| Energy
Conservation
Depleting
energy sources
Energy
can be defined as the capacity to do work. Modernisation started
with improved and efficient energy usage. India consumes 15%
of the world's energy. No nation can depend on only one form
of energy. It will have to be a mix of biomass, solar, coal,
petroleum, natural gas, hydro and nuclear energy, each supplying
not more than 20% of the total energy needs of a nation. The
sources of energy can be broadly classified as renewable and
non-renewable. Non- renewable energy is also known as "commercial
energy" which is widely used for domestic and industrial purposes.
It includes coal, petrol, diesel, kerosene, etc. The intensity
of energy extraction, production and use of these resources
has resulted in the destruction of the environment through pollution.
The consumption rate of these resources is twice their production
and all of them are available for only a finite period, after
which we have to depend on alternatives. The alternative or
the non-commercial energy sources include solar, wind, tidal
and geothermal energy. These non-conventional energy sources
are perennial and eco-friendly. India is the only country that
has an independent ministry to look after the renewable and
non-conventional energy resources.India is considered as the
world leader in renewable energy. India ranks first in the use
of solar cookers (4.6 lakh) and biomass (28 mw). Non-conventional
energy sources would reduce carbon di-oxide emissions by 5%,
sulphur di-oxide emission by 10% and nitrogen oxide emissions
by 15% thus reducing pollution. In the immediate future India
will have to conserve to the maximum extent the commercial sources
on the one hand, and replace and supplement the same with non-conventional
sources on the other.
Energy
Conservation
:
NGO Interventions
LOKVIKAS
“Integrated
Energy Efficiency programme in Rural Sector of North Gujarat”
This
project aims to help people in the rural areas adopt energy
saving practices and to suggest alternatives to more eco-friendly
and healthier fuels. This would mean less dependence on fossil
fuels and other biofuels of energy that have been leading to
high levels of indoor air pollution and causing excess pressure
on the forests. The energy use pattern in the project area will
be documented, energy efficiency status will be identified and,
workshops and capacity building programmes for women, school
children, youth, farmers, mechanics, and other groups such as
the Panchayat Pani Samiti will be conducted. The Saket Group
of Industries, an energy auditor and an energy saving company
will be mobilized for technical support in the study. People
will also be motivated to take up market-based activities. Communication
material on the observations made during the course of the project
will be developed in the local language.
Naroda
Industries Association, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
“Application
of Energy Audit and CP tools in Improving Energy Efficiency
for Cluster of SSIs and SMEs”
The
project intends towards the cleaner production assessment in
the energy intensive of dye-stuffs and dye-intermediates in
a set of firms based in Naroda Industrial Estate, analyze processes
& identify causes for existing levels of energy efficiency vis
a vis waste, evolve implementation action stages to improve
energy efficiency with reduction in wastes & emissions, using
state of art portable instruments to quantify & collect baseline
information and interaction amongst the participating units
to ensure unit level participation.
TERI
: Enabling activities for India's Initial National Communication
- national circumstances: energy profile
(Source)
Sponsor(s) : Winrock International India
Completion date : September 2003
The reality of global climate change has forced countries to
rethink conventional paths for development. However, the global
strategy to tackle climate change has to be differentiated owing
to the fundamental difference between the developed North and
still-developing South. The nature of these differences lies
in the fact that the developing countries are not in a position
to alter their energy paths without incurring substantial costs.
Thus, specific national circumstances of each country must be
kept in mind while framing the response to the challenge of
climate change. This paper was prepared as a part of the commitment
by non-Annex I countries (India falls under this category) to
the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).
It analyses the Indian energy sector and seeks to understand
the development of national energy policy over the decades.
Looking at the policies and status of each sector, it concludes
with a review of the recent reforms undertaken in the country
in this area.
TERI
: Non-energy use and CO2 emission - Phase III (Source)
Sponsor(s) : European Commission
Completion date : July 2006
As part of the European Union-funded programme, the NEUCO2 (Non-Energy
Use and CO2 Emission) Network developed a methodology for estimation
of CO2 emissions from feedstock and non-energy product use.
TERI, a member of the NEUCO2 Network is involved in providing
the input data for NEAT model developed by the Network. The
objective of this work was to collect and analyse information
on feedstock materials with completed pathways for production,
use, and waste recovered such as solvents, surfactants, and
lubricants. The study has been conducted in three phases and
the concluding workshop was organized on 9-10 February 2006
in Utrecht, Netherlands.
