Higher Education · Tamil Nadu
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. Vision: To sustain our collaboration with Energy Intensive Industries, Government Bodies, Development Partners and Academia, so as to generate professional post graduate engineers with high technical knowledge possessing requisite skills and ethical values. The Institute shall strive hard to be a pioneer in research, innovation, development, deployment, dissemination of knowledge and good practices on energy technology for the benefit of humanity. Mission: 1. To educate and train students in the field of energy generation, utilization, conservation, energy efficient technologies, energy storage and renewable energy for sustainable development. 2. To render consultancy for needy industries to solve their challenges in an environmentally benign manner. 3. To identify and develop energy efficient alternatives adopting state of the art technologies in lieu of conventional energy conversion systems. 4. To create an interface among industries, research centres, academia and society by aiding mutual interaction for promotion of clean energy processes and products. 5. To suggest policies for reducing the carbon footprint and promote green energy. The Institute offers Programmes, namely, 1. M. E in Energy Engineering 2. M.E. in Solar Energy 3. Ph.D.