Ø In Sept 2017 ,
while inaugurating ONGC’s corporate office, PM Shri Modiji said :
“ Our poor rural
ladies are suffering due to air pollution caused by burning wood – straw –
cow-dung cakes – kerosene , for cooking on chulhas . Millions of them are
prematurely dying due to lung diseases. We
must give them Solar Chulhas “
Still no more
than ( perhaps ) 100 Solar Cookers in use , after 5.5 years
Not surprising when
you consider the following :
Core CarbonX Solutions Pvt Ltd, a company based in Hyderabad, Telangana, plans to give
away at least 2 million
cookstoves to rural folk in Odisha for free.
In
return, the company will earn 2-4 carbon
credits (depending upon the type of the stove) for each
stove annually, for
enabling lesser use of firewood.
Each
carbon credit sells in the market for about $8-10, Managing
Director, Niroj Mohanty, told businessline on Tuesday, on the
sidelines of a workshop on ‘Deep Electrification Pathways’, organised here by
the Delhi-based think-tank, Vasudha Foundation.
Vida Carbon of Canada is partnering Core CarbonX in this venture. Core CarbonX buys energy-efficient stoves in
the market for about Rs 1,200-Rs 1,600
and distributes them.
The
company began distribution cookstoves last year, when it gave away 60,000 stoves in India and
another 30,000 in Myanmar,
earning $11 million (as commitment).
This
model, in which companies like Core CarbonX acquire and sell carbon credits, is
taking root in India, and the companies are called carbon
credit developers.
Another
company, the BSE-listed EKI Energy Services,
through its associate company, has set up a plant at Nashik, capable of
manufacturing 3 million cookstoves a year.
It is
believed that the cookstoves distributed by these companies can bring
down firewood consumption by at least 40 per cent.
The
workshop had an interesting discussion on the kind of cookstove solution that
would work in urban and rural areas. Animesh Mishraa, Head – Sales, Corporate
Communications and PR, EESL Ltd, said while electric cooking, solarised or
otherwise, would be okay for the urban consumer, it would not work in the rural
areas, where fuel – firewood or cow dung – is available practically for free.
The model that India should follow, therefore, would be to promote electric
induction stoves in urban centers and improved cookstoves in the rural
areas.
EESL Ltd
is a government company that provides energy-efficient equipment at its own cost and
collects the same from consumers over a period, from savings in their energy
bills. It recently floated an Expression of Interest for induction cookstoves.
The response has been very good, with about 70 submissions, Mishraa said.
Clear as
Daylight
?
Ø Company
giving away ( FREE ) ordinary Cookstoves ( which
enable LESSER USE of firewood ), can
sell a Carbon Credits earned in the market for about $ 8-10 ( Rs 640 – 800 ). For
2 – 4 credits , that company can earn , Approx. Rs 1600 ( for 2 credits @ Rs
800 ) to , as much as Rs 3200 ( for 4 credits @ Rs 800 )
Ø As
against this “ earning “ , their “ cost of purchase “ ( of an ordinary Cook stove
) is Rs 1600 , providing a margin of 100 % ( Rs 3200 – Rs 1600 ) !
Ø For
giving away a total of 90,000 stoves “ last year “ , Core Carbonx , earned ( as
commitment ) , $ 11 million. That works out to $ 122 ( Rs 9,760 ) per stove !
To best of my knowledge,
as of today, there is NO SUCH INCENTIVE for
any Company giving away ( of course, FREE ), a
SOLAR COOKER which :
Ø Consumes
neither any FIREWOOD , nor any LPG , nor any DIRTY ELECTRICITY but uses only
FREE sunlight
How many “ Carbon Credits “ , would such a revolutionary Solar
Cooker be entitled to earn ?
For a “ tentative “
answer, I sought help from ChatGPT as follows :
My Poser to ChatGPT :
Will the
following specifications of a proposed Solar Powered Solar cooker , help you to
calculate and show me
the number of Carbon Credits that this Cooker will be entitled to ?
( A )
Energy Consumption ( kWh ) > 1200 W
( B )
Battery Capacity ( kWh ) > 48 V,
100 Ah
( C )
Solar Panel Capacity ( W ) > 1300
W
( D )
Solar Panel Efficiency ( % ) > 20 %
( E )
Location >
Mumbai - India
( F )
Weather Conditions >
Tropical with 300 days / year of bright sunshine
ChatGPT replied :
Yes, with the provided
specifications, it is possible to estimate the number of carbon credits that
the proposed solar-powered cooker is entitled to. Here's how :
Firstly, we need to calculate the total
amount of energy that the cooker can consume in one year.
We can do this by multiplying the energy consumption of the cooker (A)
with the number of hours it is expected to operate in a year, assuming that it
is used every day for 3 hours:
Energy Consumption per day = 1.2 kWh x 3 hours = 3.6 kWh
Energy Consumption per year = 3.6 kWh/day x 365 days = 1314 kWh/year
Next, we need to determine the amount of electricity generated by
the solar panels.
The amount of electricity generated will depend on the solar panel capacity
(C), solar panel efficiency (D), and the weather conditions (F).
The following calculations assume that the solar panels generate
electricity for 8 hours per day, based on the number of bright sunshine days in Mumbai:
Energy Generated per day = Solar Panel Capacity x
Solar Panel Efficiency x Sunshine Hours = 1300 W x 0.20 x 8 hours = 2080 Wh = 2.08 kWh
Energy Generated per year =
2.08 kWh/day x 300 days = 624 kWh/year
The battery capacity (B) determines how much solar-generated energy can
be stored for use by the cooker when there is no sunlight.
