Context :
Water
purifiers must mention wastage, efficiency rating: /
Eco Times /
12 Oct 2021
Extract :
The environment ministry has notified
regulations for water purification systems which will come into effect 18
months from now.
The new 'Regulation on Use of Water Purification System (WPS)' mandate that each water purifier will now come
with a ' conformance label '--a star
rating like label—declaring its efficiency level as well as
water-rejection / wastage levels
The Bureau of Indian Standards is
learnt to have developed IS
standard (IS 16240: 2015) for drinking water
purifying systems which will be technology specific and
also detail ,
#
the acceptable quality of the
purified water, besides
#
the recovery
efficiency of the machine.
At present, purification machines have around
20% water recover efficiency as they are estimated to reject/waste near 70-80%
of the water taken in for purification.
The environment
ministry--as custodian of green resources--has been pitching for bringing in a
more water efficient system in a phased manner, starting with 40-60% efficiency
level to reduce wastage.
The RO manufacturer will now have to obtain standard mark/certification under a licence from the BIS on the water
purification system.
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MY TAKE :
Ø IS
standard (IS 16240: 2015) does NOT stipulate the maximum amount of electricity that such Water Purifying
Systems may consume per litre of water purified .
Ø Bureau
of Energy Efficiency , under its section “
Standards &
Labelling “ does NOT even list “ Water
Purifiers “ as a domestic appliance needing standardization
Ø Considering our long-term CLIMATE
CONTROL GOALS, it is very important to come up with Energy Efficiency
Standard Inputs - EESI - ( max units of electricity that each
domestic appliance may consume per unit of OUTPUT ) for each and every appliance / gadgets / device
/ lamps etc., that consume electric power
Ø Such EESI need to be laid down for different MODELS ( sizes ) of each device
Ø It should be made MANDATORY for all manufacturers
to print this EESI Certificate on the devices
HOW WILL THIS HELP WITH LOWERING OF POWER
CONSUMPTION ?
Ø Within next 3 years,
all households will replace their DUMB electric meters with SMART meters
Ø I envisage that the Second Generation of
Smart Meters will not only
measure the total electricity consumption of the entire household but they will
be able to measure / record / transmit ( over internet ), INDIVIDUAL power
consumption of each and every appliance / device / lamp etc ., which draws its
power through the Smart Meter
Ø Such measurement of power
consumption ( INPUTS ) of INDIVIDUAL devices and comparison
against their RATINGS ( OUTPUTS ) , will enable computation
of their ENERGY USAGE EFFICIENCY – and the CARBON
CREDITS / DEBITS earned by each device
Ø For detailed working ,
read this :
Carbon
Finance through Carbon Credits ………………….[ 12 Mar 2021 ]
Dear Shri Abhay Bakreji
( Director
General – Bureau of Energy Efficiency
/ dg-bee@nic.in
),
I am not aware of such an CARBON CREDIT ECO-SYSTEM
, existing in any country
But then, considering the POWER SHORTAGE
CRISIS ( - and the ever-rising prices of diesel / petrol ) over the past few
weeks, our need for creating such an Eco-System, is , both URGENT and IMPORTANT
Fortunately, implementation of none of my
above-mentioned suggestions need any Rocket Science
This is a matter of National Interest and does
not need any APPROVAL / GREEN SIGNAL from Union Cabinet – although it will go a
long way for expeditious implementation !
Any initiative in this respect by BEE, will be
highly appreciated by all concerned
With regard,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 12
Oct 2021
Related Readings :
Ø Welcome,
Prepaid Smart Meters……………….. [ 25 Sept 2021 ]
Ø A
Smart Move , Shri Singh ! ……………………….[ 07 June 2018 ]
Ø Smart
Meter : No Pending Payments ? ……….[ 08 Dec 2017 ]
Ø Electrifying
: Smartly …………………………………..[ 25 Sept 2017 ]
Cc :
Indian
Manufacturers of Electric Meters
===================================================
1 Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt Ltd / info@bentecindia.com
2 Genus Power
Infrastructures Ltd / info@genus.in
3 HPL India Ltd / hpl@hplindia.com
3. Itron
India Pvt Ltd / ashok.dash@itron.com
4. Landis+Gyr
Ltd
5. Larsen
& Toubro Ltd / cic@Lntebg.com / infodesk@larsentoubro.com
6. Schneider
Electric India Pvt Ltd
7. Secure
Meters Ltd / sales_india@securemeters.com
8. Superior
Products Industries
9. Towa
Engineering Works
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