(I) Awareness Campaign on Energy Conservation among the children of Class V & VI of HPCL, High School, Kagajnagar. This programme was conducted on 18/02/2005 by our Sr. Plant Engineer (Utilities) covering definition, type of energy, sources of energy, utilization of energy, conservation, measurement etc. The programme was attended by 48 Students of Class V & VI.

(II) Half day seminar for Supervisor (Technical) on Conservation & Natural Resources was organised on 18/02/2005 (AN), covering details of energy consumption in terms of percentage of manufacturing cost; specific electrical energy consumption etc. The programme was attended by 11 Nos Supervisors of various sections of technical department. The programme was rated as quite beneficial to work & self development.

Kindly note Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd. has embarked on Educational Programs for our School Children in Energy as well as Environmental Management.

Have 3 schools in our Colonies – Pre Primary, Primary and Secondary / High School, which totally have around 2250 children.

Together with CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre in Hyderabad, conducting small Educational Programs to educate school children on Efficient Use of Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation and Environment Management. As a part of the study, Rules regarding Electrical Safety is also imparted to them.

Solar heating in our Canteen and use of non-conventional Energy will definitely go a long way in impressing our school children.

Going to implement above in the next year’s Curriculum together with CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre.

CPCL is conducting Oil & Gas conservation Fortnight on an annual basis, during the second fortnight of January, as per the directives of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP & NG) in line with other oil companies. The areas covered, during OGCF, are given below.

The conservation measures practiced, at CPCL, during normal operations, are also given below.

I. Activities covered during OGCF

1. Mass Awareness & Education Campaign
• Putting an Oil Conservation pavilion
• Human chain with banners and placards and slogans.
• Dissemination of Oil Conservation message through banners, posters, booklets/ pamphlets and stickers.
• Conducting Quiz, Drawing and Essay competition in schools/ colleges in and around the city.

2. Transport Sector
• Clinics for drives of Auto / Taxi and Heavy vehicles with emphasis on good driving habits
• Emission checks for vehicles and tuning

3. Household Sector
• LPG / Kerosene clinics for housewives in the city
• Demonstration of fuel-efficient stoves, lighting appliances and utensils (pressures cookers etc.) were to the public.
• Printed materials highlighting the necessity to conserve LPG and Kerosene and talks on good cooking habits were organized.

4. Agricultural Sector
• Emphasis on the need for saving diesel and Lubes in the operation of tractors, irrigation pumps, and farm equipments
• Industrial Sector
• Technical Seminars
• Quiz, LPG clinic, Cooking Competition etc.

II. Conservation measures practiced, at CPCL, during normal operation

1. Furnaces Operation
A. Furnace optimization by controlling
i. Continuous monitoring of excess air in furnaces/ boilers with corrective action to obtain optimum efficiency
ii. Controlling Draft

B. On-line Furnace maintenance
i. Minimize air ingress into furnace
ii. Periodical Soot Blowing for oil fired heaters

C. Shutdown Furnace Maintenance
i. Internal cleaning (Steam – Air decoking). Need is determined by monitoring tube metal temperatures.
ii. External cleaning

2. Advanced Process control, trading off between energy cost and yield benefits:

i. Optimal reflux ratio / operating pressure within tower physical restraints and target product compositions
ii. Maximize pump around reflux to improve heat recovery to feed
iii. Pre-heat pick-up – Control of heat integrated units utilizing hot feeds
iv. Fired heater advanced computer control
v. Control steam stripping by adjusting steam rate to maintain Steam/ Product or Steam / Catalyst ratios.

3. Attending steam leaks and fully steam traps. “Call Center” concept is being followed.

4. Minimum usage of pressure reduction station for matching steam pressure

5. Condensate recovery

6. Electrical Energy conservation areas:
i. Motor selection based on life-time cost
ii. Replacement of oversized motors
iii. Using variable speed induction motors for pumps, fans & blowers
iv. Power factor improvement
v. Improvement of operational parameters and lighting

7. Reduction of flaring losses

i. Usage of John Zink ZOOM control on each flare to reduce steam to minimum (3000 lb/hr). Further, video camera is installed for viewing the flare and adjusting the steam for smokeless flaring
ii. Installation of flare meters