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Climate change mitigation – Methods and means

] At the core of most proposals is the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through reducing energy waste and switching to cleaner energy sources. Frequently discussed energy conservation methods include increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles (often through hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric cars and improving conventional automobiles), individual-lifestyle changes and changing business practices. Newly [...]

Sustainable energy – Introduction

Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable energy sources are most often regarded as including all renewable sources, such as plant matter, solar power, wind power, wave power, geothermal power and tidal power. It [...]

Gasification – Introduction

Gasification is a process that converts carbonaceous materials, such as coal, petroleum, biofuel, or biomass, into carbon monoxide and hydrogen by reacting the raw material, such as house waste, or compost at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam. The resulting gas mixture is called synthesis gas or syngas and is itself [...]

Carbon project – Project selection

The most important part of developing a carbon project is establishing and documenting the additionality of the project – that the carbon project would not have otherwise occurred. It is also essential to document the measurement and the verification methodology applied, as outlined in the project development document. Developing a carbon project is appropriate for [...]

Net energy gain – Sources of energy

The definition of an energy source is not rigorous. Anything that can provide energy to anything else can qualify. Wood in a stove is full of potential thermal energy; in a car, mechanical energy is acquired from the combustion of gasoline, and the combustion of coal is converted from thermal to mechanical, and then to [...]

Forage fish – In the oceans

Typical ocean forage fish are small, silvery schooling oily fish such as herring, anchovies and menhaden, and other small, schooling baitfish like capelin, smelts, sand lance, halfbeaks, pollock, butterfish and juvenile rockfish. Herrings are a preeminent forage fish, often marketed as sardines or pilchards. The term “forage fish” is a term used in fisheries, and [...]

Energy storage – Storage methods

*Chemical **Hydrogen **Biofuels **Liquid nitrogen **Oxyhydrogen **Hydrogen peroxide *Biological **Starch **Glycogen *Electrochemical **Batteries **Flow batteries **Fuel cells *Electrical **Capacitor **Supercapacitor **Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) *Mechanical **Compressed air energy storage (CAES) **Flywheel energy storage **Hydraulic accumulator **Hydroelectric energy storage **Spring **Gravitational potential energy *Thermal **Ice Storage **Molten salt **Cryogenic liquid air or nitrogen **Seasonal thermal [...]

Energy in Sri Lanka – Introduction

Energy sources in Sri Lanka consists primarily of hydro, coal, fossil fuel and biomass, with sources such as photovoltaics and wind power in early stages of development. Other power sources such as geothermal, gas, nuclear, peat, solar thermal and wave power are not used in the current power generation process for the national grid. Adapted [...]

Biogas – Introduction

Biogas typically refers to a gas produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Biogas originates from biogenic material and is a type of biofuel. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion or fermentation of biodegradable materials such as biomass, manure, sewage, municipal waste, green waste, plant material and energy crops. [...]

Catalytic reforming – Introduction

Catalytic reforming is a chemical process used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates which are components of high-octane gasoline (also known as petrol). Basically, the process re-arranges or re-structures the hydrocarbon molecules in the naphtha feedstocks as well as breaking some of the molecules into [...]

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