to acquire a fundamentals of engineering license by passing the fundamentals of engineering exam.

With a fundamentals of engineering license and four or more years of work experience, industrial engineers can take a test to acquire a professional engineering (PE) license. Industrial engineers with a PE license can be a technical specialist within the industrial engineering discipline, oversee other engineers, develop designs and specifications, and oversee construction activities. An advanced degree, additional work experience, and a PE license can lead to more job and career advancement opportunities in the research and development sector, training or education field, and managerial roles.

Job Profile

Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in the marine energy manufacturing processes. They devise efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, available technology, and energy in order to increase productivity and minimize time and costs in the manufacture of marine energy systems and components.

Industrial engineers develop, evaluate, and improve manufactured products and methods, utilizing their knowledge of product design, materials and parts, assembly processes, tooling, production equipment capabilities, and quality control standards. To do this, industrial engineers carefully study manufacturing, safety, product standards and requirements, and international standards relevant to marine energy, which is in active development under International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee 114. Then they use mathematical methods and models to design manufacturing and information systems to meet those requirements most efficiently.

When designing industrial manufacturing systems, industrial engineers must address worker safety, ergonomics, and environmental impacts. They also work with other engineers, accountants, and project managers to assist in financial planning and cost analysis.

Industrial engineers typically:

Review production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows, and other information to understand methods and activities in manufacturing and services
Determine how to manufacture parts or products, or deliver services, with maximum efficiency
Develop management control systems to make financial planning and cost analysis more efficient
Enact quality control procedures to resolve production problems or minimize costs
Work with customers and management to develop standards for design and production as well as meet national and international industry standards
Know the market and most current designs and best processes for their field
Design control systems to coordinate activities and production planning to ensure that products meet quality standards
Confer with clients about product specifications, vendors about purchases, management personnel about manufacturing capabilities, and staff about the status of projects.
Job Skills
Industrial engineers typically need:

Creativity. Industrial engineers use creativity and ingenuity to design new production processes in many kinds of settings to reduce use of material resources, time, or labor while accomplishing the same goal.
Critical-thinking skills. Industrial engineers create new systems to solve problems related to waste and inefficiency. Solving these problems requires logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems.
Listening skills. These engineers often operate in teams, but they must also solicit feedback from customers, vendors, and production staff. They must listen to customers and clients to fully grasp ideas and problems the first time.
Math skills. Industrial engineers use the principles of calculus, trigonometry, and other advanced topics in mathematics for analysis, design, and troubleshooting in their work.
Problem-solving skills. In designing facilities for manufacturing and processes for providing services, these engineers deal with several issues at once, from workers’ safety to quality assurance.
Speaking skills. Industrial engineers sometimes have to explain their instructions to production staff or technicians before they can make written instructions available. Being able to explain concepts clearly and quickly is crucial to preventing costly mistakes and loss of time.
Teamwork. Industrial engineers must be able to work with other professionals to serve as a bridge between the technical and business sides of an organization. This requires being able to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Writing skills. Industrial engineers must create documentation for other professionals or for future reference. The documentation must be coherent and explain their thinking clearly so that others can understand the information.

For more information on industrial engineering, see: 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Industrial Engineers
Resources
International Electrotechnical Commission: Technical Committee 114
U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office Career Map: Industrial Engineer


Industrial Engineering in Energy

In the manufacturing sector, Industrial Engineering in Energy plays a crucial role in improving and optimizing production processes to reduce energy consumption. 

Energy systems research in the IEOR Department focuses on modeling, analysis, and optimization of energy systems and, in particular, power systems. Our department is affiliated with PSERC (power systems engineering research center) of which Dr. Oren is a co-founder and site director, with CERTS (center for electric reliability technology solutions). Research activities have focused on a variety of topics including power systems economics, electricity market design, energy and environmental regulation, demand response, renewables integration, energy risk management, and the development of computational tools for planning, operation, and analysis of electric power systems. The research has been funded by PSERC, DOE, ARPA-E, NSF, FERC, CERTS, EPRI, LLNL, and the SIEMENS Co. The program boasts a long list of distinguished alums that currently hold academic faculty positions in power systems, economics, and operations research and executive positions in energy-related industries including electric utilities, energy trading, and consulting companies.

