On Monday, November 7, 2022, the Engineering Students Association of Bangladesh (ESAB) AIUB Unit Face successfully organized a webinar on “Solar PV Energy Towards Carbon Neutrality By 2050” by using online platform google meet. The session began at 7:00 PM with more than 70 attendees.  

The program started with the opening remarks by Prof. Dr. A.B.M. Siddique Hossain (Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB). In his speech, he emphasized the significance of carbon neutrality and the impact of solar PV on building a sustainable and environmentally friendly world.

After that, the floor was given to the distinguished speaker, Dr. Nowshad Amin (Professor, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenega Nasional |@UNITEN, The Energy University| & Chief Advisor Ulterior Engineering Intl). In his speech, he began by explaining the fundamentals of the solar cell and the potential of renewable energy to reduce the amount of carbon in the environment.  In the middle, he discussed the various kinds of solar cells and their respective efficiencies. In addition, he addressed the evaluation of solar panel size, grid-connected solar PV residential systems, and several other problems. Aside from that, he spoke about the benefits of solar-powered technologies and their importance in the world's long-term development for people. Lastly, he talked about the steps we as humans need to take right now and the responsibilities that governments and other climate-related world organizations need to take to make the world a better place to live and ensure carbon neutrality by 2050.

After that, the Advisor of ESAB AIUB Unit Face, Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman (Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), gave the closing remarks and shared his valuable experience and knowledge on solar PV and its importance to carbon neutrality by 2050 with the participants. Afterwards, a virtual token of appreciation was presented to the distinguished speaker.