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THEME PAPER
There are irregular rains, dry and particulate matter. The be linked with renewable
spells or flash floods. The data can be used to analyses energy network and energy
greenery and open space the issues, sources and efficiency. A series of low
in windward direction and project various options and carbon zones across the city
cooler surface materials actively schedule to assign with co-located tri-generation
(roads, parking, buildings, the responsibilities, project energy systems (combining
roofs, etc.) help in mitigating management, including power, cooling and heating),
the effects of climate change timelines and monitoring.Air can lead to ‘green energy’.
and urban heat island. This shed planning, use of cooler
needs preparation of a city- and light shaded surfaces/ The energy guzzling air-
wide Heat Mitigation Plan materials, prefabricated and conditioning can be avoided
and mandatory use of heat recycled materials, including by innovative methods like
reflective and permeable construction and demolition Net Zero Energy Design,
materials for rooftops, wastes in construction and variable refrigerant volume
pavements and roads. repair of roads and buildings, (VRV) system, earth air tunnel
Insulation, white paint, can help in reducing urban (EAT), thermal storage and
cavity walls,water fountains, heat, air pollution and dust. Passive Evaporative Draught
vegetation and cross Cooling (PEDC) systems.
ventilation can also mitigate GREEN ENERGY District cooling is an efficient
the urban heat. option to air-condition a
According to the Economic cluster of buildings (Fig.
AIR QUALITY Survey (GOI 2023) by the year 5). Lower ambient lighting
2029-30, of the total installed
Air quality data is significant energy capacity of 800 GW, with bionic controls and
to gaining a thorough 500 GW would be from non- integration of natural light
understanding of local fossil fuel sources, resulting with high performance
air pollution. Recent in decline of 29% of carbon glazing combined with light
technological advancements emissions. India aims to sensors can save energy use
have made it possible to achieve net-zero emission by in a building. Synchronized
gather data, with low-cost 2070 that needs shifting from lighting control systems can
monitoring devices and fossil fuel to electric vehicles, be designed to match building
advanced methods of collating green hydrogen, biofuels, etc. loads and schedules, which
and analysing it. This helps Low carbonenergy would are segmented into multiple
to gain an understanding of be derived from renewable zones to allow intelligent
pollution levels, their causes sources, such as biofuels, controllability. The Energy
and effect. Now-a-days, smart wind, tidal and solar power. Conservation Building Code
electricity poles with sensors (2017) providesthe guidance
are available to monitor The concept of energy for low carbon, energy
pollution parameters along efficiency, renewable energy efficient building design.
with light, CCTV, Wi-Fi, etc. and Zero-fossil Energy
The New Delhi Municipal Development (ZED) can WATER CONSERVA-
Council (NDMC) has been reduce the energy demand TION AND MANAGE-
using thesein New Delhi. and consequential pollution. MENT
Google plans to map street by Smart Micro-Grids, With increasing river
street air pollution, and the Distributed Energy Systems pollution, building over
active sensors will measure (DES), Micro-Districts and wetlands and drying of
CO , CO, NO NO , ozone
2 x, 2 Anchor Micro grids should water bodies, several cities
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