Field of Study

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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
AITs mission To develop highly qualified and
committed professionals who will play a leading
role in the sustainable development of the region
and its integration into the global economy"
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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Evolution of energy scene in Asia

• 1970s
• Oil crises Need to develop alternative
  energy sources
• 1980s
• Rapid economic growth Need for energy
  planning and increased
• energy efficiency
• 1990s
• Constraints of public sector funding of energy
  sector Need to
• restructure energy sector
• Growing environmental concerns
  Environmentally sound energy
• development
• 2000s
• Consolidation Sustainability, clean energy,
  deregulation of energy
• industry, and access to modern energy services

Energy Field of Study of AIT has been striving to
respond to these evolving needs
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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Evolution of energy studies at AIT

• Energy Technology established in 1979,
• emphasis on Renewable Energy
• Energy Economics and Planning in 1983
• Electric Power System Management in 1994
• Energy Business Management in 2010

New
Preferred background of students Engineering,
science, economics and management
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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Activities
Teaching
Research
Outreach

• Doctoral degree
• Masters degree
• Certificate
• Others
• research fellowship
• special students

• Sponsored
• Students

• Training/Workshop
• Conference
• RERIC Publications
• Testing

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Field of Study
Faculty

• KUMAR, SIVANAPPAN, Professor and Coordinator
• (Solar energy and rational use of
  energy)
• MARPAUNG, CHARLES, Visiting Faculty
• (Generation expansion planning, energy
  sector
• development, environment mitigation)
• ONGSAKUL, WEERAKORN, Associate Professor and
  Dean, SERD
• (Power system economics, analysis and
  computing, power system restructuring and
  deregulation)
• SINGH, JAI GOVIND, Assistant Professor
• (Power system dynamics and stability,
  FACTS applications)
• MOHANTY BRAHMANAND, Visiting Associate
  Professor
• (Energy Efficiency and Management)
• SALAM, ABDUL, Assistant Professor
• (Biomass)

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ENERGY
Field of Study
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ENERGY
Alumni / Ongoing Students
27 countries
Graduates (1981 to Dec 2008)

• Bangladesh 30
• Bhutan 11
• Cambodia 18
• China 57
• Denmark 3
• Finland 2
• France 2
• Germany 1
• Indonesia 20
• India 52
• Kazakhstan 5
• Kiribati 1
• Korea 3
• Loa PDR 26
• Other 145

• Malaysia 11
• Maldives 2
• Mongolia 1
• Myanmar 28
• Nepal 42
• Netherlands 1
• Pakistan 43
• Philippines 55
• Singapore 5
• Sri Lanka 53
• Thailand 202
• Tonga 1
• Vietnam 162

