Showing posts with label Go Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Go Green. Show all posts
Hydrogasifier
Hydrogasifier uses water as
a supplemental fuel for most engine types (gasoline, natural gas, diesel,
bio-fuel and hybrids), which lowers pollutants released into the atmosphere.
The hydrogasifier uses the exhaust gases from the engine to separate water into
hydrogen and oxygen which enter the combustion chamber to burn the fuel that is
in the tank.
Celis claims that vehicles using the hydrogasifier would work like
trees, lowering carbon emissions in the air.
Guwahati now has India's first solar powered railway station
Guwahati now has India's first railway station run by solar power. The project of installing solar panels was commissioned last year in April 2017.
Around 2352 solar moduleswith a capacity of generating 700 kwp has been set up over the roof of the Guwahati railway station. Solar panels have been installed at the roof-top solar power plant.
The solar-powered station is aimed at reducing carbon-footprint as well as cut down power costs drastically.
Around 6.3 lakh kg carbon dioxide emissions have been cut off between April 12 last year to May 10 this year.
The project cost is estimated to be Rs 6.7 crore, as per Indian Railways. The solar power plant will save Rs 67 lakh worth of electricity.
With an average power generation capacity per day is 2048 KWh, the solar panels till date have generated a total of 7,96,669 KWH of electricity.
Source Economic Times
Around 2352 solar moduleswith a capacity of generating 700 kwp has been set up over the roof of the Guwahati railway station. Solar panels have been installed at the roof-top solar power plant.
The solar-powered station is aimed at reducing carbon-footprint as well as cut down power costs drastically.
Around 6.3 lakh kg carbon dioxide emissions have been cut off between April 12 last year to May 10 this year.
The project cost is estimated to be Rs 6.7 crore, as per Indian Railways. The solar power plant will save Rs 67 lakh worth of electricity.
With an average power generation capacity per day is 2048 KWh, the solar panels till date have generated a total of 7,96,669 KWH of electricity.
Source Economic Times
New catalyst can help turn carbon dioxide into plastic
Scientists have created a catalyst that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide to ethylene, which is used to produce the most common type of plastic.
At the heart of this work is the carbon dioxide reduction reaction, wherein CO2 is converted into other chemicals through the use of an electrical current and a chemical reaction, aided by a catalyst.
At the heart of this work is the carbon dioxide reduction reaction, wherein CO2 is converted into other chemicals through the use of an electrical current and a chemical reaction, aided by a catalyst.
Many metals can serve as catalysts in this type of reaction: gold, silver and zinc can make carbon monoxide, while tin and paladium can make formate. Only copper can produce ethylene, the core component of polyethylene plastic.
"Copper is a bit of a magic metal. It's magic because it can make many different chemicals, like methane, ethylene, and ethanol, but controlling what it makes is difficult," said Phil De Luna, PhD student at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Researchers were able to design a catalyst and pinpoint the ideal conditions to maximise ethylene production while minimizing the methane output to nearly nothing.
Paired with carbon capture technology, this could lead to an incredibly green production mechanism for everyday plastics, meanwhile sequestering harmful greenhouse gases.
"I think the future will be filled with technologies that make value out of waste. It's exciting because we are working towards developing new and sustainable ways to meet the energy demands of the future," said De Luna.
By identifying the precise conditions that maximize ethylene production during the reaction, it is possible to engineer a catalyst to meet those conditions.
Source Times of India
Plasma Waste Converter (PWC) - A Technology required for the society for better waste handling
- PWC is the ultimate in recycling since all organics are turned into energy and all metals and in-organics are fed back into the economy without the need for sorting or separate handling.
- PWC provides distributed generation capacity. As a result, restructuring the National Power Grid to distribute the power would not be a part of the cost equation.
- If utilized nationally PWC would provide about 70 Gigawatts of distributed generation.
- This distributed power will fuel economic growth, help maintain cheap electricity, and reduce demand on natural gas.
- Provides a significant decrease in Green House gases.
Netherlands Is The 1st Country To Open A Solar Road For Public Use
The world’s first solar bike lane is soon to be available for use in the Netherlands! The bike path that connects the Amsterdam suburbs of Krommenie and Wormerveer is a 70-meter stretch of solar-powered roadway set to open for the public on November 12th, 2014.
The new solar road, which costs €3m (AUD$4.3m), was created as the first step in a project that the local government hopes will see the path being extended to 100 metres by 2016.
More complimentary plans are also on the table as the country intends to power everything from traffic lights to electric cars using solar panels.
School children and commuters see the
bike road as very useful and a cool part of their daily commute, with
approximately 2,000 cyclists expected to use it on an average day.
The road, which is named by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) as SolaRoad,
is set to open in the next week. It is made up of rows of crystalline
silicon solar cells, which were embedded into the concrete of the path
and covered with a translucent layer of tempered glass.
Since the path cannot be adjusted to the position of the sun, the panels will generate approximately 30% less energy
than those placed on roofs. However, the road is tilted slightly to aid
water run-off and achieve a better angle to the sun and its creators
expect to generate more energy as the path is extended to 100 metres in
2016.
Actually, SolaRoad is not the first project aimed at turning roads and pathways into energy-harvesting surfaces. Solar Roadways are another major project -you can find out more about them by clicking HERE. The following video was posted online less than year ago, getting over $2.2 million to start the production.
But the difference between the two projects is that Solar Roadways are
working to integrate programmable LEDs in order to achieve custom road
signs, heating components to drive away ice and snow, and specific kind
of corridors to store fiber optic and TV cables.
