An Economic Basis for Littoral Land-Based Production of Low Carbon Fuel from Renewable Electrical Energy and Seawater for Naval Use: Diego Garcia Evaluation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather D. Willauer ◽  
Dennis R. Hardy ◽  
Frederick W. Williams ◽  
Felice W. DiMascio
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Economic Basis ◽  
Diego Garcia

Analysis of Nuclear Power Industry’s Sustainable Development in China from the Perspective of Innovation Ecosystem

2014 ◽  
Vol 1070-1072 ◽  
pp. 367-370
Author(s):  
Xie Lin Liu ◽  
Xue Mei Ma ◽  
Shu Min Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Nuclear Power Industry ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Design Production

Power demand of China grows strongly in few decades. Developing nuclear power industry is not only a strategic measure to meet electrical energy demand, but also an inevitable choice to achieve energy conservation and promote green low-carbon development. Innovation Ecosystem theory provides new perspectives and ideas for studying on the sustainable development of nuclear power industry. In this paper, we consider the sustainable development of nuclear power industry would achieve in the Innovation Ecosystem. The characteristic of the nuclear power industry determines that construction and development of nuclear power industry will involve lots of vendors and enterprises, and require all vendors and enterprises that involved make collaborative effort, around the end-user (nuclear power plant) for the design, production and manufacturing, realize win-win finally. Common development and co-evolution of all participants in the nuclear ecosystem is the premise and guarantee of nuclear power industry’s sustainable development.

Metal chalcogenide-associated catalysts enabling CO2 electroreduction to produce low-carbon fuels for energy storage and emission reduction: catalyst structure, morphology, performance, and mechanism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolin Shao ◽  
Xurui Zhang ◽  
Yuyu Liu ◽  
Jinli Qiao ◽  
Xiao-Dong Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Catalyst Structure ◽  
Metal Chalcogenide ◽  
Environmental Deterioration ◽  
Structure Morphology ◽  
Co2 Electroreduction ◽  
Performance And Mechanism

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 (ERCO2) to low-carbon fuels/chemicals can simultaneously realize storage of electrical energy in the form of chemicals and alleviate environmental deterioration.

scholarly journals Generic Feasibility Assessment: Helping to Choose the Nuclear Piece of the Net Zero Jigsaw

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1229
Author(s):  
William Bodel ◽  
Kevin Hesketh ◽  
Grace McGlynn ◽  
Juan Matthews ◽  
Gregg Butler
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Feasibility Assessment ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
The Uk

The United Kingdom has declared a climate change policy of 100% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Efforts thus far have been limited solely to electricity generation methods. While progress has been admirable, effort now must be directed at the nation’s non-electrical energy use. Nuclear energy is an essential part of any energy future, since it is low-carbon, firm and supplies synchronous electricity; however the nation’s nuclear strategy to date has been erratic, costly and lacking in strategic oversight. A multitude of reactor designs are on offer for potential uptake, and decision-makers must have clarity of vision on what these systems must deliver before forming a strategy. Choosing between these systems, given the uncharted energy future faced by the UK is a daunting prospect. Generic feasibility assessment offers a tool for decision-makers to assist them in selecting the most suitable nuclear system for chosen future conditions. Generic feasibility assessment offers an alternative to traditional multi-attribute decision analyses, which can be confusing to even committed stakeholders when large numbers of attributes are weighted and compiled. Generic feasibility assessment forms part of a toolkit which will be of utility in achieving net zero by 2050, given the short time that remains.

scholarly journals Impact of Graphene or Reduced Graphene Oxide on Performance of Thermoelectric Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Olena Okhay ◽  
Alexander Tkach
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Reduced Graphene Oxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Home Heating ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
High Figure ◽  
Te Material

