Understanding opportunities and current market of energy efficiency in building sector including energy audit of an office space
Student name: Ms Ruchita Shah
Guide: Mr Sapan Thapar
Year of completion: 2017
Host Organisation: Schneider Electric India Private Limited
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Mr Rohit Chashta
Abstract: The project undertaken revolves around the potential of assessing energy efficiency
opportunities in buildings. In amidst of energy transition, efficient use of energy is
inescapable. While it is essential to add new power generation capacity to meet the
nation’s growing energy requirements, it is equally important to look out for options
that will help in reducing energy demand for various end-use sectors. This study is
carried on the ground of saving energy in buildings, opportunities, barriers and best
practices.
The energy efficiency sector is majorly divided in industrial, domestic, agricultural
and commercial. Buildings account for approximately 33% of electricity
consumption. The new construction is eligible for passive energy efficiency
interventions such as day lighting, ventilation and buildings envelop and renewable
energy, which in return improves design efficiency. The existing buildings lack the
opportunities to improve design efficiency and have major dependency on operational
efficiency improvement. The operational energy efficiency is achieved via taking
active energy efficiency measures. Active energy measures i.e. the management of
energy use through measurement, monitoring, and control; broadly include the
products and solutions to improve operational energy efficiency.
The major learning includes energy audit of office space for ISO50001 certification,
energy modeling for uncovering the actual reduction in energy consumption after
implementation of energy consumption measures, understanding of rating system and
available products to become energy efficient, current market of energy efficiency in
building sector, barriers to growth of market, way forward to alleviate barriers.