Oregon State University - Energy Systems Engineering Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)

This program is available at the following location:

OSU-Cascades
At Oregon State University, the Energy Systems Engineering degree program combines engineering fundamentals with energy-focused technical courses. This multidisciplinary curriculum provides students with a strong foundation in the core principles of mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering.


2026

IISE Annual Conference & Expo  2026
Energy Systems Track -  exploring the integration of energy considerations in industrial engineering.

More detail

IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026 Call for Abstracts and Presentation Summaries Loews Hotel | Arlington, Texas  May 16 – 19, 2026 

Track: Energy Systems 

Dear Colleagues,  The Energy Systems Division of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE) is sponsoring the Energy Systems Track at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026. The conference is a forum for exchanging knowledge and discoveries in the Industrial and Systems Engineering research and practitioner communities. The IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2026 will continue to integrate research and industry applications under one conference.  As Track Chairs of the Energy Systems Track, we encourage you to contribute to the Conference and Track by submitting a 250-word abstract or presentation summary. Authors will be able to claim these works as refereed extended abstracts, which will be available on the conference website and can be cited. They will not be copyrighted or indexed in the official conference proceedings, and therefore there is no limitation on reusing this material for other purposes (e.g., toward the publication of journal papers or subsequent conference proceedings).  

We highly encourage Abstracts and Presentations Summaries that demonstrate international collaboration and the application of emerging technologies and methods.  
Key areas include: 
● Optimization of operations, planning and design of energy systems 
● Data analytics for evaluation, forecasting, control, and operation of energy systems 
● Policy or regulatory evaluation of energy systems 
● Resilience characterization and modeling of energy systems 
● Reliability, resource adequacy and safety of energy systems 
● Economic aspects of energy systems design and operation 
● Interdependent modeling of energy and other systems 
● Changing business models of energy supply and demand 
● Artificial intelligence and machine learning modeling related to energy systems 
● Computational performance and data privacy related studies in energy systems 

Submissions that demonstrate results from university-industry collaborations and applications of emerging technologies and methods are especially encouraged. Authors of accepted abstracts and presentation summaries will be invited to share their work in a conference session. Regular sessions will be 80 minutes and have up to four presentations. There will also be options where authors can elect to share their content in a “Poster Session”. In addition, there are opportunities to organize and/or participate in Special Sessions (Panels, Workshops, etc.). If you are interested in a special session, please contact us directly by November 15, 2025.  While not required, we strongly encourage all presenters to submit a paper for publication so discoveries can be permanently documented.  This year, two types of papers will be considered: Research Papers and Case Study Papers.   ● Research Papers (with a limit of six pages) contain methods and results that are significant and have archival value to the industrial and systems engineering community.  They will undergo a double-blind peer review process and accepted papers will be copyrighted and indexed in the Conference Proceedings via ProQuest.  ● Case Study Papers (two to six pages) describe the application of a method or technology that addresses an important industry-motivated issue.  They will be reviewed to ensure that the content focuses on the value and lessons learned for the Industrial and Systems Engineering community.  The case study papers should avoid significant marketing material.  Accepted manuscripts will be published with access via the IISE website. 

Important deadlines:  • Submission deadline for abstract/presentation summary:  • Notification of decision on abstract/presentation summary:  • Paper submission deadline:        • Notification on full paper decision:      • Speaker registration deadline:                 • Paper final revision submission deadline:      Important Note November 10, 2025 December 15, 2025  January 18, 2026 February 25, 2026 March 8, 2026  March 22, 2026

 We look forward to seeing you in Arlington! Best Regards,

 Siva Seetharaman (sseetha@   purdue.edu), Purdue University
 Lei Fen (lfan8@   Central.uh.edu), University of Houston Energy Systems 
Track Chairs 

https://iise.org/uploadedFiles/Annual_Conference/Program/IISE%20Annual%20Conference%202026%20-%20Call%20for%20Abstracts%20ESD.pdf




Energy Systems, Industrial Engineering and Sustainable Green Innovation.

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 

Schneider Electric's "Innovation Win Program"

Through exploration and iteration from 2020 to the present, the program has gradually completed the process of scaling up and result transformation from 0 to 1 and then from 1 to N. It has advanced from the initial conceptual design to the verified PoC implementation and the exploration of multi - scenario reuse. Focusing on the two major fields of energy management and intelligent manufacturing, Schneider Electric has attracted more than 1300 small and medium - sized enterprises to participate in the past few years and promoted the incubation of more than 40 joint innovation projects.

