Gemasolar Solar Thermal Power Plant

<div style="text-align: justify;">The new Gemasolar Power Plant near Seville in southern Spain is the world's first solar plant to have the capacity to generate electricity even at night. More than 2650 concentrically arranged mirrors spread across 185 hectares of rural land concentrate solar energy towards a centrally located molten nitrate salt tank. As the rays converge, they super-heat the salt to over 900 degree C, causing water around the tank to boil and drive steam turbines. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa9BJK8c6llYzWS8MGeydjsx2yBMV2hVWeKmwiWON3jhg2jaPYfUnQhHOZ7SszxlA_QQG9WBOSy9epe5qWiuZSklqRWeCR6w-Uor7hYl5qkKm8f5knwEKkeclpCo7SsT2ZUo2nfxphnir/s1600/Gemasolar+Power+Plant+Seville+Spain+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXa9BJK8c6llYzWS8MGeydjsx2yBMV2hVWeKmwiWON3jhg2jaPYfUnQhHOZ7SszxlA_QQG9WBOSy9epe5qWiuZSklqRWeCR6w-Uor7hYl5qkKm8f5knwEKkeclpCo7SsT2ZUo2nfxphnir/s1600/Gemasolar+Power+Plant+Seville+Spain+001.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition, any superfluous heat generated during the day is stored within the liquefied salt. It acts like a giant thermal battery for driving the turbines at night and during overcast days up to 15 hours at a time with no sunlight. But Seville, being one of the sunniest areas in Europe, this doesn't happen very often.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBz1zl8OPA6B35reAQrT8U-80NQ9xJLTHsf8vnBdP2kO3KR5Fmu8-htn4tyGHP1o9chXEUH87-3bJcU8t1MhYLxoqW-OfZTrYjpKO3uNL_YHMXUSxvNNO66Ix0hC7cL_ad4HGJF-mYDNM/s1600/Gemasolar+Power+Plant+Seville+Spain+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBz1zl8OPA6B35reAQrT8U-80NQ9xJLTHsf8vnBdP2kO3KR5Fmu8-htn4tyGHP1o9chXEUH87-3bJcU8t1MhYLxoqW-OfZTrYjpKO3uNL_YHMXUSxvNNO66Ix0hC7cL_ad4HGJF-mYDNM/s1600/Gemasolar+Power+Plant+Seville+Spain+002.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">The Gemasolar Power Plant near Seville in southern Spain consists of an incredible 2,650 panels spread across 185 hectares of rural land. The mirrors - known as heliostats - focus 95 per cent of the sun's radiation onto a giant receiver at the centre of the plant.</div><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/10/gemasolar-solar-thermal-power-plant.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Gemasolar Solar Thermal Power Plant

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Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant

<div style="text-align: justify;">As an engineering dude who actively working with machine, I'm always fascinated with heavy machinery. Learning about machine and its working principle making my adrenaline pump-up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today we will look into Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant, which also known as the Volga HPP. This power plant located on the Volga river is the second most powerful hydro plant of the Volga-Kama Cascade region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Malaysia, we have quiet a number of hydro power plant. Most famous is Kenyir Hydro Power Plant in Terengganu and Bakun Hydro Power Plant in Sarawak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower, where the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, the project produces no direct waste, and has a considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) than fossil fuel powered energy plants.</div><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeTCtSgrWE7wQeoXdDx7zsPFMkPp72Y9gtqrshk6fWTW4v5ZTb-3uhF5UwtYQm7V8LSbpwn0kj9JOavbZK-mWzfhdi_QYVXd-2NtEGAdBv2dBV5UBCboGsIk8v3TE5dcA6D5p5ajAlxA/s1600/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeTCtSgrWE7wQeoXdDx7zsPFMkPp72Y9gtqrshk6fWTW4v5ZTb-3uhF5UwtYQm7V8LSbpwn0kj9JOavbZK-mWzfhdi_QYVXd-2NtEGAdBv2dBV5UBCboGsIk8v3TE5dcA6D5p5ajAlxA/s640/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-002.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The construction of the Zhigulevskaya HPP began in 1950 and ended in 1957. The territory of the plant is huge. 7-8 hours aren’t enough to look everything around. The main building (pictured) is 700 m long.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53yiKych7tJlF9IMwD0u_dVHqlbwPvPQxtDccty2rl-ek3bEt_W53NCdfQJD5eB0y1_0DMWjAX3DSEc8NRLWkqTPlYV7Z4zUCGSKIxTGPeducFOoi8OiGZN5AsYMjw5WM4y1rLb6tfmM/s1600/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53yiKych7tJlF9IMwD0u_dVHqlbwPvPQxtDccty2rl-ek3bEt_W53NCdfQJD5eB0y1_0DMWjAX3DSEc8NRLWkqTPlYV7Z4zUCGSKIxTGPeducFOoi8OiGZN5AsYMjw5WM4y1rLb6tfmM/s640/Zhigulevskaya-Hydro-Power-Plant-003.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The red line in the picture marks the roof of the main building and the road on the side of the headrace.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/hydro-power-plant.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Zhigulevskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant

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What Is Electricity Taste?

What is the taste of electricity? Is it sweet? Bitter? Painful? Metallic? Let's find out...<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHsTVIVZhjuWOCwJts9jk0VI46rsW0eHoeftkhLuv68OsLJs97zrHqhcsff2i50Y0LBPlvu9X99xoNwQUAPURyXQ862bdTN2Ii74iqwL-3-EhvzhvIJM7vysmUwgduU7whJPeKe5adGGF/s1600/SourTongue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHsTVIVZhjuWOCwJts9jk0VI46rsW0eHoeftkhLuv68OsLJs97zrHqhcsff2i50Y0LBPlvu9X99xoNwQUAPURyXQ862bdTN2Ii74iqwL-3-EhvzhvIJM7vysmUwgduU7whJPeKe5adGGF/s640/SourTongue.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div style="text-align: justify;">How about a little experiment? Try find a good 9 volt alkaline battery. Now, lick the positive and negative terminal with your tongue. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNhwnlHPb4LywYq5ht1MdV0gx-tJrD_uKM4pN0PR71Ohpcn7rW3S7G-b2TACV5_4Tw6e2rAJ2eqlJP_25AUlIMGspHHPXPVfmql0vWOEgl09nZMqYXSUgkdXWgUlfqp4xQhfnGmvuakfz/s1600/battery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNhwnlHPb4LywYq5ht1MdV0gx-tJrD_uKM4pN0PR71Ohpcn7rW3S7G-b2TACV5_4Tw6e2rAJ2eqlJP_25AUlIMGspHHPXPVfmql0vWOEgl09nZMqYXSUgkdXWgUlfqp4xQhfnGmvuakfz/s640/battery.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-is-electricity-taste.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

What Is Electricity Taste?

What is the taste of electricity? Is it sweet? Bitter? Painful? Metallic? Let's find out... How about a little experiment? Try find a go...

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Fortune Hanebrink Electric All Terrain Vehicle

