1) Degradable Plastic
2) Carbon Capture
3) Domestic Fuel Cell
4) Ethanol
5) All-weather Solar Energy Power
Low Carbon Technologies
- Background
- All-weather solar electricity generation
-Benefits & application
6) Fuel-cell Vehicle
7) Carbon Trading
8) Fusion Technology
9) Autoclaving
10) Geo-engineering
Background

Recent technological advances and discoveries have made it possible to replace the existing fossil fuel based power plant with a new type of electricity generation based on solar power.

To understand the significance of these discoveries, it is necessary to first understand the workings of a conventional coal fired power plant.

 

Thermal Power Electricity generation

 
Thermal power plant explained
1) Coal is transported by to the power plant.
 
2) The coal is burnt in a high pressure boiler also known as an "Evaporator". The evaporator turns water into high-pressure steam.
 
3) The steam is pumped around the closed system and forced through a turbine-generator unit.
 
4) The turbine-generator unit generates electricity.
 
5) The high-pressure steam is lead through a condensation system, which converts the steam back into water. The water cycles the system continuously.
 
6) Electricity from the turbine-generator unit is lead into the national grid.
 
7) The cooling tower leads the exhausts away - mainly carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas causing global warming.