Personal Profiles

Dr Sandip Deshmukh

BE, ME, PhD
Research Fellow

Short Biography:

Sandip Deshmukh joined the Centre for Environmental Strategy in September 2008, as a Research Fellow, working on EPSRC funded "Regional Visions of Integrated Sustainable Infrastructure Optimised for NeighbourhoodS" (ReVISIONS) project. This research project aims to provide the knowledge and evidence base for public agencies and private companies to plan regional development together with infrastructure for transport, water, waste and energy (ranging from large capital schemes to small scale decentralized services), in a more coordinated and integrated way so as to maximize economic competitiveness, reduce impacts on the environment and resources, and allow households to live more sustainably, with a socially inclusive and enhanced quality of life. Sandip's role in this project is to identify and characterize options for energy supply for the different development types envisaged by the consortium.

Before joining Centre for Environmental Strategy, Sandip worked for five years as a Lecturer in Amravati University, India and for eight years as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani - India. An engineer by training, Sandip holds bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s in Thermal Power Engineering from Amravati University, India and a PhD from BITS, Pilani in "Region-wise Development of Integrated Renewable Energy Systems". Sandip has a vast experience of teaching to undergraduate students of Mechanical Engineering. Sandip is also member of several academic bodies which includes Life member of Solar Energy Society of India, Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education, India, Associate Member of Institution of Engineers (India) and Member of Nitron Circle of Experts, New York, USA.

Research Interests:

Sandip’s research interest relate to regional energy planning with a focus on:

• Energy Planning for Power Generation
• Energy Resource Allocation for Socio-Economic and Techno-Economic Development
• Optimization
• Multi Criteria Decision Making
• Testing and Comparison of Energy Systems
• Energy System Sizing for Power Generation
• Development of Implementation Mechanism

Academic Activities:

Sandip’s research interest relate to regional energy planning with a focus on:

• Two special lectures on Renewable Energy Planning in the training program on Renewable Energy Planning and Policy at BITS, Pilani, India. 2001.
• Special lecture on Energy System Sizing in the workshop on Energy Saving in Steam Systems at BITS, Pilani, India. 2005.
• Invited talk on Regional Level Renewable Energy Planning in the National Conference on Strategies for Energy Sufficient India at SKIT, Jaipur, India. 2008.

Teaching:

Following major courses taught by Sandip at BITS, Pilani, India:

• Thermodynamics,
• Applied Thermodynamics,
• Power Plant Engineering,
• Prime Movers and Fluid Machines,
• Automotive Vehicles,
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, etc

Selected Publications /Conference Presentations:

1. A New Approach to Micro-level Energy Planning – A Case of Northern Parts of Rajasthan, India. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Accepted – In press, Available online from 18 December 2007).
2. Micro-level Integrated Renewable Energy System Planning. International Energy Journal. 2008; 9: 9-20.
3. Modeling of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2008; 12(1): 235-249.
4. Comparative Experimental Study of Single Basin and Stepped Type Solar Still. Energy Education Science and Technology – An International Journal. 2008; 20(2): 79-85.
5. Performance Evaluation of Diesel Engine using Mustard and Castor Oil. Energy Education Science and Technology – An International Journal. 2007; 19(2): 59-68.
6. Estimation of Household and Agricultural Energy Consumption Patterns in Northern Parts of Rajasthan, India. Energy Education Science and Technology – An International Journal. 2006; 17(1): 65-82.
7. System Sizing for Implementation of Sustainable Energy Plan. Energy Education Science and Technology – An International Journal. 2006; 18(1): 1-15.
8. Optimum Size of Wind, Photovoltaic and Hybrid Wind/PV Power Generation System for Region in Rajasthan. Energy and Fuel Users Journal. 2006; LVI (1): 15-34.
9. Micro-level Integrated Renewable Energy System Planning in India. Energy and Fuel Users Journal. 2006; LVI (1): 1-6.
10. Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic/Diesel Hybrid Power Generation System. National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology, BNCOE, Pusad, India. 2007; 271-275.
11. Renewable Energy Scenario in India – Projected for year 2020-21. National Conference on Energy and Environment, JEC, Jaipur, India. 2006.
12. Micro-level Integrated Renewable Energy System Planning in India. National Conference on Energy Management in Changing Business Scenario, BITS, Pilani, India. 2005. 
13. Optimum Size of Wind, Photovoltaic and Hybrid Wind/PV Power Generation System for Region in Rajasthan. National Conference on Energy Management in Changing Business Scenario, BITS, Pilani, India. 2005. 
14. Regional Level Energy Resource Allocation by using Goal Programming Technique. National Conference on Mathematical Modeling and analysis, BITS, Pilani, India. 2004.
15. Wind Power Generation Option for ABT Affected Power Producers. International Conference on New Millennium - Alternative Energy Solutions for Sustainable Development, PSG College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India. 2003; 398-402.
16. Optimal Renewable Energy Model for Rural End-Uses. XVI National Convention, Indian Association of Physics Teachers, Yavatmal, India. 2001.

Contact Details

Email	s.deshmukh@surrey.ac.uk
Phone	+44 (0)1483 686678
Fax	+44 (0)1483 686671
Postal Address	Centre for Environmental Strategy Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences University of Surrey (D3) GU2 7XH United Kingdom