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

Friday, 5 June 2020

Sun : Power that never fails





2016

I sent following blog / email to Cabinet Ministers :
Unlimited Power : and round the clock ?   ……………………………………….[ 29 July 2016 ]

 Where I wrote :

But imagine if it was possible to export / import power, to and from, anywhere in the World, using a World Power Grid !


Then imagine this :


Sun is shining on some or other part of the World, during its local day-time


Nearly 20 % of the World's surface is receiving Solar Energy , at all times , including on vast tracts of sea / desert / forests or other un-inhabited regions, where there is no local demand / consumption of power


Installing Solar Power generating panels in such regions can generate, a huge amount of power


And, without bothering to " store " such power into storage batteries , it can be exported to other regions of the World , which are facing night and have no capacity to " store " whatever solar power it may have produced during its own day-time


All this can happen if we have a World Power Grid ! A power-sharing eco-system for the entire World !


In that case , all through 24 hours , regions in daylight will keep generating solar power and keep exporting to regions under night sky - without bothering to store !

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2018

I sent following blog / email to Cabinet Ministers :

Liu Zhenya : The Visionary                                                      [ 04 June 2018 ]


Where I wrote :

Liu Zhenya is the Chairman of 




He is planning a globally interconnected International Grid of electric power



The GEIDCO plan involves building nine latitudinal and nine longitudinal lineslinking every continent on Earth except Antarctica.


“Like a river with many tributaries, it will connect over 100 countries and 80 per cent of the global population, with a total length of 180,000 kilometers,” Liu said in April 2018 .

The benefits could be immense, as well.


The GEI would improve reliability and, he predicted, even ultimately reduce the average cost of electricity.


Most importantly, interconnecting grids and power sources over larger distances can facilitate greater penetration of renewable powersmoothing out the inevitable geographic and temporal variability in solar and wind power production by balancing supply with distant loads.


The GEI could thus turn the 12-hour time difference between New York and Beijing into an advantage, sending power in one direction or the other as those cities’ demand peaks at different times.


“It is a radical solution for overcoming the world’s energy dilemmas,” Liu said.


“ JUST 7.7 PER  CENT OF THE SAHARA’S SOLAR ENERGY WOULD MEET GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMAND. ”

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Two weeks later, I sent following alert to our Policy Makers :

Connecting Everything ?   ……………………………………………………………..[ 15 June 2018 ]

 

Content :

 

China wants to connect EVERY THING
*  Countries  (  OBOR  )
*  Power  Generating  Stations
*  Vehicles 
*  Citizens
*  Currency
*   World  Trade


China is consuming nearly 50 % of the World’s STEEL and CEMENT

It has also near monopoly in RARE EARTHS ( including  Lithium  for Electric Car Batteries )

On top of this , China is buying up MINES ( of all kinds of minerals ) , in Africa , in return for heavy investment in local infrastructure projects in those African countries

Any guesses about “ What next ? “

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2020

Yesterday, I came across following RFP ( Request For Proposal ) on the website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy [  (www.mnre.gov.in  ] :

https://mnre.gov.in/img/documents/uploads/file_f-1590573144563.pdf 


DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM VISION, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ROAD MAP AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING ,

ONE SUN, ONE WORLD, ONE GRID


which reads at places ( not full 26 pages ) :


Ø  One Sun, One World, One Grid ( OSOWOG )
          India’s Prime Minister recently called for connecting solar energy supply across borders, with the mantra of ' One Sun, One World, One Grid '  ( OSOWOG )

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The vision behind the OSOWOG mantra is “The Sun Never Sets” and is a constant at some geographical location, globally, at any given point of time


The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, has a critical role to play in synergizing over 140 countries, across the far east and the far west regions, to build consensus, launch energy policy imperatives and set up a framework for such a global cooperation


India, through the OSOWOG initiative, plans to take another leap towards building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources that are seamlessly shared for mutual benefits and global sustainability.



Ø  Scope of Work

The scope of work is planned to be undertaken in a phased approach consisting of three phases :

Phase I    :    Assessment stage – Desk Review and Stakeholder Consultations: ( 6 months )

Phase II   :   Potential assessment and pilots identification: ( 4 months )

Phase III  :   Full scale roll out: ( 3 months )



Ø  Key Engagement Objectives

#   Develop a long-term vision for OSOWOG

#   Develop an action plan and a road map to achieve OSOWOG’s vision

#   Institutional framework to implement OSOWOG



Ø  Submission of Proposals

The Bidders must send their offer electronically, comprising a technical proposal and financial proposal. Your proposal must reach the dedicated email : sk.gupta81@gov.in , on or before the deadlines as mentioned in this RFP [ 6th July, 2020 ]


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Congratulations , Shri  R  K  Singhji

(  Minister for MNRE  /  Rajkumar.singh19@sansad.nic.in  )


At age of 87, I may not be around to see the realization of what I visualized 4 years ago


But I have a deep sense of satisfaction that, when realized, this initiative of yours will save 12 lakh pre-mature deaths in India EVERY YEAR , due to air pollution caused by fossil fuel based power plants


When this project gets fully implemented across the world, I believe , electric power could be made available to end-consumers at Re: 1 / Kwh  !


In Solar Power , there is neither any cost of Raw Materials ( sunlight being free ), neither any cost of Labour ( conversion being automatic – needing hardly any manpower )


That Re: 1 / - would be the cost of Money ( interest payable on funds required for solar panels / transmission lines / storage batteries / other allied equipment )


Related Readings :

40 GW : 70 GW : 300 GW : 800 GW   …………………………………………..[ 24 May 2019 ]


Solar Power : Internal Rate of Return  …………………………………………..[ 27 Jan 2018 ]




With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  06  June  2020

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