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

Saturday 8 December 2018

Clean Energy pumping Dirty Fuel ?




It is certainly better than “ Dirty Energy pumping Dirty Fuel



CONTEXT :



HIGHLIGHTS :

·          Oil companies are planning to install Solar Panels on Petrol Pumps , to replace Dirty Electric Power coming from Coal-based Stations


·          Indian Oil   ……………………………………… 27,377  pumps


·          Hindustan Petroleum………………………. 15,287  pumps


·          Bharat Petroleum……………………………  14,500  pumps


·          Indian Oil target …………………………….    1,140  pumps PER MONTH ( all in 24 months )


·          Cost of 25 Kw PV installation…………   Rs 13.5 Lakh



·          Reduction in Power cost per year…..  Rs  7  Lakhs  ( 50 % of current cost )


This is a great news , not only because it has a pay-back period of only 2 YEARS but also because it heralds a “ re-inventing “ of energy-retailing business for these Oil giants which have , as of now , enjoyed a near monopoly of the Energy Distribution market


I get a feeling that they asked of themselves :


“ What business are we in ?

  Are we in the business of pumping liquids in the tanks of petrol / diesel vehicles ? 

  Or , are we into energizing  Electric Vehicles by re-charging their Lithium-ion batteries  ?

  Can we take the first step by installing Solar Panels at our pumps  ?

  Then gradually convert these pumps to pump Electricity ( invisible fluid )  ?



REFERENCES :  


Time to Reinvent for Hindustan Petroleum - Bharat Petroleum ?     [  25  May  2017  ]




Carbon  Conspiracy  ?  ……………………………………………………………………   [  13  Nov  2017  ]

Solar Power Based Charging Station ? ………………………………………………[  06 June 2018  ]

Roof Top Solar : Better Alternative  …………………………………………………..[  24  May  2018  ]

 

25,000 New Petrol Pumps ? Why ?  …………………………………………………….[  18  June  2018  ]

 

Every Building : a Battery Charging Station ?  ………………………………….. [  26  Oct  2018  ]

 

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09  Dec  2018


 



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