I
have a Dream…….
At “ The March on Washington “ ( 1963 ) , Rev Martin
Luther King , said :
“ I have a dream today ... I
have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and
mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be made plain, and the
crooked places will be made straight…… “
Rev King was talking about “ Equality of humans amidst diversity of
Caste – Creed – Religions “
In 2017 , I have the following dream :
“ Everyone around the World will have unlimited FREE solar power for peaceful purposes “
After 54 years , Rev King’s
dream is yet to be realized
But , the rate at which the
technology is moving , it seems possible that my dream could well get realized
in 10 years –
provided governments around the World have the political will !
To know how this can be realized , read :
It is a
matter of great satisfaction that , this is also the dream of Shri Narendra Modiji , who
has initiated and hosted , the INTERNATIONAL
SOLAR ALLIANCE ,
whose
objectives coincide with my above-mentioned blogs ( sent as emails to NDA
Ministers / Policy Makers )
And
following are recent news reports which show that the World is moving in this direction
On October 28, wind power
sources from 28 countries in the European Union (EU) set a new record: they
provided 24.6% of total
electricity — enough
to power 197 million European households.
Offshore
wind energy is now cheaper than nuclear energy in the UK, and countries across Europe receive
significant portions of energy from wind.
Denmark
regularly gets more than 100 percent of its energy from wind (and hit 109% last weekend), while
wind frequently provides Germany more than half of its electricity.
A 750-kilometer-long power
cable stretching from
Denmark to the UK has been approved by Denmark's Energy and Climate
Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt.
The cable is expected to become the world's longest and has
already whetted Denmark's appetite for becoming a MAJOR POWER EXPORTER.
"Strong power connections abroad are essential
to small nations like Denmark. We will have the opportunity to sell our
surplus green energy on a larger market," Lars Christian
Lilleholt said, as quoted by the Danish news outlet Copenhagen Post, lauding the country's prowess in using renewable energy sources.
"Meanwhile, we will get a larger supply
of energy to Denmark when the wind is not blowing and
the sun is not shining.
Strong energy links to our
neighbors contribute to more affordable and reliable
power for our consumers and to keep the value of wind power
up," he said, adding that electricity may become "the new bacon"
for the Nordic country's economy, known for its agricultural exports.
Now consider the following :
·
In 2016 , countries
of the World , spend $ 1.7 trillion in purchase of arms ( military hardware )
·
A one MW solar power plant requires capital of $ 1
million
·
So , a one GW
plant would cost , $ 1,000 million ( ie : $ 1 billion )
·
In the amount that the World spends on arms each
year , we could put up 1700 GW of Solar power plants !
·
Diverting funds
from arms purchase to installation of solar power will eliminate poverty from
the World
·
With reduction of poverty and rising standard of
living for the poorest of the World , militancy / conflict / terrorism , will
disappear
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