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What is wave energy?
Wave energy is a simple concept with a multitude of complex applications. At its essence, wave energy utilizes the power…
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Renewable Energy Systems 5 min read
Tidal energy
Tidal energy is produced by the surge of ocean waters during the rise and fall of tides. Tidal energy is a renewable source of energy. During the…
Renewable Energy Systems 2 min read
Types of Hydropower Plants
There are three types of hydropower facilities: impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Some hydropower plants use dams and some do…
Renewable Energy Systems 5 min read
HYDRO AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Mini and Small hydro plants MHP mini hydro power plants – the potential energy of water (the transformed energy of solar…
Renewable Energy Systems 3 min read
Geothermal Electricity Production Basics
Geothermal power plants use steam to produce electricity. The steam comes from reservoirs of hot water found a few miles…
Renewable Energy Systems 2 min read
What is geothermal energy?
In the global push to end reliance on fossil fuels, green energy sources like solar and wind power have gotten lots of attention. But…
Renewable Energy Systems 2 min read
Environmental benefits of biomass
Biomass benefits are still subject of many debates when compared with other renewable energy sources. However, biomass has many advantages…
Renewable Energy Systems 4 min read
Biomass Resources
Switchgrass fields and facilities in East Tennessee. Biomass resources that are available on a renewable basis and are used either…
Basics 4 min read
Resistors in series
An electric circuit may contain a number of resistors which can be connected in different ways. For each type of…
Renewable Energy Systems 3 min read
Solar Panels Characteristic
Fig.1. Current, Voltage and Power Curves A Current (I) versus Voltage (V) Curve of a PV / Solar Module (“I-V 
Renewable Energy Systems 3 min read
Solar(pv)cell module ,Array
The basic element of a PV System is the photovoltaic (PV) cell, also called a Solar Cell. An example of…
Renewable Energy Systems 1 min read
Types of solar cells
A solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into…