In recent years, worldwide research has been focused on clean and sustainable energy sources that can respond to the exponentially rising energy demands of humankind. The harvesting of unused heat in relation to automotive exhaustion, industrial processes, and home heating is one possible way of enabling the transformation from a fossil fuel-based society to a low-carbon socioeconomic epoch. Thermoelectric (TE) generators can convert heat to electrical energy thanks to high-performance TE materials that work via Seebeck effects when electricity appears between the cold part and the hot part of these materials. High figure of merit (ZT) TE material is characterized by high electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, together with low thermal conductivity. This article aims to summarize ZT values reported for chalcogenides, skutterudites, and metal oxides with graphene (G) or reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and intends to understand the relationship between the addition of G-rGO to composites and ZT variation. In a majority of the publications, ZT value increases with the addition of G/rGO, although the relative growth of ZT varies for different material families, as well as inside the same group of materials, with it often being related not to a G/rGO amount but with the quality of the composite.

scholarly journals Designing Wind Energy Harvester for Connected Vehicles in Green Cities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhaib Ashfaq Khan ◽  
Hafiz Husnain Raza Sherazi ◽  
Mubashir Ali ◽  
Muhammad Ali Imran ◽  
Ikram Ur Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Green Cities

The recent advancements in the field of communication have led data sharing to become an integral part of today's smart cities with the evolution of concepts such as the internet of vehicles (IoV) paradigm. As a part of IoV, Electric Vehicles (EVs) have recently gained momentum as authorities have started expanding their Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in an effort to build green cities with low carbon footprints. Energy is one of the key requirements of EVs not only to support the smooth and sustainable operation of EV itself but to also ensure connectivity between the vehicles and infrastructure with controlling devices like sensors and actuators installed within an EV. In this context, renewable energy sources (such as wind energy) dramatically play their parts in the automobile sector towards designing the energy harvesting electric vehicles (EH-EV) to pare the energy reliance on the national grid. In this article, a novel approach is presented to achieve electric generation due to vehicle mobility to support the communication primitives in electric vehicles which enables plenty of IoV use cases in the presence of surplus energy at hand. A small-scale wind turbine is designed to harness wind power for converting it into mechanical power. This power is then fed to the onboard DC generator to produce electrical energy. Furthermore, the acquired power is processed through a regulation circuitry to consequently achieve the desired power supply for the end load, i.e. the batteries installed. The suitable orientation for efficient power generation is proposed on ANSYS-based aerodynamics analysis. The voltages induced by DC generator at No-Load condition are 35V while at Full-Load 25V are generated at rated current of 6.9A, along with the generation of power at around 100W (at constant voltage) at the rated speed of 90 mph for nominal battery charging. Moreover, the acquired data can be monitored via an android application interface by using a Bluetooth module.

scholarly journals Assessment of Efficiency of Array of Wave Energy Converters using Mike21-Bw Model, Near Bhagvati Bandar

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 3563-3569
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Ocean Wave Energy ◽  
Numerical Model Experiments

The world we live in is becoming more and more dependent on electrical energy and shortage of energy is bound to happen in the nearest future. India is the third largest in terms of power generation. Global warming and climate changes are the biggest challenge faced by mankind. Use of energy resources which are renewable and green that is producing low carbon emission is the need of the day. India has invested heavily on wind energy and solar energy. Ocean wave energy generation is renewable process with minimal carbon emission as well as less land requirement. India has a long coastline and has a tremendous scope for generation of wave energy along its coastline. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is the device used in the wave energy extraction. For making the wave energy conversion feasible, the efficiency of a WEC is required to be assessed. For the design of WEC and assessment of its efficiency numerical models are very much useful giving the flexibility of assessing a number of alternatives at a relatively low cost. An attempt is made in this paper to estimate efficiency of an array of WECs using the Boussinesq Wave Model, namely the mathematical model MIKE21-BW. A site at Bhagvati Bandar, which is identified as hotspot for wave energy generation is considered for the installation of WECs. Numerical model experiments were carried out to find optimal configuration of an array of WECs and the findings are presented in this paper.

