Light Bulbs: Brightening Up Your Space in New Ways Once they burn out, light bulbs usually find their way into the trash can. But did you know they could be turned into unique pieces of decor? With a bit of creativity, old incandescent bulbs can be transformed into small terrariums, Read more…
Handicapped toilets are essential for ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in commercial buildings. The National Building Code of India (NBC) has provided guidelines for designing and constructing handicapped toilets in commercial buildings to ensure that they are accessible and user-friendly for people with disabilities. In this article, we will discuss the Read more…
Solar energy has emerged as a promising solution to meet the growing energy needs of India, which is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the adoption of solar energy in India, driven by factors such as increasing energy Read more…
When designing a lighting control system, there are several key considerations to keep in mind. Here are five of the most important: Purpose and Functionality: Before designing a lighting control system, it is important to identify the purpose and functionality of the lighting. Different spaces have different lighting requirements, and Read more…
Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed an integrated system that can capture carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it into solar fuel — a process they call artificial photosynthesis (AP) — which they feel can aid mitigate effects of emissions made by use of Read more…
In a path-breaking accomplishment, Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay of the department of chemical engineering and technology and his team at IIT (BHU) have developed a membrane reformer prototype for producing ultra-pure hydrogen from methanol. The team said it is the first such prototype in India and there are no such Read more…
The first step is to estimate the energy consumption of a typical domestic consumer. Load Number Working time (Hour) Power (W) Energy reqd. (W-hour) Tube-light LED bulbs 2 8 6 6 40 20 480 960 Fan 3 10 60 1800 Washing Machine 1 5 160 800 TV 2 6 140 Read more…
India is the first in the world for designing and implementing a solar-powered system to run the load of an international airport located at Cochin. Solar power plants have been built across the country including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and other states with various schemes. Presently Read more…
The phenomenon of prices of commodity or technology is coming down as the scale of manufacturing goes up ,the prices of solar have come down to grid tariff which was considered as cheap sources of energy. In 5 years solar energy prices have fallen down from 20Rs/Kwh to 3.13 Rs/Kwh. Read more…
We are going to create a sample project for off grid solar system in this article. We are going to run 1 LCD TV for 8 hours in one day of the week for the off grid solar system project. We are looking to design an off-grid solar PV system for which we will Read more…