Category Archives: energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Producing biodiesel using Jatropha (Google / allAfrica)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201306060637.html Nigeria: Using Jatropha to Fight Desertification, Alleviate Poverty By Ebele Orakpo Interview Desertification, poverty, poor soil quality, high unemployment level and more, are some of the problems a group of students led … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, Forestry, Jatropha curcas
Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130501131940.htm New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, food / food security

Microalgae for Biodiesel (Science Daily)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130321132110.htm Microalgae Could Be a Profitable Source of Biodiesel Dinoflagellate microalgae could be used as a raw material to obtain biodiesel easily and profitably. This is the conclusion of a study led by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, Technologies

Biofuel production pushes farming communities off land – report

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/biofuel-production-pushes-farming-communities-off-land-report Source: Alertnet // Chelsea Diana Increased demand for biofuel production has driven farmers and forest communities from Brazil to Indonesia off their land, threatening those people’s wellbeing and food security, a report from GRAIN says. Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, small-scale farming

Impact of climate change on agriculture (ELDIS)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Read at : http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=63633?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eldis-agriculture+%28Eldis+Agriculture%29#.UQpT7se9vK0 Impact of climate change on agriculture − a case study in India In India over 60 per cent of the labour force is dependent on agriculture, a sector which is highly sensitive to climate variability. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, food / food security

Turning Arabian Desert Fog Into Energy and Water (Green Prophet)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.greenprophet.com/2012/12/water-energy-desert-fog/ by Joseph Mayton The search for fresh water is on and United Arab Emirates-based Masdar Institute of Science and Technology believes that its new collaboration with the region’s National Research Foundation (NRF) will help detect fog … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, Water, water conservation / harvesting

Solar energy to fight desertification (Google / Sabahi)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alerts http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2012/12/19/feature-02 Somalis harness solar energy to fight desertification By Adnan Hussein in Mogadishu Dozens of families in Mogadishu and Borama are starting to take advantage of solar energy instead of using charcoal, petroleum or natural … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, energy/bioenergy/biofuels, solar energy

YEMEN: Wind and solar energy fall short of potential (IRIN)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96976/YEMEN-Wind-and-solar-energy-fall-short-of-potential SANA’A, 6 December 2012 (IRIN) – Thirteen years ago electronics retailer Abdulmajeed al-Wahbani was one of the first people in Yemen to venture into the solar power business. So far the gamble has paid off. His … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Hydropower Potential in East Africa (Google / Afribiz)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – images of the Africa Drought http://www.afribiz.info/content/hydropower-potential-east-africa Written by: Editorial Team on September 3, 2012. The African continent faces the same immense challenges as the rest of the world – ensuring security of energy supply, … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, Water

Stoves for less charcoal or fuelwood in Malawi (Donald Amrago)

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

A message from Donald AMRAGO I am a researcher in stoves which can be adapted to use firewood, charcoal or gas. It can be produced in clay only (Terra Cottar), to reduce cost. It saves between 20 to 25% on charcoal … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels, wood stoves