Accidents’ happening in labs is not a good thing. But, what if that accident yields an unexpected result leading researchers to a system that could make batteries last up to 400 times longer than the best-performing batteries today?

Working in UCI chemist Reginald Penner’s lab, doctoral candidate Mya Le Thai is doing further research on the battery recharging technology to better understand the properties of the manganese dioxide materials. Steve Zylius / UCI

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have accidentally made a battery that can last up to 200,000 cycles of recharging and can last up to 400 times longer. This discovery could bring us closer to… Continue reading →

Methane generated by animals

Our post “Cow-the source of Electricity, Fuel &…” has been the most sought after topic. But today in India people do not know anything about the cow even though India had Krishna who showed us how important cow is in our lives. The vedas have laid down rules how to take care of cow and what to feed them. Unfortunately today people have forgotten it nor do they pay any importance to it and these ignorant people are fully taken advantage of by multi-national companies. Lack of bos indica cattle along with use of chemical fertilizer are the main reason for the suicide of Indian farmers.

Companies prefer to dig thousands of kilometers in the deep… Continue reading →

Just checked out the statistics for year 2016 and the results are interesting. First of all its so amazing to see the blog getting hits from all over the world of which top 9 are listed below. But what is interesting is that top search were “Cow producing Electricity via biogas”, then Nano GenX and third Ather Scooter Vs Gogoro Scooter. Hero Motor’s Trike “the special ability scooter for the handicapped” came 4^th while the Hero Motor’s “Best scooter in the world for Rs 30,000” came 6th. This suggest that there is a lot of demand and interest for special ability scooters or trikes.

Most searched posts for 2016

Another interesting fact that comes to light is that the list of countries also shows the amount of interest and the actual grassroots development that is going on in the field of Green-Energy implementation either by way of infrastructure or by way of actual penetration of Electric Vehicles in these countries. Interestingly China is nowhere in the list possibly because English is not a big favorite as a language of the Chinese on the Internet, where they usually prefer Chinese language. Another fact is that the Chinese searches are possibly “controlled” to throw up local websites rather than foreign websites especially Indian.

Most searches came from the above countries

The surprise country in the list is… Qatar which is just starting out on the Green-Energy road. A lot of new buildings in the country are being built to incorporate some of the best green-principles. This is one country in the list which has the potential to overtake others in the list to become 100% green-energy compliant. Even today in a desert country like Qatar the places of greenery are the houses of Qataris which are surrounded by various types of plants and trees and almost all of them have farmhouses where farming happens 6 months of the year without much government support. Many of them have started to incorporate LED lights for indoor, external lights and even street lights and road signals. There are also quite a few wind turbines and it would not be any surprise if Qatar increases Wind and Solar Energy exponentially in the next 5 yrs building towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting. Right now Germany from the above list is far ahead in the race to 100% green energy.

The arrival of Ather Energy has generated great interest in Green Energy and has has India topping the list. There are also a lot of engineering students who are searching for green and clean solutions to local and problems. In the year 2017… three… good… Indian made electric 2-wheelers are going on sale and thousands hit the roads. When this happens more people are going to wakeup and get interested.

India already has Kochi Airport that is completely powered by Solar but none of the houses in Kerala are powered by Solar…come to think of it… Kerala a tiny state in India already has a working model in its Airport… so rooftop solar in Kerala is a huge virgin market for any body to tap and there is no industry leader other than SuKam which seem happy to stick to being an inverter company.

With 2 good electric cars already out and 3 electric bikes coming the year 2017 is going to be one electric one!!!

Its amazing to  see that it can seat so many!!! Good model for an EV project.

This is Revision 3 of the electric go kart. It has a new Ramsey winch motor and a 400amp curtis 1204-410 motor controller. The sprockets have been upgraded to hold a #35 chain and the new size chain has been added. I the motor specs: 8000RPM at 24v, 32 in pounds of torque, 45 amps no load, 140 amps full load 6 hp continuous, 11 peak, running currently at 36v 85amps. Thanks for watching. Please leave your comments in the section below. Please note: this is not supposed to be professional looking or super-functionalal for that metter, it was meant to be a fun project.

The Solar Powered Go Kart is Made by Solar Power Expert from FFG Solar Power Trading based in San Lorenzo South, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna , Philippines. Powered by 190 watts Mono Crystalline Solar Panel, 200watts DC Brushless Motor, 50AH/24V Battery and Digital Controller. Eco friendly and no emission.

The quadricycle was built by Charles Oravec, Lab Supervisor & Electronics Tech for the Occidental College Physics Department and Awot Ghirmai.

It has four car batteries, which are charged using a solar panel. It is driven by two electronic motors, one in each front wheel.

Also present at the testing were: Jean-Luc Gauvreau, Post-Doctoral Fellow and Steve Sadler, a PhD student at the University of Sheffield, UK.

The bike was created as a summer exercise.

For more info go to: http://www.quadracyclellc.com/
Locally made 4 wheel bicycle is fun to drive.

01 September 2016

Kerala will soon have a solar-powered three-wheeler rickshaws.The solar panels fitted on the roof  will provide power, stored in a battery. The battery can be charged by electricity in the absence of solar power. The project, conceptualized by an entrepreneur, is set to be launched on August 15.

The vehicle is being assembled by Lifeway Solar Private Limited, a Kochi-based enterprise, owned by Georgekutty Karianappally, who said the vehicle could seat five persons.

The solar panels fitted on the roof are 1.5 metres long and 1 metre wide. The vehicle can attain a speed of 40 km and can run a minimum of 80 km with a six-hour charging from solar light, Mr. Karianapally said. After the pilot project, it would be extended to various cities in Kerala, he said.

The project has been submitted for clearance from the Transport Commissionerate hoping that clearance would be received soon.

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