Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Plants can generate round-the-clock power with cost and reliability levels comparable to coal-fired plants. They can help the country accelerate the decarbonization of power generation and can also help lower the cost of electricity as compared to coal-based generation. They are the game changers that clean tech fanatic have been waiting for. …
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Solar power is fast becoming the world’s go-to energy source. Given the potential of solar and the dire need to shift to renewable energy, this is the right way to go. What makes it exceptionally rewarding is the fact that large consumers often find solar power to be the cheapest source of power. Given these …
With transport being one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, researchers are looking for low-carbon alternatives to replace the conventional fuels being used today. One such promising development took place at ETH Zurich, where researchers developed a technology that is capable of producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels from just air and sunlight. This …
The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change is a body of the United Nation responsible for studying climate change and designing a global response to it. From time to time, IPCC publishes its latest findings in its annual reports. The Special Report on Climate Change and Land addresses greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in land-based ecosystems, land …
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Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste sources such as agricultural residue, sewage treatment plant waste, sugarcane press mud, etc. This waste is collected and processed to produce a raw gas, which is then converted to electricity. After further mechanical, chemical and purification processes, the gas is compressed and this …
Climate change is starting to transform the planet’s ecosystems. News about melting ice caps, raging forest fires, and violent hurricanes threaten the well-being of current and future generations of people all over the world. With increased awareness about the climate crisis, people are now more conscious about the effects and outcomes of greenhouse gas (GHG) …
The carbon footprint of a product or service is the quantity of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions that it releases into the atmosphere over its entire life cycle. Carbon footprints are usually calculated using a method known as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and are measured in gCO2eq/kWh. These CO2 emissions can either be direct-arising …
Despite decades of warnings and scientific proof, measures to address the climate crisis are not going far enough. Although the goal remains to ensure that the average temperature of the planet in 2100 is no more than 1.5℃ to 2℃ above pre-industrial levels, experts claim that we are currently on track for a 3° or …
Waste generation has been in existence ever since the human race has existed. The first of its kind was probably when Eve ate the apple and threw it on the ground, perhaps not thinking what would happen to the rest of it. Of course, back then it was just the two of them; they didn’t …
Statistics show that the scarcity of water affects over 40% of the world’s population and this value is only going to rise as the temperature rises. Currently, more than 1.7 billion people live in river basins, where water consumption exceeds water recharge. For this consumption to be sustainable, we have to seriously think about the …
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