When we think of energy, various phenomena come to mind across different aspects of our lives. From the moment we wake up, we enter into an energy cycle to sustain our daily lives. When encountering someone who starts their day with high energy, we often remark, "Your energy is really high today." We begin generating the energy needed for physical movements by consuming our meals. Unconsciously, we continue to nourish ourselves with different sources of energy when we say, "Let me make some coffee to wake up," or "Let's brew some tea." In all these routines, we unknowingly take our place as a significant actor in the process of energy transformation.

In our country and others, people move within a similar cycle, allocating a certain portion of their individual energy needs to physical activities and the remaining part to mental activities. The areas where the energy we use as a source is consumed are roughly close to each other. Approximately one-third is for heating and cooling in buildings, one-third is used in production processes and auxiliary facilities in industry, and the remaining one-third is used in transportation, such as gasoline and diesel, with transportation services typically utilizing the most energy.

 

Considering our energy costs, they hold a crucial place in the overall economic balance, as is common in all countries worldwide. Especially in energy-dependent countries like ours, these costs are even more sensitive. If, for instance, we could produce all our energy from local sources and set aside gold imports, we could position ourselves in the category of countries with a current account surplus, and we might experience the prosperity enjoyed by relatively more developed countries worldwide.

 

Today, the importance of energy is discussed in every platform, and the primary reason for conflicts between countries often revolves around energy. The reality of this situation results in consequences deeply felt by each of us. In recent years, the most significant cause of the inflation monster felt worldwide and more intensely in our country is energy inflation. It has various sources, and we won't delve into details here, but it is essential that we take ownership of our energy, cherish it, hold onto it tightly, and prevent it from going to waste. We must do this for ourselves, our country, our world, and most importantly, for our children. It is well known to all of us that every bit of wasted energy hinders our world from rotating healthily.

Lumian, as a local initiative that develops software controlling and limiting the energy consumption of buildings and production facilities, contributing to the sustainability goals of the world, says, "The more you know about your energy data, the more efficiently you can plan, use, and manage it."