From the safety and efficiency of energy systems to the intelligence and reliability of industrial systems, these cases represent many achievements of technological integration and innovation. The project implementations cover multiple industries such as power grids, buildings, chemical engineering, metallurgy, municipalities, and water.

2024

Optimizing Industrial Energy Systems with Green Hydrogen: AI-Powered Efficiency and Environmental Resilience
Hasan Mahmud, Sumshun Nahar Eity & MD Mortuza Ahmmed
7th IEOM Bangladesh International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2024
Publisher: IEOM Society International

2023

System Engineering’s Role in the Energy Industry

Maria Peres

24.01.2023

https://www.valispace.com/system-engineerings-energy-industry/


The Importance of Industrial Engineering in Power Generation


Adaeze Osakwe


CEO of Xora-Eco|Researcher|scientist|Renewable energy consultant|innovator|inventor|public speaker|I work with start-ups and organisations to enhance, their products, services and operational efficiency| DM for promotion


October 23, 2023


Industrial engineers help streamline power generation processes, increasing overall efficiency. Additionally, industrial engineers are at the forefront of incorporating innovative technologies into power generation. 



They identify areas for improvement in power plants, from optimizing equipment layout to improving maintenance practices, which ultimately results in cost savings and reduced environmental impact. 


The work of industrial engineers ensures a reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy supply that is vital for the growth and progress of society.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/importance-industrial-engineering-power-generation-adaeze-osakwe/


My two comments on the articles,

1

I liked the following sentences. 

Industrial engineers help streamline power generation processes, increasing overall efficiency. Additionally, industrial engineers are at the forefront of incorporating innovative technologies into power generation. 

They identify areas for improvement in power plants, from optimizing equipment layout to improving maintenance practices, which ultimately results in cost savings and reduced environmental impact. 


The work of industrial engineers ensures a reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy supply that is vital for the growth and progress of society.


2

Industrial engineers improve technologies, products, facilities, processes, supply chains and related management policies and practices for making systems cost efficient. But effectiveness first and efficiency next. You need a system design team to design an effective system. Then come IEs to make it more efficient.


2018


Future Prospects for Energy Technologies: Insights from Expert Elicitations

Elena Verdolini, Laura Díaz Anadón, Erin Baker, Valentina Bosetti, and Lara Aleluia Reis

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volume 12, Number 1

Winter 2018

 

Abstract

Expert elicitation is a structured approach for obtaining judgments from experts about items of interest to decision makers. This method has been increasingly applied in the energy domain to collect information on the future cost, technical performance, and associated uncertainty of specific energy technologies. This article has two main objectives: (1) to introduce the basics of expert elicitations, including their design and implementation, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages and their potential to inform policymaking and energy system decisions; and (2) to discuss and compare the results of a subset of the most recent expert elicitations on energy technologies, with a focus on future cost trajectories and implied cost reduction rates. We argue that the data on future energy costs provided by expert elicitations allows for more transparent and robust analyses that incorporate technical uncertainty, which can then be used to support the design and assessment of energy and climate change mitigation policies.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1093/reep/rex028



2017


The Role of the Industrial Engineer in an Energy System Development

October 2017

Authors:

Juve Ortiz-Ulloa

Oregon State University

juveortiz28 @ rate  gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juve-ortiz/


Multiple renewable and more efficient nonrenewable energy systems are studied these days. It is thought that this task only concerns to some specialized fields like chemistry, mechanics, electricity or hydraulics. However, The Industrial Engineering provide a group of skills to add value to any energy related study. An energy system means many interconnected aspects such as: the primary energy source, the conversion process, the desired product and the demand. All of them are variables that must be studied as one system. An Industrial Engineer has unique planning and managing abilities to optimize and manage the resources used in energy projects. This study shows some applications of the Industrial Engineer profile in the developing of a new energy system.


"The Industrial Engineering looks for the best configuration that optimizes cost and performance."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323202976_The_Role_of_the_Industrial_Engineer_in_an_Energy_System_Development


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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Benjamin Leibowicz - ISE - Energy Systems - Industrial Engineering

 

2025

What is an ideal coursework portfolio for gradstudents studying energy (especially macroenergysystems, energy policy analysis, etc.) from an operationsresearch perspective? 


Here is one that I came up with while preparing to discuss this topic with my research group. While this portfolio is designed to fit our course offerings and PhD program requirements at The University of Texas at Austin.






