Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 13 September 2016

SUN is THE SOLUTION




A team of German scientists have developed a device to convert Solar Energy into Hydrogen gas ( a cheap / abundant / clean fuel ), through electrolysis of water

Following are the details :


" This is one of the big advantages of the new design, which enables the two main components to be optimized separately: the photovoltaic part that produces electricity from solar energy and the electrochemical part that uses this electricity for water splitting.


The Jülich researchers have patented this concept, which can be flexibly applied for all types of thin-film photovoltaic technology and for various types of electrolyser.


" For the first time, we are working towards a market launch", says Becker. " We have created the basis to make this reality."


More information: Bugra Turan et al, Upscaling of integrated photoelectrochemical water-splitting devices to large areas, Nature Communications (2016). DOI: 10.1038/NCOMMS12681 
Journal reference: Nature Communications search and more info Provided by: Forschungszentrum Juelich search and more info
website
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


HOW  CAN  INDIA  TAKE  ADVANTAGE  OF  THIS  BREAK-THROUGH  ?


LOCAL  STORAGE

    As it is , Shri Piyush Goyal ( Minister for Energy ) is pushing for achieving 100 GW of Solar Power generation ,  
    by 2022 . Most of this will get fed into the State / National Grid but quite a lot will need highly efficient / high
    power storage density , LOCAL storage devices ( Batteries ) , which are still a far cry

    The SYSTEM developed by Julich researchers , could solve this problem



#  FUEL  FOR  VILLAGE  WOMEN

    All over India , rooftop Solar Water Heaters  are getting installed . These can be modified to produce Hydrogen
    gas , for use as a clean / non-polluting fuel for KITCHEN Stoves ! This could spell an end to burning of WOOD in
    " Chulhas " in our villages , improving the health of village women and saving of jungles



#  ALTERNATE  TO  ELECTRIC  CARS  ?

A couple of months back, Shri Piyush Goyal announced intention to replace India's current petrol / diesel vehicles with Electric vehicles , by 2030


Now , consider this :

*   India boasts of 200 million vehicles today ( all Petrol / Diesel driven )


*   We add some 10 million new vehicles each year


*   Road Transport Ministry proposes to remove from the roads, some 28 million vehicles which are 10 year old


*  In past 3 years  ( 2012-13 to 2015-16 ) , the total number of vehicles on Indian roads has gone up

    from 172 million to 186 million ( some 4.5 million per year ! )


*  There are just NO charging stations for Electric Cars ! And without which , no car manufacturer will go whole-

    hog into manufacture of Electric Vehicles ( who will buy , if he cannot re-charge in 5 minutes ? )


    And no one is coming forward to set up such Electric Charging Stations , if he gets 3 cars per day to charge !

   A classical " Chicken First or Egg First ? " situation !



But most Petrol Station owners would be happy to install a Julich Device on the rooftop of his station , if it sells

for less than Rs 5 lakhs ! That would enable him to " recharge " hydrogen fuel driven vehicles , while continuing to

service Petrol / Diesel vehicles !  Of course , he has no shortage of water !


This arrangement can permit a gradual change-over from Petrol / Diesel driven vehicles to non-polluting Hydrogen-

Fuel driven vehicles , since switch-over to a Hydrogen-Fuel Combustion Engine is much easier for Vehicle

Manufacturers  as compared to changing over to Electric Vehicles


I hope either Shri Gadkari or Shri Goyal will send an email to Julich researcher , Becker , inviting him to set up his

first manufacturing facility in India


He would , if the " Invite " is accompanied by a promise to exempt this company from Corporate Income Tax for

the next 10 years  !


And no need to be apologetic for an honest decision taken in the sole interest of the country - media attacks notwithstanding  !



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14  Sept  2016


www.hemenparekh.in / blogs







No comments:

Post a Comment