<div style="text-align: justify;">Whether your interest is in off-road travel, trail riding, bike commuting with electric on-demand, or in utilizing low-gear towing and hauling, we believe you will love the dynamic and comfortable riding experience of a Hanebrink.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hanebrink Electric All-Terrain starts at USD 5,500. The Hanebrink All-Terrain (21 speed, pedal only) starts at USD 3,000.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Each Hanebrink is hand built and built in typically about 4 weeks and with an additional week for shipping. Matte black is standard frame color and for USD 100 can powder coat the frame the color of your choice.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_e0UALIzgTPCM82Q3GJZyIwjKicXYZS5n1OM55W0VMauevR7K30-vK5Vh5dfLn0FW8Jd9dNd0BtRRJgJcdpW6tikudBaU386bRshjIcKtuJnRzDRHubzYnA5NQJ_6Vqkq6e7delAv5U/s1600/Fortune-Hanebrink-Electric-All-Terrain-Hybrid-Vehicle-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_e0UALIzgTPCM82Q3GJZyIwjKicXYZS5n1OM55W0VMauevR7K30-vK5Vh5dfLn0FW8Jd9dNd0BtRRJgJcdpW6tikudBaU386bRshjIcKtuJnRzDRHubzYnA5NQJ_6Vqkq6e7delAv5U/s640/Fortune-Hanebrink-Electric-All-Terrain-Hybrid-Vehicle-003.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2PI4ZA5q_mvRpyckS8WlZlYZMfcSgjR8toTwqh1Wp_xeYknuSXq7iWAsvQy3FZ-wvqQYq3EI76HlG2vy37BerpG7h2RD9pI7X2CQs-GOFbtlxmWCKkFOp1aHjyL3gMWXFaXxlxEFgB8/s1600/Fortune-Hanebrink-Electric-All-Terrain-Hybrid-Vehicle-014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2PI4ZA5q_mvRpyckS8WlZlYZMfcSgjR8toTwqh1Wp_xeYknuSXq7iWAsvQy3FZ-wvqQYq3EI76HlG2vy37BerpG7h2RD9pI7X2CQs-GOFbtlxmWCKkFOp1aHjyL3gMWXFaXxlxEFgB8/s640/Fortune-Hanebrink-Electric-All-Terrain-Hybrid-Vehicle-014.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/fortune-hanebrink-electric-all-terrain.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Fortune Hanebrink Electric All Terrain Vehicle

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What Is Electricity?

<div>What Is Electricity?</div><ul><li>Electricity was name by William Gilbert (1544-1603)</li><li>Invented the word “electricity” from the Greek word “electron” meaning amber</li><li>What if amber? Amber is fossilized resin material used in jewellery</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI3vpcbGT5_JJqzvgEtl6Hb59Q_PTMG2cu32-why3qT9Kf-hX46zTp5uH9bzM1_Ey0h-piqwOKTdxKDS_oNaJrf2cdqo2rSNnAyoyUk_BmICpCCJeDJ2P3o1tpvA5RfLIsvycZ_HbFJI/s1600/Amber1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI3vpcbGT5_JJqzvgEtl6Hb59Q_PTMG2cu32-why3qT9Kf-hX46zTp5uH9bzM1_Ey0h-piqwOKTdxKDS_oNaJrf2cdqo2rSNnAyoyUk_BmICpCCJeDJ2P3o1tpvA5RfLIsvycZ_HbFJI/s400/Amber1.png" width="334" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVTMfmv8xHmLEOV0aWc31zVuCfwTMV1sbqMpgkJIB4uPCen8wof-HQmpX3RjUGriGhpyoR47E0hyphenhyphenmfEPOOTWbT0b0NwYt7dfJyY67zHbo9hWNC7rURC0b8fP12goCCO6GvY9D3uK2NDZk/s1600/Amber2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVTMfmv8xHmLEOV0aWc31zVuCfwTMV1sbqMpgkJIB4uPCen8wof-HQmpX3RjUGriGhpyoR47E0hyphenhyphenmfEPOOTWbT0b0NwYt7dfJyY67zHbo9hWNC7rURC0b8fP12goCCO6GvY9D3uK2NDZk/s400/Amber2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbtC-aLYIrU7HlWE22it1FyR6bP1nhVaj4RMAh5ZS2FKOMO11dh1E5B_tZkaeOcLOvyXJ8SwzyyBII_UfmcDSFFI23IpfdqRYeNuLJfIUoXgmn3_2zswuRKf6lP4lGbvyPKvNJv7YW1s/s1600/Amber3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbtC-aLYIrU7HlWE22it1FyR6bP1nhVaj4RMAh5ZS2FKOMO11dh1E5B_tZkaeOcLOvyXJ8SwzyyBII_UfmcDSFFI23IpfdqRYeNuLJfIUoXgmn3_2zswuRKf6lP4lGbvyPKvNJv7YW1s/s400/Amber3.png" width="400" /></a></div><ul><li>Everything is made of atoms</li><li>Atom consists of electrons, protons, and neutrons</li><li>Electrons (-ve charge) are attracted to protons (+ve charge), this holds the atom together</li><li>Electrons can be made to move from one atom to another, this is called a current of electricity</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1WDANjiR2CWUGCW1728pLbbCBforyfN5w-9zDK-arWRg1zlwNUsy1HtrWejoAWMzhMwN9y649HmPYebL64NF4zW4gXUp63rljCpNDSWcTbgMe2ea4oZSFvHu9OZcjI2GjCNZs4evHVg/s1600/Orbit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1WDANjiR2CWUGCW1728pLbbCBforyfN5w-9zDK-arWRg1zlwNUsy1HtrWejoAWMzhMwN9y649HmPYebL64NF4zW4gXUp63rljCpNDSWcTbgMe2ea4oZSFvHu9OZcjI2GjCNZs4evHVg/s640/Orbit.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Want to know what is the <a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/07/electricity-colour.html">colour of electricity?</a></div>

