The following facts should be taken into consideration.
POLLUTION & GLOBAL WARMING
(In a Nutshell)
Scientists say that the amount of Carbon-dioxide that is
right now present in the atmosphere, is sufficient to heat the world for the
next 50 years.
Global Warming is a very, very serious issue. In about 70
years from now (BBC News 2nd Nov.2004), Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle (BBC
News 2nd Feb.2005), will lose, greater part of their ice and a number of islands
would get submerged. It is said, that Manhattan would submerge by about 20
feet.
Deforestation, Alarming increase in motor vehicles,
Construction of newer thermal power stations based on coal, oil and gas are
principally responsible for global warming.
THERMAL POWER
STATIONS
Coal based Thermal Power
Stations of 1260MWs need about 28,000 Tonnes of Coal a day.
Cost of the Coal per tonne, in our Country is over
Rs.500/--, Transportation to some of the Power Stations is over Rs.700/-- per
tonne. Cost of the imported Coal is twice this amount (i.e.over Rs.3000/--per
tonne). The time lag for the transportation of the imported Coal is 3 months. A
number of Thermal Power Stations maintain Coal stocks, taking great care to
prevent accidental burn out (however, about 10% of the coal is lost, this way).
Carbon-monoxide from the burning coal is extremely harmful to the
health.
Burning Coal releases, large quantities of Radio-active
material directly into the air (in fact, a Thermal Power Station releases more
radio-active material than a Nuclear Power Station). This is a true health
hazard for hundreds of kilometers around.
American Statistics show that Coal based Thermal Power
Stations, kill about 25,000 people a year, through soot in the air. In India,
where the population density is more, no figures are available.
Highly efficient Coal based Thermal Power Stations in
India, are 35% efficient only. A 1260MW Thermal power station gives out, 3000MWs
to 5000MWs of heat, directly into the atmosphere. Efficiencies of some of the
Thermal Power Stations in our Country and the world over, are
deplorable.
Depending on the Efficiency of a Thermal Power
Station,--9% to 20% or more of the Power Generated, is consumed within the Power
Station itself.
A 1260MW Thermal Power Station needs
1260 personnel to maintain.
Gestation period, for the
construction of a thermal power station is 3 to 5 years and the ‘life time’ is
said to be 30 years.
Coal ash needs large areas for
dumping. Coal ash pollutes the water around, pollutes the fields, and destroys
the health and environment. The real price that is being paid by men, women and
children and animals and plants (for, they too are living like us), may never be
calculated.
Now, consider the following facts.
OCEAN ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
(COMBINED WITH WIND ENERGY &
SOLAR ENERGY).
A stretch of 15 kms. of Ocean,
at depths of over 10 meters, has energy, equaling to 1500MWs to10,000MWs or more
at some places.
Availability factor, for Ocean Energy is, over 90%.
Availability factor, for Wind Energy and Solar Energy is, just 20%to30%
only.(However,for wind energy this factor could be improved 60% to 80%, with
innovative techniques).
Cost of the Ocean Energy Project, approximately, by my
'Power India Technologies' is, Rs.800,00,000/-to Rs.10,00,000/- a MegaWatt
initially, and can possibly be reduced, (after, all the infrastructure that is
needed for this kind of power generation is established), to less than the cost
for thermal power generation (i,e.Rs. 500,00,000/MW) This in effect, will
turn out to be the lowest cost, when compared to any other form of Power
Generation, the World over, that produces power continuously, throughout the
year. And, add to this--No recurrent fuel costs(fossil fuels with consequent
pollution and global warming) and also the fact, that this kind of Power
Generation is almost maintenance free (a 100MW ocean wave energy Power Station
could possibly be run with a staff of two(2) to four(4) personnel).
It is possible to run a single electric generator of
100MWs or more, with the ocean energy, obtained in a stretch of one kilometer or
more.
The following facts should be noted for the ocean energy
technology, in contrast to thermal power generation.
- Only Installation costs. No Land acquisition for the
Construction of the Project.
- No Fuel costs.
- No Transportation costs.
- No Internal Power Consumption in the Plant.
- No Pollution. No Global Warming.
- No Radio-active fall-out.
- No Fuel Stocks needed. No fear of accidental Fuel Burn-out.
No carbon-monoxide poisoning.
- No Effluents. No Land destruction.
- No Health Hazards.
- No Gestation Period. Power Generation starts from the very
first unit and the life time depends on the civil construction of the project
which could be over 100 years.