Any air conditioners you would recommend? On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 2:53 PM <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Deepa Mohan > Sent: 27 April 2021 14:47 > To: Intelligent Conversation <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> On > > Behalf Of Huda Masood > > Sent: 27 April 2021 13:34 > > To: [email protected] > > 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 , <[email protected]> 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 <http://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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