My comment on the post.
It is ORIE of Energy. I think at least one subject is named energy industrial engineering. Energy is part of IE definition.

Energy Systems (ES) Division Outstanding Young Investigator Award.
2020 Winner
Benjamin Leibowicz
University of Texas at Austin



Benjamin D. Leibowicz
Associate Professor & Banks McLaurin Fellow in Engineering | University of Texas at Austin




The importance of capturing power system operational details in resource adequacy assessments
Journal Article · 06 December 2023 · Electric Power Systems Research
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2023.110057· OSTI ID:2467427
Leibowicz, Benjamin D. 
 [1]; 
Zhang, Nan 
 [1]; Carvallo, Juan Pablo [2]; 
Larsen, Peter H. 
 [2]; Carr, Thomas [3]; 
Baik, Sunhee 
 [2]
+ Show Author Affiliations
Traditional methods for assessing the resource adequacy (RA) of a power system are becoming obsolete due to emerging trends such as the increasing deployment of variable renewable energy and storage. Consequently, analysts are recommending that RA be assessed using a Monte Carlo simulation approach that models chronological power system operations over many instances of possible operating conditions. However, this approach is necessarily more complex and computationally demanding, which is an obstacle to real-world implementation. Here, in this study, we investigate which operational details of power systems are important to capture in order to accurately evaluate a system's RA, versus details that add complexity but do not meaningfully affect RA results. To do so, we develop a probabilistic RA assessment framework by adapting an existing production cost model and apply it to a case study based on the IEEE Reliability Test System. Our results indicate that multi-year data, storage dispatch, and transmission limits are key details to incorporate. Accurate RA results can be obtained using non-economic dispatch strategies as long as they are coordinated with detailed operational strategies. We also demonstrate how popular expectation-based RA metrics can mask important differences in the characteristics of loss of load events.



Beyond the Least Cost Paradigm


Macro Energy Systems - MES Speaker Series:

 27 Mar 2022
How do conventional energy system optimization models, with a least-cost objective, fail to capture the complexities of the clean energy  transition? What alternative formulations should be considered?

Speakers:
Erin Mayfield | Dartmouth College | Panelist
Tim Pedersen | Aarhus University | Panelist
Evelina Trutnevyte | University of Geneva | Panelist
Benjamin Leibowicz | University of Texas | Moderator

The video has good audio. Interesting to view and listen.



Georgia Institute of Technology
Energy Systems and Optimization Workshop 2020
Speakers Presentations. 






























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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY - INDIA - 14 DECEMBER

New. Popular E-Book on IE,

Introduction to Modern Industrial Engineering.  #FREE #Download.

In 0.1% on Academia.edu. 11,300+ Downloads so far.

https://academia.edu/103626052/INTRODUCTION_TO_MODERN_INDUSTRIAL_ENGINEERING_Version_3_0


Online Education/Training Session on "Effective Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management."

I developed an online education/training session on "Effective Industrial Engineering and Productivity Management." I can present the session in one hour, one and half hour or two-hour long sessions. The sessions will be valuable when company industrial engineers and other engineers and managers attend as a group. Industrial engineers require active cooperation and participation of other engineers and managers in their studies and projects. Hence a common presentation and discussion on effectiveness will be very useful.


Supporting Information.

Effective Industrial Engineering - Some Thoughts by Narayana Rao K.V.S.S.

Effective industrial engineering has to satisfy management about the contribution it made to the organization year after year.

The prime contribution of IE has to be cost reduction through productivity improvement.

https://nraoiekc.blogspot.com/2025/07/effective-industrial-engineering-some.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/narayana-rao-kvss-b608007/


Online Free Access Handbook of Industrial Engineering includes all modules of IE Online Course Notes.


Wastage of Today is Shortage of Tomorrow - Conserve Energy

Industrial Engineering eliminates waste of all resources.


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National Energy Conservation Day is observed in India on 14th December.

India has an act in this area - The Energy Conservation Act 2001.

The Energy Conservation Act 2001 is implemented by the      Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), 
a statutory body under Government of India. The act  envisages creation of cadre of professionally qualified energy managers and auditors with expertise in energy management, project management, financing and implementation of energy efficiency projects, as well as policy analysis.

