ENERGY CONSERVATION

LEDing the way for conserving energy

    Light Emitting Diode (LED), now used heavily on TVs, which had brighter & whiter light but consumed less energy. However, this less consumed light has possibility to illuminate the office space? The answer is yes, & the first company to do so on a large scale is an Indian company i-GATE in Chennai.

                  Phanesh Murthy, CEO, i-GATE invested RS. 37 lakh to light 57,000 sq. ft. office space at iGATE’s new development centre inside the DLF SEZ at Chennai. The benefit:-

1.     Reduction in carbon emission by 78 tonnes annually.

2.      AC requirements are down by 11-12%*. The load will come further because of LED by 4-5%.

*LED usage will help optimize this as the light is ‘cool’ & dissipates lesser heat.

                 LED gives out 63.8% & 76.8% less carbon emissions than CFL & tube light lighting respectively over five years. Total energy savings from LED is 63.8% more than CFL & 71.5% more than tube, lighting over five years.