Kenyan reader Gladys Mogo writes: Quick question Craig. How much of biomass briquettes, if any, is used by manufacturing industries in the US? We have successfully introduced our biomass briquettes in the local market and the uptake is good. Biomass briquettes are …
Category: Biomass
From a Guest Blogger: Why Anaerobic Digestion Is Environmentally Friendly
The constant battle to reduce greenhouse gases has resulted in a constant search for more environmentally focused waste disposal systems – from an influx of recycled materials being crafted into other useful objects, through to sourcing eco-friendly treatment systems for …
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Aquaponics: Such a Beautiful Subject
The total number of blog posts here is rapidly approaching 6000, but there was not a single link to an episode of a reality TV show until now, where this home makeover includes an aquaponics garden. It’s hard not to …
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Paper from Sugarcane Bagasse
A reader from Africa notes: I was watching this YouTube video of Mr. Shields speaking on renewable energy investment opportunities, and I must say we have something in common. I have been researching using sugarcane bagasse to make paper. I …
Biomass Subsidies
In the discussion following my post BioFertilizer and BioGas from Animal Waste, frequent commenter MarcoPolo notes: “The reason that Germany leads the world in bio-gas production is mainly due to massive government incentives, and assistance at every level,” and then carries …
One of Countless Biomass Projects That Won't Work
A reader wanted my feedback on a business plan that would sort soiled horse bedding into clean bedding, compost, and fire-logs. I don’t find the business plan compelling. This concept implies collecting and sorting horse waste from farms all over …
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From Guest Blogger Shri Ram: Historical Invention of Briquetting Plant Lets You Recycle Agriculture Waste
The agriculture sector and our forests are producing excessive waste materials that may lead to environment degradation and adversely affect public health. To protect people from these adverse effects, government is making special efforts to generate awareness about scientific methods …
From Guest Blogger Sri: Important Things to Caring for the Environment While Forming Briquettes
Fuel runs our life and we all are aware of its expensiveness that everyone can’t afford. To resolve this issue, many people have started looking for alternate options that can meet their desires without burning their pockets. Biomass briquetting machine …
EcoVim – Waste-Food to Compost
Here’s a device that devours uneaten food from restaurants, and, with the input of energy, creates top-grade compost from that waste stream in just a few hours. Apparently, the Hawaiians have created a cycle in which the farmer delivers the …
Bringing Renewable Energy to the Third World Can Mean Leap-Frogging Over a Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
A friend of mine called a few days ago asking for advice on the following: what are the principal reasons that Myanmar might want renewable energy, especially energy that is produced from MSW (municipal solid waste)? Apparently, he’ll soon have …
Tagged with: bringing renewable energy to the third world, build coal plants, international disgrace of cities whose air you can cut with a knife, Leap Frogging Over a Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, municipal solid waste, Myanmar renewable energy, traditional fossil fuel plants and transmission/distribution infrastructure, “The 21st Century Solution”
