Winners: Larsen & Toubro Limited

Larsen & Toubro is a technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services conglomerate, with global operations. One of the largest and most respected companies in India’s private sector, it is ranked 4th in the global list of Green Companies in the industrial sector by the reputed international magazine Newsweek, and ranked the world’s 9th Most Innovative Company by Forbes International.

With offices across India and overseas, L&T has one of its best campuses in Knowledge City, Vadodara. Spread across 112-acre, this state-of-the-art engineering campus meets the high-end design and engineering needs of the hydrocarbon and power sectors. Today it provides employment to around 4000 professionals.

The energy saving initiative in question has been carried out in this campus. L&T Knowledge City has been designed and built to high environmental standards, incorporating systems for rainwater harvesting, waste-water management and utilization of solar energy.

Energy conservation is in our organisation’s DNA. The NDTV Mission Energy Challenge is a noble national endeavour and our participation would reinforce the desire of our people to align themselves with the energy-saving activities by innovative ways to minimise energy consumption for a national cause.

The NDTV Mission Energy Challenge acted as a catalyst for innovative technology-oriented energy saving initiatives. Energy awareness campaigns also helped in changing people’s attitude towards energy consumption and reinforce the belief that it is a national imperative. Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) control of Air Handling Units (AHUs), motion sensor installation at working floor area of buildings are the steps taken towards energy conservation helped achieve reduction in power consumption. To ensure that the benefits accrued are not reversed, we even reduced our contractual demand.

Runners Up: CESC House

CESC Ltd, a flagship company of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, is a fully integrated power utility with its operation spanning the entire value chain: right from mining coal, generating power, distribution of power. It serves 2.8 million customers within 567 square kilometers of Kolkata and Howrah, delivering safe, cost-effective and reliable energy to its consumers.

CESC House is headquarter of CESC Ltd. It is an 80 year old Heritage Building built in year 1933 with gross floor area of over 72,000 ft². There are Ground + 5 floors of office area. On an average, 540 no’s full time employees occupies the building with 500+ supporting staffs and others.

CESC has been actively involved in delivering electricity in an environment friendly way and it has been taking all efforts to ensure that its power plant are highly energy efficient.
CESC House has seen its electricity consumption growing at a rate of 2% p.a. from 29 lacs kWh in 2006 to 33 lacs kWh in 2012.

CII- NDTV Mission Energy Challenge is a great opportunity for CESC to endorse its corporate identity as a Responsible Business Group which could be showcased to its consumers. Over the span of two months, CESC House has been able to adopt many world class green practices. Positive results of the initiatives are immense.

Along with saving of 2 lakh units of energy, 3.5 lac litres of water and 288 tonne of CO2 has also been saved from going into the atmosphere. It has motivated employees to take all the future decisions in Green Way. 500 D lights were installed in common areas of entire CESC House. This will result in a saving of 80,000 units of energy per year which is equivalent to 4500 no. of trees planted. This will also save 120 tones of CO2 from going into the atmosphere.

Occupancy sensor has been installed which switches off cabin lights within minutes when occupant leaves his/her room. These are both motion and lux sensors.

Installation of Water Management System for cooling tower. This is saving 59,000 units of energy per year which is equivalent to 3300 trees planted. This will also save 90 tones of CO2 from going into the atmosphere.

Runners Up: Bougainvilla Hermitage Retirement Village- Goa

Bougainvilla Hermitage hinges on the slogan “Independent, but not Alone”. The concept originated from the need of the upper-middle class in Goa who did not want to spend their twilight years in an old aged home. Bougainvilla Hermitage offers a lifestyle that many of the present generations of retirees expect.

Bougainvilla Hermitage was conceived as a Green Project, right from inception. Our motive to conserve natural energy and environment at large has always been at the helm of Bougainvilla project, and participating in the NDTV Mission Energy Challenge, has helped us inspire more minds to achieve this noble cause.

