London: America has partnered with UK and led by India Green Grid Initiative a global. NS energy Grid launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Feather COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.
In the Steering Committee meeting of the Green Grid Initiative – ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOGEarlier this week, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the US is excited to be back in the climate conversation and partner with new initiatives.
“The amount of energy humanity uses in a year is equal to the energy that travels from the Sun to Earth in an hour,” Granholm said.
“GGI-OSOWOG is focusing on the two most important pieces of the puzzle. At the US Department of Energy we are pleased to partner with GGI-OSOWOG,” she said.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) headed by India and the UK’s COP26 Presidency launched the GGI-OSOWOG on Tuesday during the COP26 World Leaders Summit.
The GGI-OSOWOG Steering Committee consists of five members – US, Australia and France – in addition to India and the UK – and has been set up to deliver the vision of One Sun One World One Grid, under which 80 countries contribute their efforts. resolved to combine. Build a more interconnected grid, supporting the ‘One Sun Declaration’.
Energy Secretary Granholm told the meeting this week that the US is focusing on next-generation technologies to ensure that solar panels and grids are consistently efficient across markets and geographies.
“The US is interested in helping countries that do not have access to electricity by taking advantage of the power of the sun,” she said.
Following the leader-level events of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on Monday and Tuesday, representatives and officials from each country will hold a series of meetings to finalize the way forward. are participating in. To tackle climate change by the end of the summit on 12 November.
The Indian team includes Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav and Chief Negotiator Richa Sharma.
“To save the earth, we must return to the sun. As the world moves to achieve new heights economically and socially, solar energy will drive the transition,” Yadav said.
“Sustainable development and climate change mitigation are at its core in the GGI-OSOWOG initiative, with a focus on underserved areas. This will encourage green investment and generate lakhs of green jobs,” he said.
The One Sun Declaration for GGI-OSOWOG will focus on building new transmission lines that cross borders and connect different time zones, creating a global ecology of mutually renewable energy shared for mutual benefit and global sustainability. system will be prepared.
This will be integrated with the expanded and modernized national and regional grid and complemented with the rapid scale up of mini-grid and off-grid solar solutions.
Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance, said: “The success of the massive GGI-OSOWOG initiative depends largely on the country’s own grid expansion plans, which will require investments”.
“Grid interconnections at intra- and inter-regional levels play an important role in decarbonizing our energy systems by using solar and other renewable energy sources placed in different time zones, and magnifying that effect on a large scale.
Mathur said, “We look forward to a highly interconnected geo-economic future that embraces large-scale international networks and provides for a better and more resilient interconnected world that will empower more decisions at the local level. , but on a global scale.”
The World Bank has also expressed its support as it hopes that the initiative will help harness the benefits of complementarity between renewable generators and non-centres, so that they can be interconnected.
“The OSOWOG initiative has the potential to integrate the global electricity system into one that is geared towards a higher share of convertible renewable energy while reducing fossil fuel consumption.
Riccardo Puliti, Vice President of Infrastructure, said, “This marks a new era of harnessing the vast majority of renewable energy to capitalize on the global energy transition and help build an ecosystem based on mutual trust and shared benefits. will begin.” world Bank.
The ISA, launched at COP21 in Paris and recently expanded to include all member states of the United Nations, aims to provide a USD 1 trillion fund by 2030 to assist developing countries in expanding their solar power grids. To help raise.
The initiative is widely seen as a major and bold step in the ongoing efforts of ISA to realize the global solar transformation.
The global grid concept was first announced by Prime Minister Modi during the first assembly of the ISA in October 2018.
In May 2021, the UK pledged technical, financial and research support for the OSOWOG project.
In the Steering Committee meeting of the Green Grid Initiative – ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOGEarlier this week, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the US is excited to be back in the climate conversation and partner with new initiatives.
“The amount of energy humanity uses in a year is equal to the energy that travels from the Sun to Earth in an hour,” Granholm said.
“GGI-OSOWOG is focusing on the two most important pieces of the puzzle. At the US Department of Energy we are pleased to partner with GGI-OSOWOG,” she said.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) headed by India and the UK’s COP26 Presidency launched the GGI-OSOWOG on Tuesday during the COP26 World Leaders Summit.
The GGI-OSOWOG Steering Committee consists of five members – US, Australia and France – in addition to India and the UK – and has been set up to deliver the vision of One Sun One World One Grid, under which 80 countries contribute their efforts. resolved to combine. Build a more interconnected grid, supporting the ‘One Sun Declaration’.
Energy Secretary Granholm told the meeting this week that the US is focusing on next-generation technologies to ensure that solar panels and grids are consistently efficient across markets and geographies.
“The US is interested in helping countries that do not have access to electricity by taking advantage of the power of the sun,” she said.
Following the leader-level events of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on Monday and Tuesday, representatives and officials from each country will hold a series of meetings to finalize the way forward. are participating in. To tackle climate change by the end of the summit on 12 November.
The Indian team includes Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav and Chief Negotiator Richa Sharma.
“To save the earth, we must return to the sun. As the world moves to achieve new heights economically and socially, solar energy will drive the transition,” Yadav said.
“Sustainable development and climate change mitigation are at its core in the GGI-OSOWOG initiative, with a focus on underserved areas. This will encourage green investment and generate lakhs of green jobs,” he said.
The One Sun Declaration for GGI-OSOWOG will focus on building new transmission lines that cross borders and connect different time zones, creating a global ecology of mutually renewable energy shared for mutual benefit and global sustainability. system will be prepared.
This will be integrated with the expanded and modernized national and regional grid and complemented with the rapid scale up of mini-grid and off-grid solar solutions.
Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance, said: “The success of the massive GGI-OSOWOG initiative depends largely on the country’s own grid expansion plans, which will require investments”.
“Grid interconnections at intra- and inter-regional levels play an important role in decarbonizing our energy systems by using solar and other renewable energy sources placed in different time zones, and magnifying that effect on a large scale.
Mathur said, “We look forward to a highly interconnected geo-economic future that embraces large-scale international networks and provides for a better and more resilient interconnected world that will empower more decisions at the local level. , but on a global scale.”
The World Bank has also expressed its support as it hopes that the initiative will help harness the benefits of complementarity between renewable generators and non-centres, so that they can be interconnected.
“The OSOWOG initiative has the potential to integrate the global electricity system into one that is geared towards a higher share of convertible renewable energy while reducing fossil fuel consumption.
Riccardo Puliti, Vice President of Infrastructure, said, “This marks a new era of harnessing the vast majority of renewable energy to capitalize on the global energy transition and help build an ecosystem based on mutual trust and shared benefits. will begin.” world Bank.
The ISA, launched at COP21 in Paris and recently expanded to include all member states of the United Nations, aims to provide a USD 1 trillion fund by 2030 to assist developing countries in expanding their solar power grids. To help raise.
The initiative is widely seen as a major and bold step in the ongoing efforts of ISA to realize the global solar transformation.
The global grid concept was first announced by Prime Minister Modi during the first assembly of the ISA in October 2018.
In May 2021, the UK pledged technical, financial and research support for the OSOWOG project.
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