Emails (Others): Topmost Candidate for PLI ?

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Topmost Candidate for PLI ?

Dear Shri R K Singhji

Your Ministry has introduced PLI ( Production Linked Incentive ) Scheme for manufacture of conventional ( Mo-Si ), Solar PV panels / modules

I urge you to :

# Consider extending this scheme to Organic Printed Solar Film, described below

# Invite Prof Paul Dastoor to set up in India, a manufacturing facility with a capacity to produce 100 million Sq

Meter per year

( @10 Sq Meter per concrete / pucca building for 10 million buildings / This facility will

supply all of our 30 million concrete / pucca buildings, with enough film in 3 years )

This has the potential to fulfil the commitment made by our PM Shri Modiji at COP26 in Glasgow

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 20 Jan 2022

Context :

Public Debut for Printed Solar

Extract :

The University of Newcastle renewable energy tech - which is,

# ultra light-weight,

# ultra flexible,

# recyclable and

# cheap to manufacture,

will power interactive public lighting in Sydney.

The material, similar in thickness and appearance to a chip packet, is manufactured using conventional printers.

Creator of the organic printed solar material, Physicist Professor Paul Dastoor from the Faculty of Science said his team were excited to take their ‘science to the streets’ in what represented significant progress toward commercial availability of the material.

The government is seeking to bring down carbon emissions over the next 30 years and the community has been very engaged on this subject. Globally, there are many research groups like ours working on sustainable energy technologies and now, via the technology investment roadmap, is our opportunity to ensure we invest in and deliver clever solutions,” said Professor Dastoor.

Director of the University’s Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), Professor Alan Broadfoot, said the University was committed to bringing the world closer to a sustainable future through its next generation resources engagement priority.

“The printed solar project highlights the transformational research coming out of NIER through valued partnerships with government, industry, and the community in critical areas such as new energy technologies,” said Professor Broadfoot. (alan.broadfoot@newcastle.edu.au )

This technology will really disrupt and revitalise the contracting print industry.

Printed solar is manufactured on conventional printers – our lab-scale system previously manufactured wine labels.

“Compared to familiar energy technologies, this material has almost a surreal quality - it’s supremely light, hyper-flexible and incredibly thin

Printed solar is cheap to manufacture, at a production cost of less than $10 per square metre and rapid to produce, with commercial scale equipment capable of producing kilometres of material a day.

“No other renewal energy technology can be manufactured as quickly. The low cost and speed at which this technology can be deployed is exciting as we need to find solutions, and quickly,” said Professor Dastoor.

With over 99 per cent of the panels consisting of PET, the material can be recycled - a distinct advantage over traditional silicon panels.

The low-cost, light weight, flexibility and durability of the material are inspiring a range of possible applications including disaster relief and recovery applications; retractable recharging systems for electric vehicles, caravans/camping and the defence industry; floating covers for dams and pools; yacht sails; smart blinds for residential and high-rise buildings; greenhouse covers and more.

Professor Dastoor said his goal was to coat as many surfaces as possible with the material.

Imagine a world where everyone has access to electricity, and where every surface can generate clean, low cost, sustainable energy from the sun. That’s a world I want to live in,” said Professor Dastoor.

Related Links :

Prof Paul Dastoor / Shining Light on Organic Electronics

[ paul.dastoor@newcastle.edu.au ]

Extract :

When painted across a roof, the cells produce enough electricity to power a household.

Dastoor estimates that if the 2.2 million houses in NSW were to use these cells, it would be the equivalent to an entire power station.

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Shri Mukesh Ambani ( mukesh.ambani@ril.com )

Smt Isha Ambani ( isha@ril.com )

Shri Gautam Adani (Gautam.Adani@adani.in )

Shri Karan Adani (chandan.lakhwani@adani.com / karan.adani@adani.in )