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

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

For Bustards : Court of Last Resort ?

 


 

Context :

Bustard order will hit green push, SC told  /    14 Dec 2021

Extract :

The Centre on Monday sought modification of the Supreme Courtroom’s April 19 order for placing underground energy transmission cables in huge areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat for cover of endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), saying:

#   it’s technically not possible,

#   value intensive and

#   might be an enormous setback to India’s worldwide dedication to manoeuvre

     steadily in direction  of renewable energy.

     

Solicitor General  Tushar Mehta requested CJI NV Ramana for an urgent hearing  on the Centre’s plea citing a current report of technical group comprising consultants from transmission and energy sector and members from Wildlife Institute of India (WII).


The Centre said the cost will work out to Rs 12 crore a km and the objective could possibly be achieved by putting in bird diverters.


It stated GIBs could get effective protection from electrocution by installing fowl diverters, as was used on Gwalior-Jaipur line by Power Grid Corporation to guard Indian Vulture and Egyptian Vulture and in Bhuj-Banaskantha line to guard Flamingos and Cranes.



Implementation of the SC order “shall result in enormous delay in commissioning of already awarded and under-construction renewable energy initiatives in these states, which in any other case would get commissioned within the subsequent couple of years. Contemplating the sensible and technical challenges in laying the facility traces underground, growth of future initiatives in Rajasthan and Gujarat will even be impacted.”


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My Take :

I fail to understand why Solicitor General Tushar Mehta , did not get the experts to examine the feasibility of using DRONES to divert the Bustards, as suggested in my following earlier e-mail

Dear Shri Jyotiraditya Scindiaji,

Only a few days back, you stated that India will become the “ DRONE HUB “ for the World

I urge you to challenge drone startups to come up with an offer to solve this problem

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  15 Dec 2021

 

 

Where there is a Will, there are Two Ways ……………………………..[ 16 June 2021 ]

 

Extact :

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.

 Related Literature :

Robotic Drones can herd birds away from airspaces 

http://www.caltech.edu/news/engineers-taught-drone-herd-birds-away-airports-82933

 

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 cheapaccessible, 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/  ]

greg@emrod.energy / greg.kushnir@tatau.io / greg@nectar.co.nz / info@emrod.energy ]

 

Related News :

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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