Category: Agriculture
Can someone tell me what is biomass? Is it just plants?
Category: Agriculture, Basic, Bio, ProfessionAuthor : Admin September 2, 2016
Until I entered the field of cleantech, I had not heard of the term biomass. Wood, yes, plants, yes, crops, yes, even crop waste, yes, but biomass? Nopes, hadn’t heard of it. The first time I he...Read more
Are biofuels really good for the environment?
Category: Agriculture, Biofuels, Climate Change, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 30, 2016
Biofuels are fuels we get from plants. Thus they are fuels derived from renewable sources. They can replace the polluting diesel (through biodiesel) and gasoline (through ethanol) and play a signific...Read more
Can we use plant material to make plastics?
Category: Agriculture, Basic, Biopolymers, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 28, 2016
Most (almost all, actually) conventional plastics are made from petroleum – here’s a nice video on oil to plastics. With petroleum being a perishable resource, a question that arises is: ...Read more
How can agricultural waste provide sustainable materials and energy?
Category: Agriculture, Agro Waste, Biopolymers, Materials, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 27, 2016
The world generates millions of tons of agricultural waste every day. A country like India alone generates over a million tons of agricultural waste a day. A large portion of the agricultural waste ...Read more
What are energy plantations and why are they needed?
Category: Advanced, Agriculture, Agro Waste, Bio, Biomass Heating, Biomass Power, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 14, 2016
You would have heard about coconut plantations, palm plantations, rubber plantations and the like. But – energy plantations? Well, ugh, are these some super natural plantations that guzzle out ...Read more
What role can computer scientists and software professionals play in cleantech?
Category: Agriculture, Basic, Buildings, Efficiency, ProfessionAuthor : Admin August 6, 2016
Cleantech and Infotech are coming together. Now, computer & IT professionals can contribute significantly to cleantech. Who doesn’t want to have a hand in saving the world? Fairly regularly...Read more
Can I make biofuels from agricultural waste?
Category: Agriculture, Biofuels, Biomass to Liquids, Moderate, ProfessionAuthor : Admin July 15, 2016
With the world generating millions of agricultural waste every DAY, a logical question that arises is: How best can we turn this waste into value? A related question is: If biofuels are produced fro...Read more
What is pyrolysis and what are its benefits?
Category: Advanced, Agriculture, Biomass Heating, Biomass to Liquids, ProfessionAuthor : Admin April 12, 2016
Those working in the field of bio-energy regularly come across the term Pyrolysis. What does it mean, and what are its benefits? Pyrolysis refers to heating of biomass to a high temperature, but with ...Read more