Category: Moderate
How did we live before plastics were invented?
Category: Biopolymers, Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Materials, Moderate, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 15, 2016
It was not long back that a person asked me at a conference: How did we live before plastics? Or perhaps the person meant “How could we have lived before plastics?”. Either way, I liked th...Read more
How best can schools teach cleantech for primary grades?
Category: Education, Lifestyle, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 4, 2016
In my opinion, most adults are are really spoilt and are almost irreparable in the context of making a change to sustainable habits! Small children, they are different. They could be taught the rig...Read more
Can waste plastic be converted to oil?
Category: Moderate, Profession, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
While plastic pollution can, to a certain extent, be taken care of through reduced plastic usage and through recycling, it still leaves out a good amount of plastic waste to be taken care of. What ca...Read more
Can biomass be used for captive power generation for industries?
Category: Bio, Biomass Heating, Biomass Power, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
Biomass (see What is Biomass?) is available in most parts of the world in plenty. And a good amount of it, in the form of crop waste and forest residues, is available at low costs for use for heat...Read more
What are the best ways to turn fruit & vegetable waste into value?
Category: Bio, Biofuels, Lifestyle, Moderate, Profession, Solid WasteAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
That rotting fruit in your kitchen bin – did you know that you could convert it into stuff of value? Something on the lines of fuel or fertilizers? Households, industries and commercial estab...Read more
How can advanced materials lead to energy efficient cars?
Category: Moderate, Profession, TransportAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
The car as a mode of transportation is one of the most inefficient. That must sound like blasphemy to most people who consider the car as the anchor of the modern civilization. But it’s true. H...Read more
Can all plastics be recycled?
Category: Management, Materials, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 3, 2016
With plastics, specifically disposable plastics, creating significant harm to the environment the world over, a number of measures are being attempted to mitigate such pollution. One of these measures...Read more
What is a smart grid? So, is there a dumb grid too?
Category: Moderate, Profession, Smart GridAuthor : Admin September 2, 2016
We all depend on our electricity grid for power. But, have you ever thought much about the grid? Frankly, I had not, until I entered the field of cleantech. In fact, the only times I ever thought abou...Read more
How much can rooftop solar panels contribute to my building’s energy consumption?
Category: Lifestyle, Moderate, Profession, PVAuthor : Admin September 2, 2016
Having solar panels on your rooftop enables you to generate power in a distributed manner, right from your residential of factory premises! With the world seeing a significant acceleration in the use...Read more
So, are energy audits really useful?
Category: Efficiency, Energy Audit, Green Buildings, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 1, 2016
Most of us have heard about energy audits – a process in which your building’s energy consumption pattern in analysed to identify improvements. At the same time, only a few appear to take ...Read more