BEE Publications - Many

https://beeindia.gov.in/en/publications#id-bee-newsletters

National Certificate Examination for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors

Book I - General aspect of energy management and energy audit
Book II - Energy efficiency in thermal utilities
Book III - Energy efficiency in electrical utilities
Book IV - Energy performance assessment for equipment & utility systems

Download Material from the link


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What is Energy Conservation?

Energy conservation means using less energy and avoiding excessive or wasteful uses.
Energy efficiency, on the other hand, means using less energy while getting the same results. Efficiency is therefore a subset of conservation; one way to conserve energy is to use it more efficiently.
The concept of doing more with less offers an approach that seems both feasible and affordable.

Sometimes the two concepts are distinguished by how the savings are achieved. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says that “energy efficiency is technology-based” (compact fluorescent light bulbs, for example), while conservation “is rooted in behavior” (such as turning off unneeded lights). Moreover, the energy savings from efficiency are easier to predict, measure and especially to sustain, making efficiency easier to treat as an energy resource.1 This distinction, however, is not entirely clear cut; there are efficiency measures that rely on behavior, such as combining car trips to save gasoline.
http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/energy-efficiency/

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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, USA Materials

IMPACTS: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM (ITP), SUMMARY OF PROGRAM RESULTS FOR CY2009

http://energy.gov/eere/downloads/impacts-industrial-technologies-program-summary-program-results-cy2009

The document consists of seven appendices.
Appendix 1 describes the 95 ITP-supported technologies currently available commercially and their applications and benefits.
Appendix 2 describes the 132 ITP-supported emerging technologies likely to be commercialized within two or three years.
Appendix 3 describes 128 ITP-supported technologies used in past commercial applications, the
current benefits of which are no longer counted in this report.
Appendices 4 and 5 summarize the benefits of two ITP technical assistance activities: the Industrial Assessment Centers and the Save Energy Now initiative.
Appendix 6 summarizes the benefits of CHP systems attributed to DOE activities.
Appendix 7 describes the methodology used to assess and track ITP-supported technologies.

About DOE’s Industrial Technologies Program


The Industrial Technologies Program, through partnerships with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations, develops and delivers advanced energy efficiency, renewable energy, and pollution prevention technologies for industrial applications. The Industrial Technologies Program is part of the U.S. Department of Energyʼs Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

The Industrial Technologies Program encourages industry-wide efforts to boost resource productivity through a strategy called Industries of the Future (IOF). IOF focuses on the following eight energy and resource intensive industries:

• Aluminum • Forest Products • Metal Casting • Petroleum
• Chemicals • Glass • Mining • Steel


The Industrial Technologies Program and its Best Practices activities offer a wide variety of resources to industrial partners that cover motor, steam, compressed air, and process heating systems. For example, Best Practices software can help you decide whether to replace or rewind motors (MotorMaster+), assess the efficiency of pumping systems (PSAT), compressed air systems (AirMaster+), steam systems (Steam Scoping Tool), or determine optimal insulation thickness for pipes and pressure vessels (3E Plus).

Training is available to help you or your staff learn how to use these software programs and learn more about industrial systems. Workshops are held around the country on topics such as “Capturing the Value of Steam Efficiency,” “Fundamentals and Advanced Management of Compressed Air Systems,” and “Motor System Management.”

Available technical publications range from case studies and tip sheets to source books and market assessments. The Energy Matters newsletter, for example, provides timely articles and information on comprehensive energy systems for industry. You can access these resources and more by visiting the BestPractices Web site at www.eere.energy.gov/ industry/bestpractices or by contacting the EERE Information Center at 877-337-3463 or via email at www.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/.


Metal Casting Industry

Metal casting industry report - 2004
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/11/f4/energyuseinselectedmetalcasting_5_28_04.pdf

Search results for aluminum industry - very interesting information from the site.
http://energy.gov/search/site/aluminum?page=1&gid=429943

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2024

National Energy Conservation Awards 

Energy Conservation Guidelines - PDF File



Energy Conservation Act 2022 - Amendments to the original act.

2023

National Energy Conservation Awards 

The applications for NECA 2023 were open till November 9, 2023 and a total of 516 applications were received. Out of this, a total of 63 prizes comprising 20 first prizes, 16 second prizes and 27 Certificates of Merit are being awarded.


