Energy conservation in an Indian winery | |
| Author | Awalikar, Aalok |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-10-17 |
| Subject(s) | Energy conservation--India Wineries--Energy conservation--India |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Increased wine demand, wine projects and most importantly the investment in wine and wine related activities has made it imperative that the wine industry should be studied and analyzed on the turf of energy conservation opportunities. The aim of the research is to study the wine making process, investigate the energy intensive processes and to study and analyze the possible energy saving options based on theoretical calculations. The methodology involved was preparing for the research, conducting a preliminary survey followed by a detailed survey and suggesting energy saving options and their benefits based on theoretical calculations. A detailed survey in a particular winery was done and the white wine making processes was analyzed in detail focusing on the equipments, electrical energy consumption of the equipment, energy consumption of each process and the cost of electricity in production. The specific electricity consumption was estimated to be 0.5 kWh per liter of wine produced. The energy saving options were identified and most of them could be implemented with low investment. If implemented they will help in reducing electricity consumption by 66,362 kWh/year / season with a total investment of 12,90,000 Rs. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan;Jabade, S. K.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Joshi, S. V.;Salam, Abdul P. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010 |