IISWBM - Arindam Dutta

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Dr Arindam Dutta is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Department of Energy Management (MBA-PS) at IISWBM, Kolkata. He holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Nagpur University, an MTech in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Calcutta, and a PhD in Energy Engineering from Jadavpur University. With over 18 years of experience in academia, consultancy, and applied research, his expertise includes renewable energy, ESG and sustainability, carbon markets, energy efficiency, green buildings, and Scope-3 emissions. He is a Certified Energy Auditor (BEE), ISO 50001 Lead Auditor, and certified professional in GHG accounting and product carbon footprint assessment.

Dr Dutta has successfully executed research and consultancy projects for NTPC, PFC, IREDA, Coal India, Tata Steel, and other organizations. He has published more than 30 research papers and book chapters in reputed journals and conference proceedings. He currently serves as Secretary of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), India - Kolkata Chapter. He received the "Energy Innovator of the Year - Asia Subcontinent Region" award from AEE (USA) at the World Energy Engineering Congress, Orlando, USA.

CURRENT POSITION

Associate Professor & Coordinator Department of Energy Management (MBA -Public System) Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata

B.E., MTech, PhD | MIBPSA (UK)
Certified Energy Auditor (BEE, Govt. of India) | Green Building (GRIHA- Govt. of India) certified Trainer|
ISO 50001:2018 Lead Auditor (CQI-IRCA) |Certified Professional in GHG & Product Carbon Footprint (ISO 14064, ISO 14067)

Membership of Academic, Scientific & Professional Bodies

Secretary, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), USA - India Kolkata Chapter
Member, International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), UK
Associated with various State and National level technical and academic committees in energy and sustainability domains

EDUCATION

TEACHING AREA

Field of Expertise:

Energy Transition, Decarbonization, ESG & Sustainability, Carbon Markets, Renewable Energy, Scope-3 Emissions, Green Buildings, CSR Impact Assessment and Energy Policy

Areas of Teaching

Renewable Energy Systems
Hydropower Systems
Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management
Distributed Generation
Power Trading & Carbon Markets
Energy Policy & Sustainability
ESG & GHG Accounting
Energy & Environmental Impact Assessment
Green Buildings & Green Hospitals
CSR & Sustainability Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Policy Advisory & Executive Training

Advisory support on energy policy, renewable energy deployment, and power sector reforms, aligned with national and state-level energy transition goals.
Policy and strategic inputs on carbon markets, carbon trading mechanisms, and climate finance, including readiness for emerging regulatory frameworks.
Advisory services on ESG integration, sustainability reporting, and BRSR compliance for public sector undertakings and large enterprises.
Development of plant-level and organizational decarbonization roadmaps, including Scope-3 emission assessment and mitigation strategies.
Design and delivery of Executive Development Programmes (EDPs) and Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for senior executives, government officials, and institutional stakeholders.
Capacity-building and training programmes on energy efficiency, renewable integration, green buildings, and sustainable infrastructure planning.
Executive training on CSR strategy, implementation, and impact assessment, aligned with the Companies Act, 2013 and OECD-DAC principles.
Policy-oriented workshops and expert sessions on energy transition, net-zero pathways, and low-carbon development for academic, industry, and government platforms.

Work Experience

Associate Professor & Coordinator, Department of Energy Management, IISWBM, Kolkata (June 2009 - Present)
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Techno India Group (2006 - June 2009)
Electrical Engineer, HCC Ltd. (2004 - 2006)

KEY Executive Training & Invited Expert Engagements

1. Delivered expert lectures for short-term programs on Energy Management and Energy Auditing, organised by IISWBM.

2. Invited speaker of the Eastern Region workshop on Indian Power Sector: Supporting a Low Carbon Transition held at Hall the Great Ball Room 1, Hotel Lalit Great Eastern, Near Raj Bhawan, Kolkata on 23rd April 2018, organised by Niti Ayog.

3. Delivered expert lecture in 6th Edition of Discussion Forum on Ecological Sustainability in the Industrial Region, 24th November 2022 (Thursday); Haldia The Golden Retreat, Haldia arranged by Bengal chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI)

4. Delivered expert lecture on “Energy Conservation Policy Framework and Impact-India’s Perspective” on account of Celebration of “National Energy Conservation Day (India)”, organised by the Institution's Innovation Council (IIC), RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata, India on December 14th, 2022.

