Not by 2050 but by 2025 ?
Context :
India urges G20 nations to bring
down per capita emissions by ’30 / HT / 25 July 2021
Extract :
Ø
The target of reducing emissions to net zero by
mid-century, proposed by some countries, will not be adequate in view of the
fast-depleting global carbon space, India said in its official statement at the
G20 energy and climate joint ministerial meeting
Ø “We have noted the pledges made by some
countries to achieve Net Zero GHG
emissions or carbon neutrality by
or around mid-century. However, this may not be adequate in view of fast
depleting available carbon space. Therefore, and keeping in view the legitimate
need of developing countries to grow, we
urge G20 countries to commit to bringing down per capita emissions to the
global average by 2030,” said the
statement shared by the Union Environment ministry on Saturday.
Ø According to data provided by the Climate
Watch by World Resources Institute, India emits,
# 7.1% of global emissions and
# Has per capita emissions of about 2.47 Tco2e ( tonnes of carbon
dioxide equivalent ),
# As
compared to the global average of 6.45 tco2 / per
capita
Ø In comparison to top emitters, India’s per capita emissions are
# 7.0 times lower than that of the United States,
# 3.4 times lower compared to China’s and
# 3.0 times lower compared to the EU.
Ø Union environment minister, Bhupender
Yadav, ( bhupender.yadav@sansad.nic.in ) said the world should not be shifting
goalposts and setting new benchmarks for global climate ambition during the G20
ministerial meeting on Friday.
Ø He also made it clear that India will accelerate action on climate change only
when there is enough support from developed countries. “...The momentum of climate action can only be
accelerated when there is enough support through means of implementation including finance and
technology,” he said.
Ø “ For India, scaling up renewable energy and nature-based solutions can bring new jobs and better health, but
much depends on clean technology partnerships for industrial production,” said Ulka
Kelkar, ( ulka.kelkar@wri.org ), director of the climate programme at the
World Resources Institute, India.
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New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power /
Interesting Engineering / 22 July 2021
Extract :
Ø The
energy generation of ferroelectric crystals in solar cells can be increased by a
factor of a thousand, according
to a statement from Martin
Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU).
Ø Researchers
from MLU found that with alternately placed crystalline layers of barium
titanate, strontium titanate, and calcium titanate, they could greatly
increase the efficiency of solar panels. Their findings are
published in the journal Science Advances.
Ø "The
important thing here is that a ferroelectric material is alternated with a
paraelectric material. Although the latter does not have separated charges, it
can become ferroelectric under certain conditions, for example at low
temperatures or when its chemical structure is slightly modified," Dr Akash Bhatnagar, from MLU’s Centre for Innovation
Competence SiLi-nano, explained in the MLU press release.
Ø The
researchers found that their layered material enabled a current
flow 1,000
times
stronger than measured in pure barium titanate of the equivalent thickness.
Ø The
team also showed that the measurements remained almost constant over a six-month
period, meaning the material may be robust enough for commercial
application. Next, they will continue to research the exact
cause of the photoelectric effect in their layered material, with a view to
eventual deployment at a mass scale.
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World's
cheapest energy storage will be an iron-air battery
/
RechargeNews / 23 July 2021
Extract :
Ø Form Energy,
the billionaire-backed start-up that claimed to have developed an innovative low-cost 150-hour
battery,
has finally revealed its battery chemistry after more than
a year of high-profile secrecy.
Ø The
Boston-based company says its first commercial product is a “rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering
electricity for 100 hours at system costs
competitive with conventional power plants and at less than 1/10th
the cost of lithium-ion”.
Ø A
cheap, safe battery able to store energy for long periods of time is
the holy grail of the renewable energy sector, as it would be capable of removing
the issue of wind and solar’s variability at a low cost.
Ø With
French financial advisers Lazard putting the levelised cost of storage (LCOS)
of large-scale lithium-ion batteries at $132-245/MWh in its industry-standard
annual report, Form’s battery—at a tenth of that cost — would be the cheapest
type of energy storage available by some distance.
Ø “This
battery can be used continuously over a multi-day period and will enable
a reliable, secure, and fully renewable electric grid year-round,” said Form Energy.
Ø Or
as Greg Lydkovsky, global head of R&D at steel giant
ArcelorMittal — Form Energy’s latest investor — put it,
the technology “ holds exciting potential to overcome the intermittent supply
of renewable energy”.
