FW: CARBON REDUCTION SOLUTION WORTH PURSUING

 Dear Mahesh Godi,

 

 

Thought this might interest you

 

Inconvenience caused if any, is highly regretted

 

 

Regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

 

Mumbai

 

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

 

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]

Sent: 27 July 2021 14:16

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Subject: CARBON REDUCTION SOLUTION WORTH PURSUING

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

 

Despite your very busy schedule, I hope, my following proposal would receive your attention . Inconvenience caused if any, highly regretted

 

Your acknowledgement / comments / views , will encourage me to pursue this further

 

With regards,

 

Hemen parekh

 

Mumbai – India

 

hcp@RecruittGuru.com  /  www.hemenparekh.in 

 

 

 

How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?

 

 

 

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  power plants.”

      

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

 

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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 power to nearby buildings ( which may not have

     required funds for their own Solar Installations )

     

           Soon to be introduced Electricity Amendment Bill seeks to enable

           power consumers to choose from  multiple service providers as in case

           of telecom services

           

 

#   All buildings can STORE their ( generated ) power in “ Re-chargeable

      Iron Battery Storage System  “ ( also installed in the building terrace )

      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 power for days together ), kitchens in each and

   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 )

 

             Availability of domestically-produced , cheap / abundant solar electric

 

             power would lead to an exploding use of Domestic Appliances ( fridges -

 

             air conditioners - microwave ovens - TVs - Desktop Computers etc ) .

 

 

             In turn, this booming industry would generate millions of new jobs (

 

             Remember ECONOMICS 101 -  " Human Wants are Insatiable " )

             

 

 

  [ C ]     Solar Roof-top Cars

 Going one step further, imagine not needing road-side battery charging

 stations for charging Lithium-ion batteries !