President's Speech


2021

Andhra Pradesh


Andhra Pradesh  government is set to unveil an energy efficiency policy. The policy is being formulated with sector-specific programmes to achieve energy efficiency targets over the next five years starting this fiscal year, 2021-22. According to AP State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM), an estimated 25 per cent of the annual consumption of 66,000 million units (comes to 16,500 million units) in the state can be saved to realize  monetary savings of Rs 9,600 crore and reduce pressure to produce more.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/apr/30/in-a-first-andhra-pradesh-government-all-set-to-unveilfive-year-energy-efficiency-policy-2296758.html

40% more Energy Saved  (PAT) Cycle-2 than what was accomplished during the Cycle-1

Andhra Pradesh has saved 3,430 million units of energy, which can be translated into 0.295 million tonne of oil equivalent (MTOE) worth around ₹2,350 crore and achieved a reduction of 1.38 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emission under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) cycle-2 which is a mandatory flagship programme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
AUGUST 31, 2021


Maharashtra


Energy Conservation - Resources - Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA)
https://www.mahaurja.com/meda/en/energy_conservation/download

Mumbai: Adani consumers can opt for  for energy saving, discounted new refrigerators
Jul 14, 2021
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/84411202.cms 

Uttarakhand


Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency
Government of Uttarakhand
EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND ITS CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ROLE OF BEE  

Energy Conservation & Energy Efficiency:

Power Ministry in association with BEE organises 30th National Energy Conservation Awards

Standard and Labelling Programme on voluntary basis for Air Compressors and Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV; and State-wise Actions on Annual Targets and Headways on Energy Efficiency (SAATHEE) – SDA portal, also launched during event
11 JAN 2021,  PIB Delhi
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2020



Top 10 Energy Conservation Tips for Restaurants
11/10/2020


2015 NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY - INDIA




                 Picture Source:  http://www.sikenvis.nic.in/ViewEvents.aspx?Id=4624&Year=2015

Let’s all work together and contribute towards energy conservation: PM

PM Narendra Modi - Man ki Baat
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New Technologies for Improving Energy Efficiency - Report by McKinsey & Co.


Energy Efficiency Measures and Targets in India

2014 NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY - INDIA


Bijli Bachao
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2013

Market Transformation in Energy Efficiency in India - Government Policy Framework
Report by Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-India/Local%20Assets/Documents/IEC%202013/Market_Transformation_in_Energy.pdf


Videos

Energy Efficiency Improvement and Issues - YouTube Videos - Created in 2013


http://www.energetica-india.net/

Energy Efficiency and Productivity - International Events, Articles, Papers

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Talk by Mr. Ajay Mathur, Directory General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),  on 13 May 2010 
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Speeches on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day

2012 National Energy Conservation Day Highlights - Speech of President of India

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2011 by Prime Minister of India
2007 by President of India
2005 by Secretary, Minister of Power
2004 By P.M. Sayeed, Union Minister of Power
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Related Websites

Energy Use Efficiency - IE for Energy Resource

Energy Conservation Mission - Institute of Engineers India Site on Energy Conservation

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Slogans for Energy Conservation


You may not be able to produce energy, But You can definitely save energy.
Spending energy is spending money. Do it wisely.
Energy consumption is a burden on your purse. it is a burden on India's economy. It is a burden on Environment.
Conservation is only careful consumption.
What is conservation? Consumption with care.

More Slogans from EMT website  http://www.emt-india.net/banner/banner_users.htm


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National Energy Conservation Energy Awards


2010
Last date for receipt of applications for award is over.
Awards will be announced
http://www.emt-india.net/eca2010/2010.htm

2009
http://www.emt-india.net/eca2009/2009.htm

2008
http://www.emt-india.net/eca2008/2008.htm

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India  -    The Energy Conservation Act 2001.

Amendment Bill proposed in 2010
An Act to provide for efficient use of energy and its conservation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty second Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II
BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CHAPTER III
TRANSFER OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES ETC, OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT CENTRE TO BUREAU
CHAPTER IV
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF BUREAU
CHAPTER V
POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO FACILITATE AND ENFORCE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND ITS CONSERVATION
CHAPTER VI
POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO FACILITATE AND ENFORCE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND ITS CONSERVATION
CHAPTER VII
FINANCE, ACCOUNT S AND AUDIT OF BUREAU
CHAPTER VIII
PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION
CHAPTER IX
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION
CHAPTER X
MISCELLANEOUS
THE SCHEDULE
List of Energy Intensive Industries and other establishments specified as designated consumers
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Activities by Government under the Energy Consevation Act

