Unit 1 Energy Scenario

• Classification of energy
• Indian energy scenario
• sectorial energy consumption (domestic
• industrial and other sectors)
• energy needs of growing economy
• energy intensity
• long term energy scenario
• energy pricing
• energy security
• energy conservation and its importance
• energy strategy for the future 05 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Mechanical Engineering Subject Code: BE05019021 Subject Name: Energy Conservation and Management Energy Conservation Act 2001 and related policies: Energy conservation Act 2001 and its features
• notifications under the Act, Schemes of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) including designated consumers
• state designated agencies
• Electricity Act 2003
• integrated energy policy
• national action plan on climate change
• ECBC code for building construction

Unit 2 Financial Management, Energy Monitoring and Targeting

6 lecture hours

• financial analysis techniques simple payback period
• return on investment
• net present value
• internal rate of return
• cash flows
• risk and sensitivity analysis
• financing options
• energy performance contracts and role of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) Energy Monitoring and Targeting: Elements of monitoring and targeting
• data and information analysis
• energy consumption
• cumulative sum of differences (CUSUM)
• Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS)

Unit 3 Energy Management and Audit

6 lecture hours

• Need and types of energy audit
• energy management (audit) approach
• understanding energy costs
• bench marking
• energy performance
• matching energy use to requirement
• maximizing system efficiencies
• optimizing the input energy requirements
• fuel and energy substitution
• energy audit instruments and metering
• IoT and smart metering
• mandatory energy accounting for power distributors (DISCOMs)

Unit 4 Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities and systems

22 lecture hours

• Boilers: Combustion in boilers
• performances evaluation
• analysis of losses
• feed water treatment
• blow down
• energy conservation opportunities. boiler efficiency calculation
• evaporation ratio
• efficiency of coal
• oil and gas fired boilers
• soot blowing and soot deposit reduction
• reasons for boiler tube failures
• start up, shut down and preservation Steam System: Assessment of steam distribution losses
• steam leakages
• steam trapping
• condensate and flash steam recovery system
• identifying opportunities for energy savings
• steam utilization
• performance assessment of steam system
• steam pipe insulation
• condensate pumping
• steam dryers Furnaces: Classification
• general fuel economy measures in furnaces
• excess air, heat distribution
• temperature control
• draft control
• waste heat recovery
• forging furnace heat balance
• non-ferrous melting
• induction furnace
• performance evaluation of a furnace Insulation and Refractories: Insulation types and application
• economic thickness of insulation
• heat savings and application criteria
• refractory types
• selection and application of refractories
• heat loss
• cold insulation Heat Exchangers: Networking
• pinch analysis
• multiple effect evaporators

Unit 5 Energy, environment and climate change

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
• sustainable development
• Kyoto Protocol
• Conference of Parties (COP)
• Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
• Bachat Lamp Yojna
• Perform Achieve and

Unit 6 Program Name

• Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Mechanical Engineering Subject Code: BE05019021 Subject Name: Energy Conservation and Management Trade scheme
• Carbon Credit Trade Scheme
• Prototype Carbon Fund