LIVING BUILDING
SERIES
Near Zero Buildings: Promise of Energy Efficiency in India
Reference Reading
Thursday, 23rd April 10:30am-12:30pm.
The Program schedule for the webinar:
10:15am-10:30am : Log in and Registration
10:30am-10:35am : Hariharan Chandra - An Introduction to the Dialogue of the Day
10:35am-11:20am : Padu S. Padmanabhan : Promise of Energy Efficiency in India
11:20am-12:30 pm : Ashish Rakheja : Q/A by experts
All Students are requested to read this and closely study the links that have been offered here. The modular questions at end of this material have to be answered. Please seek guidance with your Faculty Heads
Reference Reading 01.
This is a AEEE report that was put together a few years back. It should give the reader (at least the first few chapters) a background to EE in India. This is 120 pages. Students are requested to read the introductory chapter.
http://www.aeee.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AEEE-EE-Book-Online-Version-.pdf
Reference Reading 02.
This is an excellent, easy-to-understand primer for students and teachers who are interested to know about energy efficiency - meaning, definitions and applications in homes, buildings, offices, etc. It was developed by National Renewable Energy Lab, Colorado, and I have used it for my graduate class where some were from the liberal arts and humanities background.
Reference Reading 03.
This is a more advanced primer on energy (52 pages). You may want to read at least the Introduction. The context is American. But many of the principles and directions apply as much to India’s energy scenario of the next 30 years. This is for better understanding of common terminologies used such as energy intensity, energy productivity, laws of energy conservation, etc. Only for the more advanced learner.
Reference Reading 04.
This is a website from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) of US Dept. of Energy. If the student wishes s/he can explore it to get information on energy end-use, etc. in all sectors of a country's economy.
https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/use-of-energy/efficiency-and-conservation.php
Five Questions to be answered by the students.
Test for Students
This is adapted from the second link offered as Reference Reading. It’s a document of the NREL, Colorado.
The energy in fossil fuels such as coal is stored as...
a. Chemical energy
b. Electrical energy
c. Thermal energy
d. Nuclear energy
2 Which energy source provides the nation with the most energy?
a. Coal
b. Natural gas
c. Petroleum
d. Electricity
3 Which residential task uses the most energy?
a. Lighting
b. Heating water
c. Heating rooms
d. Cooling rooms
4 Most energy conversions produce...
a. Light
b. Heat
c. Motion
d. Sound
5 The major use of coal in India is to...
a. Fuel trains
b. Heat homes and buildings
c. Make chemicals
d. Generate electricity
6 What percentage of the energy we use comes from renewable energy sources?
a. Under 4 percent
b. Under 8 percent
c. Under 16 percent
d. Under 25 percent
7 Compared to Sodium vapour lamps Halide bulbs...
a. Use more energy
b. Use less energy
c. Use the same amount of energy
8 Which fuel provides most of the energy to commercial buildings?
a. Electricity
b. Natural gas
c. Coal
d. Petroleum
9 Which sector of the economy consumes the most energy?
a. Transportation
b. Commercial
c. Industrial
d. Residential
10 Which greenhouse gas is considered the most signifi- cant to global climate change?
a. Sulfur dioxide
b. Methane
c. Ozone
d. Carbon dioxide
11 Electricity is measured in...
a. Amperes
b. Volts
c. Kilowatt-hours
d. Current
12 Natural gas is transported mainly by...
a. Barge
b. Tanker
c. Pipeline
d. Truck
13 The average cost of a kilowatt-hour of electricity in India is...
a. ₹3-5
b. ₹5-8
c. ₹8-13
d. None of the above.
14 Natural gas is measured by...
a. Volume
b. Weight
c. Heat content
d. Flammability
Kindly submit yours Answers by 30th April EOD on
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