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Vol. No 7 | Issue No. 1 | October 2015
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Technical Sessions on PAT and Energy Efficiency
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Technical Sessions on PAT and Energy Efficiency (contd...)
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Energy Engineer Award for former SEEM President EMC to support SEEM project on Home Energy Audit
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Falling Solar Cost Attracts Foreign Investment in India Indian electricity consumption to touch 4 trillion units by 2030 A new feather in the BLACK cap WB Loan through SBI for India's Solar
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C. Jayaraman, General Secretary One of the major suggestions that came during the SEEM Energy Management Award function at Delhi in April 2016, was that the “Quality of Energy Audits” is to be critically evaluated and enhanced. Until recent times, energy management practices primarily consisted of replacing inefficient equipment and then using any number of methods to estimate the savings. There have been significant efforts over the last decade to define appropriate standards and best practices and implement consistent energy management systems to increase and retain energy savings. The knowledge gained from thousands of energy efficient projects is driving a transition from traditional tactical practice (one-time ‘‘build and forget” projects) to energy management strategies proposed and endorsed by a number of international organizations. Typically, energy audits tend to focus more on measures that require investment in a specific technology. They could, however, be successful in raising awareness about energy issues, a prerequisite for changing behaviour and consumption practices. Hansen J Shirley, Brown W J, in their book “ Investment Grade Energy Audit Making smart energy choices (2004)” observes that conventional audits are not effective and there is an urgent need to progress from mere fact findings to detailed feasibility reports. The foremost limitation of the conventional (traditional) energy audit has been its allegiance to the “snap shot” approach, which is like someone taking a picture where all conditions are frozen in time. Auditors, when assume conditions observed during the
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audit would remain the same for the life of the equipment or the project, may come out with inappropriate suggestions. Many developed countries understood this concept and moved ahead from conventional/traditional approaches. Literature survey shows that one of the most important factors for successful implementation and operation of an energy management program is commitment to the program by top management. A comprehensive study done by USAID on the implementation of energy efficiency among SME sector in India under ECO III project also identified understanding and trust of unit holders to get the process going as one of the most significant barriers. Identifying factors that can make the whole process of auditing, implementation of its recommendations, systematic monitoring and verifying to make “Energy Audits” efficient is of great importance in determining the energy security of the country. Many factors such as government policies and regulations, behaviour aspects of the implementing and implemented bodies, technological, financial and market barriers affect the “Energy Audit Efficiency” . But, energy auditor plays the most crucial role in all these areas. If the Energy Auditor has a clear understanding about his role it will have a pronounced influence on the outcome of the energy audit, efficiency improvement and the savings that can be produced. With the advent of cheaper measurements and their transmission to computers the focus of energy audits will shift from instantaneous checking to continuous logging. Auditors’ job will also shift from measurements to drawing inferences from variations and from interviews with operating personnel, reviewing processes. That means the auditors have to develop a researcher mindset, with the consultant’s trait of core competence. This shift can lend a lot to enhancing quality of energy audits.
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