Energy Efficiency is a broad effort by CSTEP to provide the intelligence needed for lowering energy intensity of industrial processes, making them more efficient and productive. There are currently three related initiatives underway:

An Indo-US Workshop on Designing Sustainable Products, Services and Manufacturing Systems was organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and supported by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum. CSTEP researchers contributed a paper on 'Sustainability Analysis and Energy Footprint based Design in the Product Lifecycle' which was presented by Dr.S.S. Krishnan.