What are positive impacts of putting floating solar panels over a water body like the ocean or irrigation dams, rivers, canals ?

While there are increasing support for floating solar panels over water bodies I am researching and trying to find out more about the positive side effects, including environmental and...

02 October 2019 7,459 21 View

100% Renewable energy systems suitable in the power matrix for sustainable development ?

Would 100 percent renewable energy systems (in co-generation configurations) be suitable as sustainable development resource in the power matrix for off-grid eco-villages, safari lodges and remote...

26 August 2016 3,612 24 View

Where can we find DC or AC appliance smartmeter power consumption energy consumption data sets or appliance load profiles to download?

New technologies, such as smart meters, provide access to more detailed energy use information for specific appliances (lighting, refrigeration, TV, radio, smartphone, cellular mobile phone...

13 August 2015 4,790 10 View

Any emulation software or online services to simulate energy consumption or energy load profiles for a residence / household ?

Working in the field of AI and ANN machine learning with smart meter analytics for smart microgrid and smartgrid environments (energy informatics, Bid Data). Was looking for energy consumption...

18 May 2015 3,994 18 View

How would Artificial Neural Network (ANN) compensate for climatic variations in household/microgrid electrical demand pattern with weather data input?

Experiments such as the study of the Relationship between Weather Variables and Electric Power Demand inside a Smart Grid/Smart World Framework correlated the existing relationship between energy...

23 January 2015 933 15 View

Has anyone seen thermodynamic or microgrid computer models for the Innova Trinum or TurboCaldo systems ?

We are experimenting with intelligent control systems for rural microgrid control for thermodynamic cogeneration systems. We wish to compare computer model test runs on the Innova Trinum or...

26 December 2014 7,428 4 View

How can I prevent mold and yeast contamination of cell cultures?

26 November 2014 1,049 16 View

Is anyone aware of studies investigating methane clathrate formations around South Africa?

Potential environmental impact and climate change risk.

11 June 2014 9,948 4 View

What procedure would be appropriate for determining which electrolyte is suitable/better for Microbial Fuel Cell performance.

Our study is about the low-cost construction of MFCs and one of our problems is determining which electrolyte would be best suited for our set-up, with the use of 250 mL mason jars as chamber...

01 January 1970 4,953 2 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 View

POlymer+DMSO solution and moisture??

What could be the reason of moisture at the sides of Vial when I am preparing my polmyer+DMSO solution for membrane fabrication? What etiquettes I am possibly missing here?

28 February 2021 6,516 5 View

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

How to do a surface treatment of uncoated TiO2 with polymer?

Basically, I would like to know how to treat or coat on the uncoated bare TiO2 (Ti-OH rich) surface with polymer which has anchoring groups in the polymer structure like trimethoxygroups. What is...

21 February 2021 4,657 6 View