Today most businesses are acknowledging the need to respond to the
environmental and commercial uncertainty brought about by climate
change and a changing global landscape. Driven by the mandate to
manage skyrocketing costs, and reduce energy consumption and carbon
footprint, industrial houses are increasingly looking at power management
solutions as an essential part of their ensemble. This has made Indian
business and industrial houses go for eco-friendly desktop computers
(consumes 60 watts), eco-friendly laptops (consume 15 watts), eco-friendly
printers and various other eco-friendly electronic devices. After taking these
baby steps towards eco-friendly business, it is time for the Indian industry to
take the giant leap by considering eco-sustainable UPS systems (consumes
power in megawatts).
UPS systems are becoming an integral part of almost every industry be it
IT&ITES, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunication, aviation,
banking, research centres, laboratories and many more. Not only big but even
small and medium enterprises are taking the role of UPS systems in their
organizations seriously.
Grid power quality in India is not up to the standard. A power cut can mean
hours of downtime, productivity losses and critical data loss from servers and
desktops, if there is no appropriate backup system. Heavy machineries in
factories and critical equipments in offices, which need to be in continuous
operation and demand high level of data integrity and availability, require
uninterruptible power supply. Since utility power is not dependable, UPS is the
only solution.
Despite, Indian UPS market being highly unorganized, it is growing at a rate
of 15-20 per cent annually, and is also very competitive with a large number of
domestic and international brand in the fray. In fact, this competition has given
the UPS buyers a number of manufacturers to choose from. Unfortunately, the
selection is so large that the buyers often get confused and mislead into buying
a UPS based on brand hoax and sometimes based on price. Just because of
perceived reliability of brand names many buyers overlook the technical aspects
of the UPS systems and settle for well-known brands. However a buyer should
always consider technological features of the UPS system, energy consumption
by the UPS, energy savings, output power quality, and reliability of the UPS and
past performance of the UPS system. Buyers should fully understand what their
requirements are, how can they minimize their power spending and reduce Total
Cost of Ownership (TCO) while ensuring continuity of power.
Considering the present environmental
conditions, one must go for an ecosustainable
UPS. UPS systems with input
IGBT rectifiers and having an input factor
of 0.99 makes a UPS system function at
top efficiency with a substantial reduction
in energy consumption.
Anticipating the need for Green UPS
systems to minimize power spending,
Riello PCI India is equipped with UPS
systems that exceed the specifications of
the European Code of conduct (on energy
efficiency and Quality of Uninterruptible
Power Supplies). UPS systems by Riello
PCI allow our customers to control energy
consumption, reduce operating costs, and ensure availability
of critical IT environments and continuity of manufacturing
units. Riello PCI has a countrywide initiative to become the
most environmentally friendly power protection company and
for this Riello/Aros UPS systems have obtained ISO
14001:2004 certifications which activate all the procedures
to reduce pollution and control the resources.
In today's business environment energy logic quantifies
savings and provides an estimated time to return on
investment of each recommended action.
Though slowly but the buzz around
energy efficiency is picking up in India.
Most of the organizations have become
very conscious about deploying more
energy efficient solutions and to get quick
ROI. Riello PCI India has been researching
into energy efficient solutions that can help
the organizations save energy and bring
down the total cost of ownership.
After accepting the concept of green
offices by implementing eco-friendly IT
appliances, which consume few watts of
electricity, it is time for the Indian industry
to seriously consider highly efficient UPS
systems. It is in our own interest that we manage power
diligently and optimize the usage of power for increased
profitability. The business and industrial sectors must
contribute towards the larger social cause, and take steps to
reduce carbon footprint and make our planet a Green Planet,
with Green UPS systems.
(About the author: Anil Munjal is Director & CEO,
Riello PCI India Pvt Ltd)