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6th IDSAsrInternational Seminar

Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific

VenueConference Hall,

Guru Nanak BhawanGuru Nanak Dev University

Amritsar-143005

November29-December 01, 2013

Guru Arjan DevInstitute of Development Studies

14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road, PO Naushera, Amritsar-1430008(Under the aegis of Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies Society)

Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860

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Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific

nergy is central to sustainable development and poverty reduction efforts. It affects all

aspects of development -- social, economic, and environmental -- including

livelihoods, access to water, agricultural productivity, health, population levels,

education, and gender-related issues. None of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can

be met without major improvement in the quality and quantity of energy services in developing

countries. It is estimated that approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide have no access to

electricity. Furthermore, 2.7 billion people continue to rely on solid fuels such as traditional

biomass and coal for cooking and heating and this is expected

to rise to 2.8 billion in 2030. In recent times the two major

international endorsements of the elements of sustainable

development the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and

the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), have

recognized universal access to energy as an important goal.

India has emerged as a leader in promoting renewable energy

development and tackling global climate change. The energy

sector requires a major transformation in technology, which would also involve changes in

infrastructure as well as the mix of energy supply in the future. It is obvious that if India has to

attain a 9 to 10 per cent growth of the economy, the management of the energy sector and its

evolution in the coming future would need attention by the country’s leadership and every

section of society.

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Access to sustainable sources of clean, reliable and affordable energy has a profound impact on

multiple aspects of human development; it relates not only to physical infrastructure (e.g.

electricity grids), but also to energy affordability, reliability and commercial viability.  In

practical terms, this means delivering energy services to households and businesses that are in

line with consumers' ability to pay. Investing in clean, efficient, affordable and reliable energy

systems is indispensable for a prosperous, environmentally sustainable future.  Ensuring energy

security will require diversification of types and sources of energy, with increasing focus on

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consumer needs, on indigenous energy supplies, energy efficiency and regional interconnections.

Greater use of clean energy obviously contributes to sustainability of the development process,

and this issue will become more important in the years that lie ahead. Developing countries

account for 82 per cent of the world’s population and they use 55 per cent of the available global

supply of energy. They must aim at faster growth of their GDP to improve the living standards of

their populations and this will entail an expanded demand for energy. If they follow the

industrialized countries in meeting their energy requirements through fossil fuel based energy,

the impact on the global climate would be simply unsustainable. This poses a global challenge.

We can only meet the challenge by responding in two ways. First, we must contain the total

growth in energy associated with the growth of GDP by improving energy efficiency. Second,

we can work to shift from conventional to non-conventional or clean energy. 

Asia has been experiencing sustained high economic

growth in the recent years. However, there still exists

substantial amount of unacceptable poverty among

the people in the region. The expressions of

symptoms of such poverty include among others

inadequate educational and health attainment of the

people and lack of access to basic amenities like

modern clean energy, safe water and sanitation,

which are crucial determinants of human capability

development.

The basic paper on which the seminar will be based analyses the implications of this high

inclusive growth for removing poverty and inequity, in respect of the twin challenges of

environmental sustainability of the required energy growth and energy security in Asia Pacific.

The energy security is discussed both in the sense of removal of energy poverty and that of

reducing the level of vulnerability of the economy in the face of oil price rise as experienced in

the recent years. It addresses particularly the question of linkage between income poverty and

energy poverty and the implication of energy poverty alleviation in Asia Pacific in respect of

global environmental sustainability. It further discusses in this context the instrumental role of

choice of fuel and technology (like bio-fuel among others) and institutional changes like

economic reforms in determining the energy efficiency as well as energy security. It finally

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addresses certain selected policy issues from macroeconomic perspective including that of policy

linkage between energy security and food security in the context of bio-liquids development.

The challenges faced by society today, including climate change and scarcity of energy

resources, require answers of an interdisciplinary nature in the study, design, operation, and

regulation of systems that generate, transport or use energy. IDSAsr has been addressing these

challenges in the context of its Energy for Sustainability (ESD) Initiative, bringing together

professors and researchers from several Research Units and Faculties.

One segment of the energy sector which acquires high priority is in the field of renewable energy

production and supply. India is one of the countries in the world which receives the largest flow

of solar energy incident on its land area. We also have substantial wind energy potential. In

addition, India produces large quantities of agricultural waste which makes biomass an attractive

option for conversion to modern fuels both through

gasification on a decentralized basis, and possible

conversion to liquid fuels on a diverse scale through

technologies that is being worked on across the world,

though not adequately in India.

