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

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Reinvigorating Rooftop Solar Power

 


 

Main constraint for rooftop solar power generation is availability of big enough roof ( terrace ) area


To generate 20 KW, you need 2000 sq ft of solar panels .


10 flat owners (in 5 story house ), each needing 20 KW, would need 20,000 sq ft of terrace - not available


On top of that, power will not get generated if there is no sun-light from visible spectrum ( on a cloudy day )


Now imagine this :

Ø  If we can generate power from UV ( Ultra Violet ) spectrum which is abundant even on a cloudy day


Ø  If a panel which captures UV, and converts UV into visible spectrum, is sandwiched along with a standard Solar PV panel ( which can , therefore generate electricity even on a cloudy day )


Ø  Such transparent sandwich panels were to replace normal glass windows of a building


Under such a scenario, terrace area will not remain a limitation !


All the windows of all the flats ( apartments ) can generate power – enough for each flat


This could be an ideal solution for many modern high rise buildings whose walls are made entirely of glass


 A 27 year old Philipino young man, Carvey Maigue [caehren@jenraygenre.com ] has just won Dyson Prize of 2020 ( from 1800 entries ) for this invention


Read the details at :

These Solar Panels don’t need the Sun to produce energy ……………… [  23 Nov 2020 ]

Extract :

“I think it will be a massive game changer for the industry,” Crawford says. “I would expect solar companies to be knocking at his door.”



https://insights.globalspec.com/article/15479/inventor-turns-fruits-and-vegetables-into-electricity

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=580817449262570&story_fbid=655111155166532 



https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/rural/2020/11/new-invention-uses-farmers-damaged-crops-to-produce-electricity.html

Extract :

Inspired by the plight of farmers in the Philippines who often lose much of their produce due to severe weather disruptions, the invention aimed to find a use for crops often left to waste.


The material is made from the damaged fruit and vegetable crops and converts UV light into renewable energy.

 

James Dyson, founder and chief engineer at Dyson said the material was " impressive in the way it makes sustainable use of waste crops"


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Dear Shri R K Singhji

( Minister for New and Renewable Energy  /  raj.ksingh@gov.in / rajkumar.singh19@sansad.nic.in, ),

 

I urge you to consider  :


Ø  Every year Indian farms generate 500 MILLION tons of “ Agriculture Straw “ , of which , 362 million tons are “ burnt on the farms “ (  causing huge air pollution ) , leaving a surplus of 141 million tons


PUSA Institute has already developed a process to decompose the agricultural waste into organic manure which is currently being sprayed in farms of Delhi

             

May be PUSA could replicate the “  Conversion Process “developed by Carvey Maigue

              

 

Ø  Circulating this information to the Solar Panel Manufacturers Association of India, urging it to get in touch with Carvey Maigue. The Association may be asked to seek help from one of the following Techology Evaluation Committees set up by the Central Government, for assisting in the evaluation of Carvey’s innovation for mass production

 

Ø  In short term, it may protect our local PV panel manufacturers from Chinese imports of PV panels ( approx. 75 % of our annual need ) by imposing a high safeguard Customs Duty but in the long term only thing that can protect them is for them to innovate by employing a technology which is superior to the one used by the Chinese. It is very heartening that this sentiment is reflected in your following article appearing in to-day’s Economic times ;

 

Power Minister R K Singh decodes India’s renewed vigour in Renewable Energy  /  26 Nov 2020

 

Extract :

 


#    To curb dumping of imported solar PV cells and modules by some

       countries, a safeguard duty has been imposed

            

          

        Upcoming policies to support manufacturing will leverage ,


        #  GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES

        #  map LOCAL CAPABILITIES, and 

        #  strive to indigenize entire value chains, including access to

            CRITICAL RAW  MATERIALS

                     

 

Ø  Without doubt, by now, the Chinese PV panel manufacturers have heard about Carvey Maigue and may be offering him a down payment of $ 10 million and a royalty payment of 5 % , for sole world-wide licensing his technology. We must contact Carvey without loss of time

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  26 Nov 2020

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E Mailed To :


pusapoly.delhi@nic.in ……………………………………………….[ Pusa Institute of Technology ]

sg@sesi.in / info@sesi.in  …………………………………………[Solar Energy Society of India ]

admin@nsefi.in ………………………………………….[ National Solar Energy Federation of India ]

info@stfi.org.in  ………………………………………………………………..[ Solar Thermal Federation of India ]

rajasthansolarassociation@gmail.com  ……………………………[ Rajasthan Solar Association ]

info@kresma.org                                   [ Karnataka Renewable Energy Systems Manufacturers association ]

spda@solarpda.com  ………………………………………………………..[ Solar Power Developers Association ]

info@ifge.org.in / info.ifge@gmail.com  ………………………….[  Indian Federation of Green Energy  ]

corporate@seci.co.in ………………………………………………………….[ Solar Energy Corporation of India ]

secretarygeneral@indianwindpower.com  /  ad.delhi@indianwindpower.com  {  IWTMA  }

iwpahq@windpro.org / secretary.general@windpro.org / iwpa.rsc@gmail.com / iwpacno@windpro.co.in { IWPA }

manish@inwea.org  { Indian Wind Energy Association – IWEA }

ps@appindia.org.in / akhurana369@appindia.org.in / girish.deveshwar@appindia.org.in  { APP }

rajnath-pc@nic.in  { Rajnath Ram , Adviser Energy – NITI }

Vipul.tuli@sembcorp.com  { Vipul Tuli , MD, Sembcorp India }

Alok.nanda@ge.com / Ananda@shiftcomm.com  {  Alok Nanda, CEO , GE Technology Centre }

Ashish.khanna@tatapower.com  { Ashish Khanna, President -Renewable , TATA Power }

Vinay.rustagi@bridgetoindia.com  { Vinay Rustagi , MD , Bridge to India }

chair@nic.in / ps.mhaske@nic.in  {  Chairman, CEA  }

secy-power@nic.in  {  Secretary, Ministry of Power  }

secy@cercind.gov.in  { Secretary , CERC  }

 

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 Related Readngs :

Congratulations , Shri R K Singhji……………………….[ 19 Nov 2020 ]

 

Shri R K Singh - the Revolutionary……………………….[ 20 Feb 2018 ]

 

Chai and Why ? #OLED ……………………………………….[ 20 Dec 2017 ]

 

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Added on 24 April 2021 :


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