Yes
A few months back, Dr Harish Hiraniji ( Director, CMERI / director@cmeri.res.in ),
handed over the CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC Cooking System to
the Asansol Braille Academy, West Bengal today
The CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC
Cooking System is a Solar Energy based Cooking System which consists
of solar PV panel / charge
controller / battery bank and / cooking oven.
When developed and sold commercially, this
system is expected to sell for Rs 70,000
I figure the following are the main cost
elements :
# 1.3
KW Solar PV panel ………………………….. Rs 40,000
#
(48 V,100 Ah ) Battery
Bank ( 4x12V )…. Rs 27,000
# DC operated Cooking Oven………………………. Rs 3,000
My
Suggestion :
Let
the Govt tells those 250 million
families which are currently using a Gas Stove +
LPG Cylinder :
“ Even now, you don’t own the LPG cylinder ( which STORES the energy ). You
only pay for the amount of LPG
Crores EVERY YEAR to import LPG and give you at a subsidized rate ( at Rs 450
for Rs 950 market price - almost 50 % of the free market price )
We are about to announce a BATTERY SWAPPING POLICY for electric vehicles ( mostly 2W / 3W ).
We
propose that this policy ALSO covers batteries needed for CMERI developed SOLAR
DC Cooking System
So
you need to buy only the “ DC operated Cooking Oven “ ( costing approx. Rs 3,000 )
No need
to buy / own that 48V – 100 Ah, battery bank . Nor do you need
to buy / install rooftop Solar Panels
You just go to your nearest Energy
Operator ( EO ) and “ lease “ that
battery
When it is about to get discharged, take it
back to that EO and swap it for a fully charged battery !
Convert
from “ Ownership “ to “ Service “
Of course, we will continue to subsidize your “ Battery Swaps “ ( max 12 / year )
at Rs 400 per swap ( which amount will be linked to the ex-factory battery price
and will go up or down in some proportional linkage )
We are also thinking to subsidize your
purchase of “ DC operated Cooking Oven “
Here is the background :
[ A ]
Battery
Swapping Policy in the Works
Extract :
Boost
for ‘ battery- or energy-as-a-service
’ business models (BaaS
)
In a major boost for electric vehicle adoption, the government will bring
out a battery swapping policy as well as interoperability standards for promotion
of zero-fossil fuel mobility.
[ B ]
Battery
Swaps Put on Fast Charge to Attract EV Buyers /
ET / 19 March 2022
Extract :
Ø Bengaluru-based startup
Bounce this week announced a partnership with Greaves Retail, making the latter
the first to join the Bounce Infinity battery-swap network.
Ø Bounce says it has completed more than 1 million swaps,
having launched its electric scooter, the Infinity E1, in December 2021,
offered with the BaaS feature.
Ø For those opting for
the latter, without the battery, the scooter is priced at Rs 37,000. It costs
Rs 60,000 with the battery. ( This means that the Battery / 48 V
– 39AH / costs Rs 23,000 )
[ C ]
Battery Swapping – the
nitty-gritty you need to know / ET
Auto /
18 Aug 2021
Extract :
Ø Now with the recent
regulations, customers in India can buy a vehicle without a battery and take it on lease from an Energy Operator ( EO )
Ø Charged batteries are leased from the outlets of Energy Operator (
EO ) – when the battery drains , the user can visit any EO outlet , swap the discharged battery with a charged
battery and pay for the electricity consumed
Ø The entire process
of battery swapping for E2W takes three to five
minutes, imitating the fuel
pump experience
Ø Battery swapping
technically converts the capital cost of the most expensive component of an EV , ie.
