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Problem:
Every year, India generates agricultural produce worth $ 55 billion out of which only $39 billion makes it to the market. The remainder is lost due to inadequate refrigeration facilities. At the root of this problem is the insufficient and erratic electric grid supply whose impact is being felt across all sectors of the economy.
for evaluating a breakthrough innovation from the view point of the environment. Sometimes an innovation would be declared a breakthrough from a business angle. But later in the product life cycle, it may reveal its wrong impact on the environment, after the corporation invests money and effort.
This product describes the use of a helmet for safety reasons. Riders ignoring use of a helmet is causing a lot of accidents eventually leading to death.
The total number of accidents in INDIA in 2011-12 was nearly 497,686 out of which 121,618 were fatal.
Uriel Corporation's products offer 122 revolutionary features and benefits, most of which have never before been available in lighting products. Our products target Outdoor, Indoor, Vehicular, Marine, Mobile, Portable, and Special Purpose LED Lighting.
Some proprietary options are:
Cameras having the ability to move in conjunction with our light panels.
Integrated sensors,
Problem
Major utilities see Renewable Energy (RE) power sources such as small-scale wind and solar installations as a threat because the produced energy is not controlled.
Retail RE from solar panels (and other sources such as wind micro-turbines) is "dumped" on the grid in response to natural forces through relatively simplistic, non-inter-operating net metering infrastructure.
The design of the Sea Current Energy Extractor, Electrical Power generator is made for utility level electrical production. That machine design is intended for development of the submerged, floating unit consisting circular, rotating around the horizontal axis of the circular structure, with multiple hydrofoils placed on it and one,
Aqua Terra Hovercraft will congruently service the needs of the transportation industry by providing commercial hovercraft of superior safety, quality, technology and operation. Our commitment is to the continual development and service of new markets worldwide while being conscious of the environments we travel. ATH
will provide the Hovercraft Vessel, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance, and anything else required for operation.
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Introducing a unique, slip fit, self-locking adapter for mounting ball bearings onto a shaft. The Torksleeve BC design provides superior radial and axial locking that allows the bearing’s inner ring to fit concentrically with the shaft and offers full bearing support which eliminates shaft fretting. The Torksleeve BC features slip fit of the bearing onto the shaft,
My concept proposes an air purifier that works similarly to natural plant leaves.The leaves of this artificial decoration plant will have holes or openings in the upper surface through which the impure air will be sucked in.This impure air is released at the bottom of a container filled with air,
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