Roof Top Solar : Better Alternative

“ It’s Official. All New California Homes Must Incorporate Solar “

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solar-mandate-all-new-california-homes#gs.H_OcA_0

Starting in 2020, virtually all new homes in California will be required to incorporate advanced efficiency measures and rooftop solar — in an historic development for clean energy in the state

 

The new rules apply specifically to all new residences and major home renovations on buildings under three stories, starting on January 1, 2020. In the event a building isn’t suitable for a rooftop array, the standards require homes have access to community solar or offset energy usage through additional efficiency gains, while some homes may be exempt.

Around 15,000 new homes are built each year that include solar panels, according to the CEC. When the new standards take effect, that number is expected to jump to around 100,000 new solar homes per year.

Now under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana , we , in India plan to construct 11 million homes by 2022

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/05/solarindia-renewableenergy-mnre.html

As I have repeatedly advocated in my previous blogs ( sent as emails to all Policy Makers ) , this is our opportunity to clean up our polluted environment by mandating that ALL of these 11 million homes will have Roof Top Solar power plants – along with storage batteries

This produce all the GREEN POWER that we have targeted for 2022 (  100 GW  )

Each residential building will produce / store and consume its OWN power , without having to depend upon DISCOMS

No need for metering /  transformers / substations / cables / transmission lines !

No need for DISCOM to maintain the infrastructure ! or worry about thefts ! or sign Power Purchase Agreements – and then worry about rescinding !

Those who have doubts re my suggestion are requested to read :

https://futurism.com/tesla-solar-plant-australia/

Extract :

The Tesla plan, funded by a two million dollar grant and 30 million dollar loan from the Australian state’s government, could scale up to 50 thousand solar-powered home batteries if the earlier stages are successful.

In addition to the Liberal Party’s own 100 million dollar program — which would subsidize about 2,500 dollars of installation costs per household — this means that South Australia may have a grid of some 90 thousand solar-powered homes within the next few years.

If everything goes as planned this could make South Australia a world leader. It could also be a major proving ground, not just for renewable energy, but also for decentralized “virtual” power plants – a  new type of energy infrastructure  that’s gained some popular traction lately.

References  :

 https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/03/clean-power-solarpower-rooftopsolar.html

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/04/solarindia-mnre-seci-rooftopsolar.html

25  May  2018

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#Reliance Jio : the Mighty Start Up

Reliance  Jio  :  the  Mighty  Start  Up

 

“ Start  Up “ because Jio continues to , display the characteristic “ agility / nimbleness / hunger “ of a Start Up .

It also keeps asking of itself :

What business are we in ?  What business do we ought to be in ?  How can we prevent others from obsoleting us ?  How can we render the competition,‘ irrelevant ‘  ? 

Here is proof :

“  RJio plans to set up Estonian unit, expand business overseas  “

https://www.livemint.com/Companies/39syF2sZymyjCLerdGMKyM/Reliance-Jio-plans-overseas-expansion-eyes-Estonia-unit.html

Extract :

A company established in the northern European nation can operate worldwide, while all the compliance work and agreements can be handled digitally .

In Estonia, 99% of public services are available online 24x7.

Since 2000, all government services in Estonia are offered online and all documents are electronically available.

“A statement from the company said Ambani envisaged to make lives better for millions in India by replicating innovative solutions offered by Estonia into the Indian context, adding that, the ‘e-residency programme’ of Estonia will empower him with easy access to the entire European Union (EU) for his existing business while sitting in India,” the IANS report had said.

E-Residency is a new digital nation for global citizens. Estonia is the first country to offer e-Residency, a government-issued digital ID available to anyone in the world.

E-Residency offers the freedom to easily start and run a global business in the European Union. Estonia will give access to the European Union.

“We believe your solutions are easily scalable to India. We wish to have a very close cooperation with your talent in Estonia,” Ambani had said.

In an interview with Times of India two months back , Estonia’s Minister for Entrepreneurship and IT , Ms Urve Palo said :

“ For Start Ups, the e-residency program gives them a chance to be an e–resident, ie ; they can avail Estonia’s e services, irrespective of where they are located

We have over 30,000 e-residents from 152 different countries of which 1,200 are from India

This is an ideal platform for Start –Ups to leverage and take their businesses global “

We also invite Indian IT professionals to come to Estonia . 

According to reports, Estonia needs at least 7,000 IT specialists as an intermediate requirement . 

It will be a win-win situation for both countries as we will get skilled labour and Indians will get an opportunity to work in a country that is at the forefront of IT innovation “

[source:

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/03/estonia-our-gateway-to-world.html ]

No doubt , you have heard :

In the internet age, it is not the BIG that overtakes the SMALL ;  it is the FAST who obsolete the SLOW

Reliance Jio is proving that BIG can also be FAST  !

22  May  2018

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ARIHANT : Beyond “ Thought Experiment “

Following news report talks about Google’s “ thought experiment “ , detailed in a secret video titled “ The Selfish Ledger ”

https://futurism.com/speculative-google-video-model-human-behavior/

Extract :

…it tells the speculative story of how the technology giant might develop a universal model of human behaviour by collecting as much data from people as possible.