5. Delivered expert lecture in "ENERGY CONSERVATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE" in Haldia on 7th February 2023 as a part of Haldia Trade Fair, organised every year by the Haldia Development Authority, Govt. of West Bengal.

6. Delivered expert lecture during Indian Forest Service compulsory training course at IWST Bengaluru on 24th May,2024

7. Distinguished Speaker for an Online Workshop |ASSOCHAM initiative | Achieving Carbon Neutrality on 28th & 29th June 2024

8. Principal Trainer for the "State-Level Training Program on Energy Efficient Retrofit of Existing Buildings", Thursday 8th August 2024.

9. Delivered Invited expert lecture on Energy Conservation & Sustainable Development, IRTSA (Liluah Unit), Eastern Railway, April 2024.

10. Delivered lecture on Conserving Energy on 16th September,2025in a 5-day MDP program for Panchayet Sabhapati members at Durgapur organised by IISWBM, Funded by Govt. of West Bengal

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Energy Innovator of the Year - 2015 (Asia Subcontinent Region), awarded by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), USA, at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC 2015), Orlando, USA.
The research and development project on "Efficient Energy Management: Pilot Study and Action Plan", funded by Coal India Ltd. and led by Dr Dutta, received the Best Innovative Project Award (Asia Subcontinent Region) at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC 2015), Orlando, USA.
As Honorary Secretary of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), India Chapter since 2013, the chapter has received several international recognitions including Best Website Award, Best Student Chapter Award, Best Community Service Award and Best Overall Performance Award.

RESEARCH INTEREST

Research & Consultancy Projects

Team Member, Energy Audit of Naihati, Kamarhati, and Bally Municipalities, funded and implemented under the Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor (KUSP) Programme,Municipal Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.
Team Member, Energy Conservation Study in the Galvanizing and Wire-Drawing Cluster, Howrah, funded by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
Project Leader, Energy and Electrical Fire Audit at Kothari Hospital, Kolkata.
Team Member, Block-Level Energy Mapping Study of one block in Odisha, funded by Climate Foundation (USA) and Shakti Foundation.
Principal Investigator, Research and Development on Efficient Energy Management: Pilot Study and Action Plan, funded by Coal India Ltd.
Project Leader, Impact Assessment Study of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV System at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Project Leader, project titled "Social Empowerment through Creation of Barefoot Solar Engineer Teams from Unemployed Local Youth and Development of a Roadmap for Solar Electrification of Bhatar Block, Bardhhaman, West Bengal", funded by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA).
Project Leader, Impact Assessment Study of LED Solar Street Lighting Systems in Arunachal Pradesh, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Project Leader, Impact Assessment Study of LED-Based Solar Home Lighting Systems (SHS) in Arunachal Pradesh, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Co-Principal Investigator, Socio-Economic Survey and Impact Assessment at Joda and three surrounding mines under the Manganese Group of Mines, Ferro Alloys & Minerals Division, funded by Tata Steel Ltd.
Principal Investigator, Research Study on Scope-3 Emission Reduction for NTPC Farakka, funded by NTPC Ltd.
Project Leader, Impact Assessment of CSR Skill Development Training Programme for SC/ST/OBC/PwD/Women/EWS beneficiaries (2,500 participants), funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Project Leader, Impact Assessment of CSR Project for Installation of 2,000 Hoardings under the SAUBHAGYA Scheme in Jharkhand, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Project Leader, Impact Assessment of CSR Project for Upgradation of Medical Infrastructure in COVID Care Centres, CHCs, and PHCs in Churachandpur District, Manipur, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.
Principal Investigator, Impact Assessment of CSR Plantation Project along NH-7 in the Nagpur Region, funded by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Ltd.

In addition to the projects listed above, Dr Dutta has been actively involved in advisory and expert roles for multiple projects funded by national and international organizations, particularly in the areas of energy efficiency, sustainability, Green Building, and decarbonization.

RESEARCH WORK

Prominent Publication

1. Samanta, A., Dutta, A., & Neogi, S. (2012). A simple and efficient sun tracking mechanism using programmable logic controller. Applied solar energy, 48, 218-227.

2. Samanta, A., Saha, S., Biswas, J., & Dutta, A. (2014). Evaluation of impact of shading devices on energy consumption of buildings in tropical regions. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 136(2).

3. Dutta, A., Samanta, A., & Neogi, S. (2017). Influence of orientation and the impact of external window shading on building thermal performance in tropical climate. Energy and Buildings, 139, 680-689.