Ø Form
Energy president and chief operating officer Ted Wiley
said:
“ We’ve completed the science, what’s left to do is scale up from lab-scale
prototypes to grid-scale
Ø “[At
full production], the modules will produce electricity for one-tenth the cost of
any technology available today for grid storage.”
Ø The
battery is said to work through “reversible oxidation of iron”.
In discharge mode, thousands of tiny iron pellets are exposed to the air, which
makes them rust (ie, the iron turning to iron oxide). When the system is
charged with an electric current, the oxygen in the rust is removed, and it
reverts back to iron.
Ø Wiley
said that a 300 MW “pilot” project for Minnesota-based Great
River Energy will be commissioned in 2023.
Ø Canadian start-up Zinc8,
was the first to break cover with a commercial product in 2019, announcing that
it would be deploying a zinc-air
battery system with the technological capability of providing 100-plus
hours of storage.
Ø And
Oregon-based ESS, which claims to have a market value of
$1.1bn, already sells a flow battery that uses iron
as its primary
ingredient.
Ø Current
Form Energy investors also include Italian oil giant Eni and Macquarie Capital,
while ArcelorMittal revealed a $25m investment
in the company on Thursday.
Ø Form
has also announced a Series D financing round that aims to raise $200m
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Dear Shri Bhupeder Yadavji ,
Thank you for ,
# Doing some plain-speaking to G 20
# Asking their help for FUNDS – and equally importantly – for TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
I urge you to request ,
Ø Chancellor Angela Merkel ( Germany ) to persuade Dr Akash
Bhatnagar ( MUL ) for transferring “ Layered Material “ technology which produces 1000 times more power than current Solar Panels
Ø President Joe Biden
( USA ), to persuade Ted Wiley ( COO – Form Energy / Boston ) for transferring
technology for “ Rechargeable IRON-AIR battery “, which
can store grid-level power for days together and cost only 10 % of currently popular
Lithium-ion batteries
With regards,
Hemen parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26
July 2021
CC :
Dr Ajay Mathur ( Director General – International Solar Alliance /
amarjit.soran@isolaralliance.org
cecile.martinphipps@isolaralliance.org
archanabhardwaj@isolaralliance.org
jagjeetsareen@isolaralliance.org
meghapushpendra@isolaralliance.org
naresh.mehta@isolaralliance.org
sastryakella@isolaralliance.org
shishir.seth@isolaralliance.org
rajeevgyani@isolaralliance.org
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HERE ARE SOME IMPLICATIONS OF QUICK COMMERCIALIZATION OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES :
[ A ] Power For Homes /
Offices / Shops / Factories :
Ø With current Silicon PV Solar panels, we need 10 sq meter of panels to generate 1 KW of electricity
Ø Premises with high level of electric consumption, need
10 KW ( requiring 100 Sq
Meter = 1076 Sq Ft )
Ø But, if we were to use MUL ( layered
material solar panels ), we would need only 1 . 076
SQ FEET of solar panel to generate 10 KW ( approx. 5 sq feet
to generate 50 KW )
Ø This means :
# Smallest thatched hut can
have, practically UNLIMITED electricity
# Each and every building can generate more power than it needs and be
able to SELL its excess
required funds for their own Solar Installations )
Soon to be introduced Electricity Amendment Bill seeks to enable
power consumers
to choose from
of telecom services
# All buildings can STORE their ( generated ) power in “ Re-chargeable
Iron Battery Storage System
and use Solar Power for “ Battery Charging Outlets “ on the ground floor
for charging Lithium-ion batteries of their Electric Vehicles
# Cheap / Abundant solar power, stored in terrace-based Iron-Air battery
( for months ), can turn every home into a " Cottage Industry " and
convert jobless youth into millions of Self-Employed
( Read: A Tale of Two States / Congratulations, Shri Vijaybhai Rupaniji, )
[ B ] Solar Cookers
Having Roof-based “ Re-chargeable Iron Battery Storage System “, (
which can store 50 KW
every flat ( apartment ), can use SOLAR CHULHAS ( Solar Cookers ) for
cooking their food ( even on cloudy days ). Not only will this save import
of LPG - CNG (worth Rs 40,000 crore / year ), but save women from
respiratory diseases
( Read : Air
Pollution Sources : And “ How to save 2.5 Lakh lives )
[ C ] Solar Roof-top Cars
Going one step further, imagine not needing road-side battery charging
stations for charging
Here is a
possible scenario :
Currently ( to my limited knowledge ) , following 3 companies are working
on Electric
Cars whose
Panels mounted on their roof-tops
Aptera ( Read : Solar
Powered EV : 1,000 Miles with Single Charging ? )
Some other EV manufacturers ( including Tesla ) are also experimenting
with roof-top
solar panels
Even our own ISRO gave a working demo of such vehicle, a few years
None have
( so far ) succeeded in a commercial launch
Main problem is that, to generate 1 Kwh, the solar panel would need to
be ( approx.