The two month Challenge has indeed been quite beneficial. Savings have been achieved not just financially, but have influenced the residents and staff, who are proud to be a part of this Green Project, to make a conscious effort in preserving the bountiful resources of Mother Earth for future generations. Installation of Solar Panels, UPCV doors & windows to increase natural lighting and ventilation, sewage treatment and bio gas plant, water treatment plant helped me in saving energy.

Runners Up: Kohinoor City Hospital

Kohinoor Hospital is Asia’s first LEED Platinum Certified hospital and the world’s second LEED Platinum Certified hospital. We believe in green/sustainable projects as, in today’s age conservation and thoughtful use of resources is very crucial. I would specifically wish to add, that it was not only the ratings/award, the name and fame that prompted us to go for Green – Platinum. It is also his foresight that green is the future of all the commercial projects to come. At Kohinoor Hospital, of all the materials used, more than 40% is recycled material.

The foundation of the overhead tank was built reusing scrap material. Salvaged wood was reused for making frames which helped to conserve trees. The hospital is built with an emphasis on getting natural lights in all the patient areas, which reduces the consumption of electricity. The large windows and open sky light keep the area cool and ventilated along with incoming natural light.

The hospital also has initiatives for water recycling and conservation where the water efficiency mechanism is implemented and conserves more than 40% of water. In this system the waste water from various zones of the hospital is treated using disinfectants at the Sewage Treatment Plant. The water is then reused for flushing, cooling air conditioning, towers and for horticulture. Besides these we also have dual flushes and urinal sensors in place to control water flow. The hospital has installed state-of-the-art Demand Control Ventilation and Variable Air Volume systems to keep indoor air quality in check. VAVs have high-end sensors to provide the right quantity of cool air required for specific building zones.

Many measures are taken to help conserve energy at the Kohinoor Hospital such as high efficiency fluorescent lights, motion sensors to turn off lights and high efficiency air conditioning equipment. Enough energy is saved by the hospital to power, approximately 300 average homes in Mumbai daily. Also, the hospital has reflective roof material that helps decrease the hospital’s urban heat island effect and reduce the amount of energy used for air conditioning.

“By going green, we achieved energy savings up to 30 to 35 per cent over the Ashrae standard which is the base of building design standard.

The whole purpose behind sustainable building is to preserve our environment and avoid the depletion of the earth’s natural resources, protect the ecosystem, reduce emissions, improved air and water quality. Not only does sustainable building improve the quality of our environment but it also has many economic benefits as well. By using sustainable materials, reducing energy consumption, and improving water efficiency.

Winner: Indian School of Business, Mohali

I, Ashish Bhardwaj working as Associate Director -Engineering and Sustainability at Indian School Of Business ,Mohali campus .The campus has been designed to be a green campus and is LEEDS Gold certified.

We actively involved in the Mission Energy , to learn more and do more—to change how we think about and consume energy
We succeeded in saving not only 1.2 Lacs of energy units but also created awareness on energy saving among the community .

We took major initiatives during the challenge like standardization of room temperatures in campus to reduce AC requirement, retrofitting some areas of campus from halogen lamps to LEDs and awareness campaigns among the community.

Runners Up: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara is more than 100 Years old, with many old structures of heritage value.
This original building was an old structure – around 130 Years old. Though the building was old, it was still structurally sound. Our team decided to upgrade, renovate and strength the existing building.
ANAND VOHARA AND ASSOCIATES, one of the first architectural firms to specialise in Green Building Consultancy and LEED Facilitation for IGBC Certification were awarded this work.

The Challenge was to re-do the building with minimum changes and within a budget and also to make it a GREEN BUILDING, adopting the maximum number of features within the Project.
By participating for this challenge we want to spread the message that most of the old buildings have a lot of embodied energy within them and hence all efforts and possibilities must be worked out before destroying them.

Maximum savings in terms of embodied energy, use of Green Power thru installation of 8 KW Solar PV Cells and 3 layer treatment for the roof to reduce Heat island effect thru roof, using low e glazings are our initiatives in the challenge.