Control System Design of New Nanoelectric Boiler

2014 ◽  
Vol 620 ◽  
pp. 329-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Feng Shen ◽  
Han Pin Luo ◽  
Jian Bo Cao ◽  
Rui Kun Wang ◽  
Shi Ju E ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Physical Stability ◽  
Electric Heating ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Large Power ◽  
New Type ◽  
Complete Automation ◽  
The One

Traditional electric heating boilers have disadvantages, such as low purity of the heating resistor, low electric conversion efficiency, poor stability, high acquisition, maintenance costs and so on. This paper, on the one hand, analyzed the basic rationale of the current electric heating boilers, and on the other hand, the advantages of nanomaterials. Based on the combination of the basic rationale and the advantages mentioned above, this paper then designed a new type of electric heating boilers, including the relevant control system, which used nanoelectric membranes as the heating component. This new nanoelectric boiler adopts a brand-new heating method, and it does not get heat by the combustion of chemical energy. On the contrary, the electrical energy is directly converted into heat. This new nanoelectric boiler is equipped with the intelligent control system, and uses computers to realize complete automation. It has excellent physical stability, high electric conversion efficiency and power factor as well as a large power density, and low-carbon environment. Compared with the conventional products of the same electric power, this new type of electric heating boilers can save 30% to 50% of energy. Besides, it is environmental-friendly and functional.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Behavior of Dynamic Resistance, Electrical Energy and Force between the Electrodes in Resistance Spot Welding Using Additive Manufacturing

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 690
Author(s):  
Márcio Batista ◽  
Valdir Furlanetto ◽  
Sérgio Duarte Brandi
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Resistance Spot Welding ◽  
Spot Welding ◽  
Welding Process ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Dynamic Resistance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Resistance Spot ◽  
Welding Spot

This work is aimed at the analysis of the dynamic resistance, electrical energy and behavior of the force between electrodes (including thermal expansion) during welding at optimized parameters, referring to the process of spot welding using additive manufacturing (AMSW). For comparative purposes, this analysis also includes the conventional resistance spot welding process (RSW). The experiments were done on low carbon-zinc-coated sheets used in the automotive industry. The results regarding the welding process using additive manufacturing (AMSW), in comparison to the conventional resistance spot welding (RSW), showed that the dynamic resistance presented a different behavior due to the collapse of the deposition at the beginning of the welding, and that a smaller magnitude of electrical energy (approximately <3.35 times) is required to produce a welding spot approved in accordance with the norm. No force of thermal expansion was observed during the passage of the current, in contrast, there was a decrease in the force between the electrodes due to the collapse of the deposition at the beginning of the welding.

scholarly journals Mathematical Calculation of Stray Losses in Transformer Tanks with a Stainless Steel Insert

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Serguei Maximov ◽  
Manuel A. Corona-Sánchez ◽  
Juan C. Olivares-Galvan ◽  
Enrique Melgoza-Vazquez ◽  
Rafael Escarela-Perez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Eddy Currents ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Efficiency And Reliability

At present it is claimed that all electrical energy systems operate with high values of efficiency and reliability. In electric power systems (EPS), electrical power and distribution transformers are responsible for transferring the electrical energy from power stations up to the load centers. Consequently, it is mandatory to design transformers that possess the highest efficiency and reliability possible. Considerable power losses and hotspots may exist in the bushing region of a transformer, where conductors pass through the tank. Most transformer tanks are made of low-carbon steel, for economical reasons, causing the induction of high eddy currents in the bushing regions. Using a non-magnetic insert in the transformer tank can reduce the eddy currents in the region and as a consequence avoid overheating. In this work, analytical formulations were developed to calculate the magnetic field distribution and the stray losses in the transformer region where bushings are mounted, considering a stainless steel insert (SSI) in the transformer tank. Previously, this problem had only been tackled with numerical models. Several cases were analyzed considering different non-magnetic insert sizes. Additionally, a numerical study using a two dimensional (2D) finite element (FE) axisymmetric model was carried out in order to validate the analytical results. The solved cases show a great concordance between models, obtaining relative errors between the solutions of less than two percent.

An economic basis for littoral land-based production of low carbon fuel from nuclear electricity and seawater for naval or commercial use

Energy Policy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather D. Willauer ◽  
Dennis R. Hardy ◽  
Seth A. Moyer ◽  
Felice DiMascio ◽  
Frederick W. Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Carbon ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Economic Basis
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