Tag: small scale power generation
How is small hydro power different from large hydro power?
Category: Advanced, Hydro, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 21, 2016
Most people think hydro power projects are all the same. When they hear hydro power, they think of massive dams and a massive power generation capacity. Hydro power need not always mean large hydro p...Read more
Can concentrating solar PV be combined with solar thermal?
Category: Advanced, Profession, PV, Solar, ThermalAuthor : Admin August 20, 2016
For those new to solar, here’s what concentrating solar PV means: It refers to a way of generating solar power in which, through the use of lenses, concentrated sunlight falls on the solar pa...Read more
Can biomass be used for small scale power plants?
Category: Advanced, Agro Waste, Biomass Power, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 16, 2016
If you had seen conventional power plants, you will know that they are large. Typical coal-based or natural gas based power plants are 100 MW or above in size – many of them over 500 MW. Nuclear...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