Chiranjiv Bharati School

Chiranjiv Bharati School is built on the solid foundation of a culture that fosters innovative thinking, application of technology in traditional systems of education. Environmentally conscious individuals charged with entrepreneurial spirit and a global outlook, together with a commitment to revolutionise learning for a better tomorrow. If we can teach students about sustainability, that’s the highest praise we could possibly hope for. Our main thrust has been to aim at spreading awareness about environment and making a significant improvement in the society to further contribute to the cause of environment Chiranjiv Bharati School Palam Vihar decided to become a part of the MISSION ENERGY CAMPAIGN BY NDTV.

ME has become a way of life at Chiranjiv Bharati in the last two months with motivation towards saving the environment increasing manifold. The programme has now become a part of life for all staff and students at CBS. The biggest benefit from the challenge has been the change in attitude of the students towards conservation of energy. They have not only started conserving energy themselves but they have also started spreading the word in the community on a war footing about 3400 people from the community and 3000 students of the school have become a part of this campaign with the added incentive of a saving of about 3 lakh rupees and significant decrease in fuel emissions. The commuting practices of students and shifting them to car pools, public transport, cycling, walking and shifting to CNG buses and Installing LEDs flood lights. We are observing compulsory power cuts at the time of recess and assembly and carrying out awareness campaigns for students, parents and community.

Sangamitra School, Hydrabad

I do not see my role as an academician alone. In fact, I feel like facilitator who wants to create students who are all rounder in academics and co curricular activities. I am also very particular that all the students who pass through my hands have to be good human beings as well, have a healthy respect for their teachers and all elders, and above all, be able to stand out in a crowd for their outstanding qualities. Anyone can be a book worm, but it take much more to be an all rounder. A quote I have always loved “Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” E M Foster. Our school was established in the year 1990 with 135 students and 8 teachers, Sanghamitra School over the period of time grew to a strength of 1750 students and a staff strength of 96: enough to address pupils’ needs individually and large enough to have excellent facilities and specialist teaching staff in all areas.

The school offers education starting from Class LKG to Class X. The school is affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (Aff.No. 130131) New Delhi.

A major strength of the school is its rich social and cultural mix. Diversity is valued and celebrated – we are firmly rooted in our local community and warmly welcome students from families from a wide range of back grounds.

Energy efficiency means using energy less wastefully and more efficiently, so it is important that we take a close look at energy – where it comes from, how we use it, Energy efficiency is very important for our institution because the children should be make aware of the environment in which they are growing up and “Energy” is an inseparable ingredient of that environment. Every one has ideas, but there are few implementers we are one of them. The efforts of our children and staff are intensified each day in this race against time to save the planet.

The rain water harvester, the bird feeder, plantation drives, use of recycled paper, clear the efficient source of energy, drinking water, saving electricity were necessitated the formation of our Green Club Prakruthi in 2003.

This challenge helped us to learn to use the resources of the earth in a manner that we minimize our consumption, so that we can share equitably with al today and leave behind enough for tomorrow inheritors.

We assure you that this is not an end of challenge, we use it to explore this beyond our classroom, in our neighborhood and in our city.

To be honest this challenge was an excellent self assessment tool for our institution, to build our green future for tomorrow.

The school energy audit team looks at energy consumption in a school through this audit students find out the use of electricity of various purposes. They get to know how to conserve electricity and the importance of the inculcation of simple conservation habits, in making a marked difference.

Gangula Arundathi
Secretary Correspondent
B.S.W., M.Ed, M.Phil, I.R.P.M ( DIP), P.R(DIP)

Winner: Ameetsinh Vaghela

We are a family of 4 – me, my wife Nimishaba, my son Adityasinh, 19 (Engineering Student) and my daughter Aditiba 25 (studying in UK). I had been a professional cricketer and have developed a hobby to make small changes in daily life which can make a big impact on climate change. Currently I am launching a start up to covert my hobby in to profession.

