Floating Solar Farm

China has some of the worst air pollutions in the world. In several cities, thick layers of smog are common, resulting in thousands of deaths every year. According to a 2016 study, the top contributor of air pollution-related deaths in China is the burning of coal. The team of Chinese and American researchers behind the study said that pollution …

Iceland’s Sustainable Energy Story

In an era when climate change is making it necessary for countries around the world to implement sustainable energy solutions, Iceland presents a unique situation. Today, almost 100 percent of the electricity consumed in this small country of 330,000 people comes from renewable energy. In addition, 9 out of every 10 houses are heated directly …

Rawlemon Solar Energy Generator

German Architect Andre Broessel believes he has a solution that can “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. His company Rawlemon has created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry principles with a dual axis tracking system, allowing twice …

Warka Tower: Harvesting Water from Thin Air

In some parts of Ethiopia, finding potable water is a six-hour journey.People in the region spend 40 billion hours a year trying to find and collect water, says a group called the Water Project. And even when they find it, the water is often not safe, collected from ponds or lakes teeming with infectious bacteria, contaminated with animal waste or other harmful …

Gravity Light: Lighting for a billion people

Every day, in a home or in an office, we rely on electricity as it is an integral part of our life. We may take for granted our ability to generate heat and light with the simple flick of a switch. But in some parts of the world, however, lack of access to affordable, clean …

Wildpoldsried’s Energiewende (Energy Transition)

In Bavaria (southern Germany), a small town is breaking energy records. Wildpoldsried, a Bavarian village of about 2,600 residents, is leading the way in Germany’s extraordinary renewable energy transformation. Over the past 18 years, the village has invested in a holistic range of renewable energy projects that include 4,983 kWp of photovoltaics, five biogas facilities, 11 wind turbines and a hydropower system. As …

The Rjukan Sun

“Everything is achievable through technology, better living, robust health and for the first time in human history, the possibility of world peace.” Howard Stark said that in the movie Ironman- II.  Although we haven’t achieved the world peace yet, we have achieved many remarkable things with the help of technology. But why I am saying …

Harnessing the Wind

A few months ago, one of my friends told me about a book that he read, the book was titled ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’. This book describes the story of a fourteen-year-old boy named William Kamkwamba who built a windmill to power his home. This is his story. William Kamkwamba is a resident …

A quick review of Wind Power

We have harnessed the wind for 1000 of years, for transportation (use of sail ships) and for agriculture and now we are using to them to power our homes. The difference between Wind Mill and Wind Turbine: The terms “windmill” and “wind turbine” are sometimes used interchangeably, but there are important differences. Windmills generate mechanical …

Harnessing The Sun- II

In my last post, we had seen how typical Solar Panel works (how it converts Solar energy into electricity). Despite being available at almost every corner of the globe we cannot completely rely on the Solar energy, not yet. But why? Firstly, there are some political factors at the play, not to mention businesses that …