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From Coal to Solar in New Delhi | Years of Living Dangerously


I love this I love the story behind it

I love this I love the story behind it this is one of our project sites in the

this is one of our project sites in the

this is one of our project sites in the city of New Delhi in India it’s a three

city of New Delhi in India it’s a three

city of New Delhi in India it’s a three megawatt solar power plant it uses us

megawatt solar power plant it uses us

megawatt solar power plant it uses us technology in terms of solar panels and

technology in terms of solar panels and

technology in terms of solar panels and mounting structures and it also has

mounting structures and it also has

mounting structures and it also has cells and panels made in India they used

cells and panels made in India they used

cells and panels made in India they used to be a coal power plant many many years

to be a coal power plant many many years

to be a coal power plant many many years ago and you see a lot of coal dust on

ago and you see a lot of coal dust on

ago and you see a lot of coal dust on the ground right now that we have

the ground right now that we have

the ground right now that we have compressed while building a project side

compressed while building a project side

compressed while building a project side you’ve got the coal power plant that

you’ve got the coal power plant that

you’ve got the coal power plant that took 8 years to build polluted the

took 8 years to build polluted the

took 8 years to build polluted the atmosphere and you have the solar plant

atmosphere and you have the solar plant

atmosphere and you have the solar plant in the coal pit that took 8 days to

in the coal pit that took 8 days to

in the coal pit that took 8 days to build coal is still happening in this

build coal is still happening in this

build coal is still happening in this country it will continue to happen for

country it will continue to happen for

country it will continue to happen for quite a long time but at the same time

quite a long time but at the same time

quite a long time but at the same time that having made this incredible

that having made this incredible

that having made this incredible commitment to renewables and that’s

commitment to renewables and that’s

commitment to renewables and that’s really what our story is about I think

really what our story is about I think

really what our story is about I think we just have to recognize coal is gonna

we just have to recognize coal is gonna

we just have to recognize coal is gonna be part of the mix so the question then

be part of the mix so the question then

be part of the mix so the question then becomes what do you do about it and this

becomes what do you do about it and this

becomes what do you do about it and this is a calculation that India is gonna

is a calculation that India is gonna

is a calculation that India is gonna have to make depending on how quickly

have to make depending on how quickly

have to make depending on how quickly they’re able to scale up upon their

they’re able to scale up upon their

they’re able to scale up upon their renewables you can’t help but be

renewables you can’t help but be

renewables you can’t help but be optimistic standing here to me optimism

optimistic standing here to me optimism

optimistic standing here to me optimism breeds optimism if you look at how

breeds optimism if you look at how

breeds optimism if you look at how quickly we are building these projects

quickly we are building these projects

quickly we are building these projects and how quickly the Indian government is

and how quickly the Indian government is

and how quickly the Indian government is rolling out new projects is phenomenal

rolling out new projects is phenomenal

rolling out new projects is phenomenal and unprecedented in in history and

and unprecedented in in history and

and unprecedented in in history and today with 100 gigawatt commitment of

today with 100 gigawatt commitment of

today with 100 gigawatt commitment of solar power in India the Indian

solar power in India the Indian

solar power in India the Indian government is making a very large

government is making a very large

government is making a very large commitment to shift the new generation

commitment to shift the new generation

commitment to shift the new generation capacity towards renewable energy this

capacity towards renewable energy this

capacity towards renewable energy this is the story right here can we just put

is the story right here can we just put

is the story right here can we just put up a goddamn solar field when you look

up a goddamn solar field when you look

up a goddamn solar field when you look at it from the top and we’re trying to

at it from the top and we’re trying to

at it from the top and we’re trying to improve the lives of what eventually

improve the lives of what eventually

improve the lives of what eventually will be one and a half billion Indians

will be one and a half billion Indians

will be one and a half billion Indians it seems impossible but when I saw the

it seems impossible but when I saw the

it seems impossible but when I saw the solar power I thought okay for some

solar power I thought okay for some

solar power I thought okay for some reason that makes it manageable you

reason that makes it manageable you

reason that makes it manageable you think we can accomplish that that can be

think we can accomplish that that can be

think we can accomplish that that can be done

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