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 16 June 2021

Where there is a Will, there are Two Ways

 


 

Context :

SC order leaves renewable energy players in a flap /  Business Line / 16 Jun 2021


Extract :

 

The renewable energy industry is in a fix over a recent Supreme Court order which has ordered for the conversion of overhead power lines to underground in the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard.

 

Solar power projects in most parts of Rajasthan and some parts of Gujarat are impacted by this order. Industry insiders say that the order could effectively stop solar projects in Rajasthan.

 

According to industry sources, even if the additional costs, estimated at around ₹ 80,000 crore, is somehow absorbed, it is nearly impossible to implement the order, because of ‘right of way’ issues.

 

 “There cannot be disagreement whatsoever that appropriate steps are required to be taken to protect the said species of birds,” the order says.

 

The Great Indian Bustard is a critically endangered species. According to the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature – India, there are only about 200 birds worldwide, most of them in the sub-continent.

 

 

Accordingly, the Association is talking to technical experts to evolve a case that it could present to the apex court.

 

“The order affects a large number of parties; cost is one thing, but even technical feasibility (of implementing the order) is in question,” Golash said.

 

However, the judges seem to see it differently. They have observed that laying underground high-voltage power lines is “not impossible”.

 

“We are conscious that the laying of the underground power line, more particularly of high-voltage though not impossible, would require technical evaluation on case-to-case basis...” the judgment says.

 

It also notes that where overhead lines alone are feasible, bird diverters shall be installed.

 

 “Irrespective of the cost factor, the priority shall be to save the near-extinct birds,” the judgment says.

 

It quotes a 2018 survey of the Wildlife Institute of India, which comes under the MOEFCC, which found that 100,000 birds (of many species, including the Great Indian Bustard) die every year due to collision with power lines, in a 4,200 sq km area in Rajasthan.

 

 

MY  TAKE :

I am no “ technical expert “

But I urge those technical experts to consider feasibility of the following solutions :

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WAY # 1 :


Flock Dynamics ………………………[ 04 Sept 2018 ]

Extract :

Scientists have developed an algorithm that enables a flying drone to herd a flock of birds away from a designated air-space, without breaking their formation

The team developed the herding algorithm on the basis of macroscopic properties of the flocking model and the response of the flock

“We made careful observations of flock dynamics and interactions between flocks and the pursuer.

This allowed us to create a new herding algorithm for ideal flight paths for incoming drones to move the flock away from a protected airspace,” said Shim.

“This algorithm will help improve safety for the aviation industry. In addition, this will also help control avian influenza that plagues farms nationwide every year,” said Shim.

WAY # 2 :


Wireless Power Transmission ? ………….[ 27 Aug 2020 ]

 

Extract :

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

 

               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 :

               NTPC / DISCOMS / EMROD / KEC / L&T / BHEL / ECIL / NHPC / ONGC /

               National Labs etc


Contact Details :

Greg Kushnir  -  CEO – Emrod   [  https://emrod.energy/  ]

This Wireless Power Technology Could Change New Zealand’s Transmission System / 20 Sept 2020

Extract :

 

“The statistics are pretty compelling. We are talking about,


#    a potential 50% increase in sustainable energy uptake,

#    up to 85% reduction in outages, and

#    up to 65% reduction in electricity infrastructure cost due to the Emrod

      solution,”


said Greg Kushnir, Chief Executive Officer of EMROD.


EMROD stated that Powerco, a New-Zealand based electricity distributor, would be the first to try out the new technology.


 

It added that EMROD would provide the next prototype of technology to Powerco in October 2020.


 

The company would execute lab testing of the prototype and train the Powerco team before the field trial.


 

“The system we are currently building for Powerco will transmit only a few kilowatts, but we can use the same technology to transmit 100 times power over a much longer distance,” said Kushnir.


The company said that its technology could reduce the electricity infrastructure cost, which could help provide low-cost sustainable energy to remote communities like in Africa and the Pacific Islands to energize hospitals, schools, and economies.


Meanwhile, India’s transmission infrastructure continues to worry stakeholders.


 

The lack of transmission infrastructure to support new renewable energy capacity addition has also been a growing concern for solar and wind generators in the country, especially over the last few years, in light of the surge in renewable energy projects.


 

Mercom has previously written about how India’s transmission and distribution system requires significant expansion, considering the rapid installation of solar and wind projects.

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With Regards

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  17 June 2021

 

 

 

 

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