by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Innovations, Solar Photovoltaic
The typical solar panels you and I know are fairly straightforward – light hits the solar cell from above and generates electricity. Any light that passes on and gets reflected from the ground and hits the backside of the panel is just wasted, because the...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Innovations, Rooftop Solar, Solar Photovoltaic
One of the main attractions of Solar PV is its ability to provide us with a distributed source of power. Owing to this, one can find solar panels on all sorts of places. Some of these places you would never imagine – like, on a donkey, I am serious! But there...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Innovations, Rooftop Solar, Solar Photovoltaic
Not everyone would be happy with solar panels covering all their rooftop without room to move. For those houses and commercial buildings that can actually utilize their rooftop for something, cluttering it with row after row of solar panels is not a great idea. But...
by admin | Nov 23, 2016 | Innovations, Rooftop Solar, Solar Photovoltaic
What has the Internet of Things (IoT) got to do with solar? A lot, apparently! This blog post from Solar Mango on the use of IoT for solar power plants says: ” IoT-based solar monitoring platforms provide excellent performance analytics through provisions for...
by admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Innovations, Pollution, Waste Management
Can we make plastics out of plants? Of course yes! That is indeed what the domain of bioplastics is all about. Bioplastics is a long and fascinating topic. Here are the nice folks at the Cleantech Guide providing a concise overview of bioplastics and its applications....
by admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Innovations, Organic Farming
While I mainly operate in the renewable energy space, other related domains within sustainability is of significant interest to me. One of the areas that I have been following is the use of organic produce in a wide range of areas. We all are aware of the use of...