Int\\\'l renewable energy confce in city May 29-31

FE Team | Published: May 26, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

A three-day international conference on renewable energy will take place in the city on May 29-31, reports UNB.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department of the United International University (UIU) will organise the conference titled '3rd International Conference on the Development in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET)' on its campus at Dhanmondi.
"A large number of participants are expected to join the conference that will mainly focus on the development of solar energy-based mini grid, nano grid, system without inverter, and solar-pump irrigation," said vice chancellor of the UIU Prof Dr M Rizwan Khan while briefing reporters Sunday.
He informed that more than 150 research papers have been submitted by researchers of different universities of which 92 were accepted for presentation in the conference.
"We've received significant response from the local researchers as well. ICDRET has become a forum for exchanging ideas and research outcomes at home and abroad. It has created a forum for solar power implementing agencies to share their experience with researchers," said Dr Khan.
Organisers said a number of reputed international universities from Europe and America along with different donor agencies like IFC and GIZ have become partners in the conference.
Some international and local companies like Sun Edision, IDCOL and Rahimafrooz are also providing support in organising the conference.
Highlighting the significance of the conference in Bangladesh, Dr Khan, said the price of solar PV panels has decreased to half in the world market. This has opened up new avenues for solar power generation for the country's off-grid and remote rural areas.
Though Bangladesh still lags far behind the countries in the South and South-East Asia region, he said, its solar home system was recognised as the world's single largest programme having installed 2.5 million systems.
The UIU vice chancellor said over the last two years, the growth of solar home system has maintained an unabated pace with new programmes including solar irrigation, and off grid, mini grid and nano grid solar power projects.
He said UIU has designed 7/8 solar mini grid systems, which will be operational within next one year as part of the IDCOL programme.