The world has and continues to experience technological penetration at rapid pace. Today, smartphones and computers are an indispensable part of our lives and the effect is profound particularly in developing countries. People who couldn’t imagine access to information and education in their wildest dreams are living their dream at… The post GHG Emissions from Smartphones: A Modest Estimate using Life Cycle Assessment appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

Pre-industrial revolution, our energy needs were modest. We relied on sun for heat, domestication of animals, water and wind for transport and small areas of agricultural land for food. Vaclav Smil, one of the most influential writers in interdisciplinary energy studies (Bill Gates cites Smil as one of his favorite… The post Energy Markets and Trading Electricity appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be converted from one form to another. Guess what, since the dawn of life on earth, we have been managing energy in one way or another to survive. The human cell, for… The post Energy Management: From Energy Generation to Production appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

The impact of green house gases, particularly carbon dioxide on earth does not need an introduction. Today, the two phrases threatening the existence of mankind are global warming and climate change. In fact, they are collectively the premise for renewable energy sources, energy storage technology and carbon capture and sequestration.… The post Carbon Capture, Sequestration and Energy appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) stores energy in the form of magnetic fields within a coil. The system uses superconducting materials to convert the input energy into magnetic fields. As a result, SMES has a significantly high, perhaps the highest round-trip efficiency (> 90%) when compared to other energy storage… The post Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Systems (SMES) appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

Until now, if not all, most articles published on Energy.io consist of scientific terms having an absolute non-debatable definition. However, this article on energy security is a stark contrast to the pattern because the term “energy security” has widely differing and sometimes inconsistent definitions. Even the most stringent researchers and… The post Energy Security appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

When we look at India as a country, many things come to mind but not many are aware of the fact that India is the third largest producer and consumer of electricity [1] with China and United States in the first and second spots respectively. As of 31st October, 2020,… The post Energy Storage in India: Past, Present and Future appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

Flywheel energy storage is a storage system that stores mechanical energy. Strictly speaking, the system stores rotational kinetic energy which is a type of mechanical energy. Let me explain! In physics, mechanical energy is defined is as the energy possessed by an object by the virtue of its motion (kinetic)… The post How does Flywheel Energy Storage Work? appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

We are actively making choices and moving towards a society where renewable energy storage systems is the new normal. We have a good reason to be optimistic about this transition. It is one of the rare occasions where all countries collectively agreed to tackle a global conundrum. The best part… The post Important Things To Know About Renewable Energy Storage appeared first on Energy.io ..read more

Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a type of cryogenic energy storage (CES) technology. Unfortunately, I have to include scientific jargon to describe the technology. But don’t worry! We will proceed one step at a time. First, let us understand what “liquid air” and “cryogenic energy storage” mean. In physics,… The post Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES): Putting Air to Use appeared first on Energy.io ..read more