IISWBM - B K Choudhury

ACADEMIC PROFILE

Prof (Dr) Binoy Krishna Choudhury is an internationally recognised expert in Energy Management, Sustainability, and Renewable Energy with more than three decades of experience across academia, industry, consultancy, and international policy forums. Currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Public Systems Management at IISWBM, Kolkata, he has pioneered initiatives in agrivoltaics, energy efficiency, ESG, and sustainable development, while representing India at UNESCAP, JICA, and AEE World Conferences.

Prof Choudhury earned his PhD in Solar Energy from IIT Kharagpur after securing a GATE percentile of 98.93 in 1989. A National Scholarship Awardee, he completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Bengal with First Class distinction and later obtained a PG Diploma in Indology from Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. He is internationally certified as a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), and Accredited Energy Auditor (AEA), and became the first Indian AEE International Trainer for CEM/CEA programs.

PhD in Solar Energy, IIT Kharagpur (1994)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), University of North Bengal (1988)
PG Diploma in Indology, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture / Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University (2012)

CURRENT POSITION

Professor I Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata

Membership of the academic, scientific and professional bodies

Fellow and Life Member, Institution of Engineers (India)
Member, Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), USA
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Life Member, Solar Energy Society of India
Life Member, Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM)
Member, International Certification Board of CEM Examination, USA
Member, Expert Committee of ECBC, Government of West Bengal
Founder Chair, JICA Alumni Association of India (Eastern Region)

Additional Information

Founder Secretary of the first India Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
Founder Editor of "Energy Window", the publication of AEE Kolkata Chapter.
Introduced AEE-USA international certification programs (CEM/CEA/REP) in India.

TEACHING AREA

At IISWBM

Courses Taught:

Elements of Energy Technology
Energy Management and Audit
Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities
Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
Energy Audit and Conservation in Metal Industries
Energy Audit and Conservation in Non-Metal Industries
Sustainable Transport and Logistics Energy Systems
Public Systems Management
ESG, Sustainability and Energy Policy related courses

Work Experience

Professor and Head, Department of Public Systems Management (2025 onwards, second term)
Professor, Public Systems Management / Energy Management Department (2013 onwards)
Head, Public Systems Management Department (2015-2017)
Associate Professor and Coordinator, Energy Management Department (2008-2012)
Lecturer and Coordinator, Energy Management Department (2001-2008)
Lecturer, Energy Management Department (1997-2001)

Other Institutions

Courses Taught:

Energy Management courses for M.Sc. Environment Management students at the University of Kalyani
Guest lectures and international certification programs through AEE, USA

Work Experience

Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, SES College of Engineering, Maharashtra
Trainee Engineer, Development Consultants Limited (DCL), Kolkata

Field of expertise:

Energy Management, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Agrivoltaics, Energy Audit, Waste Heat Recovery, ESG, Decarbonization, Sustainable Development Policy.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Prominent Publications

Choudhury, B.K. et al. (2022). Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Metal Industries With Selected Cases of Investment Grade Audit. CRC Press.
Choudhury, B.K. & Shyam, S. (2024). "Optimal Utilization of Coal-Ash, Barren Land, and Application of Agrivoltaics for Sustainable Communities in the Phase-down Scenario of Coal in India." International Journal of Energy Management.
Choudhury, B.K. & Sengupta, P. (2024). "Introduction of Outcome-based Education in Indian Management System for Sustainable Education." Journal of the Association of Engineers, India.
Chowdhury, S.B., DasGupta, R., Choudhury, B.K., & Sen, N. (2023). "Evolving alliance between corporate environmental performance and financial performance." Business and Society Review.
Choudhury, B.K., Manna, N.S. & Sengupta, P. (2023). "Opportunities and Challenges for G-20 Countries Transition to Renewable Energy." The Management Accountant.
Manna, N.S. & Choudhury, B.K. (2020). "Using Solar Energy to Operate Air Conditioning Systems in India." International Journal of Strategic Energy and Environmental Planning.
Choudhury, B.K. & Basu, D. (2017). "Energy Conservation in Steel Re-Rolling Mill." Energy Engineering.
Choudhury, B.K. (2004). "Mapping the Market Potential for Solar Photovoltaic Systems." Asian Journal on Energy Environment.
Choudhury, B.K. (2001). "New Options in Energy Management." Indian Management.
Sengupta, P. & Choudhury, B.K. (2010). "Assessment of CO2 Mitigation Potential in Power Sector of West Bengal." Asia-Pacific Business Review.

EDUCATION

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Inducted into the prestigious "Energy Managers' Hall of Fame" by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) at AEE World 2025, Atlanta, USA - the highest recognition of AEE.
National Scholarship Awardee, Government of India.
Best Paper Award at ICEMBM 2017, BITS Pilani.
Coal India Award (2018) for contribution on India's Energy Security.
Secured best research paper award in the Tenth Annual Convention of the Association of Indian Management Schools, New Delhi, 1998 for the paper on "Energy Survey for installing of SPV Power Plants in Isolated islands in Sundarbans".
Secured Faculty Award at IISWBM in 2004 for excellent performance.
Secured Scroll of Honour Award, JICA Alumni Association of India Annual Convention 2026 on 27th February 2026, New Delhi. but you may exclude from there: Founder of the first AEE India Chapter (2003). It may not be an award.