4. Dutta, A., & Samanta, A. (2018). Reducing cooling loads of buildings in the tropical climate through window glazing: A model-to-model comparison. Journal of Building Engineering, 15, 318-327.

5. Dutta, A., & Samanta, A. (2020). Determining Factor/s of Window Glazing Regarding Reduction in Electrical Energy Consumption. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 142(3).

6. Chakraborty, R., Samanta, A., Agrawal, K. M., & Dutta, A. (2021). Towards smarter grid: Policy and its impact assessment through a case study. Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 26, 100436.13.

7. Dutta, A., & Samanta, A. (2023). Strategic recommendations for financing green and sustainable energy projects. Clean Energy, 7(5), 1069-1077.

8. Dutta A., & Padmanaban, S. (2025). Shaping India's EV future: a policy framework inspired by global best practices. Academia Green Energy, 2(2).

9. Dutta A. & Pati, S. (2025), Strategic policy architectures for India's solar-to-hydrogen transition: enabling market transformation through institutional alignment, Solar Energy, Volume 300, 2025,113808

10. Dutta, A., & Ghosh, M. (2025). Demystifying ESG scoring: a new methodology for the iron and steel sector based on the sustainability reporting framework. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 1-11

Other Publications

Dutta, A., Sen, T., & Sengupta, S. (2009). Reduction in Total Harmonic Distortion in a Non-Linear Load with Harmonic Injection Method. International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering, 1(4), 85.
Dutta, A., Chowdhury, A., & Neogi, S. (2011). Energy saving in buildings by automation. TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment, 10(1)
Samanta, A., Chowdhury, A., & Dutta, A. (2012). Process automation of cement plant. Int. J. Inform. Technol. Control Automat, 2, 63-72.
Samanta, A. & Dutta (2012), A Process Automation in Galvanizing Nut, Bolt Manufacturing Industry, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, 2, No 2
Dutta, A., Biswas, J., Roychowdhury, S., & Neogi, S. (2016). Optimum tilt angles for manual tracking of photovoltaic modules. Distributed Generation & Alternative Energy Journal, 31(2), 7-35.
Dutta, A., & Neogi, S. (2016, November). Reassessment of the Indian renewable energy policy through technology implementation. In 2016 21st Century Energy Needs-Materials, Systems and Applications (ICTFCEN) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
Marik, G., & Dutta, A. (2023). Low-Carbon Emission Initiative by Indian Railways-A Case Study. Climate and Energy, 39(11), 9-16.,
Dutta, A. (2023). Waste Management towards Sustainable Fashion, Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, 8(5),1001-1003,
Marik, G., & Dutta, A. (2023). A Sustainable Evolution of Indian Railway. Journal of Transactions in Systems Engineering, 1(3), 131-139.,
Dutta A, Samanta A, Farooqui Z, Biswas J. Building a Better Roadmap toward a Green Economy through Advanced Rooftop Solar Mapping and Enhanced Energy Yield. J Mod Green Energy, 2024; 3:1
Dutta, A. Climate resilience through integrated water resources management in water utilities in Karnataka India. Discover Water 6, 29 (2026).

Notable Papers in International/National Conference/seminar

1. Dutta, A., and S. Neogi. "Energy savings in building through the implementation of ECBC and LEED guideline: case study." Proceeding: conference WEEC.USA, 2013.

2. Neogi, S., & Dutta, A. (2014, November 17–19). Reassessment of the Indian renewable energy policy through technology implementation. Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India.

3. Dutta, A. (2019). Innovative model for green job creation in an agro-based country like India. Paper presented at the World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC 2019), organised by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Washington, DC, USA.

4. Dutta, A. (2019, January 21). Innovative model of solar water pump penetration in India. Paper presented at the Down-to-Earth Conference, jointly organised by the University of Calcutta, International Management Institute Kolkata (IMI Kolkata), and Leeds Beckett University (UK), Kolkata, India.

5. Marik, G., Ghosh, S., & Dutta, A. (2023, June 23–24). Tactical planning for financing green and sustainable railway projects. Paper presented at the International Conference on Innovations in the Power Sector towards Sustainable Development Goals, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India.

6. Majumder, A., & Dutta, A. (2024, February 16-17). ESG metrics and stock performance: A comprehensive analysis of Sensex-30 companies. Paper presented at the Conference on Complimentary Issues in ESG, GITAM University, Hyderabad.

