Understanding the role of household carbon footprints in a country’s emissions has been a crucial yet neglected area in climate change research. In this study, we provide estimates of Indian household carbon footprints (HCFs) for income quintiles belonging to rural and urban regions, while our...

This paper presents the analysis of heat losses from the trapezoidal cavity receiver used in linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) system. The experimental studies are conducted under laboratory conditions that are specially designed for this purpose. The effects of parameters such as the temperatures...

There is a global resurgence in solar thermal power across the world. This paper provides a transparent framework for calculating the cost of generated electricity from a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant and the internal rate of return on equity. The different factors contributing to the...

Dump trucks are used for transportation in opencast mines and consume about 32% of the total energy use in mines. This paper presents a generic model to benchmark energy consumption for dump trucks in mines. The modelling framework estimates minimum specific fuel consumption (SFC) of dump trucks...

Present electricity grids are predominantly thermal (coal, gas) and hydro based. Conventional power planning involves hydro-thermal scheduling and merit order dispatch. In the future, modern renewables (hydro, solar and biomass) are likely to have a significant share in the power sector. This...

Glass manufacturing is an energy intensive process where fossil fuel is used to maintain high temperature (about 1700°C) for glass melting. Heat recovery from flue gas (1350–1500°C) is usually in the form of combustion air pre-heating (900–1200°C) using a regenerator. Dust from flue gas...