Indoor Energy Harvesting: Exploring novel materials and methods for indoor energy harvesting
World population is increasing and so is the global power demand. The current population is 7.8 billion and the global power demand is ~ 18 TW. By 2050, the projected population is ~ 9 billion and power demand will rise to ~ 30 TW. UN’s sustainable developmental goal is ‘Universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy services by 2030’. Also, the International panel on climate change (IPCC) demand ‘virtually full decarbonisation of the power sector by ~ 2050’. To realise these targets, ‘energy security’ or secure use of our limited energy resources are essential.
Buildings are the largest consumers of primary energy, consuming around 40 % of total energy. Also, the building sector accounts for more than 40 % of global CO2 emission to the atmosphere. My ‘Energy Harvesting Research Group’ aims to develop novel materials and devices to ‘recycle’ energy inside the buildings and use it to power the innumerable number of sensors in the ‘Internet of Things (IoT)- the key technology to smart, energy-efficient buildings.
Leadership is Service
”Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant”. Mark 10: 40