We invited, the users to send technical papers on the issue given below:

"Issue # EE 01:

Why do companies buy boilers with a low thermal energy efficiency? Because looking at life cycle costs is uncommon. Some are not so sure what the thermal efficiency means, and perhaps tender documents are not suitable to select the most cost effective boiler. Tell us your ideas about improving tender documents."

We had a good response of 12 papers submitted. Contributions had been extensive and comprehensive. One lesson learned is that there seems to be a desire not to answer the question: "why do companies buy boilers with a low thermal energy efficiency?" or "to tell us ideas about improving tender documents".

Instead too many scientific papers of certainly high value, what boiler efficiency means or how to calculate it, were submitted. We therefore award a first, second, third prizes. No prize for worst paper will be given since most papers simply missed the point of answering in a focused way to either the question , or the request for information.

We encourage more participation and will in the future award a first prize (Rs. 5,000), second prize (Rs. 3,000), third prize (Rs. 2,000).

The awards for Issue # EE 01 declared are as follows:

1. Mr. Kishore Rajhansa,     First prize        (Rs. 5,000)
2. Mr. P R Chari,                    Second prize   (Rs. 3,000)
3. Mr. P P Damangaonkar   Third prize        (Rs. 2,000)

Congratulations to all winners.
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