Powerful Windows

The Queensland University of Technology recently announced that it has been working with Dyesol to develop an innovative solar cell technology that re-envisions windows as clear, clean energy providers. Professor John Bell has said that these dye-infused solar cells would significantly reduce building energy costs, and could even generate surplus energy to be stored or sold. The development has been touted as the most promising advance in solar cell technology since the invention of the silicon cell.

Modern architecture has a love-hate relationship with windows: they contribute light and levity to interior spaces, yet they are the most frequently cited culprits for thermal energy loss. Traditional approaches to the problem have tended towards increasing insular ability, however this new development would imbue windows with power producing capabilities, actually providing energy instead of leaking it.

Dyesol’s solar cells use an innovative technology called “artificial photosynthesis”, wherein a dye analogous to chlorophyll absorbs light to

generate electricity. The panels are composed of “an electrolyte, a layer of titania (a pigment used in white paints and tooth paste), and ruthenium dye sandwiched between glass. Light striking the dye excites electrons which are absorbed by the titania to become an electric current.”

Dye solar cells are cheaper and require less energy to manufacture than silicon cells, since they don’t require expensive raw materials. They also produce electricity more efficiently, even in instances of “shadowing”, where overcast skies and shadows from trees and other buildings can cause a loss in collected power.

These solar windows will offer an enticing new option for skyscrapers and houses looking to break the

zero-energy barrier - imagine the net power that a floor-to-ceiling glass-walled skyscraper could produce! Current cells have a rosy tint, although blue, grey and green cells are in the works. Dyesol says the panels will be commercially available over the next few years.

Do This and you save a lot on pocket and envoirnment as well..

For The People Who Have Lots Of Energy To Use & Waste :) !!

The recent hike in energy prices and looming threat from global warming, we've culled the top ten ways consumers can cutgood amount of co2 we produce(22 tons in the United States). Take these small and not-so-small steps and you'll help ensure a more comfortable future for us all (all carbon savings are annual averages).
1) Replace five incandescent lightbulbs in your home with compact fluorescents: Swapping those 75-watt incandescents with 19-watt CFLs can cut 275 pounds of CO2.
2) Instead of short haul flights of 500 miles or so, take the train and bypass 310 pounds of CO2.
3) Sure it may be hot, but get a fan, set your AC to 23-24 degrees and blow away 363 pounds of CO2.
4) Replace refrigerators more than 10 years old with today's more energy-efficient Energy Star models and save more than 500 pounds of CO2.
5) Speed up ur bath i.e.cut down your eight-minute shower to five minutes for a savings of 513 pounds.
6) Caulk, weatherstrip and insulate your home. If you rely on natural gas heating, you'll stop 639 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere (472 pounds for electric heating). And this summer, you'll save 226 pounds from AC use.
7) Whenever possible, dry your clothes on a line outside or a rack indoors. If you air dry half your loads, you'll dispense with 723 pounds of CO2. Wash your clothes in cold water using cold-water detergents whenever possible.
8) Go Vegan!!

Trim down on the red meat. Since it takes more fossil fuels to produce red meat than fish, eggs and poultry, switching to these foods will slim your CO2 emissions by 950 pounds.
9) Leave the car at home and take public transportation to work. The standard, diesel-powered city bus can save 804 pounds, while heavy rail subway users save 288.
10) Finally, support the creation of wind, solar and other renewable energy facilities by choosing green power if offered by your utility. Buy renewable energy system to generate energy and save and earn money.

A Step towards a "Greener World"

World’s Largest 38500-meal Solar Kitchen in India!

The system has been installed as a collaboration between the Academy for a Better World and Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, with technology from Solare-Brücke, Germany. With 84 receivers and cooking at 650 degrees, the system can produce up to 38,500 meals a day when the sun is at its peak!

The solar kitchen has been set up at Taleti, near Mount Abu, situated at a height of 1219 m above sea level in Rajasthan. It boasts of a six-module solar steam cooking system and a total of 84 parabolic dish concentrators shell type receivers. Each oval parabolic concentrator has a reflective surface area of 9.2 square meters, and reflect sunlight on the receivers by special white glass pieces. Steam is collected in the header pipes, which is then directed via insulated pipes to cooking vessels in the kitchen.

The system generates temperatures of up to about 650 degrees, and 3500-4000 kg of steam per day. The food is cooked in 200-400 liters capacity cooking pots, producing an average of 20,000 meals a day, and up to 38,500 meals per day during periods of peak solar radiation maximum.

A total of $5 million has been spent on this endeavor. The Academy for a Better World is interested in renewable energy technologies and the program is part of a special demonstration project of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India.

+ Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
+ Academy for a Better World

What brings happiness..!! Electricity or bullets

• The USA spent $12 billion a month for war in Iraq
• The estimated cost for providing electricity using solar lanterns powered by photo voltaic to 1 billion people is $15 billion.
  
• 1.6 billion people around the world don't have access to electricity after sunset.
• ASIAN and AFRICAN nations; the one's always under threat of war have a large contribution in the "Dark-after-sunset" community.

One mission that most people will like to support

SAVE BULLETS -SAVE LIVES -PROVIDE ENERGY

This way we might be able to provide electricity, bringing happiness to millions of families.


ONE STEP TOWARDs GREEN WORLD! - Come Along