) 5
feet x 3 feet
Electric car may need between 50 Kw – 150 Kw to keep its Li- ion
batteries fully charged . This means, a 5 feet x 3 feet car rooftop can
give only 1 Kw
But a 15 sq ft “ Multi Layered panel ( from MUL ) can generate 150 Kw
of power ! Car
would never
Now if all EV can sport such solar panels on their rooftops, there will be no
“ Range
Anxiety “ and a
would happen by 2030, resulting in great reduction in Carbon Emission !
With EVs not needing petrol or diesel as fuel, this would mean gradual
dismantling of OIL EXPLORATION -EXPLOITATION - REFINING industry.
As far as lakhs of existing Gas Stations are concerned, only a few ( 10 %
), may survive by switching over to Li-ion battery charging stations . Rest
will need to close down
[ D ] Power Transmission
Lines
Now, if each and every building ( including in rural areas ) was to generate
– and STORE –
its own
TRANSMISSION LINES !
This may
disrupt the business of DISCOMs
( Read : Wireless
Power Transmission ? / 27 Aug 2020 )
[ E ] Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Power Plants
If UNLIMITED / ABUNDANT solar power was to become available ( 24x365 ,
because of storage in Iron-
there would be no need for any power plants based on COAL –GAS – FUEL
etc. World would be able to gradually shut these down so that, by 2030, no
such Carbon Emitting / polluting plants are working .
That would dramatically reduce global warming
( Read :
A
Long Term Solution for Low PLF ?
/ The
Surge of Solar )
[ F ] Eliminating Water Shortage
Again, year-round availability of CHEAP / UNLIMITED solar power would
enable, coastal countries
powered DESALINATION PLANTS and overcome WATER SHORTAGE. Such
water can even be pumped to arid / desert INLAND areas, hundreds of Km
away coast ( using cheap electricity for pumping ). “ Interlinking of Rivers “
project needs lots of power
( Read : Solar-Powered Desalination Device Aims to Deliver Water to
400,000 Kenyans )
[ G ] Stopping Desertification / Starting Afforestation / Agriculture
By being able to use cheap solar power to pump water over hundreds of
kilometers, we would be able
“ desert-turned-forests “ would absorb carbon from the air.
Deserts / arid zones can be used for agriculture
[ H ] Low Cost Economy competing in Export Market
Electric power constitutes between 10 % to 20 % of the total
manufacturing cost of most engineering
availability of ABUNDANT and almost FREE power , manufacturing costs
will drop drastically, making India a truly LOW COST ECONOMY
[ I ] Other Renewable Power Projects
Abundant / cheap solar power may slow down other renewable power
projects, such as :
# Nuclear
# Wind
# Hydro
- And slow down research on TIDAL – FUSION – GREEN HYDROGEN
technologies
Any Down-side of abundant / cheap solar power ?
Ø This may lead to a “ Waste everything by a Throw-Away “ economy (
everything is so cheap )
Ø It may lead to over-exploitation of Natural Resources
Related Readings :
Nearly 200 govts open climate talks
100%
made in india Supercapacitors have 1000 times more life than lithium-ion
batteries by IIT
Climate
Conundrum ? ………………………………………………[ 10 Oct 2018 ]
EV
: Battery Charging Stations : Solar power Storage / Connecting the dots ……….[
13 Sept 2020 ]
India will play a
leadership role in the area of renewable energy: Piyush Goyal
Extract :
Ø Goyal also urged
automobile users to go for electric cars and recharge their batteries using
renewable energy or solar energy during day hours
Ø He further said
that battery technologies are going to be very important for our sustainability
mission and for renewable energy to progress more, and we are investing heavily
on batteries now.
Ø "Our idea
is to make India conscious of its electricity needs being met in a more
sustainable fashion & balancing the cost of electricity in such a manner
that our developmental goals do not get affected