Main constraint for rooftop solar power generation is
availability of big enough roof ( terrace ) area
To generate 20 KW, you need 2000 sq ft of solar panels
.
10 flat owners (in 5 story house ), each needing 20 KW,
would need 20,000 sq ft of terrace - not available
On top of that, power will not get generated if there
is no sun-light from visible
spectrum ( on a cloudy day )
Now imagine this :
Ø If
we can generate power from UV ( Ultra Violet )
spectrum which is abundant even on a cloudy day
Ø If a
panel which captures UV, and converts
UV into visible spectrum, is sandwiched along with a standard Solar PV
panel ( which can , therefore generate electricity even
on a cloudy day )
Ø Such
transparent sandwich panels were to replace normal
glass windows of a building
Under such a scenario, terrace area will not remain a
limitation !
All the windows of all the flats ( apartments ) can
generate power – enough for each flat
This could be an ideal solution for many modern high
rise buildings whose walls are made entirely of glass
A 27 year old
Philipino young man, Carvey
Maigue [caehren@jenraygenre.com ] has just won Dyson Prize of 2020 ( from
1800 entries ) for this invention
Read the details at :
These
Solar Panels don’t need the Sun to produce energy ……………… [ 23 Nov 2020 ]
Extract :
“I think it will be a massive
game changer for the industry,” Crawford says. “I would expect solar companies
to be knocking at his door.”
https://insights.globalspec.com/article/15479/inventor-turns-fruits-and-vegetables-into-electricity
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=580817449262570&story_fbid=655111155166532
Extract :
Inspired by the plight of farmers
in the Philippines who often lose much of their produce due to severe weather
disruptions, the invention aimed to find a use for crops often left to waste.
The
material is made from the damaged
fruit and vegetable crops and converts UV light into renewable energy.
James
Dyson, founder and
chief engineer at Dyson said the material was " impressive in the way it makes
sustainable use of waste
crops"
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Dear Shri R K Singhji
( Minister for New and Renewable Energy
/ raj.ksingh@gov.in
/ rajkumar.singh19@sansad.nic.in, ),
I urge you to consider :
Ø Every year Indian farms
generate 500 MILLION
tons of “ Agriculture
Straw “ , of which , 362
million tons are “ burnt on the farms “ (
causing huge air pollution ) , leaving a surplus of 141 million tons
PUSA Institute has already
developed a process to decompose the agricultural waste into organic manure
May be PUSA could replicate the “ Conversion Process “developed by Carvey Maigue
Ø Circulating this
information to the Solar Panel Manufacturers
Association of India, urging it to get in touch with Carvey Maigue.
The Association may be asked to seek help from one of the following Techology Evaluation
Committees set up by the Central Government, for assisting in the
evaluation of Carvey’s innovation for mass production
Ø In short term, it
may protect our local PV panel manufacturers from Chinese imports of PV panels
( approx. 75 % of our annual need ) by imposing a high safeguard Customs Duty
but in the long term only thing that can protect them is for them to innovate
by employing a technology which is superior to the one used by the Chinese. It
is very heartening that this sentiment is reflected in your following article
appearing in to-day’s Economic times ;
Power
Minister R K Singh decodes India’s renewed vigour in Renewable Energy / 26
Nov 2020
Extract :
# To curb dumping of imported solar PV cells and modules by some
countries, a safeguard duty has been imposed
Upcoming policies to support manufacturing will leverage ,
# GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES,
# map
# strive to indigenize entire value chains, including access to
CRITICAL RAW
Ø Without
doubt, by now, the Chinese PV panel manufacturers have heard about Carvey
Maigue and may be offering him a down payment of $ 10 million and a royalty
payment of 5 % , for sole
world-wide licensing his technology. We must contact Carvey without loss
of time
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26
Nov 2020
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Congratulations
, Shri R K Singhji……………………….[ 19 Nov 2020 ]
Shri
R K Singh - the Revolutionary……………………….[ 20 Feb 2018 ]
Chai and
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