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Applying Renewable Energies Against Climate Change: Solar Photovoltaic (Pv) Energy, Juan Jose Estribi
Applying Renewable Energies Against Climate Change: Solar Photovoltaic (Pv) Energy, Juan Jose Estribi
English Language Institute
In recent years, more efforts towards fighting climate change have been done. As a direct response, research and technology have offered several insights regarding the specific causes, effects, and even possible solutions for resolving this global issue. Among these solutions, renewable energies and their potential contributions as clean energy sources can be assessed as feasible options for the energy transformation through the decarbonization process of the energy industry. This poster is mainly focused on solar photovoltaic (PV) energy and its great potential as a renewable energy by making a brief assessment of some important aspects such as resource availability, its …
Digital Mapping Of Togo’S Soil Fertility: Savannah Region, Aminou Saibou
Digital Mapping Of Togo’S Soil Fertility: Savannah Region, Aminou Saibou
English Language Institute
A soil assessment was carried out in the savannah region of Togo in 2018, aiming at drawing the digital map of Togo’s soil fertility and making fertilizer recommendations. Soil samples were taken from geo-referenced GPS points and were analyzed for parameters such as water pH, Organic matter, available phosphorus and exchangeable potassium. Thematic maps have been drawn using an ArcGIS package. The results showed that the soils of the Savannah region in Togo are mainly (84%) not very acidic (pH = 5.5 to 6.5), overall poor to very poor (84%) in organic matter (<2% OM), essentially poor to very poor (86%) in available phosphorus (<15 mg/kg of soil) and mostly very poor (87%) in exchangeable potassium (<90 mg / kg of soil). These results allowed the agricultural research institute of Togo to make fertilizer use recommendations and to develop, in partnership with Morocco, a digital platform (fertitogo.tg ) for decision making in crop fertilization.
A New Normative Workflow For Integrated Life-Cycle Assessment, Karen Angeles, Dimitrios Patsialis, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Alexandros Taflanidis, Charles F. Vardeman Ii, Aimee Buccellato
A New Normative Workflow For Integrated Life-Cycle Assessment, Karen Angeles, Dimitrios Patsialis, Tracy Kijewski-Correa, Alexandros Taflanidis, Charles F. Vardeman Ii, Aimee Buccellato
International Building Physics Conference 2018
In order to curtail energy use by the building sector, consideration of how a "sustainable" building is constructed is paramount, in many respects, to how efficiently it operates over its lifetime. A typical building must be in use for decades before the energy expended in its daily operations surpasses the energy embodied within its initial construction, as a result of the materials used. More vitally: every building has specific vulnerabilities, particularly to hazards (e.g., earthquakes, wind, flooding) whose effects on sustainability are not explicitly considered alongside other aspects of sustainability in the design process – despite the significant environmental impact …
Opening Remarks, Jay Cox
Opening Remarks, Jay Cox
Chancellor's Message, Nancy Cantor
Greening The Orange, Carol L. Boll