Assuming that:
# the battery is fully charged
and
# the cooker consumes all the
electricity stored in the battery,
- the total amount of energy that can be generated by the solar panel in
a year is:
Total Energy Generated in a year = Energy Generated per year + Battery
Capacity = 624 kWh/year + 4.8 kWh
Finally, to calculate the carbon
credits, we need to compare
the carbon
emissions associated with:
# using the solar-powered cooker
# to those generated by using a
conventional electricity source.
The average carbon
intensity of grid electricity in India is around 0.82 kg CO2/kWh.
Therefore, the amount of carbon emissions avoided by using the
solar-powered cooker in a year is:
Carbon Emissions Avoided = Total Energy Generated in a year x Carbon
Intensity of Grid Electricity = (624 kWh/year + 4.8 kWh) x 0.82 kg CO2/kWh = 514.8 kg CO2
The amount of carbon credits that the proposed solar-powered cooker will
be entitled to will depend on the price of carbon credits in the market.
However, assuming a price of $10 per
carbon credit, the cooker will be entitled to:
Number of Carbon Credits = Carbon Emissions Avoided / Price of Carbon
Credit = 514.8 kg CO2 / $10 = 51.48 carbon credits
Therefore, the proposed solar-powered
cooker will be entitled to 51.48 carbon credits per year.
This
“ tentative “ answer provided by ChatGPT should be viewed in the following
perspective :
Ø Each Solar Cooker User will earn $ 514.8 / year by way
of selling Carbon Credits . That is approx.. Rs 41,200
( at $ 1 = Rs 80 )
Ø The proposed Solar Cooker is
targeted for use in all cities / towns, where households are currently served
LPG cylinders / piped gas
|
|
Ø Alltogether,
in India , there are 290 million
households , which is the potential market for Solar Cookers
QUESTION :
With all these “ fantastic advantages “ of the Solar Cookers, how
come many companies are not coming forward to manufacture and sell , millions
of cookers / year ?
ANSWER :
A great majority of buildings have 10 / 20 tenants (
500 sq ft flats ) but a terrace area ( for mounting Solar Panels ) of barely 500
sq ft
Even if entire terrace is covered with Solar Panels , it
may not be enough to power more than 1 Solar Cookers !
In fact, terrace area is not enough, even to cater to
the COMMON electricity needs of most buildings !
Hence , Solar cookers won’t sell !
So , is there a solution ?
Yes
If Solar
power can be generated anywhere and consumed any other place
My detailed suggestion in this regard was in my
following e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers :
Extract :
In my building, we are 10 flat-owners. Each needs
20 KW of solar – total of 200 KW
That would require 20,000 sq ft . But the terrace
is no more than 2,000 sq ft . Not enough for all
So, I ask :
Why do we need
space in our own terrace in a Mumbai building for getting
200 KW of Solar Power ?
Why cannot we
use 20,000 sq ft of space, 500 Km away from Mumbai, in
Kutch desert ?
In a nut-shell, produce solar
power in Kutch desert and consume it in
Mumbai !
Or produce
power in Ladakh and consume it in Kolkata
Here is a broad / conceptual frame-work [ Full details at A
Tale of Two States ]
PRICING :
# IOC
supplied Solar Cooker is “ rumoured “ to sell for Rs 15,000 .
# CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC Cooking System is
expected to cost between
Rs 65,000 – Rs 70,000
[ -
but only Rs 5,000 as per https://www.indiascience.in/videos/csir-cmeri-launches-solar-dc-cooking-system-e-1
]
INCENTIVE TO HOUSEHOLD BUYER / USER :
# Ultimate
buyer / user householder ( no more than one Solar Cooker to be sold per
household ), will be able to earn Rs 41,200 by selling 51.48
Carbon Credits on carbon trading exchanges . This huge amount is extremely
powerful “ Selling Point “ for the manufacturer to market his product. Very
stringent “ Authentication “ must be implemented to prevent BLACK MARKET /
Re-Sale etc
INCENTIVE TO MANUFACTURER :
# I strongly
recommend that Central Government introduce a PLI ( Production Linked Incentive
) Scheme for manufacture of “ SPECIFIED “ solar cookers. This could be @ 10 %
of Sale Price
BENEFITS TO ECONOMY
:
If this cooking system reaches 30 million households by
2025-26, then in seven years, it would lead to :
# Savings in LPG cost by more
than ₹1 lakh crore,
# Forex savings of ₹ 50,000 crore,
# CO2 emissions reduction by 50 million tonnes
Dear Shri Prime
Minister
,
Your 5.5 year old dream to “ save millions of lives of
poor rural ladies by giving them Solar Chulhas “ is languishing
Now , if you ENABLE a poor householder to earn 54.18
Carbon Credits and sell it for Rs 41,200 , no one ( neither Opposition – nor Supreme
Court – nor Election Commission ) can say it is a FREEBIE , even with 2024
Elections looming large !
It is time to WALK
YOUR TALK
All it will take is a phone call to Chairman
of IOC , Shri Srikant Madhav Vaidya (iocl.cocc@indianoil.in
/ +91 11
26260101,26260202 )
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / hcp@RecruitGuru.com
Related
Readings :
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
Sep 2020 ]
Not in one day : What about 3 years ? …………………………………….[
25 Oct 2020 ]
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 ]
A Battery Swapping Policy for Battery-Powered Solar
Cookers ? [ 25 Mar 2022 ]
Getting Closer : Battery-powered
Electric Cooker …………………….[ 11 May 2022 ]
Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Energy Based Electric Cooking
System
CSIR-CMERI Solar DC Cooking System
CSIR-CMERI Solar DC Cooking System- A
Step Towards a Green & Pollution Free India
Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Energy Based Electric Cooking
System
https://www.indiascience.in/videos/csir-cmeri-launches-solar-dc-cooking-system-e
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