To share small initiatives with society that can make great impact on environment. Our nation had been sustainable for centuries. Our seasonal festivals, our traditional lifestyle, our food habits etc always coincided with regional environment. There might be thousands like me who would be responsible to environment & practicing a change. This initiative dedicated to all such initiators. To share small initiatives with society we took part in the challenge.

Biggest benefit is of course money but bigger than money is impression on individuals. As we know real power lies with common man. Changes in individual are far more effective than any incentives or policies by any Institutes or Organizations.

I saved –

• Energy: savings by CFL, LED, Solar Power, Energy Star Appliances and Timer based Water pumping, ISO guideline wiring. This saves 45% of energy annually. Energy saved is energy produced.
• Water: Daily 30 liters of drinking water from rain water storage tank = 9000 liter fresh water. Less pressure on central pumping system, low flow shower head saves 15% shower water annually, dual flush flushing water tank saves 10% of annual flushing needs.

Runners Up:  Manoj Jain

I am Manoj Jain ( Age 50 yrs) from Bhiwani working as Project Officer (RE) in the Renewable Energy Department , Govt of Haryana for the last 27 years. I am also implementing a Rural Sanitation programme in Bhiwani. Beyond the construction & usage of toilets , my main emphasis is on Solid Waste Management in rural areas.

I am of the view that sanitation & energy are both interlinked. I am working on “ Sanitizing India with Rural Energization “ to meet the partial local energy demand in rural areas through Biogas generation & converting it to electricity from 100% biogas engine.

This concept will not keep the villages clean , but will partially fulfill rural energy needs in terms of electricity . I have set up a pilot project in village Behal.

When I came to know about the challenge, I knew I have found the right platform to prove myself practically. The biggest benefit from the Energy Challenge is that I have got “SELF SATISFACTION”.  The value of resources cannot be compared with money. The estimated savings that I have received during the challenge period is estimated Rs. 2000 – 2200 plus tension free uninterrupted & regular electric supply.

During the challenge period, I have convinced a lot of people in my area to adopt the RE & EE equipments. I have also convinced the people of our street to name the street as “ URJA MARG”.

Runners Up: Binoy Kamath

I am a 42 year old BE Graduate and a working Professional with 20 years of Industrial experience. My hobbies are travelling, reading, sports and technology. I have been an enthusiast in Energy Conservation for past 3 years and implemented few measures as a hobby in my house.

Mission Energy is a wonderful initiative bringing together various Energy conservation ideas on a common platform. With a special interest in Energy initiatives, I found ME challenge a wonderful opportunity to benchmark my ideas and implement in a competitive environment.

I measured the results during the challenge period and I got 15% saving in the Electricity bills by implementing few ideas like:

• Changing 3 CFL lamps with LED lamps, solar panel and time switch implementation to use Fans and Light during day time. This will also double up as UPS charging for power cuts.
• Implemented Rain Water harvesting for utility use and collected approx. 5000 liters of water during March to May 2014
• Motion Controlled Solar Lamps for Terrace and gardens to minimize the use electricity and mosquito nets to open doors and windows were implemented to ensure that doors and windows are kept open during summer for Air circulation. This resulted in usage of fans at lesser speed or no usage at all.

Runners Up:  Sanjeev Jain

We become a part of “NDTV’s Energy Conservation Campaign “and to create awareness among the people about the importance of saving energy and to provide ideas to conserve energy. Everyone knows that saving energy is a good thing, but most people will only be motivated when you just demonstrate just how much energy they are wasting, and just how much potential there is for them for saving. As “energy saved is money saved”, I reduced my energy bill and this has motivated my friends as well.

Winner: Vasavadatta Cements, Sedam

Vasavadatta Cement is an ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IS 18001 & 50001 Company. The Plant has got all modern Equipment which is called as Most Energy Efficient Equipment in the world; and uses most advance software for controls. We have a Five Coal based power plant with total capacity of 79.2 MW. To meet the requirement of the cement plant and we are exporting surplus power to the GESCOM.

