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A wide variety of conversion methods are available for realizing the potential of waste as an energy source, ranging from very simple systems for [...]
August 25, 2011
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Biomass energy projects provide major business opportunities, environmental benefits, and rural development. Feedstocks can be obtained from a [...]
May 24, 2011
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The term ‘Biofuel’ refers to liquid or gaseous fuels for the transport sector that are predominantly produced from biomass. A variety of [...]
May 6, 2011
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Biomass energy technology is inherently flexible. The variety of technological options available means that it can be applied at a small, [...]
April 23, 2011
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Biomass is the material derived from plants that use sunlight to grow which include plant and animal material such as wood from forests, material [...]
April 21, 2011
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This article makes an attempt at collating some of the most prominent issues associated with biomass technologies and provides plausible [...]
April 9, 2011
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Renewable energy in South Africa Issue 4 2010 / 13 December 2010 / Salman Zafar, Renewable Energy Advisor South Africa, the most industrialised [...]
April 4, 2011
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The issues enumerated below are not geography-specific and are usually a matter of concern for most of the biomass energy projects: Large Project [...]
March 27, 2011
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the simultaneous generation of multiple forms of useful energy (usually mechanical and thermal) in a single, [...]
March 25, 2011
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Anaerobic digestion proves to be a beneficial technology in various spheres. Biogas produced is a green replacement of unprocessed fuels (like [...]
March 16, 2011
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Most of the organic waste generated in developing countries is dumped into the landfills. It is a sheer waste of such biodegradable waste capable [...]
March 13, 2011
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Harvesting practices remove only a small portion of branches and tops leaving sufficient biomass to conserve organic matter and nutrients. [...]
March 11, 2011
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Biochar sequestration is considered carbon negative as it results in a net decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide over centuries or millennia [...]
March 7, 2011
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BioEnergy Consult is committed to the development of sustainable energy systems based on non-food biomass resources and different types of [...]
February 18, 2011
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The waste management hierarchy suggests that reduce, reuse and recycling should always be given preference in a typical waste management system. [...]
February 13, 2011
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Jordan has been the leader in the development of renewable energy systems in the Middle East, with its tremendous renewable energy potential in [...]
November 29, 2010
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BioEnergy Consult is committed to the development of sustainable energy systems based on non-food renewable resources and different types of [...]
January 8, 2010
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In India, the leading biofuel feedstock today is sugarcane molasses, which is processed to yield bioethanol that can be blended into gasoline [...]
November 26, 2009
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Waste-to-energy technologies hold the potential to create renewable energy from waste matter, including municipal solid waste, industrial waste, [...]
September 27, 2009
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A wide range of technologies exists to convert the energy stored in biomass to more useful forms of energy. These technologies can be classified [...]
April 21, 2009
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Biomass can play a dual role in greenhouse gas mitigation related to the objectives of the UNFCCC, i.e. as an energy source to substitute for [...]
February 23, 2009
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Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of biomass occurring in the absence of oxygen. It is the fundamental chemical reaction that is the [...]
January 10, 2009
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Bio-oil is a dark brown liquid and has a similar composition to biomass. It has a much higher density than woody materials which reduces storage [...]
December 22, 2008
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Biochar sequestration is considered carbon negative as it results in a net decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide over centuries or millennia [...]
December 17, 2008
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Upon drying, peat can be used as a fuel. It has industrial importance as a fuel in some countries, such as Ireland and Finland, where it is [...]
December 2, 2008
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An anaerobic digestion plant produces two outputs, biogas and digestate; both can be further processed or utilized to produce secondary outputs. [...]
November 25, 2008
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Every energy conversion system wastes a portion of its input energy. For biomass to electricity conversion systems, 50% or more of the energy [...]
November 17, 2008
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The conversion of organic waste material to energy can proceed along three main pathways – thermochemical, biochemical and physicochemical. [...]
November 16, 2008
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There are many ways to generate electricity from biomass using thermo-chemical pathway. These include directly-fired or conventional steam [...]
November 12, 2008
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Biomass power is the largest source of renewable energy as well as a vital part of the waste management infrastructure. An increasing global [...]
November 11, 2008
