Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 23 November 2023

DEAR SHRI R K Singhji : OF TOUGH PROBLEMS and SIMPLE SOLUTIONS

 Needed :  Country-wide Climate Action Plan

 

 

Context :

 

Power usage leads to 71 % of greenhouse gas emissions in city  /  HT  /  27 Aug 2021



Extract :

 

Ø The majority contribution of the energy sector is not surprising, given the high domestic demand for power, along with the fact that 95% of all electricity consumed in Mumbai is entirely coal-based

 

Ø A staggering 71% of the city’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be attributed to the energy sector, according to a recent analysis by the World Resources Institute (WRI) India

 

 

Ø The majority contribution of the energy sector is not surprising, given the high domestic demand for power, along with the fact that 95% of all electricity consumed in Mumbai is entirely coal-based. Of the emissions within this 71% bracket, residential electricity usage makes up 55%, while 45% comes from commercial and institutional sources, and 4% from industries.

 

 

 

My  Take :

 

Ø Simple Solution

 

      # Stop using electricity generated through Fossil-fuel. Only use Solar Power

 

 

Ø Enable each and every building ( not only in Mumbai but all over India ), to install PV Solar Panels on its terrace – to produce ALL the electricity that all the tenants of the building needs

 

Questions :

 

 

Ø Most buildings have 500-600 sq ft terraces – enough for current technology PV Solar Panels, to produce only 5 Kwp of solar power, whereas all the tenants’ combined need could be 100 Kwp. Hence your suggestion does not appear feasible

 

Ø Is there any alternative ?

 

 

 

On the Horizon :

 

Ø New Solar Panels capable of generating 1,000 times more power than the currently available PV panels

 

Ø Iron-Air Storage Batteries that can store such Solar Power for 100 hours and at one-tenth the cost of Lithium-ion batteries

 

 

 

What is holding back deployment of these New Technologies ?

 

 

Ø I suppose wheels of Bureaucracy move slowly. But I am an optimist and believe that the Policy Makers / Decision Makers, will find time to read and act upon my following e-mails :

 

             #   Mumbai Climate Action Plan ( MCAP )………………………………[ 05 Sept 2021 ]

             #   If you don’t obsolete yourself… ………………………………………..[ 24 Aug 2021 ]

             #   How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?............... [ 25 July 2021 ]

             # 1000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL SOLAR PV PANELS……………..[ 08 Sept 2021 ]

 

 

Any suggestion for reducing Air Pollution caused by Vehicular Emission ?

 

Ø Yes. I get a feeling that, Shri Nitin Gakariji got to read my following e-mail and will implement it someday soon :

 

             #   Never Give-up Nitin Gadkariji,………………………. [ 13 Aug 2021 ]

             #   Thank You, Nitinbhai Gadkariji,  …………………….[ 11 Aug 2021 ]

 

 With regards,

Hemen parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  11 Sept 2021

 

 CC;

Smt. Sulakshana Mahajan …………………. sulakshana.mahajan@gmail.com.

Shri Ashok Datar………………………………… datar.ashok@gmail.com

Shri Madhav Pai…………………………………. info@wri.org  /  mpai@wri.org

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