Source: Click Here
Solar-powered plane breaks solo flight record across Pacific to Hawaii
A Swiss man attempting to circumnavigate the globe with an aircraft powered only by the sun's energy has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight, the project team said on Thursday.
The Solar Impulse, which took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of its journey and is expected to land in Hawaii early on Friday, shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours while crossing the Pacific..
The aircraft, piloted alternatively by Swiss explorers Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, set off on its 22,000-mile (35,000-km) journey around the world from Abu Dhabi on March 9.
"Can you imagine that a solar powered airplane without fuel can now fly longer than a jet plane!" said Piccard in a statement. "This is a clear message that clean technologies can achieve impossible goals."
The plane, which was piloted by Borschberg when it broke the record, weighs about as much as a family sedan and has 17,000 solar cells across its wingspan.
Overall, its trip around the globe was expected to take some 25 flight days, broken up into 12 legs at speeds between 30 to 60 miles per hour (50 and 100 kph).
The plane was expected to land around sunrise on Friday at Hawaii's Kalaeloa Airport, a former military base, according to a website logging updates of the journey.
The Solar Impulse 2 initially left Nanjing, China, on May 31 for Hawaii, but was forced to cut short its bid a day later due to what Borschberg termed "a wall of clouds" over the Pacific. It landed in the central Japanese city of Nagoya.
The solo record was previously set in 2006 by American adventurer Steve Fossett, who flew the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer for 76 hours non-stop.
The Solar Impulse remained airborne three consecutive days and nights, producing its own power with solar energy, the pilots said.
The Solar Impulse 2 is the first aircraft to fly day and night without any fuel, solely using the sun's energy.
Borschberg navigates alone in an unheated and unpressurized cockpit, sleeping in bursts of 20 minutes while on autopilot.
The next leg of the flight will be from Honolulu to Phoenix, Arizona, and then Borschberg and Piccard will fly together across the Atlantic on a return path to Abu Dhabi.
Studies, design and construction took 12 years and a first version of the craft rolled out in 2009 broke records for heights and distances traveled by a manned solar plane.
"The experience of flight is so intense that I can only focus on the present moment and discover how to deal with my own energy and mindset," Borschberg said in a statement.
Source: Yahoo News
Solar- powered trains to hit the tracks soon in India
INDIAN Railways is
soon going to materialise its ambitious plan of harnessing solar energy
for running trains. The prototype of the solar power- enabled coach is
undergoing trials and soon the entire train will be fitted with solar
panels, officials said. They said while solar power will significantly
bring down diesel consumption, it will also prove to be costeffective.
At present, nearly 17 units of electricity are being generated from the
solar power enabled coach. " As the pilot project, one non- AC coach
has been fitted with solar panels on the rooftop. The trial has been
successful so far with the coach generating nearly 17 units of
electricity every day. Depending on its success, decision will be taken
to convert the entire train into a solar power- enabled one," said
Divisional Railway Manager, Arun Arora.
Officials said by
harnessing solar power, the railways will be able to save ` 1.24 lakh
per coach year. " Solar energy will be used to meet the electricity
needs in moving trains, and reduce diesel consumption and carbon dioxide
emissions," Arora said.
According to studies, a train using
solar power can reduce diesel consumption by up to 90,000 litres per
year and also bring down the carbon dioxide emission by over 200 tonnes. As per the plan, the train would be pulled by conventional diesel- run
engines while solar panels will provide all the internal electricity
needs for lights and fans on both AC and non- AC coaches.
Prototype coach is undergoing trials Officials said India has a huge solar power potential with availability
of good amount of sunlight for major part of the day round the year.
Harnessing solar power to power Indian Railways is more feasible and
cost- effective. The clear motive of the project is to cut down
on railways fuel bill, which is the second- largest component of
expenditure after the employee salaries for the cash- strapped
government behemoth used by over 1.3 crore people every day.
In
2013- 14, from the Rs 1.27 lakh crore of Indian Railways expenditure,
nearly Rs 28,500 crore ( 22 per cent) were spent on fuel. According to a Northern Railway official, 40 sqmetre of space is
available on a trains roof top. Of these, nearly 24 sq- metre of space
is covered with 12 solar panels. The remaining 16 sq- metre of space can
further accommodate six solar panels, officials said. As per the
mechanism, alternate coaches are provided with solar panels and when
required electricity is fed from the adjoining coach.
Indian
Railways has been focusing on alternate source of fuels with trials
already on to use CNG, biodiesel and natural gas among others. CNG is
being used in local trains on Rohtak? Rewari section of Delhi Division.
The dual fuel concept of using CNG and diesel has also helped in saving
fuel and money.
Solar power will significantly cut diesel consumption
Mechanical Project Ideas - Energy Saving Ideas
- Photo Glass with Eye lid sensing.
- Multi Engine Automobiles - for fuel efficiency - at lesser loads only use one engine
- Lizard Robot - Robot that can climb the walls.
- Walking shelter covered with solar panels for power generation - where ever the walking shelters are provided, they are to be covered with solar panels instead of aluminum or GI sheets
- Tap the energy from the running water while filling a bucket to charge a battery- The device can be easily fit to the tap and can store energy received from the running water.
- Energy absorbing slate - Make a slate that can absorb heat energy from the clothes when ironing. The clothes are to ironed on the slate and the slate absorbs the excess heat from the clothes and can convert into useful form.
Pedal operated washing machine - Your Exercise will wash your clothes
Window Socket - Solar Energy Powered Socket
The Window Socket offers a neat way to
harness solar energy and use it as a plug socket. So far we have seen
solutions that act as a solar battery backup, but none as a direct
plug-in. Simple in design, the plug just attaches to any window and does
its job intuitively
Source: yankodesign.com
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