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Eco friendly Technologies Rainwater harvesting technology Harvested rainwater can provide a source of alternative water to federal facilities. Alternative waters are sustainable sources of water, not supplied from fresh surface water or groundwater, that offset the demand for freshwater. Rainwater harvesting captures, diverts, and stores rainwater from rooftops for later use. Typical uses of rainwater … Read more
The major causes of the Environmental Degradation are modern Urbanization, industrialization, over-Population Growth, deforestation etc. Environmental pollution refers to the degradation of quality and quantity of natural Resources. Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of “enoughness” in his saying “the earth provides enough to satisfy every persons need but not for every person’s greed” According to World Commission … Read more
Renewables 2023: A Global Snapshot of the Energy Transition Introduction The global energy landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by a confluence of factors including climate change, energy security concerns, and technological advancements. Renewable energy sources, once considered niche players, are now at the forefront of this shift, playing a pivotal role in shaping … Read more
INFRASTRUCTURE is essential for increasing economic progress and reducing POVERTY. The choices made in the type and scale of infrastructure Investment also have major implications for environmental sustainability. Land New infrastructure typically involves land use change and the selection of the site and its proximity to human settlement will significantly affect its impact. Refurbishment, rebuilding … Read more
Solar Energy : Source, Solar heating devices, solar cooker solar cell Sunlight is Earth’s most abundant energy source and is delivered free of charge. Indeed, the energy from sunlight reaching the land surface of the earth is thousands of times greater than the world’s current total annual consumption of energy. Yet harnessing sunlight’s energy … Read more
Electricity and its effects -electric intensity, potential, potential difference Electricity is the physical flow of electrons, referred to as an electrical current. Electricity is an energy carrier that efficiently delivers the energy found in primary sources to end users, who in turn convert it into energy Services. Electricity can be created in three … Read more
Energy Management in Operational Functions Energy is an integral part of today‟s modern life. It has become the blood of our day to day life. But it is not free. It comes at a monetary price but more than that it comes at Environment cost too. It is very difficult to think about our modern … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Environmental Policies are the sum total of the values to which a person or a group of persons or institutions social, legal and governmental – consider as important in their relationships with one another. Environmental policies have to be formulated in the credible of social morals … Read more
Energy maintenance As engineering and maintenance managers are aware, all building systems and components need some level of maintenance, and renewable-energy systems are no exception to this rule. The specific maintenance requirements vary based on the type of system and components installed. For all renewable-energy systems, it is proper maintenance practice to inspect the Integrity … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics on carbon trading: Carbon credit Carbon offset Carbon market Clean Development Mechanism Emission trading system Kyoto Protocol Voluntary carbon market Cap and trade Offset project Project-based mechanism Renewable energy credits Social cost of carbon Sustainable development Voluntary emissions reductions World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund Carbon trading is a market-based … Read more