Renewable energy is energy that comes from

resources which are continually replenished such as

sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal

heat. About 16 per cent of global final energy

consumption comes from renewable resources, with 10 per cent of all energy from traditional

biomass, mainly used for heating, and 3.4 per cent from hydroelectricity. New renewable (small

hydro, modern biomass, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) account for another 3 per cent

and are growing very rapidly. While many renewable energy projects are large-scale, renewable

technologies are also suited to rural and remote areas where energy is often crucial in human

development. As of 2011, small solar PV systems provide electricity to a few million households

and micro-hydro configured into mini-grids serves many more. Over 44 million households use

biogas made in household-scale digesters for lighting and/or cooking and more than 166 million

households rely on a new generation of more-efficient biomass.

It's a great that biotechnology has developed powerful approaches to find cures to diseases, curb

climate change and reduce reliance on foreign oil. Synthetic biology promises to change the

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world by making biology easier to engineer and enabling solutions to some of the world’s most

difficult problems. Bio technology is to be at the forefront of the emerging field of advanced

biofuels production to develop scientific breakthroughs to help solve the energy crisis. Latest

techniques in plant science, molecular biology and chemical engineering has to be developed to

produce affordable, sustainable, carbon-neutral fuels identical to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

Traditionally, most of the chemicals we use are produced using chemical synthesis, which is the

combination of simple chemicals to form more complex ones. Enzymes can do in one step what

might take many steps using synthetic organic chemistry. Redesigning microbes (like yeast) to

be miniature chemical reactors that transform sugars into fuels. To engineer a microbe to be a

chemical factory, genes are grafted from plants and other naturally occurring life forms into the

microbe. Once inside the cells, the genes produce enzymes that do the chemistry to transform

sugars into chemicals. Efforts are directed towards making biofuels out of sugars. Microbes are

engineered to transform sugars into energy-rich fuels that can directly replace petroleum-derived

gasoline, diesel and jet fuel having identical properties to petroleum-based fuels. There is no

need to replace our cars, trucks or planes to use the fuels. Efforts are on ways to extract sugar

from cellulosic biomass, such as paper waste, trees that have fallen down in the forest, the

residue of crops such as corn husks and stalks - everything but the kernel of corn - and non-food

plants such as switch grass. Because plants grow by fixing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,

burning a fuel made from cellulosic biomass does not add extra carbon to the atmosphere, unlike

the burning of fossil fuels, which produces carbon emissions.

Market forces alone will not provide sufficient financing in this environment unless the risks of

policy change are appropriately addressed. We need to know more about what each of us is

doing and this ESD-2013 is an excellent platform for experience sharing across the

countries. These are early days in our effort at developing a workable strategy and much remains

to be done. ESD-2013 will go a long way in developing a workable agenda for energy efficiency

and expansion of clean energy for the world. The theme for the ESD-2013 is

Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific which is dedicated to debating the

challenges posed by the increasing concentration of the world's population. Everyone involved in

research is invited to participate in ESD- 2013. The Seminar will be a privileged forum for

debating new research streams and challenges and for identifying areas of success and

partnership opportunities in the fields of Energy and Sustainability.

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Venue of the Seminar: Conference Hall of Guru Nanak BhawanGuru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005

Duration and Dates: Three days (November 29 to December 01, 2013tentative)

Language of the Seminar: Official language of the seminar will be English

Organizer of the Seminar: Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road,PO Naushera, Amritsar-143008

Visa Entry into India: Contributors requiring Visa entry into India are requested to favour us with the following information to avoid any inconvenience at the later stage.Name, Father’s name, date of birt;hplace of birth, nationality and official address, Passport No and Date of Expiry

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided to all the registered delegates in various guest houses on share basis during the seminar period. Extended stay in the guest houses can be arranged against advance payment and confirmation. Hotel accommodation can be arranged against advance payment. For further detail contact 6th IDSAsr Seminar Secretariat.

Sight Seeing: A visit to world famous Golden Temple will be arranged in the early hours of 30th November 2013 free of cost

2. A visit to International (Indo - Pak) Wagah Boarder will be arranged against payment if sufficient delegates opt to watch the pomp and pageantry of the Beating Retreat and the Change of Guard within handshaking distance of Indian and Pakistan forces.