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Images of Energy Conservation Day
Images From Times for Syndication
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Energy Conservation Competitions

Painting Competition for Energy Conservation Day

The Ministry of Power has launched the National Awareness Campaign in order to promote energy conservation in the country. Painting competition for students at the School, State and at National level has been included as one of the activities of the campaign, which would not only make aware the children about the need of conserving energy but at the same time would educate and involve their parents as well in the above cause. The identified activity is one of the measures, which can help in creating awareness in the domestic sector. The children studying in the standards 4th , 5th & 6th will be eligible to participate in the painting competition.
The competition is being held in three stages, namely, School, State and National Level. Cash prizes worth Rs 33,000 per State/UT (Rs.11.55 lakhs for 35 States/UTs) will be distributed to state level winners on 14th Novemebr,2010 .For winners  of National Competition, cash prizes worth Rs.7.00 lakhs are proposed to be awarded  by the Ministry of Power on 14thDecember,2010 which is also celebrated  as National Energy Conservation day in the presence of eminent dignitaries holding very high positions in the Government.
The salient features of the scheme are as follows: 
1.
 Salient features of the School level Painting Competition Scheme

  a.
 School Level Painting Competition 2010 for the students of 4th , 5th  & 6th standards has been launched in all the States/UTs’ through an advertisement in the print media starting from 12th  July, 2010 by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).  
b. Schools Principals are requested to organize painting competition of 2 hours duration at their Schools. Students can use any size of paper, but preferably A4 size drawing sheet, and students can pick any one of the following Theme Topics: 
  More stars, more savings
Today’s energy wastage is tomorrow’s energy shortage
Energy saved is future save

c. The children can use Crayons, Pencil Colour, Water Colour etc. The children may consider the following points while painting.
  Relevance of the theme depicting the selected topics
Relevance of the theme depicting the selected topics
Effective communication of message selected 
Innovativeness/creativity/novel ideas/new techniques as reflected in the painting

d. Schools principals will select 2 best paintings and send them along with information on number of students participated at School level competition at the Nodal Official address of their respective State/UT by 12th October, 2010.  
e. The back of the painting should carry the following information:  
  Name of the Student  Father’s/Mother’s Name   Tel/Mobile No. of Parents 
Standard Roll No.  E-mail ID of Student 
School Name & Address       School Tel No   School Tel No 
Tel No. of Student     E-mail ID of Student    
STATE/UT  Signature of the School Principal    

f. All the participating students at School level painting competition will get a ‘Certificate of Participation’ and 1st & 2nd selected will get ‘Certificate of Merit’ which will be signed by School Principal and Director General – Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power (Government of India). 
g. List of the Nodal officials for all the States/UTs is given in State Nodal Officials List
h. Paintings not signed by the school principal or sent directly by student’s parents will not be accepted.  
i. Paintings are to be sent only at the address of respective Nodal Official of the State/UT and not on the addresses of Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency.  
j. This year, the paintings received from the CBSE schools, located outside India, will be considered under a separate category and the Certificate of Appreciation will be sent under the signature of Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency. These schools are requested to send two best paintings directly, along with the details as mentioned above, at the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Sewa Bhawan, R.K.Puram,Sector-1, New Delhi-110066 (INDIA) office address. 
k. It is to be mentioned that those schools who would record 100% participation in the 4th, 5th and 6th standards (as applicable) at the School level Painting Competition, their names will be included in the Painting Competition booklet prepared by BEE. 
l.  The 1st /2nd/ 3rd Prize winners of State level painting competition of the last 2 years(2008 & 2009) are not eligible to participate in this year competition. The Consolation Prize winners of State level Painting Competition may participate, but they would be considered for prizes if they win 1st /2nd/ 3rd Prize at the State level. 
2. Salient features of the State level Painting Competition Scheme
a.
 A committee/jury comprising of 4 to 5 renowned persons in Art, drawing teachers, officials from organizers and State government education department will be constituted by the Nodal officials for selecting up to 50 best paintings out of the total numbers of the paintings sent by the respective School Principal of the State/UT.  
b. The list of 50 selected students eligible for participation at state level painting competition will be uploaded on  www.energymanagertraining.com &  www.bee-india-nic.in by 5thNovember 2010.

c. Nodal officials will also communicate with the respective school principals by 5th  November, 2010 through letters, fax, telegrams, telephones, email etc. about the selection of their students and also request them to send the selected school student to participate in State level painting competition on 14th November, 2010 at the selected venue and timings. Tentatively, this venue may be the State capital.

