CFL producers like Philips Lighting, Havells, Surya and the Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association challenged the rules which was notified on March 23. The Centre claimed on Monday before Delhi High Court that manufacturers of CFL bulbs, mostly multinational firms, do not want to adhere to the new e-waste …
COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is educating school and college students on energy conservation so that the message reaches more people, according to P. Annadurai, Superintending Engineer of the Board, Coimbatore South. He said that assistant engineers in the board here had been asked to educate the students in …
Leora Broydo Vestel IT SOUNDS like such a simple thing to do: buy some new light bulbs, screw them in, save the planet. Are there simple and cost-effective ways to increase energy efficiency for houses? Take the case of Karen Zuercher and her husband, in San Francisco. Inspired by watching …
Nandini Chandrashekar,DH News Service,Bangalore: Energy conservation and responsible use of power is a matter of urgent concern in the present scenario. Faced with a power crisis, people themselves can make a difference by efficient usage of power, along with being responsible for producing power for their own households. Director of …
Pune On Thursday, the BEE and Prayas Energy group conducted a day-long seminar among stakeholders on the successful implementation of the recently announced 'Bachat Lamp Yojana' scheme by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The scheme seeks to promote the replacement of incandes cent bulbs by much more efficient compact …
Standards in six months likely THE Bureau of Energy Efficiency (bee) is preparing new labeling standards for cfls (compact fluorescent lamps) based on light output. Like other consumer electronics such as refrigerators, air-conditioners and fans, cfls would also be given star ratings
The ambitious programme to replace bulbs with energy-efficient CFLs by 2012 is a noteworthy step Business Standard / New Delhi March 9, 2009, 0:18 IST The ambitious programme for replacing about 400 million electric bulbs with energy-efficient, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) by 2012 is a noteworthy step in the country
NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has launched a nation-wide scheme, Bachat Lamp Yojana, to promote replacement of bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to save energy. Speaking about the scheme, BEE director general Ajay Mathur said:
Compact fluorescent lamps have emerged as a viable option to sharply reduce the energy demand for lighting. They are now manufactured by the millions, and the production base is bound to expand as official agencies and State governments scale up plans to replace existing lamps with CFLs. Besides saving power, …
After coming out with report on how trans fats in vegetable oils were serious health risk, the Centre for Science and Environment says the energy-saving CFL bulbs also leads to a serious health hazard as the disposal of mercury involved in its manufacturing is not being regulated. The CSE has …
The EU offers a solution to disposal and recycling of CFLs. Under its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive of 2005, it is the responsibility of the manufacturer to collect and recycle the spent bulbs. Collection of these bulbs can take place at the point of sale or at e-waste …
Government schemes induced growth The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, state electricity boards and electricity supply companies are responsible for popularizing cfls in India.
There are two forms of power. One is real power that can be translated into actual work typically measured in watts. Another is reactive power that is consumed by a device but does not produce any useful work. The sum of both forms of power is the power supplied by …
The CFL market in India The CFL market in India is complex. It comprises at least 12 big brands and perhaps hundreds of small players, whose contribution is not measured. elcoma, the primary association of lamp and components manufacturers, estimates the cfl market size in the country is between 150 …
Industry reluctant, regulators lax The only hiccup in implementing a wide scale, cfl -based energy-saving programme in India is mercury, a small but essential component of the lamp. Mercury is a proven neurotoxin. Inhaling mercury vapours can severely damage the respiratory tract. Sore throat, coughing, pain or tightness in the …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: Nearly nine lakh domestic consumers of Cuddalore and Villupuram districts will soon be covered under the Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY), the scheme for promoting energy efficiency by replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). A senior official of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board says an executing …
