Sweet crude oil contains less than 0.5% Sulphur, while sour crude contains more than 0.5%. Sweet crude oil has a sweet aroma because of less sulphur. The low...
The petroleum industry can be divided into three parts viz. upstream, midstream and downstream. Upstream refers to searching for and the recovery and production of crude oil and...
British Thermal Unit is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. It is equal to 1055.05585 joules.
Petroleum and Natural Gas are mixtures of liquid, gaseous, and solid hydrocarbons along with some other compounds. Different types of molecules give them liquid/ gaseous states and different...
In January 2010, the UPA Government had launched National Solar Mission ( which was later renamed as Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) with an aim to install the...
Concentrating solar power uses the sun’s heat to generate electricity. What is basically done is to use the mirrors and lenses to concentrate the sun’s rays on the...
Photo-voltaic (PV or SPV i.e. Solar PV) cell converts solar optical energy directly into electrical energy. In recent times, PV market has emerged as one of the fastest...
The offshore wind farming is of two types viz. shallow water and deep sea farming. Most progress around the world has been done in case of shallow water...
Despite being a newcomer in this field, India currently has fifth largest installed wind power capacity in the world. By March 2015, India had 23,444 MW installed capacity...