RESEARCH WORK

Notable Papers in International/ National conference/ seminars

List out 10 key papers
"Building Energy Sustainability Index and Beyond" - AEE World 2025, Atlanta, USA.
"Optimal Utilization of Coal-Ash and Agrivoltaics for Sustainable Communities" - AEE World 2024, Nashville, USA.
"Assessment of Green Finance Opportunities and Challenges in Coal-Based Thermal Power Plants" - iPSSDG 202
"A Closed Loop Ecosystem for Renewable Energy Adaptation in India" - iPSSDG 2023.
"Utilization of Solar Energy in Meeting Cooling Load of Buildings in Thermal Power Plants" - iPSSDG 2023.
"Scope of Cost Reduction of Ocean Energy Systems" - WEEC, Atlanta, USA.
"Assessment of Tidal Power in India" - WEEC, Washington DC, USA.
"Energy Management Practices in Indian Industries" - WEEC, Austin, USA.
"Some Opportunities of Co-Generation in Eastern and North-Eastern India" - WEEC, Washington DC.
"Energy Audit in Two Selected Indian Industries" - WEEC, Washington DC.

All Papers:

List out other papers
Prediction of Hourly Temperature Values from Daily Maximum and Minimum Values - Georgia, USA, 1993.
Prediction of Monthly Average Daily Ambient Temperature - NAFEN, New Delhi, 1993.
Energy Management for Commercialisation of Renewable Energy Systems - Lucknow, 2000.
A Plan for Total Electrification of Sagar Island using Central Receiver Solar Thermal System - Lucknow, 2000.
Centralization of Decentralized Energy Systems With Software Grid - 2002.
Enhancement of Output from SPV Modules by Tracking and Concentration - 2002.
Monitoring and Targeting System of Energy Efficiency Project - IISWBM International Seminar, 2003.
SPV System with Concentrator at IISWBM - Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.
SPV Systems Market Potential Mapping - Bangkok, Thailand, 2004.
Energy Management Practices in Indian Industries - Austin, USA, 2005.
CDM Concerning Use Of Coal Ash - Prospects In India - 2007.
Some Opportunities Of Co-Generation In Eastern And North-Eastern India - Washington DC, USA, 2008.
Energy Audit In Two Selected Indian Industries - Washington DC, USA, 2008.
Assessment of Tidal Power in India - Washington DC, USA, 2009.
A Study on Mitigation of Impact of Climate Change through selected Energy Conservation Projects - Washington DC, USA, 2010.
Scope of Cost Reduction of Ocean Energy Systems - Atlanta, USA, 2012.
Historical Experiences of Biomass and Solar Energy in India - Atlanta, USA, 2012.
A Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Study of Small Hydro Projects in Himachal Pradesh - ICORE 2014.
Way Forward for Bioenergy in India: Issues and Options - BCCI Kolkata, 2014.
Simulation and Modelling for Transition to an Energy Efficient Economy - ICORE 2014.
Rhetoric and Reality of Net Zero Energy Real Estates - ICORE 2014.
Comparing Vapour Compression and Vapour Absorption Systems - ICORE 2014.
Bio-energy Utilization in Ceramic Tile Industries - ICORE 2014.
Anthropogenic Methane Emission and Utilization Framework - ICORE 2014.
Actionable Intelligence in Campus Greening - IISWBM, 2017.
Relationship Between Electricity Consumption and Ambient Temperature - BITS Pilani, 2017.
Toolkit for Strategic Planning for Greening of Campus - BITS Pilani, 2017.
Sustainable Ash Management in Thermal Power Plants - iPSSDG 2023.
Assessment of Green Finance Opportunities and Challenges in Coal-Based Thermal Power Plants - iPSSDG 2023.
A Study in Search of a More Convenient Path Towards Raising Overall Sustainability of the Power Sector - iPSSDG 2023.
Assessment of Techno-Economic Feasibility of Biomass Waste Utilization - iPSSDG 2023.
A Closed Loop Ecosystem for Renewable Energy Adaptation in India - iPSSDG 2023.
Utilization of Solar Energy in Meeting Cooling Load of Buildings in Thermal Power Plants - iPSSDG 2023.
Optimal Utilization of Coal-Ash and Agrivoltaics for Sustainable Communities - AEE World 2024, Nashville, USA.
Building Energy Sustainability Index and Beyond - AEE World 2025, Atlanta, USA.