Today the time is where coal prizes are on sky and Power requirement is double of production, it becomes our duty to conserve energy.

KIL, Cement Division M/s Vasavadatta Cement being always in forefront in reduction energy consumption. We always wanted to be lowest energy consumer per ton of cement production. By participating in the Grundfos Mission Energy Challenge we have had many benefits including

• Saved about 293527 Units of power; approx. 1320871.50 Rupees in a span of 42 days. By year end savings will be huge (94809532 Units projected)
• Positively motivated staff, owing to winning the Challenge and the 11 Campaigns to motivate the staff and workers including sports, walking track, door to door awareness campaign, seminars, Skit by school children etc.

Runners Up: Godrej & Boyce-Appliances Division, Satara

Godrej Appliances is the flagship division of M/s. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Refrigerators, washing machines and Air-conditioners are manufactured in this plant. We have an Integrated Management system, certified to ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000 by TUV India. The Shirwal unit was recently awarded the prestigious GreenCo Platinum rating by CII, as recognition of its sustainable manufacturing practices. The team participated in challenge comprises members from various departments to reduce the fixed energy consumption and to increase the use of renewable energy.

Each project group has worked with total commitment to the task on hand, to ensure that their projects were successfully implemented within the stipulated time frame.

The benefits accruing from these projects were monitored and recorded a few financial savings of Rs. 7.55 lacs, saving of 50899 electrical units, avoided consumption of 4750 litres of fossil fuel and generated 2259 electrical units of renewable energy vide an in-house solar project.

These efforts have also resulted in valuable learning for all the team members. Timely execution of projects has also given a fillip to our confidence in managing projects.

Use of solar heating for our test labs, water drying ovens and redesigning of the air circulation system,
reduction in specific power energy consumption in the Injection Moulding department and reduction of volume in the powder curing are our initiatives in the challenge.

Runners Up: Subros Limited, Pune

Subros is a JV of Suri Brothers, Denso Corporation & Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan. We are manufacture & assemble Automotive, Air Conditioning Systems and our major customers are Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra Ltd, Force Motors.

Subros is keen on Environmental Management System & Sustainability activities. The top management is committed to implementation & continual improvement of energy efficient processes & systems which includes implementation of TS 16949/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001.

Improved awareness of all employees, self discipline through “Energy Saved is Energy Produced” slogan, good manufacturing practices & a saving potential of approx. Rs 9.19 Lacs/Year.

Runners Up: Pridiw Poly Industries, Madurai

We are very thankful to NDTV for giving us the opportunity and our team feels proud that we have done some initiative on saving power which is needed for the country – we are the fore runners in our industry group to implement such changes. We are also glad to save money after our payback period on the investment.
We changed all the fluorescent tube lights to LED tubes in our factory and office, changed all low efficiency pumps to high efficiency pumps in the production process, changed the reciprocating compressor and GI air lines to screw compressor and composite pipe lines.

MISSION ENERGY SESSIONS: AS IT HAPPENED

MISSION ENERGY SESSIONS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES

JURY MEET

GREEN GYAN

ENERGY CHALLENGERS SHARE THEIR MISSION ENERGY MOMENTS

This World Environment Day, NDTV and Grundfos organised sessions to discuss energy-efficient solutions, ideas and energy-intelligent innovations.

