Opening Ceremony of 2nd International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency Held at UET Lahore in Collaboration with FSK (Pvt.) Ltd.

Post the success of its debut International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency (ICECE) last year, the Center for Energy Research and Development (CERAD) UET and FSK Energy Conservation and Efficiency Organization (FEECO) jointly organized the 2^nd conference (ICECE 2018) which will last from October 16 to 17 at UET, Lahore. The conference brought together the engineers, researchers, energy experts, manufacturers and building designers at one platform to interact, discuss, explore and exchange ideas in the fast growing field of energy efficiency and conservation strategies. The IEEE International Conference on Energy Conservation was intended to create a professional as well as educational network by bringing the experts and community together.

The opening ceremony of the conference witnessed the dignitaries from the energy and education sectors. Vice Chancellor UET Prof. Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid inaugurated the event and the industrial exhibition along with Mr. Rao Ahmad Khalid (Managing Director FSK Pvt. Ltd.) and Mr. Farooq Amjad Mir (President FSK Pvt. Ltd). Large number of students from the leading universities of Pakistan attended this energy conference.

Talking to the attendees, Vice Chancellor said that energy conservation was the need of the hour and we as a nation had to be very cautious about saving the energy. He then congratulated the efforts of FSK and UET in particular Dr. Waqar Mahmood for conducting this energy conference successfully last year and this year as well. He mentioned UET’s pivotal role in energy conservation.

Dr. Waqar Mahmood, Director CERAD UET, delivered a presentation on Center for Energy Research and Development (CERAD) and its activities and programs running for energy conservation.

Government of Pakistan’s considerable efforts to eliminate energy deficiency so far has been incredible. There is absolutely no doubt that the energy conservation appears to be a great way to help and reduce the gap between electricity supply and demand. This conference was meant to look at Pakistan’s perspective over wide range of areas such as practical implementation of energy modeling, smart controls, resource management, renewal energies, combined heat and power (CHP) system, building design and efficient energy system.

The technical committee, comprising of experts, scientists, researchers of energy and power sector were taken on board from prestigious universities and industries of 22 countries, which very carefully examined and reviewed the technical papers submitted to the conference. The team selected the highest quality papers which were presented at ICECE 2018. These papers later will also be published in the prestigious IEEE Xplore, USA.

10 international speakers from esteemed international energy centers and universities were invited to deliver technical talks. Local speakers from the eminent universities and industries also joined the conference and deliver their speeches. A round table conference were also arranged where the participants discussed on the topic of energy and environment.

An industrial exhibition was also organized where more than 36 stalls from the leading industries of Pakistan and research centers were set up.