Dr. B D Sharma

Dr. B D Sharma as CTO and Executive Vice President for the Renewable Division for prestigious JBM Group has 50+ years of experience in research, academics, industry, social work and consultancy. He holds post graduate and DIIT degrees in solid state physics IIT, Delhi and doctorate in Physics from IIT, Chennai. Taught Electrical Engineering at IIT, Chennai, research in electrets, Molecular beam epitaxy, Raman spectroscopy, Microwave PIN diodes etc. At BHEL Bengaluru to set up various new projects on CZ & FZ Silicon, High Power thyristors and diodes, Power electronics, Space and terrestrial Solar cells and modules. Technology transfer from collaborators (e.g. Siemens, Germany; Glasstech Solar, US; Asahi Glass, Japan; Harwell, UK; BARC and ISRO, India). He set up the country’s first fully automated Amorphous silicon module plant ( MNRE and BHEL) with technology from Japan and US which was dedicated to the nation by then Honorable Prime Minister Late Shri PV Narsimha Rao. Dr. Sharma has been a fellow at TERI in RE and energy efficiency, global warming and CDM. Worked on projects in RE , ALGAS , PVMTI , EU sponsored Projects including PV Credit Mobilization, EU-India Clean Energy Year Book and UNDP project on GHG Mitigation in Bhutan. Established the First Energy efficient building (Green building) called RETREAT, dedicated to the nation by then Honorable Prime Minister Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Consultancy to Yamuna Action Plan-II, CERC and member of advisory committee to MNRE for RE program during XI plan. Worked on several rural energy projects on biomass gasification, biogas, bio-fuel and solar systems. Evaluated projects on Rural energy for MNRE, UNDP, CAPART, AIWC, IRADe and Suzlon foundation. Worked on CIS based Solar Cells for MG Solar (collaboration with Lockheed Martin), Horizon batteries ,USA. Conducted energy audits and established