Important dates:

Contributors are advised to submit their abstracts as well as full length paper at their earliest possible to enable us scheduled their publication well in time. Soft copy in MS words format as well as a hard copy may please be submitted. However, papers will be accepted as follow:

Last date of Abstract Submission: September15, 2013Acceptance of Abstract: September 30, 2013Last date of Submission of Full length paper: October 310, 2013

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Registration:

All delegates have to register with 6th IDSAsr Seminar Secretariat to enable us to serve you better. The registration fee details (excluding travel) are as follows:

Category Early bird registration on or before 31st October 2013

Late registration

Indian (Rs) International(US$) Indian (Rs)

International(US$)

Professional delegates

1500 200 2000 250

Student delegates 750 100 1000 150

 

    * The conference registration fee includes conference kit, lunch, dinner and coffee at the conference venue. Accompanying person will be charged as a delegate. Children below 10 yrs will be exempted from delegates’ fee.  

Mode of Payment

Please send by post/e-mail duly filled in registration form along with the fee (in cheque/bank demand draft / bank transfer).

Bank transfer (mention IDSAsr-2013 in subject)Name of the beneficiary: The Director, GAD Institute of Development StudiesAccount No. : 11832151020110IFSC Code: ORBC0101183Name of the Bank: Oriental Bank of CommerceAddress of the Bank: Diamond Avenue, Majitha Road, Amritsar.

OR

Local cheque/bank draftCheque/demand draft in favour of The Director, GAD Institute of Development Studies payable at Amritsar(mention ESD-2013 on the reverse)

ContactIn case of any query regarding registration, you may please contact the 6th IDSAsr Seminar Secretariat,Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies14-Preet Avenue, Majitha Road,PO Naushera, Amritsar-143008

e-mail:idsasrsectt@yahoo.com; idsasr@hotmail.com

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Tel: 91-183-2426045

ABOUT AMRITSAR

(The City of Golden Temple)

LOCATION

Amritsar city situated in northern Punjab state of northwestern India lies about 15 miles (25 km) east of the border with Pakistan. Amritsar is an important city in Punjab and is a major commercial, cultural, and transportation centre. It is also the centre of Sikhism and the site of the Sikh’s principal place of worship.

CLIMATE

Amritsar is located at 31.63°N 74.87°E with an average elevation of 234 meters (768 ft).Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (November to March) with temperature ranges from 4 °C (39 °F) to about 19 °C (66 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (September to November). Annual rainfall is about 681 millimeters (26.81970, the lowest temperature, −2.6 °C (27 °F), was recorded on 21 Jan 2005 and the highest temperature, 47.7 °C (117.9 °F), was recorded on 21 May 1978.There are on average 3,200 sunshine hours per year in

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Amritsar.

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HOW TO REACHBY AIR

Sri Guru Ram Dass International, Amritsar (Rajasansi) airport, about 11 km. from town, is connected by domestic flights from Delhi, Srinagar and Chandigarh. You can get to town by a pre-booked rented car, taxis or auto-rickshaws.

BY TRAIN

Amritsar is connected by direct trains from major Indian cities like Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Jaipur, Madras Calcutta and Puri and so on. For more details visit: http://www.indianrail.gov.in

BY ROAD

You can drive to Amritsar from neighboring states. Bus services also connect Amritsar with most north Indian towns, including Chandigarh (235 Kms), Delhi (450 Kms), Shimla, Kulu, Manali, Dharamshala and Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Dehradun and Rishikesh in Uttar Pradesh and Jamm; Jaipur Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and Sirsa, Hissar in Harayana. There is also a bus service to Lahore, 35 km away, which is the only land route connection between India and Pakistan.

Hotels in Amritsar

Ista Amritsar

Hotel Ista is situated very close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar and is a hotel exuding warmth and class thanks to its staff and modern design and facilities. Hotel

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Best Western Merrion

Best Western Merrion is located in the up-market region of Ranjit Avenue in Amritsar. The contemporary

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style and high-quality fixtures and fittings make for a premium experience at one of

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Aay Kay Hotel

Aay Kay Hotel is located on Albert Road, close to the Circuit House in Amritsar. The hotel is in the radius of 2 minutes from Railway Station and Inter State

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Hotel Airlines

Amritsar forms one part of the Golden Triangle and is a city that has many wonders you can explore, and Airlines Hotel offers the best launching base from which you

Hotel Heritage Inn Amritsar

The Hotel interiors, right from the reception to your room, spin a mystery of its own. All rooms are air-conditioned with 24 hrs. power back up. All the rooms are exceptionally furnished....

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Hotel Shiraz Regency Amritsar

Hotel is less than five minutes away from all major Shopping Complexes and corporate towers & is just 8

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kilometers from Amritsar Airport and few meters from Railway Station...

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Hotel Majha Continental

The hotel is ideally located from major tourists attractions and is well known for its warm & friendly service and exceptional Food and Beverage standards...

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Hotel Ritz Plaza

Hotel Ritz Plaza is 1.5 kilometers from Amritsar Railway Station and 11 Kilometers from International Airport. The pride of Punjab and the most holy Sikh shrine is just 10 minutes drive from Hotel Ritz Plaza...

