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Thursday, November 1st, 2007

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Vertical Solar Farms - Tropical Zone Skyscrapers

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

The shocking truth about glass buildings!

Skyscrapers hold within themselves a huge potential of becoming solar energy farms.

A typical 30 story building will have about 100mtrs * 100mtrs of surface area on each side of the building. In a country like India, where Sky scrapers are not close together, the potential of generating solar energy could be significant.

Germany has the worlds largest concentration of solar farms. The govt. buys back generated electricity from these farms @ approx 50 euro cents/kWh(Rs 25/kWh).

The CIS Tower is the second-tallest building in Manchester, England is a live example of a vertical solar farm. Constructed with a cost of £ 5.5 million generates 1,80,000 units of electricity every year.

In new Indian metropolitan cities, glass building have replaced the conventional designs. Several such building have come up in Gurgaon itself. These buildings though better looking than concrete building, are not well suited for the weather. During summers, the bright sunlight converts these buildings into heating ovens requiring 40% additional power for air conditioning as compared to buildings with concrete exteriors.

Covering the glass panels with PV cells should will be a dual benefit these buildings. Firstly to reduce the extra heat captured in the building due to green house effect caused by the glass panels will be significantly reduced if another layer is present outside the glass panels, reducing the air conditioning electricity requirements by 15-20%.

Additionally the electricity generated will be sufficient to replace 10-15% of the electricity requirement of the building which is currently being done using polluting diesel gensets.

As of now, the Indian govt. does not provided any direct incentives for multistory buildings to go solar, but hopefully someone will read this.

Lets go solar!!

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-Simply Geniass.

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Mosquito repelent for your car

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Waiting for your wife outside on the road, made simpler !

A 12volt operated mousquito repelent in your car, can make things a lot simpler in tropican countries. Theirs not much to it except running that mosquito repelent from the cigerrette lighter instead of the plug in the wall !

A 12volt to 220volt invtertor can also do the trick !

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-Simply Geniass!

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Solar powered car air-conditioning

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Turn off the car but keep the AC on !

The roof of your car is the most under-utilized area in your car. Install it with solar panel that can produce about 80 watts of energy sufficient to power your car’s air conditioner.

A medium sized saloon has about 9sqft of roof space to install solar panels. These panels could cost approximately Rs. 6,000 in India and will be sufficient to run the existing Air Conditioning unit of a Maruti Esteem.

Additionally having another layer on top of the car’s roof provides great insulation from sunlight.

It is possible to have an independent roof mounted air-conditioning unit in addition to the pre-installed unit. The roof surmounted unit should cost Rs. 13,000. You’ll also require two additional batteries and a voltage regulator.

So you have a place to sleep during power cuts, becuase a fully charged unit can run the air conditioning to 1.5 hours continuously. If used with a thermostat auto-switchoff, it could keep your car cool for 5-6 hours.

Save fuel, by reducing the load on your engine and running the AC from the solar energy.

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-Simply Geniass!

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Plot full of garbage to vehicle safe haven

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Recipe

Take a empty plot of land on rent.
Clean the plot.
Hire 24×7 security guards or become one.
Construct a boundary wall and a barricade gate.
Get a water connection or request neighbors to share their supply in return for free parking.
Provide safe parking to nearby residents.
Provide daily early morning car-wash service.

How do the residents save?

Sleep well at night, your vehicles are safe and secure.
No need to invest in expensive security gadgets.

How do all the residents of the colony benefit?

No more wrongly parked cars in the lanes.
More space to move around in the colony for pedestrians.

How do the plot owners benefit ?

The empty plot of land generates a pocket money for your kids.
If you want to move in, your plot is already neat and clean.
Your plot is safe from encroachments

How does the operator benefit ?

Charge vehicle owners per/sqft or per car, per hour.
Charge car wash fee.
Charge a bi-monthly car polish fee.

Who should be the operator?

Ideally with the numbers involved, the security guard should be the operator. An NGO or a govt body could assist the process of generating employment for locals.

What can the govt do ?

Make parking lots legal in residential areas.
Encourage and promote the scheme in media to educate land owners, prospective operators and residents to support the function.

What else can the N.G.O.(non-govt organization) do ?

Formulate guidelines to save water while washing cars.
Formulate rent agreements between operators and land owners.

Statistics

More than 60% of the residential colonies in Indian metropolitans face acute parking problems.
Most of these colonies have 2-3% empty plots that are “not being managed” or fully utilized.
Many “dirty vehicles” can be seen on metropolitan city roads.
Security guards are usually found dozing off by the morning.

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- Simply Geniass!

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