7. Ghosh, M., & Dutta, A. (2024, February 16-17). Demystifying ESG scoring: A new methodology for the Indian iron and steel sector based on the BRSR framework. Paper presented at the Conference on Complimentary Issues in ESG, GITAM University, Hyderabad.

8. Dutta, A., Hazra, A., Roy, N., Paul, B., & Biswal, S. (2025, November 20-21). Rethinking building cooling energy demand using green materials: A pathway to resilient low-carbon design in India. In the 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Technology in Energy and Power Systems (STEPCON-2025), IEEE Kolkata Section, held at Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India.

9. Marik, G., Roy, S. S., & Dutta, A. (2025, December 19-21). Engineering solutions for Viksit Bharat: Evaluating the potential of rooftop solar power panels on coaches of Eastern Railway vis-à-vis conventional energy cost-benefit analysis. In the 40th Indian Engineering Congress, organised by The Institution of Engineers (India), held at Durgapur, India.

10. Dutta, A., & Banerjee, S. (2026, February 13-15). Sustainability strategy for India's solar-to-hydrogen transition: Regulatory framework and mindfulness. 3rd International Research Conference on Mindfulness (IRCM 2026), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bodh Gaya, India.

Other Conference Papers

Marik, G., & Dutta, A. (2023, December 28–29). Towards a circular fashion industry: Effective waste management. Paper presented at the 38th Indian Engineering Congress, The Institution of Engineers (India), New Delhi.
Dutta, A., Hazra, A., Roy, N., Paul, B., & Dutta, S. (2025, November 20–21). From concrete to carbon smart: Advancing green affordable housing in India. In the 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Technology in Energy and Power Systems (STEPCON-2025), IEEE Kolkata Section, held at Narula Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India.
Saha, J., Marik, G., Biswas, J., & Dutta, A. (2025). Energy Efficiency Measures in Eastern Railway: Towards a Net Zero Future. Presented at the NET ZERO Conference 2025, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), IISWBM, Kolkata, 30 August 2025.
Hazra, A., & Dutta, A. (2025). The Virtuous Cycle of Form Factor and Function: A Comparative Techno-Economic Analysis of 18650, 2170, and 4680 Cylindrical Battery Cells in the EV Industry. Presented at the NET ZERO Conference 2025, AEE India Chapters, IISWBM, Kolkata.
Dutta, S., Majumder, A., & Dutta, A. (2025). Role of ESG Factors in Shaping Stock Market Outcomes: A Detailed Analysis of India’s SENSEX-30 Companies. Presented at the NET ZERO Conference 2025, IISWBM, Kolkata.
Das, S., Ghosh, M., & Dutta, A. (2025). A Framework for ESG Scoring in Indian Iron and Steel Companies Incorporating BRSR Guidelines and Market Cap Volatility. Presented at the NET ZERO Conference 2025, IISWBM, Kolkata.
Roy, D., & Dutta, A. (2025). Fiscal Policy Integration for Green Development: A Detailed Study on India. Presented at the NET ZERO Conference 2025, IISWBM, Kolkata.

NOTABLE BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Dutta, A. (2020). Innovative Model of Solar Water Pump Penetration in India. Enterprising Agriculture,37-47.

2. Dutta, A. (2021). Energy Conservation and Its Impact on Climate Change. Environmental Management: Issues and Concerns in Developing Countries, 139-150

3. Dutta, A & Marik, G. (2023-24). Towards a Circular Fashion Industry: Effective Waste Management. TECHNICAL VOLUME, 38th Indian Engineering Congress, 651-656, ISBN: 978-1-7281-4685-0.

4. A. Dutta, B. Paul, S. Dutta, N. Roy and A. Hazra, "From Concrete to Carbon Smart: Advancing Green Affordable Housing in India," 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Technology in Energy and Power Systems (STEPCon), Kolkata, India, 2025, pp. 81-86, ISBN: 979-8-3315-6566-4

5. A. Hazra, B. Paul, S. Goswami, S. Moitra and A. Dutta, "Deploying Public EV Charging Infrastructure in the Global South: Comparative Insights on Barriers, Enablers, & Strategic Pathways," 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Technology in Energy and Power Systems (STEPCon), Kolkata, India, 2025, pp. 75-80

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Dr Arindam Dutta

B.E., MTech, PhD | MIBPSA (UK)

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