Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Not sure I've scanned the full list.  I have Daikin 5-star efficiency ACs (1.5t 
and 2.0t).  

The other energy efficiency thing is to circulate the air better, and hold the 
temperature of the air conditioner than one would otherwise do.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 19:01
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Any air conditioners you would recommend?

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:

> Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
>
> Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg 
> mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> promotion)
>
> Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which 
> you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, 
> mild steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through 
> a long chain.
>
> Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is 
> enough to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - 
> shows the quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air 
> conditioners.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old 
> (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling 
> for BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
>
> OK, read this:
>
>
> https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-norm
> al-induction-ceiling-fan/
>
> Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be 
> adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be 
> passing the buck as well as the fan?
>
> I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always 
> on the latter side.
>
> Deepa.
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
>
> > Hi Huda,
> >
> > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> >
> > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and 
> > all refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> >
> > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> >
> > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> > non-fossil sources.
> >
> > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof 
> > that lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden 
> > use.  I have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and 
> > reuse of grey
> water ...
> >
> > Best,
> > Ram
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  
> > On Behalf Of Huda Masood
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Hi Ram!
> >
> > Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> > hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
> >
> > What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> > apply immediately to our routines?
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Huda M
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd 
> > > like to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me 
> > > to
> Silklist.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under 
> > > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior 
> > > to this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, 
> > > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving 
> > > clients in Metals &
> > Mining and Electricity.
> > > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> > > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> > > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> > > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I live with 

Re: [silk] Hello

[Jaideep Vivekanand]

We have been using Airzon BLDC fans in our (Green Evolution's) residential and 
institutional projects since 2017. These fans are extremely energy efficient - 
about 32W at highest speed when compared to over 50W for 5 Star rated 
conventional fans. Our clients are very happy with these fans. 
CheersJaideep


 
 
  On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 2:53 PM, ram...@gmail.com wrote:   
Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.

Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg mentioned 
below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self promotion)

Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which you'll 
get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild steel and 
copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long chain.  

Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough to pay 
back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the quantum  of 
waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old (less 
energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for BLDC fans 
now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding to 
the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the buck as 
well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on the 
latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all 
> refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> non-fossil sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that 
> lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I 
> have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water 
> ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> apply immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under 
> > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to 
> > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, 
> > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving 
> > clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>


  

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Any air conditioners you would recommend?

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM  wrote:

> Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.
>
> Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg
> mentioned below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self
> promotion)
>
> Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which
> you'll get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild
> steel and copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long
> chain.
>
> Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough
> to pay back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the
> quantum  of waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.
>
> Ram
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Deepa Mohan
> Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
> To: Intelligent Conversation 
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
> (less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for
> BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.
>
> OK, read this:
>
>
> https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/
>
> Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be
> adding to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be
> passing the buck as well as the fan?
>
> I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
> retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on
> the latter side.
>
> Deepa.
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:
>
> > Hi Huda,
> >
> > Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
> >
> > 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> > available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption -
> > replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all
> > refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> > 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what
> > they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old
> > inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> > 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high
> > power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
> >
> > I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> > Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the
> > state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for
> > adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
> >
> > The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from
> > non-fossil sources.
> >
> > For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that
> > lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I
> > have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey
> water ...
> >
> > Best,
> > Ram
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: silklist  On
> > Behalf Of Huda Masood
> > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> > Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
> >
> > Hi Ram!
> >
> > Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to
> > hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
> >
> > What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can
> > apply immediately to our routines?
> >
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Huda M
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like
> > > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to
> Silklist.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the
> > > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that
> > > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under
> > > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to
> > > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai,
> > > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving
> > > clients in Metals &
> > Mining and Electricity.
> > > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> > > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the
> > > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm
> > > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> > > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading
> > > non-fiction.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing
> > > meaningfully
> > > (hopefully) as well.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Ram C. Sekar
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello and Introduction

[Subodh Sankar]

On 26-04-2021 18:35, Sundar Narayanan wrote:

Hello everyone,
I wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself.  I joined Silklist 
yesterday.  I would like to firstly thank Sumanth Cidambi for the introduction 
and Udhay Shankar for his willingness to include me.  I look forward to 
learning from this forum and growing as a result.
A little bit about myself.  I grew up in Chennai/Mumbai and currently reside in 
Dallas, Texas.  I currently work at Microsoft leading their global risk, quality 
and compliance team.  My educational background is Electrical Engineering and 
Business Administration and my 25 year career so far has been entirely in 
Management/Technology consulting at Ernst & Young, Capgemini and Microsoft 
working with global customers.  I am married with 2 teenage kids.  I am an avid 
cricket/tennis fan and of course like so many others, played during my school and 
college days. My reading interests are around political history, foreign policy, 
global socio-economic changes, brand management, marketing and psychology.
Thank you again for including me.
Regards,
Sundar NarayananSundar Narayanan | LinkedIn

Welcome Sundar. I have known Sundar since the late 80s, when we were 
roommates in college for 3 years. Great to have you on the group, though 
I have been a lurker these past years !!!

Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Scrap typically - economically viable, but raw material goes to waste.

Please look at www.airzon.in for BLDC ceiling in place of atomberg mentioned 
below.  We make them at Canfan   (not to be taken as self promotion)

Old ceiling fans can be sold for scrap (metal scrap dealer) for which you'll 
get credit.  The aluminium, electrical grade silicon steel, mild steel and 
copper gets back as scrap feed to metal makers through a long chain.   

Holding on to the old stuff bleeds energy.  The energy savings is enough to pay 
back for a new fan in less than two years, typically - shows the quantum  of 
waste with the old stuff.  Even more so in air conditioners.

