Energy Institute
Phone: 880-2-7702009, Fax: 880-2-7701337Email: aere@bangla.net
Director: Dr. Md. Quamrul Huda
Energy is the strategic input for sustainable development and the issue of energy security is considered like the individual security, social security and territorial security. Energy Institute, the newly established institute in the AERE has been functioning to promote the technological know-how in the fields of nuclear energy and renewable energy to meet the ever growing energy demand of the country.
Nuclear technology is concerned with the engineering aspects of the uses of nuclear processes for supplying human needs. Nuclear processes cover a wide range of technology, including splitting heavy atoms (fission), joining light elements (fusion) and generating electricity. On the other hand, technology relating to the renewable energy sources include solar, wind, hydrogen, biomass, hydropower and ocean energy. Different R&D work is expected to be carried out to support the introduction and expansion of nuclear power program (NPP) in the country for electricity generation that will facilitate to optimize energy mix and to diversify country’s energy source, save indigenous energy resource, build environment friendly society and realize sustainable development of energy sector.
Emphasise has also been given to develop infrastructure for transferring future energy sources that are clean, cheap and safe for both environment and health, such as, Fuel cell, Fusion energy, etc. Fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device that consume fuel (hydrogen, hydrocarbons or alcohols), that must be replenished. A fuel cell running on hydrogen creates electricity and emits only water vapor as waste. Fuel cell has great potential for replacing the common battery and even replacing fossil fuels for power plants and the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells are very useful as power sources in remote locations, such as remote weather stations, rural locations, etc. On the other hand, fusion energy is clean and safe and is the probable energy for future. There is no emission of any harmful gas for both health and environment from fusion reactor and the reactor is inherently safe and is expected to meet the future energy demand worldwide.
Divisions
- NED – Nuclear Energy Division
- RED – Renewable Energy Division
Aims and Objectives
- To build trained and skilled manpower in different areas related to energy production
- To undertake and promote R&D activities in the respective fields
- To develop new technology for efficient and cost-effective energy production
- To improve fuel cell technology and materials needed for fuel cells
- To carry out R&D in Renewable Sources, including Hydrogen energy and related fuel cell and hydrogen storage technology.
Resource Person
| Name | Designation | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Md. Quamrul Huda | Director | 7702009 |
| Dr. Khairul Islam | PSO | 01552485156 |
| Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman | SSO | 01552545103 |
| Dr. Abid Imtiaj | SSO | 01726417707 |