“The Indian Industry can save upto 27% power by adopting Energy Efficient technologies and practices”, said Mr. Mohan Verghese Chunkath, IAS, Tamil Nadu Engery Development Agency, at the 8th edition of Energy Summit, an international conference on energy efficiency organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.
Solar Thermal Energy could be seen as opportunity for cost effective clean power generation. There are various barricades such as lack of information on how to save efficient energy, lack of capital, infrastructure, price and policies effecting the improved cost effective power generation.
We are working closely with CII to bridge the gap between aspiration and resources in renewable energy sector, he added.
Mr C N Raghavendran, Chairman, IGBC – Chennai Chapter & Partner, C R Narayana Rao Architects & Engineers, said, Energy efficiency is a major concern for all our existing and future buildings. It is imperative to embrace green building practices and technologies. Energy efficiency itself is intricately connected to building design, water usage, occupant comfort and so on. A holistic approach to building design, construction and operation is necessary to minimize energy consumption of buildings.
Certified green buildings save 30 to 40% energy compared to other new buildings. The current growth in green buildings is not a short-lived trend, but the beginning of a steady shift towards green practices in the construction industry. The concept of green buildings is gaining wide popularity and our experience with the recently constructed Green rated buildings has been very encouraging.
Mr Shiv Das Meena, IAS, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, said, “Most of our mega development projects are in the beginning stage or half way through. Tamil Nadu is know as an efficient supplier of electricity, though in the last few months there has been a shortage of power due to failure of south- west monsoon. To solve this problem the Tamil Nadu Government has various Power projects in the pipeline like the Kudankulam project which is likely to be up by 2009. This project will give the State an increased supply of Power and solve the problem.
India can meet the challenge of climate change in the coming decades will largely depend on the energy use choices and policies adopted.
“The energy needs of the India are on the rise, which in turn will result in strain on the natural resource base and have significant implications on the economic growth of the economy”, said Mr K Vasudevan, Chairman of the Energy Summit 2008 & Director, Alstom Projects India Ltd
CII-Godrej GBC is a “Center of Excellence” of CII focusing on Energy Efficiency, Environment, Renewable Energy, Water Management and Climate Change activities.
The centre is working towards its vision of making India a global leader in Green Business by 2015 through several councils.
CII is working closely in sectors like Cement, power plant, pulp and paper. Each of the participating companies in the world class energy efficiency initiative has implemented substantial number of energy saving projects and achieved constant reduction in energy consumption.
Pooling up the rich experience of CII Godrej GBC in green initiatives for various sectors of the Indian industry, we have come with a new initiative & action plan; the Mission on Sustainable Growth. We have developed a code titled “CII - CODE FOR ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS GROWTH”, in consultation with the industry leaders.
The Code aims at voluntary commitments from corporate sector to reduce their energy, resource and GHG intensity. More than 160 organisations have already signed the CII- Code and more corporate have indicated their interest to participate in this initiative.
Mr Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, CII, Tamil Nadu, said, “Energy is the major infrastructure for the growth of the economy. The total world consumption of marketed energy is projected to increase by 50 percent from 2005 to 2030.
China and India are the fastest growing economies and will be key contributors to world energy consumption in the future. Over the past decades, their energy consumption as a share of total world energy use has increased significantly. Even stronger growth is projected over the next 25 years.
The eleventh five-year plan targets energy saving of 10,200 MW. CII has been pursuing the energy efficiency movement in the country for a long time and have initiated various initiatives like energy audits, energy awards, green building movement, quality movement and sustainability services for the Indian industry towards this objective.
Rapid industrialization in the past three years led to a surge in electricity demand, triggering the current crisis in Tamil Nadu. Equal distribution of shortage and a cut of 1.5 hours minimum for domestic supply through out TN Saves 250 to 300 MW on an average for 24 hours.
The next few years, in fact, present India with an opportunity to design energy policies in a way that can contribute to substantial mitigation of climate change risks while simultaneously ensuring energy security and contributing to high rates of economic growth.
The three-day mega event will focus on four parallel sessions:
- Energy efficiency in Building- This program focuses on green building concepts, Energy efficient operation of Building management system, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning and lighting systems
- Industrial Energy efficiency – Thermal - This seminar focuses on advanced combustion technologies, technologies on Waste heat recovery, Boiler & steam systems and Renewable energy sources
- Energy efficiency in Electrical systems - The topic focuses on latest technologies in motor, transformer, VFDs, Thermography application for electrical safety and industrial lighting controls
- Encon in Compressed air systems - The program focus on advanced controls and energy saving opportunities in compressor and compressed air system
