Wireless Power Transmission ?

Context :

The dream of Wireless power transmission might soon become a reality  [ 19 Aug 2020 ]

Extract :

Ø  A startup from New Zealand has now developed a safe method to wirelessly transmit electric power across long distances.

Ø  EMROD has produced the first long-range, high-power, wireless power transmission alternative to the traditional copper wire method by using the concept of electromagnetic waves

Ø  Emrod has convinced a power distribution company to try their innovation on a commercial scale. It might not be free, but it would be cheap, accessible, and scaled up with ease

Ø  The setup contains a transmitting antenna, a series of relays and a receiving rectenna — a rectifying antenna capable of converting microwave energy into electricity

Ø  The line of sight between each relay is the only limiting factor for the distance of transmission — thus greatly reducing infrastructure & maintenance costs & environmental impact, that a wired solution imposes.

Ø  This wireless transmission could be the key to harnessing renewable energy which is often generated in areas far from where it is needed

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MY TAKE : 

Even after successful commercialization, this invention of EMROD will not make DISCOMS obsolete

But it will, most certainly, disrupt the businesses of :

Ø  Manufacturers of ( current design ) Transmission Towers

Ø  Manufacturers of High Voltage transmission cables

Ø  Construction companies engaged in laying transmission lines

To fully appreciate how this invention will enable :

Ø  Transmission to Earth, power generated in space ( Solar or Magnetism based )

Ø  Getting rid of ALL fossil-fuel based ( dirty power ) generation ( in next 10 years )

Ø  Never a blackout / brownout ( supply matching demand 24x7, everywhere )

Ø  Power @ Re 1 / Kwh ( making for a LOW COST ECONOMY )

Ø  Storing of surplus power in grid-size Li-ion Battery Storage Installations

Ø  Doing away with need to lay expensive / time-consuming Power Transmission Lines to evacuate solar power expected to be generated at Rajasthan / Kutchh / Lahul and Spiti / Ladakh,

-       please read the following blogs ( earlier sent as emails to Cabinet Ministers )

I urge Shri R K Singhji ( Minister for Renewable Power ), to form a consortium of the following organizations, for an early COMMERCIALIZATION of EMROD invention :

Ø  NTPC / DISCOMS / EMROD / KEC / L&T / BHEL / ECIL / NHPC / ONGC / National Labs etc

Contact Details :

Greg Kushnir

[ CEO – Emrod / greg@emrod.energy / greg.kushnir@tatau.io / greg@nectar.co.nz / info@emrod.energy ]

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Salvaging Life On Earth   ………………………………………………………………………..[ 24 Mar 2014 ]

Extract :

Now, suppose we find a way to ,

>  Construct a hollow cylinder of woven Copper wires  to envelope the earth , 100 miles

    above the earth's surface ( like those thin rings of Saturn )
     
>  Then , using small rocket thrusts , rotate this cylinder in the direction opposite of earth's
  
     rotation , to cut through its magnetic field

Will that generate electricity  ?

I think so

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Unlimited Power : and round the clock ?   ………………………………………………[ 29 July 2016 ]

Extract :

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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Piyush Goyal is a Visionary !   ………………………………………………………………….[ 19 Mar 2017 ]

Extract :

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 !

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Liu Zhenya : The Visionary   …………………………………………………………………..[ 04 June 2018 ]

Extract :

By any measure, this super-grid would be an immense undertaking.

The GEIDCO plan involves building nine latitudinal and nine longitudinal lines, linking 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 power — smoothing 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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With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  28 Aug 2020

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Added  on  01  May  2023  :

DARPA is making Nikola Tesla's dream of wireless energy a reality

Extract :

Relays in the form of long-endurance drones and satellites will play a crucial role in the future. These drones, hovering at high altitudes, will transmit laser energy to each other over extended distances before delivering it to a U.S. military base. Similarly, satellites will perform the same mission in space.

“POWER is developing stratospheric platforms with small apertures ranging approximately 100 kilometers between nodes. With larger apertures and a more benign environment like space, distances between nodes of up to 1,000 kilometers are reasonable,” Calhoun added. The result would be a “globally scalable energy distribution network.”

As with all of its projects, once DARPA has demonstrated the POWER project's viability in theory, it will turn it over to other government organizations for actual implementation. Additionally, there are clear uses for POWER in the commercial sphere, such as supplying energy to far-flung communities, research facilities, and other challenging locations. Additionally, the energy could come from renewable resources, making it both environmentally friendly and widely available.