Key Seminars /Conferences attended

AEE World Energy Conference & Expo, Atlanta, USA (2025)
AEE World Energy Conference & Expo, Nashville, USA (2024)
International Conference on Innovations in Power Sector towards SDGs (2023)
SAMEEEKSHA Platform Meeting, Kolkata (2023)
BEE Vendor Interface Event on Foundry Sector Energy Efficiency (2022)
MCCI East India Energy Forum (2021)
AEE World Energy Conference & Expo (Online, 2020)
JICA Training Programme on Energy Conservation Techniques for SMEs, Japan (2011)
Conference on Low Carbon Energy for Development, Loughborough University, UK (2012)
WEEC Conferences in USA (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012)

BOOK

Choudhury, Binoy K., Swapan Kumar Dutta and Jitendra Saxena (2022). Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Metal Industries With Selected Cases of Investment Grade Audit, CRC Press.
Choudhury, Binoy K., Ray, Avishek and Lahiri, Devashish (2020). "Development of Vapor Absorption Cooling System Driven by Renewable Energy," Elsevier Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials.
Sengupta, P., Choudhury, B. K., Mitra, S. and Agrawal, K. M. (2020). "Low Carbon Economy for Sustainable Development," Elsevier Reference Module.
Choudhury, Binoy K., Sengupta, Piyali and Dutta, S.K. (2018). "Waste Heat Recovery Policy," Springer.
Choudhury, B. K. (2011). "Cogeneration Opportunities in India," Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology.
Choudhury, B. K. and Banerjee, Subhashish (2011). "Ocean Energy Systems: Economy Evaluation."
Choudhury, B. K. and Banerjee, Subhashish (2011). "Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): By-Product Availability."
Choudhury, B. K. (2005). Contribution to Handbook Energy and Environment, Oxford University Press.
Choudhury, B. K. (2004). Contribution towards editing UNESCAP publication on End-use Energy Efficiency.

Journal Publications

Choudhury, Binoy Krishna and Shiv Shyam (2024). "Optimal Utilization of Coal-Ash, Barren Land, and Application of Agrivoltaics for Sustainable Communities in the Phase-down Scenario of Coal in India," International Journal of Energy Management.
Choudhury, Binoy Krishna and Sengupta, Piyali (2024). "Introduction of Outcome-based Education in Indian Management System for Sustainable Education," Journal of the Association of Engineers, India.
Choudhury, B.K., Manna, N.S. and Sengupta, P. (2023). "Opportunities and Challenges for G-20 Countries Transition to Renewable Energy," The Management Accountant.
Chowdhury, S.B., DasGupta, R., Choudhury, B.K., & Sen, N. (2023). "Evolving alliance between corporate environmental performance and financial performance," Business and Society Review.
Majumdar, S. B. and Choudhury, B. K. (2022). "Some Critical Treatise on Greening Building Through Retrofitting HVAC&R Systems," Journal of IEI.
Majumdar, S. B. and Choudhury, B. K. (2021). "A Step toward Development of Unbiased Scientific Tool to Prioritize Various Energy Actions."
Choudhury, Binoy Krishna and Majumdar, S.B. (2021). "Greening of Buildings."
Manna, N. S. and Choudhury, B. K. (2020). "Using Solar Energy to Operate Air Conditioning Systems in India."
Saxena, J., Choudhury, B. K. and Agrawal, K. M. (2020). "Innovations in Variable Frequency Drives."
Mitra, S., Choudhury, B. K., Sengupta, P. and Agrawal, K. M. (2019). "Assessment of Environmental Sustainability of Maritime Sector."
Choudhury, B. K., Ray, A. and Lahiri, D. (2019). Elsevier Reference Module publication.
Majumdar, S. B., Sengupta, P. and Choudhury, B. K. (2019). "Sustainability Approach in Greening Buildings."
Choudhury, B. K. (2018). "A realistic glimpse into India's Energy Security."
Choudhury, B. K., Mitra, R. and Kumar, B. (2018). "Can modern society be driven by renewables?"
Choudhury, B. K., Manna, N. S., and Das, R. (2017). "Relationship Between Electricity Consumption and Ambient Temperature."
Majumdar, S. B. and Choudhury, B. K. (2017). "Scientific Decision Supporting Tool to Optimize Energy Consumption."
Majumdar, S. B. and Choudhury, B. K. (2017). "Greening Buildings: Identification of Retrofitted Parameters."
Choudhury, B. K. & Basu, D. (2017). "Energy Conservation in Tail Brake Process of Steel Re-Rolling Mill."
Choudhury, B. K. (2016). "A hybrid model for marketing renewable energy driven Air Conditioning systems in India."
Choudhury, B. K. (2016). "A Non-Linear Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Ambient Temperature."

NOTABLE BOOK CHAPTERS

Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Metal Industries With Selected Cases of Investment Grade Audit - CRC Press, 2022.
"Development of Vapor Absorption Cooling System Driven by Renewable Energy" - Elsevier Encyclopedia.
"Waste Heat Recovery Policy" - Springer.
"Cogeneration Opportunities in India" - Taylor & Francis Encyclopedia.
"Ocean Energy Systems: Economy Evaluation" - Taylor & Francis Encyclopedia.
"Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): By-Product Availability" - Taylor & Francis Encyclopedia.
Contribution to Handbook of Energy and Environment - Oxford University Press.
Contribution to UNESCAP publication on End-use Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Future.

Faculty

Prof (Dr) Binoy Krishna Choudhury

B.E., PhD

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