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  CLIMATE, ENERGY & POLICIES “Collaboration & Augmentation are the foundational principles of innovation” - Vaclav Smil  Hello readers! Caution : It is always interesting to view what you are very passionate about from the opposite pole to understand things better. This article is one such attempt. All I wrote here is healthy criticism and I am not taking any sides or proposing anything here. Thank You for understanding in advance!! There has been a pressing need to transition towards renewable resources in order to avert the current climate crisis, which in long run is even more catastrophic than any pandemic, and create a sustainable globe. Interestingly, all the key stakeholders involved in the energy sector, i.e., Engineers, Scientists, Financiers, Policymakers etc. are elucbrating . Nonetheless, there always seems to have a significant gap between the targets set and the results achieved despite the constant evolution in the technology, owing to many factors...

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS “Collaboration & Augmentation are the foundational principles of innovation” - Vaclav Smil There is a pressing need to shift towards renewables in order to avoid climate crisis, which is more catastrophic than the covid-19 pandemic, for a sustainable future. Interestingly, every solution induces its own challenges in the system. In the course of this article, one such solution, offshore wind farms, would be discussed. What are Offshore wind farms? Offshore wind farms mean taking advantage of the high-speed winds available in the seas or oceans in order to harvest electricity. These technologies usually offer a higher capacity. Until a water depth of 60m, the turbines could be directly placed on the sea beds and are fixed however, for depths deeper than 60m the turbines are affixed onto structures called floaters which are further anchored to the ocean floors are employed. The first commercial offshore wind farm was established in Denmark in 1991. Consequently, i...

Hello readers! Hope you all are keeping safe and gradually returning back to your normal lives. Today, I will speak of a more environment-related topic, especially concerning the energy domain.  All this began when a random thought started in my mind during a class. Can economics and environment be co-related? Does climate-change have a huge impact on the economy?   Introduction to Environomics During the late 19th century (Post the industrial revolution), the globe saw   intense   exploitation of   natural resources, such as coal. gasoline etc, in order to reap short-term benefits with minimal concern towards the future. Consequently, the economic failure behind nuclear plants, the alarming rise in the cost of oil barrels and the increased emission levels started to attract a lot of concerns from the global energy experts. Subsequently, the field of energy systems engineering saw rapid developments and improvements in the overall ...

Hello Readers!! Hope you are all doing well and keeping safe amidst the global crisis.  This post has been my dream ever since I started writing. I want to glorify how much advanced we were and what kind of technology was available to us right during ancient times. Would you believe me if the Theory of Relativity, BigBang, Black Body Radiation, Atomic Bomb, Energy, Encryption etc all have been detailedly described in our ancient texts? and Shiva the supreme being of the universe according to Hindu scriptures is more of a radioactive material himself? In order to begin with a very simple illustration, we all know that 1,1,2,3,5,8..... is the Fibonacci series discovered by Leonardo Fibonacci in 1202 AD. However, would you believe if this very same sequence is also called as the Pingala series mentioned in the book called Chandahsastra written during 3rd/2nd BCE?? Such is the greatness of ancient India and culture. The true facts behind the BARC Reactor design: The nuclear reactor pre...

Hello to all! Hope you and your families are keeping safe amidst this pandemic and acting as responsible citizens by strictly adhering to social distancing and the measure given by WHO. I am gonna tell you all a story now of a man called Jai........ He is Jai a B.tech student. A random thought in the middle of the night has paved way to this story and no particular person or rea l-life incident has triggered me to write this. Purely fiction. Its gonna be extreme, raw and maybe even disturbing for a few. My sincere apologies. I will be taking a few references from movies and books. All the due credits will be given within 48 hours of publication. Ok so lemme give you a prologue and character description of Jai before we move into the story. Appearance: 5'10'' tall, fair, muscular with a stern and serious outlook. Character: Simple, Intelligent, Profound thinker, High expectations and dreams for life, Currently undergoing a tough phase in lif...