Sustainable Energy
Power from Mine Water
World’s first minewater power
How abandoned coalmines provide new sustainable resource
The world’s first minewater power station has been opened in Heerlen on October 1st 2008. This purpose built power station is designed to use sustainable resources, as water from… read more
Harnessing Energy from the Oceans
Forever moving – our restless oceans have enough energy to power the world. As long as the Earth turns and the moon keeps its appointed cycle, the oceans will absorb and dissipate vast amounts of kinetic energy – a renewable… read more
Pig manure sweet money for Thai farmer
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) –
For Thai pig farmer Ong-Arj Suwunnatee, going green was not only good for business and the environment, it came as a welcome relief to his neighbors.
“Back in the old days, people knocked on my… read more
Biofuels could threaten food output
Plans by China and India to raise biofuels production from irrigated maize and sugarcane could aggravate water shortages and undermine food output, an international report said.
The two countries, the most populous on the planet, might ease the projected water… read more
On farm anaerobic digesting
Anaerobic Digestion is one of the more promising biological technologies for sustainable waste management. It has the potential to turn a large and worsening agro-headache into a growing opportunity for sustainable farming. It can extract useful biogas energy and… read more
