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A moment in life without electricity in the modern society makes us feel as being in the stone age which ended around 10,000 years ago. Such is the influence and importance of energy in today’s world.

The concept of energy has been around in the world probably since humans succeeded in lighting fire. Coal is used as a source of energy since 1,000 B.C. Wind was the first energy source used for transportation. About 2,500 years ago, people began using windmills and water wheels to grind grain. However, it was not until the Industrial Revolution in England in the mid-1700s that coal began to replace biomass as the primary source of energy. Since the Industrial Revolution, the importance of energy has grown at an exponential rate over the years. So much so, that the world is not reeling under the influence of using up too much energy too soon in the form of global warming and climate change. Alarmingly enough, the use of energy is increasing over the years, yet a substantial part of the world population live without any modern source of energy. Inclusivity in the use of energy and the modern world’s appetite for energy use would only ensure that the negative aspects of energy use are going to be exacerbated in the foreseeable future.

In this context of growing use of energy and worsening ecological and environmental degradation, the use of sustainable and clean sources of energy has cropped up. The United Nations has stressed upon the concept of Sustainable Development to have a balance between energy use and environmental stability. It has become imperative that more and more institutions, agencies and organisations take up the task of looking for cleaner and sustainable production and use of energy. The academia with its cutting-edge research needs to complement the industries’ best practices in the domain of energy for sustainable development to take place.

With a view to be a leading institution that acts as an interface between the academia and the industry, the Centre of Excellence in Energy (CoEEn) is established. The CoEEn has the support of the Adani Group, the largest growing infrastructure conglomerate in India. With a zeal to excel and with the strong backing of the Adani Group as its supporter, the CoEEn strives towards being an internationally leading think-tank in the energy domain, bringing in the best of academia and the industry in its events for a truly synergistic collaboration for a better future.

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