Comments on: Solar Powered Cellphone Towers In India To Reduce 5 Million Tons CO2 Emissions, Save $1.4 Billion Every Year http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 08:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Gaurav http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-191606 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-191606 Hi Mridul, can you pls share your cell number with me. Gaurav Jain 9810471714

]]> By: odriozola http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-112916 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:48:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-112916 Mridul, great idea!!!
Please provide me with some web pages of actual No Electricity or Diesel Mobile Towers manufactures. Thanks Oscar

]]> By: G.Raghavan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-43974 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:02:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-43974 Lithium Batteries may be the alternative it has better Ah efficiency, no maintenance lower foot prints, lesser weight,longer life>10 years, full charge in 2 hrs etc
G.Raghavan
consultant storage power
Bangalore 560093

]]> By: G.Raghavan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-43972 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:57:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-43972 Good thought,Many experiments and studies are going on world over to reduce the consumption of Diesel3000 cycles at 80% DOD, practically no maintenance, No requirement of Air conditioners,no generation of hydrogen gas, no leakage and many more cost per cycle will be significantly lower .
G.Raghavan
consultant storage power
Bangalore 560093

]]> By: adi http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-38339 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:06:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-38339 this would be a great step..solar application are incresing..nice to hear ths

]]> By: RianneJones | Solar panels http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9113 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:38:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9113 Hi…there.. So are they going to keep the diesel generators as back-up? There is a lot that these solutions can accomplish if the tower companies and cellphone companies are not greedy and insist on reusing their old indoor Base stations that need airconditioning. Thank you for sharing a wonderful article good job.

]]> By: RianneJones | Solar panels http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26418 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:38:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26418 Hi…there.. So are they going to keep the diesel generators as back-up? There is a lot that these solutions can accomplish if the tower companies and cellphone companies are not greedy and insist on reusing their old indoor Base stations that need airconditioning. Thank you for sharing a wonderful article good job.

]]> By: Alain http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9112 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:20:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9112 Amazing technology. Telecoms should start implementing this to save more money and environmental friendly as well.

]]> By: Alain http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26417 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:20:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26417 Amazing technology. Telecoms should start implementing this to save more money and environmental friendly as well.

]]> By: James Soames http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9111 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:12:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9111 There are pretty decent energy storage devices of 1.5 to 5 kW ratings that are now available. these are now under deployment in some telecom tower sites in India. They seem to cut down the DG set run time by over 50% even without the solar/wind power solutions. With Solar solutions, the DG set can be eliminated wherever the site does not need any airconditioning. Lookup http://www.deeyaenergy.com . There is a lot that these solutions can accomplish if the tower companies and cellphone companies are not greedy and insist on reusing their old indoor Base stations that need airconditioning. The new base stations are all outdoors and can stand in rain, sun and wind without the need for a shelter.

]]> By: James Soames http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26416 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26416 There are pretty decent energy storage devices of 1.5 to 5 kW ratings that are now available. these are now under deployment in some telecom tower sites in India. They seem to cut down the DG set run time by over 50% even without the solar/wind power solutions. With Solar solutions, the DG set can be eliminated wherever the site does not need any airconditioning. Lookup http://www.deeyaenergy.com . There is a lot that these solutions can accomplish if the tower companies and cellphone companies are not greedy and insist on reusing their old indoor Base stations that need airconditioning. The new base stations are all outdoors and can stand in rain, sun and wind without the need for a shelter.

]]> By: Mridul Chadha http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9110 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:32:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9110 @John I agree. But as I said the cellphone towers use diesel for power non-stop so even if they are powered by solar panels for some part of the day there will be significant savings. Additionally since the demand is not as high (only 5kw) the battery bank should not be very big. Also with government providing subsides the companies should not mind investing in battery banks.

]]> By: Mridul Chadha http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26415 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26415 @John I agree. But as I said the cellphone towers use diesel for power non-stop so even if they are powered by solar panels for some part of the day there will be significant savings. Additionally since the demand is not as high (only 5kw) the battery bank should not be very big. Also with government providing subsides the companies should not mind investing in battery banks.

]]> By: Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9109 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:54:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9109 Awesome idea…

I would recommend cell phones with a solar panel cover…

No more charging

]]> By: Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26414 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:54:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26414 Awesome idea…

I would recommend cell phones with a solar panel cover…

No more charging

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-9108 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-9108 So I’m assuming these cell towers aren’t connected to an electrical grid, otherwise they would have no need for diesel. But that means that there is no grid to provide back-up at night or on a cloudy day. So are they going to keep the diesel generators as back-up? In that case, the fuel savings estimates are probably too optimistic. Alternatively, they could install a big battery at each cell tower, but that will get expensive.

In any event, I think we’re missing something here.

]]> By: John http://cleantechnica.com/2010/03/24/solar-powered-cellphone-towers-in-india-to-reduce-5-million-tons-co2-emissions-save-1-4-billion-every-year/#comment-26413 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:07:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=7617#comment-26413 So I’m assuming these cell towers aren’t connected to an electrical grid, otherwise they would have no need for diesel. But that means that there is no grid to provide back-up at night or on a cloudy day. So are they going to keep the diesel generators as back-up? In that case, the fuel savings estimates are probably too optimistic. Alternatively, they could install a big battery at each cell tower, but that will get expensive.

In any event, I think we’re missing something here.

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