TERI
: Delhi Energy Efficiency Programme
(Source)
Sponsor(s): Delhi Transco Limited
Start Date: January 2007
TERI in partnership with the Delhi Government is designing and
implementing energy efficiency programmes in Delhi. The overall
objective is to highlight the importance of demand side management
and energy conservation by demonstrating huge energy saving
potential in Delhi. This will also help in minimizing the peak
load problems faced in Delhi. The programmes will be accompanied
by intensive awareness campaigns to educate the consumers about
the benefits of such measures.
TERI
: Sustainable energy technology at work
Sponsor(s): European Commission
Start Date: April 2006
The basic objective is to facilitate the entry of European manufactures
speclialized in SET (sustainable energy technologies) and know-how,
and European research results - forming the European SET RTD
environment - into the emerging markets provided by the EU ETS
(European Union Emission Trade Scheme).
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TERI
: International conference on 'Energy, environment, and development:
analysing opportunities for reducing poverty'
Sponsor(s): Veolia Environment Institute
Start date: December 2005
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TERI
: Energy audit at ITC Limited, Saharanpur
Sponsor(s): ITC Limited
Start date: September 2006
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Energy
Conservation
:
Corporate Interventions
Ashok
Leyland
The
Ennore unit was recently identified as one of the model energy-efficient
units by a CII-TNEB organised Energy Conservation (ENCON) mission.
Systematic management of all energy resources from the 1980s
through better housekeeping and awareness has made this possible.
The 1980s also saw Energy audit being introduced, whereby, energy
consumption is reviewed against actual production levels on
a monthly basis and a variance analysis carried out. Improvement
in machine tools, furnace loading pattern, design of heating
elements and an energy efficient lighting system have all led
to energy saving of 30,782 units per day.
For
Ennore, practising the 3-Rs of Reduce, Re-use and Re-cycle has
surely paid-off. Recently, an opinion survey conducted in the
neighbourhood reveals that both industries and the public are
happy to have Ashok Leyland as their neighbour. Building on
the eco-friendly measures over the years, Ennore is gearing
up to receive the ISO 14001 certification of the Environmental
Management Systems.
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Bata
: R & D and Energy conservation
Our Research and Development activities
are being carried out in key areas of product, process and material
development. The emphasis is on solid waste utilization to create
a pollution-free work environment. The installation of energy
luminaries and energy audit are some of measures taken for energy
conservation. A fluidised bed combustion boiler helps conserve
energy at our Batanagar factory.
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BHEL
BHEL
is a member of CoRE (Corporate Roundtable on Development of
Strategies for Environment) launched by The Energy Research
Institute (TERI). CoRE is envisaged as a means to facilitate
a proactive and catalytic role for industry in addressing the
environmental problems plaguing India and helping the industry
towards sustainability paradigm. CoRE is now a partner organization
to the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development).
It has signed a memorandum of understanding with WBCSD, now
called as CoRE-BCSD, India. Interfaces between companies such
as BHEL, TERI and the WBCSD would provide an important link
to address issues of sustainable development at a global level
and to learn and exchange experience of the participating companies.
BHEL’s commitment to environmental issues can be seen as an
integral part of its core business. In the field of Non-conventional
and Renewable Energy, BHEL has successfully launched products
like wind
electric generators, solar
heating systems, solar
photovoltaic systems, solar
lanterns and battery
powered road vehicles. Technology upgradation has been done
to minimise environmental impact of fossil energy products,by
way of low-NOx oil/ gas burners, circulating fluidised bed combustion
boilers etc.
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Glaxo
: Energy Efficient Measures:
All
factories of Glaxo have ENCON (Energy Conservation) Meetings
at a regular interval, where representatives of workmen and
management discuss constructive measures of energy saving.
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Gujarat
Narmada Valley
: Environment Management
GNFC
has developed and implemented Environment Management System
(EMS) as per 1S0:14001-1996 for its Fertilizers, Chemicals and
Printed Circuit Board units and supporting services at Bharuch,
Gujarat with expert guidance from M/s EQMS India Pvt. ltd, Delhi.
