Kerala State Electricity Board Kerala State Electricity Board Limited TypePublic Sector Company Industry Electricity generation‚ transmission‚ distributionFounded March 31‚ 1957 Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram‚ Kerala‚ IndiaArea served Kerala‚ IndiaKey people M. Sivasankar Chairman & Managing DirectorProducts ElectricityWebsite kseb.inKerala State Electricity Board Ltd (KSEBLtd) is a public sector agency under the Government of Kerala‚ India‚ that generates‚transmits and distributes the
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large structure construction ever. The Great Wall of China that was constructed around 200 BC is considered another achievement of ancient civil engineering. The Romans developed extensive structures in their empire‚ including aqueducts‚ bridges‚ and dams. A scientific approach to the physical sciences concerning civil engineering was implemented by Archimedes in the third century BC‚ by utilizing the Archimedes Principle concerning buoyancy and the Archimedes screw
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Conservation of Energy In explaining the laws of conservation of energy‚ energy cannot be destroyed or made. Although‚ energy can be transformed or transferred from one form to another‚ for example: The total amount of energy in any system never changes but stays constant over time. Second example: Coal is burned‚ and then used as thermal energy for heat‚ next the steam is used for mechanical energy. Energy is never destroyed but changed to forms like thermal energy‚ gravitational energy‚ electromagnetic
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Auth. v. Hill‚ 437 U.S. 153 (1978) (“Tennessee Valley Auth v Hill”)‚ it was discussed whether a small endangered fish called the “snail darter” could stop the “intended transformation of the river into a 30 mile long reservoir by building the Tellico Dam. Congress had authorised funding for the project in 1967 to generate hydroelectricity‚ create recreational opportunities and flood control‚ and promote shoreline developments.” The question remains‚ what was the case about? Put simply‚ it was sustaining
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fishing‚ but were adapted by the fishermen themselves. Bass fishing became more widespread as more and more rivers were dammed for hydroelectricity purposes. As these dams polluted the water they killed most of the river’s trout and salmon. Bass were then imported to replace the trout and to help sustain the ecosystems around these dams. This was an excellent opportunity for fishermen‚ and was taken full advantage of. Bass fishing has now become so widespread that people of many different ages‚ and
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as there are many facilities on and around the reservoir such as fishing‚ sailing and bird watching. A visitors study showed that 6 million pounds is raised through tourism to Kielder every year. The lake is also home to the England’s largest hydroelectric plant and since the end of 2005‚ RWE Npower Renewables has the rights to sell the electricity generated by the plant. Environmental impacts: The site includes 8 sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) ‚ covering 7‚800ha and containing unique
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economy in a stagnation. Let us see how some steps taken to resolve these complex problems have tangled the issues further. To reduce dependence on oil for generation of electricity by burning coal and oil‚ hydroelectric power stations and atomic energy stations were advocated. Huge dams can make substantial contributions to economic development in electricity-short developing countries like India‚ but as in any large-scale electricity generating option‚ there are trade-offs. Reservoirs inundate
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Western Ghats From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Sahyadri" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Sahyadri (disambiguation). Western Ghats Sahyadri Mountains The Western Ghats lie roughly parallel to the west coast of India Highest point Peak Anamudi (Eravikulam) Elevation 2‚695 m (8‚842 ft) Coordinates 10°10′N 77°04′ECoordinates: 10°10′N 77°04′E Dimensions Width 100 km (62 mi) E–W Area 160‚000 km2 (62‚000 sq mi) Geography Country India States List[show] Settlements Ooty
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and biomass. So in this case‚ many countries try them best to harness the renewable energy to reduce the dependence on the traditional energy. Over the last five years‚ many European countries have increased their reliance on wind farms and hydroelectric dams because of more expensive fossil fuels. For example‚ in Sweden‚ the city Kristiantad is looking into building satellite biogas plants for outlying areas and expanding its network of underground biogas pipes to allow the construction of more
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Fast-growing India needs nuclear power as well‚ for its twin benefits: it’s both clean and can cater to people on a mass scale. India has been making advances in the field of thorium-based fuels‚ working to design and develop a prototype for an atomic reactor using thorium and low-enriched uranium‚ a key part of India’s three stage nuclear power programme.[7] The country has also recently re-initiated its involvement in the LENR research activities‚[8] in addition to supporting work done in the
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