Alternative Energy Fair (2010)

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Alright people! This here is my first video which is all about science & technology. It is actually the footage that I gathered at the International Trade & Industrial Machinery Show, held at the Karachi Expo Center. Although the exhibition covered other things too (which are also shown). I still decided to make alternative energy, and more than that - The accomplishments of local Pakistani industry’s effort in this field as the main feature of this video.

People with a perpetually negative mind always say that we are today having power outages like never before. And some sarcastically even say that nothing will ever be done about it…

I however say that statements like these are nothing but a total hogwash - As this video proves that the technology is already here. And not just on the drawing board, but is being marketed as we speak!

Don’t believe me? OK then, just watch the video yourselves and then tell me if you agree with me or not.

:slight_smile:

Part 1 of 2 on YouTube:

Part 2 of 2 on YouTube:

Whole 20 minutes long full version on my Vimeo page:

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Good. Thanks for sharing. These things need to be produced and sell on commerical basis so that our country gets the benefit of its immense solar light and strong coastal winds. Back in 1988 the student of NED mada a solar powered car named Solar Samba. I do not know what happens to these in innovations.

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I have only watched the first part yet. But that is very nice information. Thanks for sharing.

By the way, SKF bearing is not a Pakistani company. As far as I know they are only selling their bearings in Pakistan, not manufacturing.

Solar panels is the way to go for Pakistan. But problem is their exorbitant cost. They are difficult to afford even in developed countries let alone Pakistan.
Secondly, major use of solar technology in Pakistan would be in solar COOLING, because weather in most parts of country is quite hot. But solar companies in that video are showing off their capabilities in HEATING. Solar heating is actually for developed countries in northern hemisphere. Pakistani companies touting solar heating only shows that they are using marketing material from other countries, and they don’t seem to have solutions for Pakistani market.

AKHTER SOLAR:
It seems encouraging. I will definitely see how much they cost. But I visited their website, HugeDomains.com, and it seems pretty basic. It does not tell exactly which of their products are good for Pakistani market and how much they cost. I am also interested in their client base. Do they do business primarily with individuals like us, or with big businesses.

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No, I distinctly remember the SKF sales person telling me that they are now taking advantage of our local manufacturers (as the cost of machining parts in Pakistan is very cheap).

Most of the solar water heaters are for export, in fact everything over there was for export! Akther Solar’s cost is about 280 Rupees per Watt. They right now have 40 Watt and 100 Watt solar panels in stock. You can buy in bulk, or just 1. Here in Karachi, they have their office at:

Akhter Solar Limited.
Mr. Sajjad Akhter.
Address: Suite # 1, 1st Floor, Building # 31-C,
13th Commercial Street, Phase 2 extension,
DHA, Karachi, Pakistan.
Phone:+92-21-34299833
Mobile: +92-322-3598371
Website: http://www.akhtersolar.com/
E-mail: [email protected]/

Other local manufacturer of solar technology that impressed me was:

Taxila Services (Pvt.) limited.
Address: 270 Sector I-9, Industrial Area,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Phone: +92-51-4433451
Fax: +92-51-4431072
Mobile: +92-300-8526101
Website: http://www.taxila.com.pk/
E-mail: [email protected]

And these guys too were doing fun things over there:

Pak Windenergy (Pvt) Ltd.
Address: M-4, Akber Paradise, Gulshan-e-Iqbal,
Block 10-A, Opposite Alladin Park,
Karachi Pakistan.
Phone: +92-21-34837609 - 34837725
Fax: +92-21-34971813
Mobile: +92-333-2109318, +92-321-2919959
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pakwindenergy.com/

Other companies worthy of mention are these:

Power Vision Systems (Pvt) Limited.
Address: 16 km Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
Phone: +92-42-7512567, 68
Fax: +92-42-7512569
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.powervision.com.pk/

China Singyes Solar Technology Holdings Limited.
Address: No. 8 Hongda Road, Nanping Technology Park,
Zhuhai, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China.
Phone: +86-756-8682222
Fax: +86-756-8689121
Website: http://www.zhsye.com/en/index.asp
E-mail: [email protected]

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Yes I remember them now, they were 3 engineering students who did that. Or was it 2 students and their professor? Anyway I remember their car very well, they had even taken it to Australia to participate in the international solar car race. And they did get some sort of a prize for making a working solar car in the cheapest way imaginable!

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Well today a 100 Watt solar panel costs about 28,000 Rupees (thanks to Akhter Solar). But only last year, a 100 Watt panel was sold for around 90,000 Rupees at the electronic market! So the price is coming down very fast.

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Yes. The above link says that SKF started manufacturing bearings in Pakistan starting 2004.
Good.

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Ah. Solar Samba by an NEDian in 1997. :slight_smile:

Attique Shafaat.
http://www.chowk.com/interacts/12545/1/0/0
“He is working in General Motors of Canada as a Lead Design Engineer.”

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Good job Mr. Khoji! :slight_smile:
However, if this was in 1997, then what happened in the 1980s?
Because I remember something like that in the 80s too…
Could it be that we had 2 such projects from NED, a decade apart?

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You're right. I don't know why I thought it was in 97.

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Here, I just found another great and very interesting video on YouTube - All about Wind energy in Pakistan! No, I had no hand in making this video, nor did I gather the footage. Only the first 2 videos (on the top of this thread) are mine.

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here you can find few initiatives regarding renewable energies in Pakistan..

http://www.nicelink.com.pk/

Though we are far behind in using the renewable energy resources.. but examples are there..

there is a Hospital in Mauri pur (Karachi) which has a wind mills installed of capacity 60kW..

admin building of NED University is also operating on Solar photovoltaic cells..

there are about 6-8 villages (approx 350 houses in all) in interior Sindh which are being powered by Solar cells with the help of non-government organization..

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Here’s another interesting video that I found on YouTube.

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wow. Nice to hear that. I didn’t know about these initiatives. Good job.

By the way, I don’t know why this website “nicelink” has “saanp ki baansuri” type background music. And there is not even a way to stop it from playing.

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yeah U are right.. :omg: i dont like this music as well :slight_smile:

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Just look what I stumbled upon this time! :smack:

This small solar powered lamp is manufactured by Texila Services, a Pakistani company pioneering in the alternative energy sector. See a screen shot of their website.

http://www.taxila.com.pk/renewableEnergy/products.php

OK, now see this picture from BBC’s website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/africa/10486605.stm

Apparently, the world thinks that it is an Indian product, while in reality it’s been made in Pakistan for a few years now. I remember talking to the sales person at the exhibition, where told me that all these products are 100% Pakistani.

See the first part of my video posted at the top of this thread, from 03:15 to 03:23 minutes, and you will see this product very clearly at Taxila Services’ stall!

So I guess what the Indians have been doing with Pakistani songs and tunes (by using them in their movies without our consent) - Is now also happening in this sector as well… Still, I will this time not bring in my own personal displeasure for Indians over here. I Rather just quote something which V. S. Naipaul himself had written to his sister once.

A section from V. S. Naipaul’s letter to his older sister Kamla, who was a student at the Benares Hindu University in India. He is advising her: “to watch your personal effects carefully, the Indians are a thieving lot”.

Quote of Naipaul was taken from:
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/v-s-naipaul/letters-between-father-and-son.htm

I have just now emailed **Taxila Services **that their product and technology has been stolen. I will also call them up today to make sure that they have received my email with all the details.