Institute for Energy Studies

About the Centre

Anna University, one of the premier universities in the country, has established Centre for New & Renewable Sources of Energy (CNRSE), in the year 1984 and later it was renamed as Institute for Energy Studies (IES) in the year 1999, considering the need for creating trained manpower for energy projects, ensuring energy security and environmental conservation. This Institute has the state-of-the art facilities in the field of energy engineering and serves as a hub for learning of higher standards and gaining hands-on experience in the fascinated field of energy engineering.

Director's Message

Anna University, one of the premier universities in the country, has established Centre for New & Renewable Sources of Energy (CNRSE), in the year 1984 and later it was renamed as Institute for Energy Studies (IES) in the year 1999, considering the need for creating trained manpower for energy projects, ensuring energy security and environmental conservation. This Institute has the state-of-the art facilities in the field of energy engineering and serves as a hub for learning of higher standards and gaining hands-on experience in the fascinated field of energy engineering.

Facilities

RANKINE CYCLE BASED POWER PLANT COMPRISING STEAM B

Capacity : 400kg/hr Steam Temperature : 1850C Steam Pressure : 10.5 bar Fuel : HSD/LDO Efficiency As per BS : 88% Burner Type : Pressure Jet - Reverse Flue Model : RXA04 Thermax Boiler

BIOMASS GASIFIER BASED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

Type : Downdraft Feedstock : Firewood Rated gas flow : 20 Nm3/h Thermal Rating : 20,000 kCal/hr Fuel Consumption : 10kg/h Gasifier efficiency : 70% Tar removal : Scrubbing, Particle Filtration & Fabric Filtration Producer gas engine : 2 kVA

GREEN HYDROGEN GENERATION AND POWER GENERATION SYS

Green Hydrogen System comprising Solar Panel : 20 kW Electrolyzer : PEM; 1 Nm3/h Hydrogen storage system : Array of cylinders PEM fuel cell : 1 kW DC-AC Inverter, Battery Charger and Integrated Controller with Data Acquisition System

BIOMETHANATION PLANT

Feedstock : Food & Vegetable waste Type : Floating drum Gas storage : Balloon based Capacity : 1 Ton per Day with 6m3 gas holder Specific Gas Yield : 0.125 m3/kg of food waste CV of gas : 4700 kcal/m3 Make : B –Sustain Energy Projects Pvt.Ltd

SUN SIMULATOR

Make &Model : ARGUS SMT-A Light Source : Xenon Radiation range : 700W/m to 1200 W/m Measurement area : 2000x1200 mm Power rating : 10W to 350 W Voltage : 5 to 80 V Current : 100mA to 20 A