Plan to reduce energy consumption
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- Plan to reduce energy consumption
Conventional Lights to LED Lights, Window AC to Chiller & VRV/VRF, IE5 pumps and HNS system, VFD based lifts, solar water heater-based heat pump system for hot water requirement and individual UPS to modular UPS are planned for the old buildings in a phased manner.
The following crucial actions are part of a methodical approach to energy consumption reduction:
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Energy Audit and Assessment: To find inefficiencies and set baseline energy usage measurements, comprehensive energy audits must be conducted.
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Install Energy Management Systems: To track usage in real time and optimize energy use, monitoring equipment and energy management software are used.
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Infrastructure optimization is the process of updating buildings with energy-saving features including HVAC systems, better insulation, and LED lighting.
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Integration of Renewable Energy: Investigating renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, and, when appropriate, purchasing green energy.
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By using this integrated strategy, we can reduce operating expenses, save a substantial amount of energy, and support sustainability objectives.
A chiller plant which uses recycled water from the sewage treatment plant was constructed during this year(2022-2023). The chiller plant was able to provide air conditioning for more rooms while consuming half the power of its predecessor. Two separate chiller plants were established one for Men’s hostel and one for ladies hostel. About 70% of the light fixtures were converted to LED. Seeing the performance of the LED, it was decided to convert all the Lighting systems in Library to LED during the next year and the same was replaced during 2019. In November 2018, an agreement was signed between VIT and Bharat enterprises, a wind energy company. According to the agreement, Bharat enterprises agreed to provide 95 lakh units power and BBK shoes to provide 27 Lakhs to VIT during 2022 via TANGEDCO Grid.
Scope for the further improvement:
- Conventional lighting systems in some of the old buildings need to be replaced by phased manner or as and when the lights are defective replace with LED lights.
- Ceiling fans can be replaced with BLDC based 5 star energy efficient fans and also for the new buildings BLDC fan is recommended.
- New RUB walk ways of 4 * 80 Meters can be installed with roof top solar PV of 100 kW rating and PRP block, 2 MLD, 3 MLD STP roofs, R block also considered for the solar PV installation.
- Through energy Open exchange market the remaining power also procured from wind / solar -green power.
- Occupancy sensor based electrical appliances control is recommended
- Recommend to conduct regular awareness program on Energy Efficiency and saving. Suggest behavioural change against energy wastages. For example: Forget to switch off the fans, lights, chargers, CPU and Monitors, printers, UPS and also forgets to close the doors of AC rooms and to switch off.
- Recommend to keep the ACs at the adaptive temperature above 25 °C.
- Apply load signature analysis to identify the optimal load pattern and the energy wastages.
- Some of the pumps at STP are found throttling water by passed in the pumping source itself, need to be fixed with lesser rated pumps.
- Recommend the people to take stair cases at least for two floors.
