He has a vision of ,
Unlimited / Cheap
/ Clean / Round- the-Clock ,
electric power to fuel India’s growth ,
which , in turn will create millions of jobs
To know how he plans to bring this about , read :
As if to vindicate his vision , German-Dutch company TenneT and
Danish company Energinet , are planning to generate Solar and Wind power on an artificial island in the North Sea and supply the
same to UK / Norway / the Netherlands / Germany / Denmark and Belgium
Times of India ( 19 March
2017 ) carries following news report re this venture :
“ Artificial island to power six countries “
A vast artificial
island is to be built at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, complete with a harbour,
airstrip and homes, to help provide a vast new supply of renewable energy , under plans
drawn up by two companies with the blessing of the European Union.
The
North Sea Wind Power Hub would act as a hub for offshore wind turbines and a
new place to put solar panels, according to the German and Dutch arms of
electricity firm TenneT and Danish company Energinet.
The firms will sign a deal creating a consortium to
develop the plan further in Brussels on 23 March in the presence of European
Energy Union Commissioner, Maos Sefcovic..
Torben
Glar Nielsen, Energinet's Danish technical director, said: “Maybe it sounds a
bit crazy and science fiction-like, but an island on Dogger Bank could make the
wind power of the future a
lot cheaper and more effective.“
It
is thought the island or possibly islands could act as a hub for thousands of new wind
turbines, which would eventually generate green electricity for more than 80
million people.
Under
the proposals, the island would be connected by electricity cables to the UK,
Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Belgium.
Mel Kroon, TenneT's chief executive, said:
“ This project can significantly contribute to a completely renewable supply
of electricity in north-west
Europe “.
In a
statement, Energinet said European targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
meant that major new sources of solar and wind energy were required.
“
Wind and solar energy complement each other: there is more sun from spring to
autumn, and more wind in the colder and darker months of the year,“ it said.
“So
a sustainable and stable energy system for the future will need solar and wind
energy , both on a large scale. This requires optimum cooperation and synergy because it cannot be
accomplished by individual member states on their own.“
The company said
Dogger Bank was an ideal location for an artificial island as it was “centrally
located and in relatively shallow water“ and also had optimal wind conditions.
“ Staff, components and assembly
workshops can be stationed on the island, thus optimising and simplifying
complex offshore logistics,“ it said.
“ An island in an area with a lot of
space will provide the scale necessary to reduce costs (through economies of
scale).“
Dear
Piyush Goyalji :
Please expedite your
approval of the proposal submitted by the Power Grid Corporation of India , to
generate 315.7 GW of
Solar power in the deserts of Rajasthan / Kutchh / Lahul and Spiti / Ladakh
Make a beginning with 10 GW
That will enable you to provide power to homes / offices and
factories all over India at Rs 1.0 per Kwh !
Then challenge Elon Musk , to set up 100 BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS ( of 100 MW each ) all over
India , using his POWERPACK batteries , the way
he plans to do in Australia
And, do it FREE ( in his own , long
term interest , of course ! )
Tell him :
Unless you install these BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEMS
in 100 Indian cities
to supply uninterrupted power to 5,000 EV Charging Stations , you will not be able to sell those ONE MILLION electric cars that Masayoshi Son wants to buy from you in the next 5 years ( read following news report of 03 Dec 2016 ) , nor replace those 6
million petrol / diesel cars that India wants replaced by 2020 , with your
Tesla Model 3
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SoftBank Group chairman Masayoshi Son said on Friday that Indian
cab-hailing company Ola, in which SoftBank is an investor, may introduce a
fleet of one
million electric cars in partnership with an electric vehicle
maker and the government—a move that could transform the electric mobility
sector in the country.
Son said he was bullish on the electric vehicle segment in India and
would look at investment opportunities in this space. The vehicles will be
locally manufactured to support the government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign, he
added.
“I
think this will be the biggest initiative for electric vehicles in India,”
Son, who attended the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, said in an interview
on Friday.
Son, 59, also met Prime Minister Narendra
Modi during the day and proposed to partner with the
government in the initiative.
“He was
excited about it,” said Son, who wants to reach the one
million electric cars target in the next five years.
20 March 2017
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