PREFACE

Abstract

The Conference on Sustainable Energy, Environment and Green Technologies (ICSEEGT 2021) organized by the department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering along with Applied Sciences, Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, India was the first International Conference on this theme. We are happy to that we could organize it with the publication support of SCOPUS indexed IOP Conference series Earth and Environmental Engineering. The objective of this conference was to bring together researchers from academia, government agencies, research laboratories and the corporate sector to present their research works carried out in sustainable energy, environment and green technologies.Initially the conference was planned in offline mode. Due to Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and worldwide lockdown, organizers were having difficulties conducting in offline mode. It was difficult for the keynote speakers and participants to reach the location of a conference in such a pandemic situation. Further, the predictions during on Covid-19 pandemic indicated that the influence will be for a long time and the long distance interactions through digital mode would be the best way in that condition. Considering all these situations and an enthusiastic response by the authors for the participation in online mode, organizers decided to conduct this conference in virtual mode instead of postponed. The conference was conducted through zoom and google meet platforms. The feedback of participants and appreciations during the feedback session clearly indicated that it was organized in a well-planned way.The Conference began with its Inaugural Session seeking the blessings of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saraswati. The session witnessed addresses of dignified persons, Dr. Damir Brdanovic, Professor of Sanitary Engineering IHE Delft for Water Education, The Netherlands who was the Chief Guest of the programme, (Guest of Honor) Mr. Sunil Rajavaram, Senior Global WASH Advisor, The Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, Calgary, Albreta, Canada and (Guest of Honor) Dr. L.M. Das, Former Professor, Indian institute of Technology, Delhi, India.The Inaugural session was followed by a Keynote session of Dr. Damir Brdanovic, on the topic, “From Idea to Innovation: The Shit Killer”. Two technical sessions were also organized on the first day where authors and participants from various universities around the world participated and presented their papers. Overall, 122 papers were received for ICSEEGT 2021 from various organizations all over the world, out of which 42 papers were selected for presentation by our expert team of Reviewers. The research papers from various participants were divided into three tracks viz. Sustainable Energy, Environment and Green Technologies. The presenters and attendees participated with full enthusiasm during the entire sessions. 22 papers were accepted and presented in the technical sessions on the first day. The sessions were chaired by Dr. Salifu Tahiru Azeko, Tamale Technical University, Ghana, Dr. T.N. Verma, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal’. Dr. Payal Bansal, and Mr. Vikas Sharma, PCE were the moderators for the session.The day came to an end with another keynote session on “Advances in Materials for Green Energy Storage Technologies” by Prof. M.V. Reddy, Institute of Research Hydro-Quebec, Centre of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage (CETEES), Hydro Quebec, Canada.On the second day of the International Conference, ICSEEGT 2021, two more technical sessions were organized where about 20 more accepted papers were presented. The sessions were chaired by Dr. Pankaj Gupta, MNIT, Jaipur, and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Gautam, National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya. Dr. Payal Bansal, and Mr. Vikas Sharma, PCE were the moderators for the session. Two keynote sessions, One on the title, “Green Technology, Innovative Nano-materials and Eco Sustainability” by Dr. Alka Sharma, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and another on the title, “Green Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development” by Dr. K.S. Reddy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras were also organized on the second day of the conference. On the contrary, the event turned out to be a great success with addresses and sessions of learned persons, wholehearted participation from all our authors, co-authors, attendees, and an expert team of reviewers, coordinators, staff members, organizers and last but not the least, the most powerful pillars of ICSEEGT 2021, the Management.List of Steering Committee, Organizing Committee, Advisory Committee, Technical Program Committee, Reviewer(s) and this titles are available in this pdf.