Category: Profession
Is battery storage really becoming very inexpensive?
Category: Basic, Lifestyle, Profession, StorageAuthor : Admin July 15, 2016
Batteries are everywhere. It seems we cannot live without them. It also seems they cost really little, and are really economical. So, is the cost of battery storage come down such that such storage i...Read more
What are the best avenues to conserve energy for factories?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, ProfessionAuthor : Admin July 10, 2016
As governments and factory owners worldwide race to reduce their energy consumption and energy bills, it is becoming obvious that the change is not happening fast enough, for a variety of reasons. Unl...Read more
What is a Back Pressure Steam Turbine and what is its role in energy efficiency?
Category: Advanced, CHP, ProfessionAuthor : Admin July 8, 2016
Firstly: A steam based power generation unit is a combination of boiler and turbine. The boiler generates steam using coal, natural gas or other fuels such as biomass, and the super-hot, high pressure...Read more
What are the best avenues to conserve energy for small office buildings?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, Green Buildings, LED, ProfessionAuthor : Admin July 7, 2016
Buildings consume almost 40% of all electricity generated worldwide. Of this, office buildings comprise a significant portion of the consumption. The average commercial building (be it a large or smal...Read more
Why is not all waste worldwide turned into energy?
Category: Agro Waste, Moderate, Profession, Waste to EnergyAuthor : Admin June 28, 2016
Municipal authorities in many countries incinerate and convert into energy a part of the solid waste that you throw from your house, or waste generated from industries. But not all waste generated fro...Read more
I came across the term Clean Coal. I mean, how can coal power be clean?
Category: Advanced, Climate Change, ProfessionAuthor : Admin June 20, 2016
Talk to any eco-activist, and you will soon know who their #1 villain is: Coal. OK, the world has heard them, and the power plant owners have responded by saying they will try to make coal clean. Ugh....Read more
How can we reduce the CO2 emissions from existing thermal power plants?
Category: Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin June 10, 2016
Thermal power plants usually refer to those large power plants that typically use coal, and in some cases natural gas. A nuclear power plant is also a thermal power plant (and so is a solar thermal p...Read more
How can human waste be used to generate power?
Category: Basic, Lifestyle, Profession, Solid Waste, Waste to EnergyAuthor : Admin June 4, 2016
Before I entered the field of cleantech, I rarely thought of human waste. Like most civilized folks, I just avoided thinking about it! But in the past few years, I have seen how human waste management...Read more
What is pyrolysis and what are its benefits?
Category: Advanced, Agriculture, Biomass Heating, Biomass to Liquids, ProfessionAuthor : Admin April 12, 2016
Those working in the field of bio-energy regularly come across the term Pyrolysis. What does it mean, and what are its benefits? Pyrolysis refers to heating of biomass to a high temperature, but with ...Read more