In a briefing last March 14, Monday, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) wants to push the use of electronic sensors (e-sensors) and cloud-based monitors to help track the energy consumption of buildings — both the government’s and private sector.
According to DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, such tools would help “large buildings and government buildings” to monitor their energy consumption and find out “the aspects where they waste energy.”
The recommendation comes amid the increasing fuel prices. As per the undersecretary, the first line of defense is to lower energy consumption.
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“If we do not understand how we consume energy, we cannot lower it, or we cannot conserve it. Thus, we recommend the use of e-sensors and cloud-based monitors for large buildings,” Guevarra said.
The DOST exec added that “if we lower the overall energy consumption in the country, the impact on the increasing oil prices will not be that huge.”
Moreover, the science and technology department also advocates the use of e-vehicles to help lower fuel consumption.
To help with the adaptation, the DOST has been putting up charging stations across the provinces. They are called CHARM, short for Charging in Minutes, which can shorten charging times to 30 minutes from 8 hours.
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Other than being of help from rising oil prices, e-vehicles are also beneficial to the environment. CHARM stations are now present in Camarines Sur, Mactan, Ermita, Lipa, with stations currently being built across Quezon City.
“DOST would like to promote the locally developed e-vehicle fast charging systems and modeling tools for strategically located sites (that could cater to) a specific number of e-vehicle for specific routes. At present, they are deployed at UP Diliman, Payatas, and Quezon City Hall,” says Guevarra.
Via: PNA