Estimation of Energy and Carbon Saving Potential in Industrial Lighting System

Abstract:

A targeted energy analysis was carried out in a textile industry focusing on lighting system. It is observed from the study that the industry can replace the existing TL-D 36 W/54 fluorescent tube lights with energy efficient TL-5 28 W/865 fluorescent tube lights with electronic ballast. This has resulted in energy saving of 206388 kWh per annum. The corresponding CO₂ mitigation is estimated at 167.174 t CO₂/annum. An experiment was conducted to identify the exact light intensity of the proposed lighting system. The result shows that the light intensity has reduced by 11.1 % which is insignificant compared to energy saving and CO₂ mitigation. The investment for the new lighting fixtures is estimated at INR 0.468 million with cost saving of INR 1.65 million which has return on investment of just 3.3 months.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 768)
• Pages: 272-279
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.768.272
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: P. Ganesan, Rajakarunakaran S, M. Thirugnanasambandam, D. Devaraj
• Keywords: Energy Analysis, Light Intensity, Specific Energy Consumption, Textile Industry

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