With an eye on tapping the market created by the power shortage in Tamil Nadu, an Indo-Japanese joint venture company is set to introduce a generator that can take care of domestic electricity needs from nothing. The first prototype of the generator is expected to be showcased in August, and the product itself launched shortly after.
The generator differs from existing generators and invertors in the simple fact that there is no energy input required. Users would not have to charge the generator from their power lines, or feed it with diesel or petrol. This naturally means there would be no emissions of any sort.
The technology being used in this generator uses the field of a series of magnets to create the rotational motion required to turn the turbine to generate electricity. The permanent magnets that are used in the generator have an estimated life of 150 years.
The logic on which this technology is based has been proposed theoretically for decades, but this is the first time that it has been successfully implemented for practical application in the real world. So, the simultaneous launch of the generator in India and Japan will be the first time ever that this technology is used.
Hasah Innovative Technologies, co-promoted by Japan Ecological Systems, will assemble the generators in India, at a plant it is about to set up at the SIPCOT Industrial and Export Promotion Park in Gummidipoondi. While the magnets will be imported from Japan, all other components would be Indian, the company has said.
When introduced, the generator is expected to be priced between `1.5 to 2 lakhs. It is meant to reduce reliance on the local power grid. The manufacturers estimate that a user would be able to recover the cost of the generator in about three to three and a half years. The manufacturers also intend to give three years’ replacement warranty.
The company also produces non-polluting water purification and garbage disposal systems, which it is pitching to governments and private concerns.