One thing that has been really frustrating me for the past few days is the rising electricity bills, although the usage is almost the same. We all as humans tend to get all the luxuries in life but forget that getting those luxuries also takes us one step closer to self destruction. I myself was not energy conserving but 2 days earlier in Ghatkopar (west)Mumbai, I found the whole street lit up in the afternoon and I thought that, 'there are people who are facing problems on load shedding and here the street is lit up when not needed. I've decided to save the smallest amount of energy as possible to safe guard our own future.
The Government of India set up Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) on 1st March 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The mission of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is to assist in developing policies and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation and market principles, within the overall framework of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 with the primary objective of reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy. This will be achieved with active participation of all stakeholders, resulting in accelerated and sustained adoption of energy efficiency in all sectors.
Role of BEE
BEE co-ordinates with designated consumers, designated agencies and other organizations and recognize, identify and utilize the existing resources and infrastructure, in performing the functions assigned to it under the Energy Conservation Act. The Energy Conservation Act provides for regulatory and promotional functions.
Regulatory
The Major Regulatory Functions of BEE include:
>>Develop minimum energy performance standards and labeling design for equipment and appliances.
>>Develop specific Energy Conservation Building Codes.
>>Activities focusing on designated consumers.
>>Develop specific energy consumption norms.
>>Certify Energy Managers and Energy Auditors.
>>Accredit Energy Auditors.
>>Define the manner and periodicity of mandatory energy audits.
>>Develop reporting formats on energy consumption and action taken on the recommendations of the energy auditors.
Promotional
The Major Promotional Functions of BEE include:
>>Create awareness and disseminate information on energy efficiency and conservation.
>>Arrange and organize training of personnel and specialists in the techniques for efficient use of energy and its conservation.
>>Strengthen consultancy services in the field of energy conservation.
>>Promote research and development
>>Develop testing and certification procedures and promote testing facilities
>>Formulate and facilitate implementation of pilot projects and demonstration projects
>>Promote use of energy efficient processes, equipment, devices and systems
>>Take steps to encourage preferential treatment for use of energy efficient equipment or appliances
>>Promote innovative financing of energy efficiency projects
>>Give financial assistance to institutions for promoting efficient use of energy and its conservation
>>Prepare educational curriculum on efficient use of energy and its conservation
>>Implement international co-operation programs relating to efficient use of energy and its conservation
#How can we save energy in our day to day life?
>>Turn off lights when not in use
>>Clean the dust accumulated on tube lights and bulbs and its fixtures regularly.
>>Use ISI marked electrical appliances and equipments
>>Place your tube lights and bulbs in positions where the light is not obstructed.
>>Use CFLs to save energy
#Why CFLs?
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) use about two-thirds less energy than incandescent bulbs with no reduction in quality of light. Compact fluorescent bulbs will give an incandescent bulb's warm, soft light, while using up to 75 percent less electricity
CFLs are slightly costlier but are worth investing as they are smaller, cheaper, brighter, and offer improved color quality. Typically, a 23-watt compact fluorescent bulb can replace a 90- or 100-watt incandescent bulb
Use compact fluorescent bulbs in fixtures that are on for more than four hours a day. By replacing only two 75 Watt light bulbs that are on four hours a day by two 15 watt energy-saving lamps, you can save almost 18 Kilo Watt hours per year.
Less Energy More Light
#While Cooking
>>Use energy efficient chulas
>>Keeping the vessels closed with a lid while cooking reduces cooking time and energy use.
>>Soak the food ahead of cooking.
#During agricultural activities
Irrigation
Pumping out water
There is a potential of about 25% to 35% improvement in the efficiency of these pump sets by affecting minor/major rectification and shifting to ISI marked pumps.
>>The larger valve helps to save electricity / diesel because less fuel and power is needed to draw water from the well.
>>The fewer the no. of bends and fittings in a pipe, more the electricity saves.
>>Sharp bends in the pipe leads 70 % more frictional loss than standard bends.
>>A farmer can save 15 liters of diesel every month simply by reducing the pipe height by 2 m. The pump works more efficiently when it is not more than 10 feet above the water level of the well.
>>Use good quality PVC suction pipe to save energy and save electricity up to 20 %.
>>Apply oil and grease to pump set regularly as recommended by the manufacture.
>>To improve the power factor and voltage use ISI marked shunt capacitor of right capacity with motor. This will also save the electricity.
>>Switch off the light of well in the day time.
#While using google
If we are little bit conscious about energy savings and keep proper vigil on this with discipline than we will save a lot through n number of resources which consume energy. In Continuous with the same follow up if we use www.googleblacksearch.com for day to day search on the web, than it will save lots of energy which can be reused in other required places.
www.GoogleBlackSearch.com is powered by Google Custom Search since this is same as google so you will loose nothing but at the same time you save lots of energy.
Benefits by using www.GoogleBlackSearch.com (Energy Saving Search Engine) are as follows :
>>Saves lots of energy as a black screen uses less energy than a bright white one.
>>Less stress on your eyes when you are working for long time. So it save you eye too.
So start using www.GoogleBlackSearch.com (Energy Saving Search Engine) and start saving energy every time you search on the Internet.