What if the ledger could be given a volition or purpose, rather than simply acting as a historical reference? What if we focused on creating a richer ledger by introducing more sources of information? What if we thought of ourselves not as the owners of this information, but as custodians? Transient carriers or caretakers.

The video goes on to suggest an AI algorithm could then use the ledger’s data to steer people towards better behaviour….

I got reminded of my following thoughts, expressed in an earlier blog :

*   Technology has advanced so far – and continues to accelerate even faster –

     that it is possible to treat  “ Content ( personal  / private data ) “  like an air

     molecule , which keeps travelling freely around the earth and gets inhaled a

     trillion times ( content consumption ) by a billion humans . Introduction of 5G

     and Li-Fi technologies  will speed up this process even further

*  Parallel to the Theory of Thermodynamics , I would like to propound the

    following  as far as the “ Theory of Information “ is concerned :

     

     “  Like Entropy , content keeps growing with each and every human

     interaction , either with other humans or with his environment , and content

     can no longer remain hidden , nor can it be destroyed  “

[ Source : https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/03/nightmare-aadhar-privacy-dataprotection.html  ]

And as far as the ability of Google to “ modify human behaviour “ (  to steer people towards better behaviour….) , is concerned, I urge readers to look up :

ARIHANT  :  on the  horizon ?

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2018/05/ai-artificialintelligence-facebook.html

21  May  2018

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How to form a Government ?

Over the past 3 days , we watched a “ tamaashaa “ being played out in Karnataka

Neither BJP , nor Congress , nor JDS had a clear mandate from the people ( meaning a simple majority as far as the number of seats won is considered )

And this kind of fractured ( ? ) vote is more of a “ norm “ than an aberration , whether it is a State election or the National election, since voters have a fundamental right to support and vote for those candidates who, they believe will represent their concerns

This is natural when different parties having different agendas , which appeal to different sections of the society , contest elections

Just because a party got very few seats ( even just 5 % of the house ) , does not mean that the voice and concerns of those voters who voted for that party can be totally ignored / bulldozed !

Unfortunately , this is exactly what is happening , again and again !

Under our current system, the Governor invites,

*  the party with simple majority of seats won, or

*  parties with “ Pre-poll Alliance “ , failing which,

*  parties which have formed a “ Post – poll Alliance “

Why is the post-poll alliance , “ unfortunate “ ?

Because it leads to horse-trading / purchasing members with money or promises of minister-ship / flouting  Anti Defection Law  etc

MY SUGGESTION :

In the next few weeks , the Supreme Court is expected to hear the petition ( from Congress + JDS + Ram Jethmalani ), to decide whether Karnataka Governor was right or wrong in his action

But , it would be highly desirable that the Supreme Court lays down a simple protocol to be followed in future , whenever such a situation arises in future ( although, I believe , some guide-lines do exist , albeit , not absolutely clear )

For the reasons mentioned above , I strongly feel such a protocol should NOT at all include POST –POLL alliance , as an option

It should be as per following priority :

* “ Pre Poll alliance “ if the combined seats won by the alliance exceed simple majority,

     with provision for a Vote of Confidence, within a week

*  If there is no “ Pre Poll alliance having simple majority “ , then the party with the

    largest number of seats won , should be invited for forming the government

    In such an event , there will be no need for a Vote of Confidence by that party to

    prove its majority on the floor of the house

Even though I consider this suggestion as “ far less than the IDEAL “ , its merits are as follows ,

*  No scope of “ Opportunism “ by forming a “ Post Poll Alliance “ by warring parties

*  No scope for horse-trading

*  Likely acceptance by all parties concerned

*  No scope for the Governor to play favourites, by strictly defining his role

*  Quick formation of a STABLE government in a transparent manner

In case you want to know what could be that IDEAL solution , read the following ( without expecting such a miracle to happen any time soon ! ) :

      

Presidential  or  coalition  Government  ?

  

 https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/03/presidential-or-coalition-government.html

       Constitutional  Coalition  Aftershocks 

  https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/10/constitutional-coalition-aftershocks.html

Revolution Through Coalition Government ? 

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/09/revolution-through-coalition-government.html

 

Why can’t we institutionalize Coalition ?

 

https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2017/09/why-cant-we-institutionalize-coalition.html

 

 

20  May  2018

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Agree with your recommendations - completely

If the Supreme Court lays down the "law", ​as per your recommendations, then it will be implicitly ruling against the Cong-JDS alliance for all future scenarios - if it does do that, it will take a lot of steam out of the INC-JDS victory - 

Surjit

Sun 20-05-2018 13:12

Surjit Bhalla <ssbhalla@gmail.com>

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Prasanna Jain
Corporate Strategist and M&A professional with ~13 years of combined professional and entrepreneurial experience

Better first step is to implement similar thing as in UK. . Which I think is that the largest party or largest pre-poll alliance is given 10% grace marks (read seats) to reach the magic mark.


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sujay kumar
Business development, project consultancy for Renewables.

Irrespective of elaborated"guidelines",powers that be will always try to exercise their manipulative practices.

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