Watch it here:
NDTV 24X7: 4 pm (IST) on June 5, June 7 and June 14
NDTV India: 11:30 am (IST) on June 7
NDTV Prime: 5 pm (IST) on June 7 and June 14

Session 1: Cracking The Energy Code – Taking Energy From A Cost To An Asset

Highlight current issues and gaps, suggest solutions, policy changes etc

Speakers
Mr Krishan Dhawan, Chief Executive Officer – Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, India
Ms Naina Lal Kidwai, Executive Director & Country Head – HSBC and Former President – FICCI
Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General- Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat Division – TERI
Ms Beroz Gazdar, Head Sustainability – Mahindra and Mahindra
Mr Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Mr Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director – Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)
Mr N K Ranganath, Managing Director – Grundfos Pumps India
Dr Prem Jain, Chairman – IGBC – CII
Ms Deepa Sathiaram, Executive Director – En3
Mr Samit Aich, Executive Director – Greenpeace
Mr MS Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO – Thermax
Rohan Parikh – Head, Green Initiatives, Infosys

Session 2: India Energized – Innovations for a Greener, Cleaner Tomorrow – 30 mins
Showcase energy-intelligent ideas

Speakers

Ms Mili Majumdar, Director, Sustainable Habitat Division – TERI
Ms Sunita Narain, Director General – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Mr Jørgen Bjelskou, Group Public Affairs Director – Grundfos
Ms Beroz Gazdar, Head Sustainability – Mahindra and Mahindra
Mr Pavan Sachdeva, Sr. G.M. Public Affairs – Mahindra & Mahindra
Mr Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director – Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)
Feli Visco, Founder, Lawma and Visco, Crowdfunding project “Lights In Pongging
Mr MS Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO – Thermax

Session 3: 
It’s All About ME – The Power of An Individual – 45 mins
Demonstrate how an individual/organisation can bring about change; felicitate winners of the Energy Challenge

Speakers
Mr N K Ranganath, Managing Director – Grundfos Pumps India
Mr S Raghupathy, Executive Director, CII-Godrej GBC
Dr Prem Jain, Chairman – IGBC – CII
Ms Sunita Narain, Director General – Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General – CII

Innovators showcased during the Sessions
• Mandar Tulankar, Engineer (Nagpur)
Innovation : Mobile phone Shoe Charger
Founder, Zero Point Energy Private Ltd. Focuses on building innovative products by harnessing the concept of converting pressure into electricity. Developed an innovative “Mobile Shoe Charger” that charges mobile phones while you walk. This promises to be a boon for rural India where lifestyles involve long hours of walking and lack of electricity; but everyone owns a mobile phone. This is a patented technology and has been recognised by various organisations (Winner, Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) 2012 ; Winner, Best Innovator Global, New York Stock Exchange in 2012).

• Mohd. Raaes, Mechanic (Sagar)
Innovation: A car that runs on water
This mechanic from Sagar in Madhya Pradesh has altered an petrol engine car to run on acetylene gas which he generates by mixing water and calcium carbide in a tank placed in the back of his car. It may sound easy but it took Raaes about 3 years to perfect this system and he has applied for a patent. Raaes is a self-trained mechanic, his garage has been his lab for decades. Raaes feels acetylene has a huge potential as an alternative fuel as it is not only cheaper than petrol or diesel but also is eco-friendly.

• Subhav Sinha, Engineer (New Delhi/Bangalore)
Innovation: Mitra – a solar personal mover
Designed in 2009, the ‘eureka’ moment for this idea came to Subhav while watching a cartoon! Subhav says that “an aspect which accelerated the idea was the excessive walking that we had to do in our college while walking from class to class.” It took him 6 months to come up with the first prototype. Mitr is a solar battery hybrid which can be used to avoid walking long distances in places like large factories, airports, warehouses, green buildings, tourist spots, etc. The vehicle is self-balancing and can be used on Indian roads. Further, this vehicle is around 80% more efficient than a petrol driven scooter or bike and can help greatly in reducing your carbon footprint. The project was a finalist at the CII India Innovation Initiative (i3), was used in the Commonwealth Games 2010 and part of the 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi. Subhav has filed a global PCT application for the innovation.

• Team Shunya – Deepa More and team, IIT (Mumbai)
Innovation: a solar-powered, sustainable house
In 2030, the number of urban middle class houses is projected to increase from 22 million to 91 million. If this growth is allowed to happen unchecked, the country cannot expect to grow sustainably. This team of passionate young engineering and architecture students is building a solar-powered, sustainable house for the Indian middle class, which could serve as the answer to India’s growing energy and housing problems. The house will incorporate some traditional building practices like vastu, a central space, community resource-sharing arrangements etc. and at the same time modern innovations such as structurally insulated panels, a novel HVAC system, building integrated PV etc.
They are India’s first entry into the Solar Declathlon about to kick off in Europe this month.

