CG: n CT: Both online learning and distance learning require similar online learning tools, but there the similarity ends. Overall there are three major differences between online and distance learning: Location Interaction Intention Differences in Location The key difference between online learning and distance learning is location. With online learning
CG: n CT: Distributed energy resources (DERs) are small technologies that produce, store and manage energy. Examples include solar panels, small wind turbines, electric vehicles and microgrids. Greater use of DERs could improve resource efficiency, increase energy system resilience, and give individuals and communities a stronger role in decarbonisation. As
GC: n CT: Historically, distributed generation meant combustion generators (e.g. diesel gensets). They were affordable, and in some cases reliable, but they were not clean. While many people will tolerate dirty generation thousands of miles away from them, they think twice when it is outside their bedroom window or office
CG: n CT: Boilers to burn woodfuels such as wood chips and pellets tends to be physically larger and more expensive than equivalent gas or oil boilers. This is partly as a result of the physical requirements for a high temperature combustion environment and transporting the solid fuel. As boilers
GC: n CT: A dynamical system consists of an abstract phase space or state space, whose coordinates describe the state at any instant, and a dynamical rule that specifies the immediate future of all state variables, given only the present values of those same state variables. For example the state
CG: n CT: E-fuels, like e-methane, e-kerosene and e-methanol, are all fuels in gas or liquid form that are produced from renewable (solar or wind power, for example) or decarbonised electricity. This raw material differentiates them from biofuels, which are primarily produced from biomass. By drastically reducing the harmful emissions
GC: n CT: What is e-learning? In the early days of e-learning, some people were concerned that bringing computers into the classroom would remove the human element that many learners benefit from. But technology has developed, and smartphones and tablets are now widely embraced in both the classroom and office.
GC: n CT: There are three major problems with software projects: over budget, behind schedule and poor quality. It is often too late to correct these problems by the time they are detected in failed software projects. In this paper, we discuss design, implementation, and evaluation of an experimental intelligent
GC: n CT: An earth-to-air heat exchanger draws ventilation supply air through buried ducts or tubes. As the temperature of the ground below 3m is practically constant, it substantially reduces ambient air temperature fluctuations. It therefore provides space conditioning throughout the year, with the incoming air being heated in the
GC: n CT: The rugged Cabinet Mountains of northwestern Montana are an island of wild country with a population of fewer than 30 grizzly bears, their existence tenuous because they are cut off from others of their kind by distance, roads, and other development. Biologists are concerned about the small
GC: n CT: Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. Specific topics covered in the journal include: ecotechnology; synthetic ecology; bioengineering; sustainable agroecology; habitat reconstruction; restoration ecology; ecosystem conservation; ecosystem rehabilitation; stream and river restoration; wetland restoration and construction;
GC: n CT: Ecological flows and water levels are a component of the overall environmental flow and water level, and are established to provide for the ecological values attributed to a particular water body. In the context of the proposed standard, ecological flows and water levels are defined as “the
GC: n CT: Can sustainability plans make sustainable cities? The ecological footprint implications of renewable energy within Philadelphia’s Greenworks Plan. Municipal sustainability plans typically include laudable environmental goals, but they rarely explain the connection between these goals and a larger conception of sustainability. In this article, we examine one local
GC: n CT: Ecology is the study of environmental systems, or as it is sometimes called, the economy of nature. “Environmental” usually means relating to the natural, versus human-made world; the “systems” means that ecology is, by its very nature, not interested in just the components of nature individually but
GC: n CT: Reducing waste and reusing resources could help drive the UK’s economic recovery as well as benefit the environment, a conference was told on Tuesday. The chief executive of the government’s waste advisory body, Wrap, told senior business leaders, policymakers and local authority managers that efficient use of
GC: n CT: Electric current is the rate of charge flow past a given point in an electric circuit, measured in Coulombs/second which is named Amperes. In most DC electric circuits, it can be assumed that the resistance to current flow is a constant so that the current in the
GC: n CT: Unfortunately, when tree branches grow too close to the electric lines they can cause a power outage. Arcing or direct tree/wire contact is a major cause of power outages. In fact, a single tree/wire contact may deprive thousands of people of the electricity they need. If power
GC: n CT: Therefore, electricity is widely used in industries, establishments and in homes. Let us learn how the electricity we use at home comes from the electric power station. There are hydroelectric power stations (energy from water is converted into electricity), thermal power stations (energy from coal is converted
GC: n CT: What is an electric substation? Substations are a familiar sight alongside highways and in cities. Substations take the electricity from power plants and from the transmission lines and transform it from high to lower voltage. They distribute electricity to consumers and supervise and protect the distribution network
GC: n CT: Electrical energy is the energy carried by moving electrons in an electric conductor. It cannot be seen, but it is one of our most useful forms of energy because it is relatively easy to transmit and use. All matter consists of atoms, and every atom contains one