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Hello Friends
1. Although our APIX Pilot Plant Design Project has not yet been brought to fruition, due to various reasons, the real NEED for our Pilot Plant has never been so practically viewed until now, when the ever ebullient and "no nonsense" manilaman started prospecting for Industrial Energy Projects for the Tropical far east nation Philippines.
2. A serious level interaction with him through his various threads:
http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/19792
http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/19794
http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/20153
... has convinced me about the following:
(a) We NEED to look at the REALITY of situations in the developing world (countries such as India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa, Pakistan ...)
(b) While each nation, including India, do have certain nationally proscribed agendas on Energy security, it is observed that "solutions" to energy problems are being resorted to without taking into consideration the REAL Renewable Resources available locally. For example, although India, Philippines, Indonesia ... have excellent rainfall and huge vegetation resources, entrepreneurs who wish to go for Energy related businesses do not seem to have recognized this real potential. This is because of the great "marketing thrust" being resorted to by "other" interested groups to sell their wares and schemes. For example, in the case of manilaman there is a shortcoming that we are NOT able to convince him of the FACT/ TRUTH that APIX-SEP Energy systems would be the most optimum arrangement for any type of Industry in Philippines.
(c) I have come to recognize one new paradigm here (something chtank has been continually reminding us). It pertains to the fact that Energy and Process systems Modules could be Optimized to a certain level such that the unit could be "added on" for increased production/ volumes. Additionally, such a concept would help in easier manufacture, transportation, erection, maintenance etc. While at the Composites Front we are already designing such a system, which would be presented in the Open Forum as soon as the Designs are ready, the energy system also needs to be brought down to such level.
(d) Discusssions engaged into with manilaman through the various threads as aforementioned indicate the following:
# The smallest Energy Module could be based on an Electric Power generation of 65 KWe to 75 KWe; the system would also have CHP heat availability to the tune of about 1.5 million K-cal per day (additional).
# The Renewable Resource needs (by way of vegetation/ agro-bigenics/ animal matter) would be 1/35th of the 1000 ha system that we would design in the long range plan.
# Entrepreneurs and Other Institutions/ Industries would have to be educated on the advantages of APIX-SEP, based on Optimized modules.
Members and interested personnel are requested to come forward with their own studies/ observations and further comments on the different aspects/ data presented here
pvhramani
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