Renewable energy has had a steady and continuous growth in electric sector worldwide. The need of the hour is to sensitize the general public about the importance of judicious use of energy being generated by conventional sources energy sources and simultaneously shift our dependence on renewable but sustainable energy sources. To mitigate environmental degradation and reduce carbon emission wo...

Triacylglycerols produced by plants are one of the most energy-rich and abundant forms of reduced carbon available from nature. Given their chemical similarities, plant oils represent a logical substitute for conventional diesel, a non-renewable energy source. However, as plant oils are too viscous for use in modern diesel engines, they are converted to fatty acid esters. The resulting fuel is ...

This paper focuses on the integration of hybrid renewable energy resources available in remote isolated islands of Sundarban-24 Parganas-South of Eastern part of India to National Grid of conventional power supply to give a Smart-Grid scenario. Before grid-integration, feasibility of optimization of hybrid renewable energy system is monitored through an Intelligent Controller proposed to be ins...

To reduce the GHG emissions of IP over WDM networks, we introduce renewable energy usage at each network node and design the networks considering the state of renewable energy available at each node location. Results indicate that the designed network can save up to 50% or more non-renewable energy consumption in the example scenarios considered here compared with the design method which simply...

The use of renewable energy sources can provide a path toward sustainable development and regional energy independence. In particular, renewable-based energy autonomy constitutes a viable option in remote areas. This work presents a survey on the use of renewable energy as part of an energy autonomy plan on a Mediterranean island. The study also included personal communications with residents a...

The dire need in the present electricity generation is to resort to methods entailing lesser non-renewable resources. The present decadence of the conventional energy resources such as coal, petroleum indicate that soon the development and the innovation in the Non-Conventional Energy Resources would be the man’s only recourse to the ever burgeoning demands in electricity. Thus a need for the d...

A sustainability enhancement is generally measurable by its environmental, economic, and socio-cultural effects. To apply this concept, this study developed and empirically tested a risk-based method for evaluating renewable energy policy. The proposed graphical matrix approach coupled with Monte Carlo simulation identifies and measures critical performance indicators at an acceptance level of ...

Bioregenerative life support technologies for space application are advantageous if they can be constructed using locally available materials, and rely on renewable energy resources, lessening the need for launch and resupply of materials. These same characteristics are desirable in the global Earth environment because such technologies are more affordable by developing countries, and are more ...