Energy Conservation

With energy conservation and carbon reduction key priorities, it is in the collective interest of all to encourage Net Zero Energy Building as an imperative requirement. Where are we as far as this approach is concerned?

In October 2020, the Sustainable Environergy Research Lab (SERL) under the Chemical Engineering Department of IIT Delhi, successfully demonstrated the working prototype of VRFB that can efficiently store and utilize renewable energy for a wide range of applications. Here is a brief on the versatile energy research being conducted in the institute…

Today, energy saving is the target of all industries across the world, where India too is not an exception. This is a story of lowering the energy consumption by 63%...

The company is a utility-scale energy storage company that uses novel applications of modern energy storage technologies to better serve today’s electricity business…

Power electronics deals with the conversion and control of electrical energy with the help of power semiconductor devices that operate in a switching mode, and, therefore, efficiency of power electronic apparatus may approach as high as 98–99%.

Globally, the energy demand is very acute and to meet the requirement, every nation has to take energy efficient measures to stand before the world...  - Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Dr. Sujit Kumar

With the changing demand pattern, the energy supply methodology also needs to transform…

There is a scope for reduction of losses in many sectors, which use bulk electric supply. One such application of electric power is for batteries... - Dr Usha, Surendra, Amoolya D R,  Divyashree R, Dhruthishree H, Raveena D

Safety, reliability, energy efficiency and lower carbon trails are some of the key benefits of smart power in homes, buildings and industries... - Ashutosh Shukla

Safety, reliability, energy efficiency and lower carbon trails are some of the key benefits of smart power in homes, buildings and industries... - Ashutosh Shukla

Thermal energy generators are expected to be phased out and not replaced as they age out. However, the biggest issue to be resolved will be the erratic generation from renewable sources, which is not controllable on demand. Solar plants operate only when sun is shining, while wind mills operate only in windy conditions. Renewable energy will have to necessarily depend on devices and facilities which can store the energy when available and dispense to loads as per demand... - R. P. Deshpande

In order to tap into the nanotechnology solution to electricity generation, transmission, storage and distribution, basic requirement is to have the complete knowledge of power system, and according to the papers regarding nanotechnology appropriate solutions can be found to the problems facing in power system…- Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Er. Sujit Kumar

Electrical management is one solution for monitoring and controlling the usage of energy and take preventive and precautionary measures. - Mr Phaniraj, Mr Revanna

More than ever, managing energy consumption in buildings, production facilities and machines is critical to the success of a company. Making correct cost reduction decisions requires the ability to collect and process all energy-related data. Scalable energy data management systems integrated into PC-based control equipment cover everything from the building to the machine and even each individual motor.

Energy efficiency is a key component in the government’s bid to help India transform into a clean energy hub without significantly compromising upon its growth objectives. With implementation of various energy efficiency measures in various sectors such as agriculture, municipalities, buildings, domestic, industries a considerable quantum of electricity can be saved. EESL has already retrofitted over 35 lakh streetlights across 23 states and four Union Territories in the country, leading to an annual energy saving of 46.63 crore kWh to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) while resulting in an avoidance of 117 MW peak demand as well as a reduction of 3.8 lakh tonnes of CO2 annually, states Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) in an interaction with Electrical India.

The large scale penetration of Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) in the transportation segment makes the utility power network more stressed and less efficient due to negative impacts of integration of PEVs for charging the batteries. This article describes the PEV technology, charging strategies of PEVs, smart grids and integration of PEVs and types of energy storage systems...  - K Ramalingam, C S Indulkar

There is a need to navigate the energy transition for sustainable growth in socio-economic aspects of the country. Though the energy consumption per GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is higher, production of valuable goods is quite low in the country which shows that there is a need to improve the end-use efficiency. …

The World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, at the One Planet Summit in Paris, singled out the work done by EESL in the space of Energy Efficiency and called out EESL as a Star Performer.

Energy storage technologies can be employed to store the useful energy from renewable resources according to their availability and can be made use in future. They have the added benefits of improving stability, power quality, and reliability of supply...

GE launched the GE Reservoir -  a comprehensive energy storage platform that delivers a suite of customised storage solutions to help customers address new challenges and seek new opportunities in a rapidly transforming power grid that is becoming more highly diversified and distributed.