• Masters degree 831
• Doctoral degree 46
• Other (D,S,C,F) 147
• TOTAL 1024

Doctoral Ongoing Total 29
Master Ongoing Total 57
Diploma, Special Program, Certificate and
Research Fellow Fiel EP/student/EFoS Alumni
ongoing UPDATE August 08
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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Electric power system management
Area of specialization
Objective
To prepare graduates with the knowledge and skill
in operational management of power utilities.
Issues dealt
Evolving electric utility business environment,
organization and finance of a power utility,
regulatory development, demand-side management,
integrated resource planning, power system
dynamics, operational planning and power
distribution management.
Facilities available
A simulation laboratory, supported with the
necessary hardware and software facilities, and
tools for power system analysis, simulation,
planning, optimization and management.
Preferred background
Degree in electrical engineering and other
discipline, technology and applied science with
background/experience related to electrical
industry.
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Energy economics and planning
Area of specialization
Objective
To prepare graduates for positions in economics
or planning departments of energy ministries,
energy companies, electric and gas utilities,
independent power producers (IPPs), energy
service companies (ESCOs) and energy consulting
firms.
Issues dealt
Techniques in energy planning at the national and
industry levels, economic appraisal of energy
projects, energy and environmental policy
analysis, electricity economics and planning, oil
and natural gas economics/planning, energy
pricing, restructuring and deregulation of energy
industries and environmental considerations in
energy planning.
Preferred background
Degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil
or industrial engineering economics, management
and public administration with relevant energy
background.
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ENERGY
ENERGY
Energy economics and planning
Area of specialization
Computer modeling softwares available for energy
planning and policy analysis includes
- Energy and Power Evaluation Program (ENPEP) -
Model for Analysis of Energy Demand (MAED) - Wien
Automatic System Planning (WASP-IV) for
electricity generation planning - ANSWER-MARKAL -
General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) -
Optimization softwares (e.g., CPLX, LINDO,
LINGO) - Long Range Energy Alternatives Planning
System (LEAP) - Regional Air Pollution
Information and Simulation Asia (RAINS-ASIA)
- EXPERT CHOICE - Econometric Softwares (Eviews,
Time Series Processor (TSP))
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Energy technology
Area of specialization
Objective
To train graduates for positions in national and
international institutions, research and
development departments of industries and energy
utilities, energy conservation agencies and
consulting firms.
Issues dealt
Renewable sources of energy (RSE) dealing with
solar, biomass, and other renewable sources
daylighting rational use of energy (RUE) dealing
with energy conservation in buildings,
industries, and processes energy and the
environment and cleaner production.
Facilities available
Indoor laboratory for heat transfer,
photovoltaics (PV) Energy Park for experiments
in solar, biomass, daylighting and computer
softwares like TRNSYS, RETSCREEN.
Preferred background
Degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical,
industrial engineering and other technology and
applied science with relevant energy
background/experience.
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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Research areas
Electric power system management

• Power systems operation and control
• Power system dynamics and stability
• Power system restructuring
• Demand-side management
• Integrated resources planning
• Rural electrification and distributed
• generation

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Field of Study
ENERGY
ENERGY
Research areas
Energy economics and planning

• Energy demand analysis and forecasting
• Energy supply planning and policies
• Energy conservation policies
• Energy pricing under deregulation and
  privatization
• Power sector performance
• Environmental implications of energy development
• Energy planning/policy strategies for mitigating
  acid rain
• and greenhouse gas emission

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ENERGY
ENERGY
Research areas
Energy technology

• Solar radiation and day lighting
• Solar thermal and photovoltaic conversion
• Biomass energy conversion, gasification and
  briquetting
• Energy management in buildings and industries
• Energy upgrading and energy system optimization
• Clean energy technology and energy conservation
• Greenhouse gas mitigation

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Energy Laboratory

• Energy laboratory facilities include two indoor
  laboratories, an Energy Park, and a
  meteorological station.
• The indoor laboratories are equipped with
  experiment setups, testing apparatus and
  measuring equipment for thermal and electrical
  management studies.
• Energy computer laboratory has software for
  power system simulation, simulation of thermal
  equipment and modeling of energy system.
• Energy Park covers 3980 square meters outdoor
  research and demonstration facilities.
• The meteorological station measures and records
  direct, diffuse and global solar radiation and
  other meteorological and daylighting data.

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ENERGY
Collaborating Institutions (Research)
JAPAN FUJI, IGES
CHINA CRED, ERI, CESTT
NEPAL CRE, RECAST, RONAST
LAOS STEA
INDIA IISc, IIT, CEA, IGIDR, PSG
CAMBODIA ITC, MIME
VIETNAM IE, NEDCEN, DOSTE, SOLARLAB
PHILIPPINES UP, ITDI, SATMP
SRI LANKA UM, SLEMA, CEB, ISB
BANGLADESH BIT, GS
MALAYSIA FRI
INDONESIA CU, FIIEE, ITB
THAILAND NEPO, DEDP, SIIT
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ENERGY
ENERGY
Quote from the citation of the 1989 Ramon
Magsaysay Award for International Understanding
.. for shaping a new generation of engineers
and managers committed to Asia, in an atmosphere
of academic excellence and regional camaraderie.