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How exactly do wave energy systems work?
Category: Advanced, Profession, Wave EnergyAuthor : Admin September 10, 2016
You might have heard of wave power or wave energy systems. These are renewable energy systems that generate energy (electricity, to be precise) from waves. While wave energy is nowhere near as popular...Read more
How is charcoal made from biomass?
Category: Agro Waste, Bio, Biomass Heating, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 28, 2016
When you burn wood incompletely, you would have seen the black residue left behind. This is charcoal. So, that kind of explains how you make charcoal: Incomplete combustion of biomass! Technically, ch...Read more
How can there be zero energy buildings?
Category: Advanced, Energy, Green Buildings, Lifestyle, Profession, RenewableAuthor : Admin August 26, 2016
Buildings consume almost 40% of all electricity generated. That’s a lot. At the same time, there are many buildings worldwide that claim to be zero energy buildings. But such claims to zero ener...Read more
How can design students and professionals contribute to cleantech?
Category: Lifestyle, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 25, 2016
What has design profession got to do with cleantech? A lot, in my opinion. Other than engineers, design professionals perhaps represent the top most segment when it comes to making a difference to cle...Read more
What are the best avenues to conserve energy for residences?
Category: Basic, Efficiency, Green Buildings, LED, LifestyleAuthor : Admin August 25, 2016
As the cost of energy shoots up, so will your energy bills. It is hence no wonder that hundreds of millions of residences worldwide are keen to know how to conserve energy without compromising on com...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
Isn’t the cleantech thing complex?
Category: BasicAuthor : Admin July 2, 2016
Some of you might ask: OK, so this cleantech thing does sound like a useful thing to know. But isn’t it all complex science and engineering and stuff of that sort? Will I be able to understand a...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
Making cleantech as part of our lifestyle
Category: Basic, UncategorizedAuthor : Admin May 25, 2016
Let’s say I have convinced you that clean technologies can indeed be a key ingredient in making the world more sustainable, without making our lives miserable… But is it easy to adopt the...Read more
Making cleantech part of business
Category: Basic, UncategorizedAuthor : Admin May 23, 2016
In another post, I had given my thoughts on how easy it is to integrate cleantech solutions as a part of our lifestyle. Similar is the case with the adoption of cleantech solutions in business. If y...Read more