Brake Disc Heat Loss Sustainable Transport

How much energy is lost in brakes

Braking in automobiles is very frequent, particularly in an urban built-up environment. Huge amount of energy is lost as heat as a result of braking. Even on a highway, braking event can mean loss of huge amounts of energy. Consider for example the sports car Regera, which has a combined horse power of more 1500 […]

Top Selling Electric Cars of 2017

Electric cars production has finally taken off on their third coming. It is interesting to note that electric cars were first appeared as early as the 1880s. They were again introduced reluctantly, almost a 100 years later in the late 1990s. Hybrid electric cars did carve a niche for themselves, however electric cars again were […]

Largest Batteries in the world

Battery Energy Storage Technology is the pivotal technology that will usher in the era of renewables. It is through batteries that more renewables can be added to the energy mix and the problem of intermittancey associated with renewable energy can be fully alleviated. Ever since Lithium Ion batteries arrived on the scene, they have given […]

A ground dug storage tank for seasonal thermal energy storage Educational Resources

Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage

The concept of seasonal energy storage is very simple. Harness energy when its plentiful during the summer and use it when its requirement is most i.e. during the winter. It is an age old and is similar to human beings storing food after the harvest and using it through the year. Energy storage however has […]

Fronius Inverters considered top notch inverters in the PV Industry Educational Resources

European Vs Chinese Inverters

There is a huge variety of inverters in the market. A decade ago in the 2000’s, the market only had inverters from established companies in Europe like SMA, Fronius, Schneider, Bosch and Siemens and Outback inverters in the US. These inverters had been around for decades and so most of the problems that are common […]

Vestas V-164 Turbine Educational Resources

Largest Wind Turbines in the world

In this article we will look at the biggest, largest and tallest wind turbines in the world. In the later half of the article we will explore why the wind industry is making these huge turbines and what the future holds for large scale wind turbines. So lets begin with the top five wind turbines. The turbines are listed […]

Revamping Electrical Infrastructure for Renewable

Planning on the infrastructure is crucial to determine the viability of projects particularly in power sector. Poor planning became apparent most recently when a coal fired  power plant located in Sahiwal, Pakistan faced logistic problems. Sahiwal is land locked and almost 800 miles from the nearest sea port. The coal extracted in the region around the plant was […]

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Lithium Sulfur Battery commercializing soon

Lithium Sulfur (Li-S) Technology is on the cusp of commercialization. The technology has been deemed to have one of the highest demonstrated specific energy 500 Wh/kg. Note that the highest demonstrated specific energy for other conventional Li-ion technologies is almost half i.e. 250 Wh/kg. At present, there are 14 different chemistries that are being researched […]