GNFC is now " An ISO:14001 Company" certified by the renowned
certifying body RWTUV Anlagentechnik GmbH, Germany through their
Indian arms, M/s TUV India Pvt. Itd. The certificate was presented
at its corporate office at Bharuch on 31st January 2002.
GNFC
has been following a three pronged strategy for environment
preservation.
- Reduce
pollutants at source by adopting LOW POLLUTION or NO
POLLUTION alternatives wherever feasible.
- Develop
fruitful utilization for pollutants, whether solids, liquids
or gaseous.
- Treat
balance effluents/ wastes to achieve acceptable discharge
quality
norms.
GNFC
has so far spent Rs.740 million on installation of pollutants
control equipments and facilities in line with the above strategy.
GNFC management is dedicated for allocating various resources
for continual environmental improvement. Designing & developing
of EMS as per ISO: 14001 was started in Feb, 2000 and Environment
Policy was signed & released by Shri. AD Desai, MD in
Jan, 2001.
Major
milestones of EMS implementation
- Initiation
of ISO:14001 activities Feb,2000
- Appointment
of ISO:14001 consultant Jul,2000
- Formation
of Core Departmental team Aug,2000
- Release
of Environment Policy by MD Jan, 2001
- Formation
of Environmental Management Review Feb, 2001 Committee (EMRC)
- Release
of EMS documentation Mar, 2001
- First
internal audit Jun, 2001
- Pre
certification audit Sept, 2001
- Final
certification audit Nov, 2001
- Issue
of ISO:14001 certificate Jan, 2002
Some
major benefits achieved so far through EMS implementation are
listed below:
- Conservation
in energy consumption
- Reduction
in water consumption
- Reduction
in lube oil consumption
- Increase
in recovery of used lube oil
- Increase
in revenue from scrap sale due to better segregation
- Improved
house keeping in the complex
- Increase
in the awareness for environmental responsibility at all levels
in the organization
We
at GNFC recognized the need to take a proactive approach for
continuously improving upon our environmental performance. Implementation
of EMS and achieving ISO:14001
certification is a step in this direction.
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ITC
Welcom
Introduction
- Water And Energy Game
Welcomenviron is our vision for a green world. A multifaceted
programme established by ITC-Welcomgroup Hotels, to practice
the principles of conservation - to create a safe, harmonious
and ecologically balanced environment for our guests and employees.
In line with our above philosophy, we have developed a stimulating
energy & water game. You are aware that these are contentious
issues which needs everyone's participation to optimize the
use of the same for our ever increasing population.
Many children are not aware that only 1% of fresh water is available
for human use which is disproportionately distributed globally.
By chasing our water tables down since 1950, our water table
has gone down from a depth of 30' to 350' on average across
the country leading to increasing use of energy for our routine
needs which is not sustainable.
It is to sensitize all our stakeholders in a playful fashion
that Welcomenviron has devised this family engaging game to
internalize the simple methods of conservation of water and
energy.
"Happy playing" with your family, with an existing dice and
coloured coins available in every home with a ludo set.
WelcomEnviron Game (Save/Print facility)
Eco Educational
Toolkit
Environment repairs and maintenance is a big job which needs
to be conducted on a large scale. Many of the steps are very
simple to implement, it is such a collection of these ideas
that ITC Welcomgroup intends to share with all stakeholders.
Use of these tools will help to mitigate the challenges on water
energy, and poverty related issues.
Domestic
Help (DH) Value Addition Programme
Every home has its own individuality and specifics but there
are some rules and duties that a Domestic Help (DH) needs to
know. These programmes are an attempt to help the Lady of the
House train her DH as well as highlight those issues that are
pertinent to the DH, while keeping in mind some of the intricate
details we normally don’t seem to keep track of.
Domestic Help (in PDF format)
Energy Saving
Energy Savings in Home Appliances.
Energy Saving (in PDF format)
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Kochi
Refineries
: Energy Conservation
We
give top priority to energy conservation. During 1997-98
the fuel and loss for the refinery including aromatics production
facilities and captive power plant was only 5.69% by weight.
We
are implementing certain projects like production of power from
steam generated by waste heat recovery boiler in captive power
plant and providing more efficient street and plant lighting.
These measures would save around 6800 tons of fuel.
KRL
has won many energy conservation awards:
- National
Energy Conservation Awards (1993,' 95,' 96)
- Energy
Conservation Award among major industries given
by Energy Management Centre, Government of Kerala (1997)
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