• Mansukh Bhai Prajapati (Rajkot)
Innovation: Mitticool – a clay refrigerator that works without electricity
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam called him a ‘true scientist’. A school drop-out, he has achieved a feat that many in the world envy. Mitticool, a clay refrigerator that works without electricity had turned the world’s attention to its creator Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a craftsman based in Gujarat. He was presented with a national award in 2009. Mansukhbhai is not keen on money; his ambition is to make more low-cost and eco-friendly products for the masses

• Versa Drives (Coimbatore)
Innovation: Superfan
Every household in India has a fan, however this is one product that has seen no innovation or upgradation in terms of efficiency for more than half a century. This is why Versa drives decided to come up with superfans: one of the world’s lowest power consuming ceiling fan (35W) that has the potential to reduce the consumption by half. Studies by Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment reveal that worldwide consumption can come down by 70TWh per year if when super-efficient fans are only used. Apart from energy saving, Superfan also has many beneficial features like IR remote for speed control, consistent speed even with varying supply voltages, in-built power factor control to reduce harmonics, manufactured as a green product using ROHS electronics, VOC free paint and a recyclable packing that’s free of polythene bags & thermocol.

Here’s the list for Homes shortlisted for the Mission Energy Challenge:

1. Dinesh Kumar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2. Narender Singh, Delhi
3. Dipak Khandare, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
4. Rohith Iyer, Bangalore, Karnataka
5. Chirag Solanki, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
6. Satya Prakash, Bihar Sharif, Bihar
7. Girish Kargeti, New Delhi
8. Laxesh Kumar Sharma, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi
9. Yash Arya, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
10. Somnath Banerjee, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
11. Amita Sharma, Faridabad, Haryana
12. Ameetsinh Vaghela-Vakiil, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
13. Saravanan Govindan, Bengaluru, Karnataka
14. Kewal Krishan Sarin, Rohtak, Haryana
15. Abdul Raheem Syed, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
16. Ramesh Dutta, Delhi
17. Sreekanth Mad Halva, Bangalore, Karnataka
18. Piyush Joshi, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
19. Manash Ranjan Singh Thakur, Nuapada, Odisha
20. Deep Patel, Mandvi-Kutch, Gujarat
21. Manoj Jain, Bhiwani, Haryana
22. Vivek Arora, New Delhi
23. Maj Anand Dodamani, Hubli, Karnataka
24. Girish Kargeti, New Delhi
25. Vishal Pandya,  Bengaluru, Karnataka
26. Yatharth Bhatt, Anand, Gujarat
27. Sunil Sood, Ranchi, Jharkhand
28. Sanjeev Jain, Raipur, Chhattisgrah
29. Virender Jain, Hisar, Haryana
30. Sreekanth Ramaswamy, Bengaluru, Karnataka
31. Abhijeet Alone, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
32. Amuru V Pavankumar, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh
33. Pradeep Menon, Bangalore, India
34. Ravishankar R S, Bangalore – 560040, Karnataka
35. Prasad Unnikrishnan, Trivandrum, Kerala
36. Sumanta Mukherjee, Bankura, West Bengal
37. Sapan Thapar, New Delhi
38. Yusuf Turab, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
39. Manas Kundu, Mumbai, Maharashtra
40. Rajkurrun, Naga Port Louis, Flacq
41. Vijay Kolaventy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
42. Subramanian P Thrivikraman, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
43. Parameshwar KV, Mumbai, Maharashtra
44. Saravana Perumal Ramaswamy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
45. Omprakash Sukumalani, Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra
46. Mahesh Joshi, Udaipur, Rajsthan
47. Debabasis Sahoo, Kolkata, West Bengal
48. Ravi Teja Pabbisetty, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
49. Saurabh Surana, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
50. Binoy Kamath, Bangaluru, Karnataka
51. Kasturi Navalkar, Bangaluru, Karnataka
52. Ravi Prayaga, Pune, Maharashtra
53. Sundararajan Muruganandhan, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
54. Avijit Ghosh, Kolkata, West Bengal
55. Arif Ayyub, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
56. Sanjay Sangwan, Hisar, Haryana

