Context :
India,
UK likely to announce ‘green grid’ at COP26 summit /
Indian Express / 30 Sept 2021
Extract :
India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG, a concept New Delhi has been
pushing through its International Solar Alliance — at the upcoming COP26.
The concept
of OSOWOG, which the British have called a green grid, has been
personally guided and pushed by Modi and found mention in his Independence Day
speech this year. The concept pitches the idea of a transnational solar grid, from which different countries can draw power.
“The idea is to scale up
the proposal and involve as many countries as possible. Our aim is that by
2050, a single power grid of renewable
energy be accessible across continents — with production in one continent and distribution of power in
another.”
The climate parliament secretariat is
handling details of the proposal and more than 100 energy ministers from across
the world will sign the proposal, the source said.
The
government has been working on the concept of OSOWOG since 2015, engaging with other energy ministers.
The idea was
first floated by Modi in 2018 at the first meeting of
International Solar Alliance, which will also take a lead on this venture. The
climate secretariat will put a road map in place at COP26, on how to achieve
this vision.
In June this
year, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy came out with a request for proposal to hire consultants for
converting this idea into a policy
and its draft plan
envisages connecting 140 countries through a common grid.
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My Take :
Ø When floated by Shri Modiji at the first meeting of ISA in 2018,
this idea made a lot of sense. In support of this OSOWOG concept, I sent
following e-mails to ISA and our Cabinet Ministers :
Unlimited Power : and round the clock ?................. [ 29 July 2016 ]
I have a Dream…………………………………………………………
[ 01 Nov 2017 ]
Sun Shines on Saudi …………………………………………………[
06 April 2018 ]
Sun : Power that never fails…………………………… [ 05 June 2020 ]
Ø Question that the experts of ISA member countries and COP
26, may want to ask of themselves is :
“ If, in the next 2 years, GRID-SCALE
and CHEAP , storage batteries
( to store that perishable solar power ), become available, would that,
# help accelerate OSOWOG ? Or, would that
# make OSOWOG irrelevant ? “
Ø Before rushing in to answer that question , it would
be worth going through following e-mail :
How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?...........[
25 July 2021 ]
Extract :
# If the ( under development ) technologies mentioned in this blog get
commercialized within
need for a INTERCONNECTING WORLD-WIDE GRID !
# Every building on Earth ( including huts ) will produce / store /
consume, solar power, locally
# No need for DISCOMS / Transmission Lines !
I urge
Dr Mathur to explore this option
With regards,
Hemen
Parekh /
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 30
Sept 2021
Related Readings :
Ø Well
said, Shri Ajay Mathur ………………………………………………( 23 Aug 2021 )
Ø
1000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL SOLAR PV PANELS ( 08 Sept 2021 )
Ø Rooftop
Solar Installations Could Exceed 2,000 GW by 2050 Globally ( 24 Sept 2021
)
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