d. The selected students are also to be requested to carry the following material 
  A letter from respective school principal certifying the student’s particulars or Identity Card.
Latest passport size Colored photograph (02 Nos). 
Painting material: crayons, colored pencils, water colors. 
Drawing board etc. (The drawing sheet of size:380 x 510 millimeters (approximately 15 x 20 inches) will be provided by the Nodal official)
Nodal Officials will conduct the on-the-spot painting competition of 2 hours duration at the predetermined venue on 14th November 2010. 

e. Schools/parents to bring the children to the venue and take back the children to their respective places. The selected students reporting at the venue of competition will be paid Rs 1000/- each in cash by the nodal official on the day of their participation at State level painting competition and reimburse sleeper class rail-fare/ state roadways bus fare from the shortest route for self and two guardians. The nodal official will also provide refreshments/lunch to the participating students and their guardians. 
f. The Committee of Experts/Jury of that particular State/UT will select 13 best paintings for
First Prize Rs. 10,000/- Second Prize Rs. 8,000/- 
Third Prize Rs. 5,000/-  Consolation Prize (10nos) Rs. 1,000/- 

g. The chief guest of the function would give away the prizes to winning students.  
h. A Group photograph of participating students along with Chief Guest and respective Nodal official will also to be arranged. 
i. Students participating at State/UT level painting competition will be given some mementoes by the Nodal Officials and Certificate of participation. 
3. Salient features of the National level Painting Competition Scheme
a.
 The first, second and third prize winners of the each State/UT level painting competition along with their guardian (restricted to two adults per student), will be invited to Delhi to participate in the National Level Painting competition of 2 hours duration on 12th December,2010 
b. The participating student in the National Level Painting Competition will be paid a sleeper class rail-fare/ State Roadways bus fare by the shortest route for self and two guardians and a lump sum of Rs. 1000/- per student as incidentals by the respective Nodal Officials. Travel expenses for the North- East region and other far-flung areas where rail and bus connectivity is not available, the concerned Nodal Officials will decide alternate option of travel. The expenditure will be borne by the respective Nodal Officials.  
c. All the participants should carry the requisite drawing material, (except the drawing sheet which will be provided by the Nodal official) on their own, such as: Drawing paper, size: 380 x 510 millimeters (approximately 15 x 20 inches) (Note: The drawing sheet will be provided by Nodal official)
Painting material: crayons, colored pencils, water colors. 
Drawing board, etc 

d. A selection committee/jury comprising of renowned personalities from Art Institutes or Artists, Ministry of Power and BEE officials, would judge the paintings. The Committee of Experts/ Jury will select 23 best paintings for First Prize (1 no) Rs. 1, 00,000/-, Second Prize (4 nos) Rs.  50,000/-, Third Prize (8nos) Rs. 25,000/- and Consolation Prize (10 nos) Rs. 10,000/- each.  Director General, BEE, would also decide 10 nos of consolation prizes of Rs. 10,000/- each  
e. The participating students at the National level painting competition will be requested to stay back till 14th December, 2010 so that they can participate in the National Energy Conservation Day function and winning Students can receive the prizes from the Chief Guest. 

4. Awards for State/UT Education Department and State/UT Nodal Officer
Efforts of the States/UTs Government Education Departments and State/ UT Nodal Officers who have made concerted efforts to support the Painting Competition under the National Campaign for Energy Conservation of Ministry of Power will be awarded. 
A committee constituted under the Chairmanship of DG (BEE) will evaluate and finalize on the basis of highest School & Student participation and percentage improvement over the previous year for the respective State/UT 
The decision of the Jury/Expert committee at all levels of the painting competition will be final.  
Two paintings selected at school Level, paintings at State and National Level would be the sole property of BEE, which will have the right to use it for any purpose it consider appropriate.  
Collection of Paintings of last 5 years State level Competition on Energy Conservation are available at the following link:
NCEC 2009
NCEC 2008
NCEC 2007
NCEC 2006
NCEC 2005

Contact (2010 year)
 
Ph : 011-26179699
Shri Neeraj Dhingra, Project Engineer, BEE ndhingra@beenet.in
Smt. Rajini Thomson, Project Engineer, BEE thomsonrajini@yahoo.com
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Energy Story for Use in Schools

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