Here’s the list for Educational Institutions shortlisted for the Mission Energy Challenge:

1. ISB Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
2. ISB Mohali, Mohali, Punjab
3. Samanway Sansthan, Koderma, Jharkhand
4. Kirk View School, Chatterjee, Gaya, Bihar
5. Maharaja Sayjirao University of Baroda, Navin Chandra, Vadodara, Gujarat
6. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi Verma, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
7. Sanghamitra School, Gangula, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
8. AVM Schools, Gosrani, Mumbai, Maharashtra
9. Chiranjiv Bharati School, Gurgaon

Here’s the list for Manufacturing Facilities shortlisted for the Mission Energy Challenge:

1. GSECL – Combined Cycle Power Plant (with two units), Anand, Gujarat
2. Malay Agro and Dairy Products, Kannauj, UP
3. Vasavadatta Cement, Sedam, Karnataka
4. Volkswagen India Pvt, Pune, Maharashtra
5. Hindustan Coca-Cola Bev Pvt Ltd, Mangalgiri, Andhra Pradesh
6. UltraTech Cement Limited (Reddipalayam Cement Works), Ariyalur Taluk, Tamil Nadu
7. Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd – Appliances Div, Satara, Maharashtra
8. Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd – Godrej Electricals & Electronics, Mumbai, Maharashtra
9. Crescent Power Limited (CPL), Durgapur, West Bengal
10. Renaatus Procon Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
11. Coca-Cola, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
12. Ramco Cements Limited, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu
13. Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, Karnataka
14. Golchha Pigments, Rourkela, Odisha
15. PVC Pipe Manufacturer, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
16. IFFCO: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-Operative Limited, Paradeep, Odisha
17. Ramco Cements Limited, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu
18. Rane (Madras) Limited, Pondicherry
19. Subros Limited, Noida Phase II, Uttar Pradesh
20. Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Pune, Maharashtra
21. Jamul Cement Works, Bhilai, District Durg, Chattisgarh
22. Ramco Cements Limited, Alathiyur Works, Pennadam, Tamil Nadu
23. PPAP Co Ltd, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
24. Tata Motors Limited, Udham Singh Nagar – 263145, Uttarakhand
25. Subros Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana
26. Subros Limited, Pune, Maharashtra
27. Versa Drives Private Limited, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
28. Manufacturer of Cement Based Asbestos Corrugated Roofing Sheets, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
29. TML Drivelines, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
30. Synthokem Labs Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana
31. Tata Motors Ltd, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
32. Godrej Industries Limited – Surfactants Tq: Ankleshwar, Dist: Bharuch, Gujrat
33. ITC Ltd, PSPD, Bhadrachalam

Here’s the list for Commercial Property/Establishments shortlisted for the Mission Energy Challenge:

1. SG Solar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
2. Ramanujan IT City, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3. Larsen & Toubro Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat
4. MEP Consultants, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
5. Bougainvilla Hermitage Retirement Village, Mapusa, Goa
6. Advance Metering Technologies Limted(AMTL), Noida, Uttar Pradesh
7. IndianOil Institute of Petroleum Management (IIPM), New Delhi
8. Virtusa Chennai, Hyderabad & Colombo, Colombo 09. Western Province
9. CESC Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal
10. Shivgyan Developers Private Limited, Jaipur, Rajasthan
11. Kohinoor Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
12. IOCL Corporate Office, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi
13. IndianOil Bhawan, Noida, Uttar Pradesh