Sustainability A way of life!

Continuing on my previous posts on biofuels, It is great to see that  European Commission announced policy on 17th sepetember to support second generation biofuels such as those based on algae, garbage and agricultural waste after citing concerns of increasing food prices and deforestation   Clean energy sectors face a murky future with solar and wind industries embroiled in recent trade disputes and the European Union moving to restrict crop-based biofuels in its transport fuel mix. But despite these challenges, chairman of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore Edwin Khew says the outlook for renewable energy industries remains positive. Speaking to Eco-Business in a recent interview, Mr Khew said: “If you look deeper, they are all positive happenings for the market and for technology.”   For example, stiff competition and a glut in the solar parts market – which US and Europe solar manufacturers say is due to Chinese f...

Follow on from my previous blog on Is Biofuels our future - This story provides some in-depth in to Algae based biofuel production.... Scientists have, for the first time, identified a number of WA sites capable of producing large quantities of commercial biofuel from microalgae. They say the best sites for big-scale algal biofuel plants include stretches of land south of Geraldton, south-east of Exmouth and large areas near Karratha and Port Hedland. Professor Michael Borowitzka from  Murdoch University ’s  Algae Research and Development Centre  and Assistant Professor Bryan Boruff from the  School of Earth and Environment  at  The University of Western Australia  used geographical information systems (GIS) technology to study more than 2250 km of WA coastline from Lancelin to Broome and 170 km inland. Their report, ‘Identification of the Optimum Sites for Industrial-scale Microalgae Biofuel Production in WA using a GIS Model’, was prepared...

                                                                                                           source: NSW office of biofuels Today there has been much hype on the topic of biofuels. For some it’s an opportunity for new business, creating new innovation or more income through increased agricultural activity. Many governments recognise biofuel as “sustainable energy source” versus some as a way to move away from                                                 dependency on oil reach countries. Fossil fuel creates so much of carbon dioxide and pollutes our air and affects human’s livelihood....