Residential Zone and Housing
The Residential Sector consumes about 10 % of country's energy usage and there is
a potential for saving 27-42% of energy by switching to improved devices, which
are designed to maximise combustion rate (of fuel, ensuring the presence of sufficient
oxygen), radiant heat transfer (from fire to vessels, keeping them as close to fire
as possible), convection (to pass maximum hot gas over vessels, reducing drafts),
conduction (heat is concentrated near the vessels by using insulating material for
the stove) and user satisfaction (with user friendly design). Irrespective of type
of fuel, community, etc., improved stoves show significant saving in fuel. We can
come over the problem with the practice of energy efficient technology and through
energy conservation.
Some of the measures:
- Turn off lighting system in any
room if not using
- Fuel-efficient equipment/appliances
such as kerosene and LPG stoves,
- Use of compact fluorescent lamps
in place of GL lamps
- Use of electronic ballasts saves
about 20 % to 25 % of energy
- Use of energy efficient 28W tube
lights saves about 40 % of energy as compared to the conventional 40W tube light.
- Use of solar light for lighting
purpose during day time
- Pumps for lifting water in high-rise
buildings
- On electric stoves, use flat bottom
pans that make full contact with the element
- Use of Fuel efficient stoves, popularly
known as ASTRA stoves, are characterized by complete fuel combustion with as little
excess air as practicable to generate the highest temperature of flue gases