After 3
successful years of the Global Lecture Series, Shell
Lubricants hosted their 4th edition of the lecture in IIM Banglaore,
India.
The first 3
lectures were held in Imperial College, London, Tsinghua University, Beijing
and IIT Madras, Chennai. At the 4th edition of the lecture, Shell
and the designated panel discussed the topic “Preparing you for the Future
Energy shifts in Industry & Transport”.
The panel of
industry experts deliberated upon the energy challenges and their technological
counter-measures. The discussions emphasized on the importance of technological
collaboration while chalking out solutions for the energy challenges and
adapting a cohesive approach towards the development of new grade technologies
and equipment.
Addressing
the 4th edition of the Shell Lubricants Global Lecture series, Nitin Prasad,
Managing Director, Shell Lubricants India, said, “The Shell Lubricants Global
Lecture Series is a unique platform to collaborate across industry and
academia; it is an initiative driven by our core philosophy of innovation and
collaboration. With this edition of the global lecture series we have
established it as an annual property of Shell Lubricants India. This year the
focus has been on highlighting the connect between global energy efficiency and
adoption of fuel-efficient practices on a daily basis. We believe that the
right set of lubricants, can not only bring efficiency to an industrial unit
but in due course of time, to an entire industry. We are very happy to see the
positive response from the industry professionals as well as the academia on
the initiative.”
The event was
attended by leading experts from automotive, power, construction, mining and
manufacturing industry in India along with IIM Bangalore faculty and students. Speakers
present at the event discussed across sectors’ specific energy challenges and
solutions. These included P. Panda, Sr. Vice President (Product Development),
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., K.K. Gandhi,
Executive Director (Technical), Society of Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Dr.
S Gomathinayagam, Director General, National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)
and Rajendra Petkar Head- Power Systems Engineering, Tata Motors, to name a
few.
Dr. Cameron Watson,
General Manager of Shell's OEM and Direct Sector Technology, while commenting
on Shell's technical partnerships in India and abroad, said, "The scale of
our energy challenges is such that a run-of-mill approach cannot make a
difference. At Shell, we aspire for continuous improvement in efficiency; by
taking an innovative and collaborative approach towards our products. We
actively invest in R&D and creating collaborative platforms and avenues for
our leading OEMs and academic institutions. Such initiatives help keep us
abreast with the trends specific to various sectors, their consumers and to the
global energy scenario."
"The
global energy landscape today is marked with numerous challenges. Depleting
resources, increased energy demand and wasteful use of fuel are some of the key
concerns that tend to lower the output of our industries, equipment and
machinery. The need for judicious use of energy resources and maximisation of
fuel economy across application streams is the need of the hour. Lubricants are
an important element in the larger picture of energy efficiency. Keeping this
in mind, at Shell, we give complete consideration to the energy scenarios and
carefully design our lubricants”, said Dr. Felix Guerzoni, Global Product
Application Specialist, Shell Global Solutions.
On the
technological aspect, Akhil Jha, Vice President – Technical, Shell Lubricants
India said, "The global energy scenario today is influenced by multiple
factors, both technological and non-technological. Some of these issues are
product & hardware technologies, application & process engineering,
rapidly increasing demand & shrinking supply base of conventional sources
of energy. Political, economic, social and environmental factors also cast an
influence on these. A comprehensive thought leadership forum such as Shell
Lubricants Global Lecture Series, provides the best of the minds from diverse
sections of the industry to come together and debate future possibilities to
address these challenges.”
Professor
Padmini Srinivasan of IIM Bangalore said, “We are happy to host an important
event like the Shell Lubricants Global Lecture Series. Events such as these provide students a great
platforms where they get a chance to interact closely with industry experts.
The agenda of this year's lecture series has been of great interest to students
and faculty and will enable them to look at the future energy scenario from a
fresh and well-rounded perspective.”
Source: Shell India