Energy, in the form of fossil fuels, is the driving force of human life; therefore, renewable energy sources such as solar energy are seen as the answer to the energy crisis. However, these are relatively new technologies and might affect the environment negatively. In this article, Khushal Matai discusses the Read more
MUMBAI: The Western Railway bagged three National Energy Conservation awards for contribution towards providing a clean and green transportation to its commuters. WR chief spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said that WR was awarded with the first prize in the ‘Transportation Category’ along with second and third in ‘Institution Category’ for energy Read more
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is the first state in the country to achieve the milestone of notifying State Energy Conservation Building Code 2018 to reduce energy consumption demand in commercial buildings that aims to reduce the energy consumption demand of commercial buildings by 30%. This policy will be implemented in its true sense after the Read more
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) celebrated National Energy Conservation Day on Saturday by organising a host of activities including an inter-school painting exhibition. Social welfare and transport minister Yashpal Arya, who was the chief guest at the event, also unveiled the official UREDA 2020 calendar which showcases Read more
CHANDIGARH: Aryans College of Engineering, Rajpura near Chandigarh celebrated Engineers Day on Sunday at its campus. A Seminar on Energy Conservation through Green Buildings was organized in which Er Gurbakshish Singh, Associate Professor, Government Polytechnic College for Girls, Patiala was the Guest Speaker on the occasion. Students of Civil, Mechanical, Read more
Training programme for officials underway Chairman and Managing Director of Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL) G. Raghuma Reddy has said that they have plans to focus on the demand side management as well as energy efficiency towards achieving better energy use with both the consumers and the Read more
Industrial development can be put on fast track, says BEE director Director of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Sunil Khandare on Wednesday stressed the importance of harnessing technology not only to improve energy performance but also to reduce wasteful consumption in industries and ensure sustainable development. At the Southern Read more
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for co-operation in building energy efficiency. An official statement said BEE and CPWD will cooperate in promoting designs and construction of Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) compliant new buildings, star Read more
Energy efficiency has always been an integral part of lighting design, but it has rapidly become one of the top concerns that lighting designers and electrical engineers deal as lighting loads accounts about 40% of the total load in any commercial building. The load used by the lighting system can Read more
Building Energy Simulation Energy simulation is a computer based analytical tool that helps to evaluate the energy performance of building. This helps to do modifications in the in the designs of the building before its construction. Use of energy simulation also becomes important to show compliance with the ASHRAE in Read more