Ram


-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Deepa Mohan
Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47
To: Intelligent Conversation 
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old (less 
energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for BLDC fans 
now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding to 
the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the buck as 
well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on the 
latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones 
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - 
> replaced existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all 
> refrigerators and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what 
> they were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old 
> inverter and excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high 
> power devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the 
> state of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for 
> adoption.  I hope to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from 
> non-fossil sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that 
> lead to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I 
> have a lot more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water 
> ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On 
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to 
> hear about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can 
> apply immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the 
> > founder of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that 
> > builds super high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under 
> > the Airzon brand (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to 
> > this, I spent 14 years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, 
> > associated with the Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving 
> > clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Deepa Mohan]

Good steps, which many of us could follow..what do you do with the old
(less energy-efficient) refrigerators and air-conditioners? Googling for
BLDC fans now, to understand what they are.

OK, read this:

https://atomberg.com/what-makes-bldc-ceiling-fan-different-from-a-normal-induction-ceiling-fan/

Again...what would I do with the old ceiling fans? Would that not be adding
to the trash, and would passing them on to someone else not be passing the
buck as well as the fan?

I am eternally torn between buy-the-new-better-item-and-throw-the-old vs.
retain-the-old-and-don't-keep-buying-new-stuff. I end up almost always on
the latter side.

Deepa.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:33 PM  wrote:

> Hi Huda,
>
> Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:
>
> 1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones
> available after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - replaced
> existing fans with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all refrigerators
> and air conditioners are the most energy efficient.
> 2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what they
> were earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old inverter and
> excess batteries to a different location.
> 3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high power
> devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.
>
> I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.
> Haven't done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the state
> of Tamil Nadu - serious bottlenecks and disincentives for adoption.  I hope
> to get it down once the lockdowns ease off.
>
> The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from non-fossil
> sources.
>
> For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that lead
> to rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I have a lot
> more to think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water ...
>
> Best,
> Ram
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: silklist  On
> Behalf Of Huda Masood
> Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
> Subject: Re: [silk] Hello
>
> Hi Ram!
>
> Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear
> about how you're incorporating tech and policy.
>
> What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply
> immediately to our routines?
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Huda M
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like
> > to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
> >
> >
> >
> > My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder
> > of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super
> > high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand
> > (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to this, I spent 14
> > years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the
> > Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals &
> Mining and Electricity.
> > I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> > finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the
> > intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm
> > passionate about energy and water conservation.
> >
> >
> >
> > I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> > racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading
> > non-fiction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing
> > meaningfully
> > (hopefully) as well.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Ram C. Sekar
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[ram612]

Hi Huda,

Thank you, and it's good to hear from you.  A few things I've done:

1.  Replaced all devices at home with the most energy efficient ones available 
after doing an audit of our electricity consumption - replaced existing fans 
with BLDC fans, all lights are LED/CFL, and all refrigerators and air 
conditioners are the most energy efficient.  
2.  Made the size of the backup inverter and batteries 50% of what they were 
earlier - goal is to cut waste.  I redeployed the old inverter and excess 
batteries to a different location.  
3.  Off-grid solar for all electricity consumption other than high power 
devices like air conditioners, induction stoves and pumps.  

I want to go on-grid solar for all consumption relating to (2) above.  Haven't 
done it yet because net metering is hard to get here in the state of Tamil Nadu 
- serious bottlenecks and disincentives for adoption.  I hope to get it down 
once the lockdowns ease off.

The goal is to have all electricity consumption at home from non-fossil 
sources.  

For water, we have an elaborate systems of catchment on the roof that lead to 
rainwater pits which we recirculate back for garden use.  I have a lot more to 
think about in terms of treatment and reuse of grey water ...

Best,
Ram




-Original Message-
From: silklist  On Behalf 
Of Huda Masood
Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Subject: Re: [silk] Hello

Hi Ram!

Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear about 
how you're incorporating tech and policy.

What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply 
immediately to our routines?

Warm regards,

Huda M


On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like 
> to thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
>
>
>
> My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder 
> of an early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super 
> high efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand 
> (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to this, I spent 14 
> years with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the 
> Corporate Finance & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals & Mining and 
> Electricity.
> I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in 
> finance/business development roles.Working on areas at the 
> intersection of technology and policy is my passion, and I'm 
> passionate about energy and water conservation.
>
>
>
> I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all 
> racquet sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading 
> non-fiction.
>
>
>
> I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing 
> meaningfully
> (hopefully) as well.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Ram C. Sekar
>
>

Re: [silk] Hello

[Huda Masood]

Hi Ram!

Welcome to silklist! We're happy to have you here and can't wait to hear
about how you're incorporating tech and policy.

What things have you done to conserve energy and water that we can apply
immediately to our routines?

Warm regards,

Huda M


On Mon, 26 Apr 2021, 19:20 ,  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> I joined Silklist today, and I wanted to introduce myself.  I'd like to
> thank Sumanth and Udhay for introducing me and adding me to Silklist.
>
>
>
> My name is Ram C. Sekar, and I am based in Chennai.  I am the founder of an
> early stage company, Canfan Private Limited, that builds super high
> efficiency fans (industrial and domestic) under the Airzon brand
> (www.airzon.in  ).  Prior to this, I spent 14 years
> with McKinsey in Toronto and Chennai, associated with the Corporate Finance
> & Strategy practices serving clients in Metals & Mining and Electricity.
> I've also worked at Tata Steel, ICICI and Covanta Energy in
> finance/business
> development roles.Working on areas at the intersection of technology and
> policy is my passion, and I'm passionate about energy and water
> conservation.
>
>
>
> I live with my wife and son in Chennai.  I play tennis and enjoy all
> racquet
> sports.  I enjoy watching documentaries and reading non-fiction.
>
>
>
> I look forward to learning from this group, and contributing meaningfully
> (hopefully) as well.
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Ram C. Sekar
>
>