the battery, to an operational cost
Ø Battery swapping
customers can subscribe to monthly or annual battery swapping plan or adopt a pay-per-use model per their needs
Ø Batteries for
vehicle categories such as 2W's and 3W's are best suited for swapping. These
are light in weight ( < 10 Kg ) and can
be easily swapped by the vehicle users
Ø THIS IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO HOW WE USE
LPG CYLINDERS IN INDIA. HOUSEHOLD OWNERS NEVER
OWN THE CYLINDERS
My Suggestion to be evaluated with following
figures :
Ø At
present, Govt subsidizes the use of LPG cylinders for families earning less
than Rs 10 Lakh / year
Ø Govt
directly transfers this subsidy amount into the bank account of the eligible
users, once a month ( for 1 cylinder / month = 12 cylinders / year )
Ø Free
market price of an LPG cylinder = Approx. Rs 950
Ø Subsidy
Amount per cylinder = Approx. Rs 450
Ø Hence,
total Annual Subsidy
= Rs 5400 ( 12 x 450 )
Ø Price
of an ave. 2 burner gas stove = Rs 1500 ( Range of Rs 1000 – Rs 2000 )
Ø Weight
of a LPG cylinder
= 14.2 Kg
CONTACTS :
( A )
Asansol Solar & LED House
http://asansolsolar.in/product.html
( B )
Meeco Solar
& Infrastructure Associate , Durgapur
Related
Readings :
[ 1 ]……….. SOLAR CHULHAS / SOLAR COOKERS
Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Energy Based Electric Cooking
System
CSIR-CMERI
Solar DC Cooking System
Solar Chula ? Some
Unanswered Questions …………………….[ 03 Nov 2017 ]
Solar
Chulha : Where can I buy ? …………………………………………….[ 16 July 2018 ]
Dear
Shri Goyalji : How about a Solar Cooker ? ……………………..[ 26 Aug 2020 ]
Time to
" Talk the Walk " …………………………………………………………..[ 19 Sept 2020 ]
Not
in one day : What about 3 years ? …………………………………….[ 25 Oct 2020[H1] ]
Enough
to entice Elon ? ……………………………………………………………[ 03 Nov
2020 ]
Inscrutable
are the ways of the Providence ? ………………………….[ 15 June 2021 ]
Air
Pollution Sources : And “ How to save 2.5 Lakh lives “………[ 25 June 2021
]
Congratulations,
Dr Harish Hiraniji …………………………………………..[ 13 Nov 2021 ]
[ 2 ]……..SOLAR PANELS
https://www.kardiniaenergy.com/
1000 times more powerful solar pv panels
New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power
[ 3 ]……… ADVANCE CHEMISTRY CELLS
World's cheapest energy storage will be an iron-air battery
https://essinc.com/iron-flow-chemistry/
https://www.kardiniaenergy.com/
[ 4 ]……. GENERAL
Why India, the poorest of
super-emitters, will need a different path to net-zero /
ET / 19 March 2022
Extract :
> Air pollution generated indoors kills 1.7 million Indians each year and
causes $ 37 billion of economic
Disease study. A major contributor to noxious air in the home is the
burning of firewood for heat and cooking.
Switching more than 88 million poor households to liquefied petroleum
gas since 2016 has
significantly
pollution. It’s also saved women from hours of collecting wood.
Ø Although the change slightly increased India’s emissions, “the development
gains are so big that it’s just a no-brainer,” says the Centre for Policy Research’s
Dubash.
Eventually, similar programs could be used to shift to electricity or a carbon-free
gas for cooking.
Cost to install a 1 KW Solar System on a
residential rooftop can range from Rs 45,000 – Rs 85,000
( Mercom
India / 03 Nov 2020 )
Extract
:
Ø The cost of a 1 KW rooftop solar panel
ranges from Rs 45,000 ( $ 612 ) to Rs 85,000 ( $ 1156 ) excluding the cost of
batteries. We are assuming the rooftop solar systems are connected to the grid
and the power is not stored in batteries
Bounce
Infinity partners with BattRE to provide battery swapping network / BL / 26 Mar 2022
Extract :
Ø Consumers
looking for swapping batteries for their scooters can search for the nearest
swapping location on the designated app and every swap takes no longer than 1 – 2 minutes, addressing the range
anxiety
Ø “ I
believe, battery swapping infrastructure and BaaS ( Battery-as-a-Service ) will be useful not just for personal use but
also act as an important support system for COMMERCIAL
USE cases “ , said Nischal Chaudhary, Founder , BattRE
Inside China's electric drive for swappable
car batteries /
EuroNews / 25 Mar 2022
Extract :
Ø Four companies – automakers Nio and
Geely, battery swap developer Aulton and state-owned oil producer Sinopec – say
they plan to establish a total of 24,000 swap stations across the country by 2025, up from
about 1,400 today.
Ø In fact, China is pushing hard for
swappable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) as a supplement to regular
vehicle charging, with the government
throwing its weight behind
several companies advancing the technology.
India to study global models for solar roofs
with storage / 23
March 2022
Extract :
Ø India plans to study models deployed by global
firms akin to Tesla Inc. for establishing built-in
solar roof and battery storage programs
Ø This comes towards the backdrop of the nation’s
unfolding power transition whereby the Clean
Cooking Mission is wanting to leverage rooftop
solar and in-house
battery infrastructure to present uninterrupted electrical energy to about 250 million
households
Ø Any shift in the direction of solar power as home cooking gasoline will assist in power
import substitution and trim India’s hefty power import invoice whereas selling
the home solar business
Mumbai
becomes first South Asian city to detail net-zero roadmap / 15
March 2022
Extract :
Ø Drawing on inputs from
officials, citizens, researchers and companies, Mumbai’s plan lists changes
across six domains. This includes investments in housing, electrifying public
transport and more walkable roads; flood-resistant drainage and water
conservation apart from adding open spaces, investing in clean water and
sanitation, and rooftop solar
capacities.
Ø The city will also
spend on projects like retrofitting
low-income homes with electricity-efficient equipment.
CC:
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
with regards,
hemen parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 26
March 2022
Added on 28 March 2022 :
Messages from Stephane Collard
Shri
Kavinder Khuranaji
Shri
Rohit Karanji
Shri
Sandeep Avasthiji
(
Tesla Power )
Dear
Sirs,
Just
came across following news report :
Tesla
Power to add ‘Power as a Service’ model vertical in India
In this context, you might like to look up my following
suggestion ( sent as e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers / state Chief ministers
) :
A
Battery Swapping Policy for Battery-Powered Solar Cookers ?
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
Added on 23 April 2022 :