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Hotel Mohan International

Hotel Mohan International is one of the most prominent icon in the historic city of Amritsar. Be it the grandeur accomodation in the posh & stylish rooms or the exquisite multicusine delicacices, at Mohan International Amritsar you savour it all in luxury and comfort...

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Hotel Astoria Amritsar

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1 Queen's Road,Amritsar

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Registration Form

1. Name:

2. Date of Birth:

3. Passport No:

4. Official Address:

Residence Address:

5. Contact No:

Office Residence Mobile

Fax: E mails:

6. Food habits Veg/Non Veg

7. Whether presenting paper or not

Tile of the paper

8. Accommodation required Yes/no

If yes: From Organizers/ Golden Temple Complex/ Your own (Against payment)

9. Audio Visual Aid Required:

10. Detail of registration fee*

Amount in INR DD No Date Bank

11. Mode of Travel Air/Road/Rail

Arrival Information

Date Time Mode

Departure Information

Date Time Mode

12. Will you join Dinner with us on: November28, 2013 Yes/no

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December 01, 2013 Yes/No

Date Signature

*DD may be drawn in favour of Director, GAD Institute of Development Studies payable at Amritsar

Research Advisory CouncilGuru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies

Amritsar

Dr. Rajinder Singh Bawa,Chairman, RAC

Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh university, MohaliFormer Registrar, GND University, ASR

Former President Indian Economic Association88 Holy City, Amritsar-143 005

Dr. Gurdev S. Khush  FRSMember US National Academy of Sciences

Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of California, Davis, CA 95616

Former Head Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology,IRRI, Philippines

Dr. Pritam Singh RaikhyFormer Professor

Punjab School of EconomicsGuru Nanak Dev University

Amritsar-143 005

Dr Amarjit Singh SethiProfessor

Punjab School of EconomicsGuru Nanak Dev University

Amritsar-143 005

Dr. Sukhpal SinghCentre for Management in Agriculture

Indian Institute of ManagementVastrapur, Ahmedabad

Dr. Archana Sinha

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Indian Social Institute10 Institutional Area

Lodhi RoadNew Delhi-110 003

Dr K Sudha RaoFormer Vice Chancellor, KSOU, Mysore; Advisor AICTE, New Delhi;

Former Prof and Head Higher Education, NUEPA, New DelhiChief Executive Officer, SDME Society,

T-16, CDE Block, Golden Orchid Apartments,Kasturba Road,Bangalore - 560 001

Dr. Haneet GandhiCentral Institute of Education

Department of EducationUniversity of Delhi

Delhi- 110 007

Dr Veena KhanduriExecutive Secretary

India Water Partnership (IWP)Institute for Human Development (IHD),NIDM Building, IIPA Campus, I P Estate,

Mahatma Gandhi Marg,New Delhi – 110 002

Professor Sheikh Md. Monzurul HuqDepartment of Geography and Environment

Jahangirnagar UniversitySavar, Dhaka-1342

Bangladesh

Dr Harbans Singh AulakhPrincipal Economic Adviser

Energy Efficiency and Conservation AuthorityGovernment of New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand

Dr Ana Hozyainova,Director

Afghanistan Public Policy Research OrganizationKabul, Afghanistan

Prof. Dr. Kausar Jamal CheemaDean Faculty of Natural Sciences

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Head of Environmental Science and Zoology DepartmentsLahore College for Women University,

Jail Road, Lahore. Pakistan

Dr Ravinderpal Singh MalikInternational Water Management Institute

DPS Marg, NSCA ComplexNew Delhi

Dr Rampartap SinghFormer Vice Chancellor

Maharana Partap University of Agriculture and TechnologyPartap Kuteer

B-5/5,Vinay Khand,Gomti NagarLucknow

Dr R P SinghDirector

Amity Business SchoolLucknow

Dr Surjit SinghDirector,

Institute of Development Studies,Jaipur

Dr Gursharan Singh KainthDirector–cum-Member Secretary

Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development StudiesAmritsar

Previous Seminars:

IDSAsr has organized since its inception (since July 2009) following Five national/ International seminars.

1. 1st National Seminar on Food Security and Sustainability in India in November 2009

2. 2nd National Seminar on Management of Natural Resources and Environment in India in October 2010

3. 3rd International seminar on Water Security and Climate Change: Challenges and StrategiesNovember 2011

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4. 4th International Seminar on Water Energy and Food Security Nexus in February 2013

5. 5th National Seminar of Right to Education: Roadmap Ahead in March 2013

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