Ports on power saving mode to cut down costs
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. In the times of recession and power shortages, ports like Gangavaram Port and Visakha Container Terminal Private Limted (VCTPL) are turning to energy efficient systems to cut costs.
Gangavaram Port has been able to save nearly 15% on its energy bills by using solar panels and LED navigation lamps. VCTPL has managed to save nearly 40% energy by improving energy efficiency in illumination and investing in equipment that guzzles less power.
"We have been able to reduce power consumption by investing in around Rs 120 crore in technologically-advanced, energy efficient equipment, includes like specially-designed cranes to do away with dead weight, which leads to increase power consumption,
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Referring to the savings at VCTPL, energy consultant Deepa More said that light pipes and induction lamps used during the last six months have resulted in savings of 15768 kWh per year and 105,996 kWh/yr respectively. "Assuming that per unit cost of power is Rs 5, VCPTL has saved Rs 78,840 through light pipes and Rs 5.29 lakh through induction lamps during the last six months. This is equivalent to carbon sequestered by 2,140 tree seedlings grown for 10 years or saving on producing 92 tonnes of carbon dioxide," said More, who is also the founder of Greenfeathers Advisory Services.
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Gangavaram Port, on the other hand, has, in the first phase of its energy saving drive, installed 18 solar-powered street lamps and nearly 35 LED navigation lamps to reduce dependency on conventional power, said Visweshwara Rao, assistant vice-president (electrical). He pointed out that the initiative had helped reduce total lighting costs by 15%. The port is now trying to explore other alternatives including wind-based mills.
The photo-voltaic panels will be fitted on Stockton Borough Council’s Municipal Buildings and Bayheath House in Stockton,Modern and washerextractorxxq and lights to enhance your home. Queensway and Kingsway House in Billingham and Ideal House in Thornaby.
The panels will generate renewable electricity which will reduce the Council’s use of grid electricity at the same time as generating revenue over the next twenty years under the Government’s Feed-in-Tariff scheme.
Councillor David Rose, the council’s cabinet member for the environment, said: “The need to manage CO2 emissions has become increasingly important as the contribution they make towards climate change is clear.
“Through the council’s carbon management programme we want to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and lead by example towards the goal of Stockton Borough being a low carbon community.
“The cost of installing these solar panels will be recouped within nine years as the council’s energy bills are reduced. Installing photo-voltaic panels is just one of the ways the Council can make carbon savings. We have also assessed the amount of energy we use in transport and street lighting to find out where we can cut back further on emissions.”