Mar 19, 2024

At the end of February, the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) presented the fourth edition of its annual flagship event, the ‘Forum on Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation 2024 (FEED 2024).’ Taking place from the 28th-29th February 2024, at the Eros Hotel, New Delhi, FEED focused in on decarbonisation and smart energy management, to achieve a net-zero economy. Eurovent Certification were proud Silver sponsors of the event, with Vanshaj Kaul, Director of Eurovent India moderator for a panel discussion on indoor air quality and energy efficiency.

Aligned with the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration and COP28’s agenda, FEED 2024 focused on ‘Achieving India’s energy efficiency commitment by 2030: Fuelling investments, creating green jobs, and forging key alliances.’ The forum went a long way to foster meaningful dialogue, issuing a call to action to accelerate energy efficiency across all sectors through collective efforts, cooperation, knowledge sharing and creating opportunities across industries, governments, and communities. 

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With an emphasis on encouraging vital knowledge transfer in technology adoption across the value chain, FEED 2024 was a convergence point for stakeholders within India’s energy ecosystem, facilitating interactions and opportunities for enhanced business competitiveness through energy efficiency and decarbonisation. To this end, Eurovent Certification in partnership with AEEE organised a dedicated panel discussion on the topic of 'Efficient Air-side in HVAC Sector: Impact on Energy Efficiency and Productivity'. The session delved into the intersection of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and energy efficiency concerns. 

The discussion featured esteemed panellists including:

• Vanshaj Kaul, Eurovent India (moderator)
• Anurag Goyal, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Rahul Aeron, Desiccant Rotors International
• Saumya Meattle, Paharpur Business Centre

Vanshaj Kaul kicked off the hour-long panel discussion by introducing the panellists and giving a brief overview of the topic of indoor air quality. Centring around the fact that achieving good indoor air quality incurs an additional cost due to the energy required for air filtration, the panel discussed a range of issues affecting the current market, including the use of methods to minimise energy usage in HVAC, and ways to make achieving good IAQ economically viable, since it offers numerous health and productivity benefits. The panel recommended that manufacturers and operators convey the value proposition effectively, so that end users are willing to bear the associated costs of improved IAQ, and know the importance of energy efficient buildings.

Moving onto the ideal future for energy efficient air-side for the HVAC industry, the panellists were asked to share their views on what the industry needed to do next. Saumya Meattle set out the work required to educate decision makers on the clear correlation between IAQ, productivity and energy efficient buildings. Anurag Goyal pointed out the role academia could play in working together with industry on data gathering and analysis, and how this could be used as a guide to take action. Rahul Aeron questioned why the industry was focussing on corporate buildings, when India is going to build millions of square foot of factory floor space in the coming years. The discussion included the need for guidance from policy makers within building codes to include energy recovery and/or IEQ.

Finally, the discussion opened up to the floor with delegates able to ask the panel questions. Eurovent Certification and Eurovent India would like to thank AEEE and all the participants of the event.

Find out more about the Forum on Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation 2024 at www.feedconference.in