Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), is set to organize a first-of-its-kind webinar on 21st March 2021, to honour Ajit Bahadur by awarding him the Saur Urja Parivartak award. The award will be presented to him for his enormous contribution to promoting solar energy in India. The webinar will be held from 5 pm to 6 pm and will be streamed live on SESI YouTube Channel.
Prafulla Pathak, President SESI, said “it is a great pleasure for us to organize this webinar where we will be recognizing and honouring Ajit Bahadur for his unique initiative in promoting solar energy via his YouTube channel. SESI is presenting before you two dynamic personalities, Shri Bhagwat Nandan who is a veteran in the field of Solar energy, and Ajit who is a person from the new age. Both will be sharing their experiences to the world through this webinar,” added Mr Pathak.
SESI is aiming to reach out to the masses who are not a part of the solar sector, through this initiative. Ajit Bahadur, a Pune-based young and individual solar professional has two decades of industry experience while working with TATA BP Solar, Bosch Solar on Thermal/ PV both on-grid and off-grid till 25 MW. However, following his passion, he ventured into the field of social entrepreneurship and launched his youtube channel Solar is My Passion to promote solar energy in India.
Bhagwat Nandan, Green Technologist and Coordinator of Barefoot College, is the chief guest of the event. He will present the award to Bahadur. Barefoot College, empowers rural women by explaining and educating them about solar energy. The Solar Energy of India (SESI), established in 1978, is the Indian Section of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). It covers all aspects of renewable energy, including characteristics, effects, and methods of use, and it provides a platform to all those concerned with the nature and utilization of this renewable non-polluting resource.
Mr Pathak adds. "We are here to promote renewable energy consumption leading towards achieving the mass adoption of clean energy. If you want to acknowledge and award anyone who has excelled in the area of Solar Energy kindly put forward his or her name to us." To join the webinar visit – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6miIUEAESDHAzVJm4Tkq-g. For more details, visit www.sesi.in, or write to info@sesi.in
