UMDA gettogether 2016 speech by Ramesh shivanna

2.1.2016

 

Dear ladies and gentlemen

“Start looking at the sunshine, you will never see the shadow”   It’s time to see sunshine.  I wish all of you a happy and prosperous new 2016. We are stepping in to a new year with this; UMDA has completed 10 years and stepping in to 11^th years in this month.

I also wish Happy UMDA anniversary to all the members of this association. And welcome all of you for this evening.

This Industry evolved to address   uninterrupted power need for the few critical applications like data storage and data computation. UPS Industry found a growth under an Information technology and telecommunications.

Few opportunities were explored in back up power for electrical application and then now evolving in to address wind and solar Industry.

Going forward the electricity generation from variable generation is growing high rate. The increase is driven by a combination of effects that include falling prices for wind and solar generation. Also the concern about reduce the fossil fuel generation and government policies.  

In this emerging market, one more promising opportunity opening up for all of us is Electrical energy storage systems.

The trend is moving towards product to energy availability. We all of us are struck with product and become a product provider not solution provider.

Electric Energy storage is going to address multiple challenges like  Mitigating a peak demand, Grid demand management, Smoothing out intermittency, Maximizing the value of on-site generation, integrating renewable in to the Grid through voltage and frequency support(like our ONLINE UPS ) and increasing the reliability of use of renewable off the grid. However growing integration of energy storage in to the national  electricity market could present additional economic, regulatory and technical challenges.

The different types of Electrical Energy storage systems

1.     Mechanical energy storage

2.     Electrical and thermal energy storage

3.      Electrochemical energy storage

Mechanical energy –

a.     Pumped hydro,- pumping back the water in the hydro plant

b.     Fly wheel-  mechanical wheel to harness electricity

c.      Compressed air energy storage- compressed air to get potent energy

Electrical and thermal energy

a.     Capacitor and super conducting magnetic coil.

b.     Thermal heat and cold storage's

Electro chemical and chemical energy

a.     Secondary batteries – lead acid, Nicd, Lithium etc

b.     Flow batteries- energy stored in directly electrolyte- fuel cell

c.      Hydrogen or synthetic gases

The preserved energy in different form shall be converted to Electrical energy and export to Grid.

Electrical energy storage is in the verge opening a new vast market for all of us. All the members in this association has to give thought on exploring this market to grow further.

With these opening remarks, I invite all of you once again this evening for the UMDA get together.

 Thank you