Alcatel-Lucent
At a Glance
Industry
Telecommunications
Project Type
Commercial Energy Efficiency
Year
2010
Location
Murray Hill, NJ
Annual kWh Savings:
4,407,000 kWh
Annual CO2 Reductions:
2,060 metric tons
Summary
Nirupam Khanna identified energy efficiency opportunities at Alcatel-Lucent's North American headquarters.
Goals
Nirupam Khanna spent his summer at Alcatel-Lucent, a worldwide leader in the communications industry delivering voice, data and video communication services to end users. An MBA student at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Khanna was tasked with determining the best protocol and strategies to manage the energy consumption for the company's North American headquarters.
Solutions
Working with the facilities team and the sustainability department, he identified several energy efficiency opportunities encompassing areas such as lighting retrofits, variable frequency drives and solar window film along with viable projects for implementation across its different facilities worldwide.
Potential Impact
In total, Khanna identified opportunities that could reduce annual energy costs by approximately $440,000, cut approximately 4,407,000 kWh of electricity usage and avoid around 2,060 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.