What Is Electricity?

What Is Electricity? Electricity was name by William Gilbert (1544-1603) Invented the word “electricity” from the Greek word “electron” mean...

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What Is Electricity Colour?

<div style="text-align: justify;">What is the colour of electricity? Well, it depends on the gas it's going through. The color you see with electricity is the color of an ionized gas that the electricity is passing through and depends on what elements are in the gas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHIz6_jlq2sNA6_ZtI6pPlpcgiun6ZnL5TKJWim89RjVKuMngiv2Xx1p11mmz18w30ZeSqAvdOQnqOnNp0YmpnRKwcvcBAw9F9vB4vz9i7wB8MqDN0Y_Jibx18yP1g_QpdWukfZUayK4/s1600/Electricity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHIz6_jlq2sNA6_ZtI6pPlpcgiun6ZnL5TKJWim89RjVKuMngiv2Xx1p11mmz18w30ZeSqAvdOQnqOnNp0YmpnRKwcvcBAw9F9vB4vz9i7wB8MqDN0Y_Jibx18yP1g_QpdWukfZUayK4/s640/Electricity.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We see electricity as blue-ish because it's interacting with oxygen atoms, exciting them, causing them to release a blue photon. But if you have electricity in pure helium, you'll get a brilliant red and yellow. So it all depends on the gases present. In our atmosphere, blue is what you can expect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5C8kqylvD-K8krajOmOTL5OPHqWE4mxV2pF9LFSqmFi5SkWrIWNOt0pAv0S9oQKQfeSd0E8iMH0VpLcs5dOMBTDKDhgodyVnQJYSVMHMBgCQ3SYdLZtjqPSyrIS0cgWSZHapAx4N9nw/s1600/electricity1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5C8kqylvD-K8krajOmOTL5OPHqWE4mxV2pF9LFSqmFi5SkWrIWNOt0pAv0S9oQKQfeSd0E8iMH0VpLcs5dOMBTDKDhgodyVnQJYSVMHMBgCQ3SYdLZtjqPSyrIS0cgWSZHapAx4N9nw/s640/electricity1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />In conclusion, what is electricity colour?<br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Electricity or current cannot be seen</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Reason being is that atoms are made up of electrons, protons and neutrons and since you cannot see an atom, you cannot see electrons as they are the smallest particles of an atom</li><li style="text-align: justify;">When you see lightning or static with your bare eyes what you are really observing is the heat energy that resulted from the rapid release of electrons</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The colour you see with electricity is the color of an ionized gas that the electricity is passing through and depends on what elements are in the gas</li><li style="text-align: justify;">We see electricity as blue-ish because it's interacting with oxygen atoms, exciting them, causing them to release a blue photon</li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PXiOQCRiSp0" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Source from <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080719194221AAxwA45">Yahoo</a> and <a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-is-electricity.html">aiBOB</a>

What Is Electricity Colour?

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