The energy conservation

By FENO ANDRIANARY, SMBS

INTRODUCTION
CONTENT

 What is energy conservation?

 Sources of energy
 Classification of sources of energy
 Importance of energy conservation
 How can we conserve?
 Energy auditing
 What is the alternative?
 Energy conservation in india
DEFINITION

 Energy conservation is the effort made to reduce the Consumption of energy

by using less of an energy service.
 This can be achieved either by using energy nore efficiently or by reducing
the amount of service used.
 Energy conservation reduces the need for energy services and can result in
increased environmental quality, national security, personal financial security
and higher savings.
Source of energy

 Sun
 Wind (wind mill)
 Moving water (hydro electric projects)
 Fuels (Wood/coal/oil/natural gas)
 Nuclear fuels
 Electricity
 Geothermal energy.
Classification of sources of energy

 Renewable energy
Renewable are the energy sources which can be replaced endlessly such as Sun
energy, Wind energy, geothermal and hydro energy. And it can generate energy
continuously without decay of source

 Non-renewable energy
Non-renewable energy is energy that comes from the ground and is not replaced
in a relatively short amount of time. It includes fuels like coal, oil and natural
gas which had taken millions of years to be formed.
Importance of energy conservation

 It is essential to assert that we need to conserve because the demand of

energy is exceeding the supply of energy
 We use energy faster than it can be produced - Coal, oil and natural gas - the
most utilised sources take thousands of years for formation.
 Most of the energy sources we use cannot be reused and renewed - Non
renewable energy sources constitute 80% of the fuel use. It is said that our
energy resources may last only for another 40 years or so.
 We save our energy when we save energy - When we use fuel wood
efficiently, our fuel wood requirements are lower and so is our drudgery for
its collection
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 Energy saved is energy generated - When we save one unit of energy, it is

equivalent to 2 units of energy produced
 Save energy to reduce pollution - Energy production and use account to large
proportion of air pollution and more than 83 percent of greenhouse gas
emissions
 We save the country a lot of money when we save energy - About 75 per cent
of our crude oil needs are met from imports which would cost about Rs.1,
50,000 crore a year
 Energy resources are limited - India has approximately 1% of world’s energy
resources but it has 16% of world population.
‘The earth, water and the air are not a gift to us
from our parents but a loan from our children.’
How can we conserve?

 Energy must be conserved at different place:

 Home
 Workplace
 On the road
Home

 Switch off lights and fan while leaving a room.

 Change over to energy efficient tube lights from power consuming bulbs
 Use a refrigerator of the size your family needs.
 Replace the appliances at home with appliance capable of saving energy
Workplace

 Ask the cleaning staff not to switch on all lights and fans before people come
to the office.
 Switch off fans and lights when you leave the room.
 Minimise the use of air-conditioners.
 Switch off computers when not in use.
 Avoid unnecessary photocopying of documents.
 Encourage people to use the stairs instead of the lift, especially in places like
hospitals.
On the road

 Use a car pool instead of individual cars to travel to work

 Adopt petrol saving measures
 Encourage installation of light sensitive switches and solar panels for
streetlights.
Energy auditing

 energy audit is a detailed inventory of the energy performances of your

home carried out by an auditor
 It has 3 process:
 Preparation
 Audit
 Report
Process

 Preparation
gathering of information on your home before the auditor’s visit
 Audit
Analyse of the information gathered about your home and check:
 the quality of the insulation of the outside walls
 the proper functioning of the heating installation, the hot water system and
the ventilation system
 the proper use of your various pieces of equipment
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 Report
 Data encoded into a specialised software program.
 This application attribute a label from A to E to all the elements analysed.
 Makes recommendations and draws up a projection of the way your home
would be if you follow the recommendations.
 Draws up a final report and adds any observations he may have.
What is the alternative?

 An alternative to conventional sources of energy is the non-conventional

sources of energy
 These are renewable sources of energy and pollution free.
 These energy option for the future are:
 Biogas
 Solar
 Wind
 Hydel
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN INDIA

 About 70% of India’s energy generation capacity is from fossil fuels with:
 coal 40% of India’s total energy consumption
 crude oil 24%
 natural gas at 6%
 India is largely dependent on fossil fuel imports to meet its energy demands.
 By 2030, India’s dependence on energy imports is expected to exceed 53% of
the country’s total energy consumption.
CONCLUSION