Energy

Prospects Of Biofuel Production In Developing Countries

An increasing population explosion and rapid industrialization is causing rapid destruction of forests. Nature crude is resulting in green house gas emissions causing population problems. Renewable energy sources provide answer to both of these problems b ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 24 2009 - 9:08pm

Bioengineering Of Crops For Biofuels And Bioenergy

Biomass contributes a significant share of global primary energy consumption and its importance is likely to increase in future world energy scenarios. Current   biomass use, although not sustainable in some cases, replaces fossil fuel consumption and resu ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 25 2009 - 11:24am

Review: 'Fueling the “Balance”: A Defense Energy Strategy Primer' by P. W. Singer and Jerry Warner

Many have contemplated the interrelatedness of oil and war, and this thought has been outweighed perhaps by more interpersonal matters at home.  Jerry Warner and P.W. Singer's 'Fueling the “Balance”: A Defense Energy Strategy Primer' explore ...

Blog Post - Eric Bock Hyde - Aug 27 2009 - 12:33pm

Productivity of Calotropis procera in Semi-Arid Regions of Rajasthan and its Use as Renewable Source of Energy

Indian arid zone occupies an area of about 0.3 million sq. km.   90 percent of which about 2,70,000 sq. km. is confined to north west Indian covering most of Western Rajasthan, part of Gujarat and small portions of Punjab and Haryana.   India has over 180 ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 28 2009 - 9:32pm

CALOTROPIS PROCERA: A POTENTIAL PLANT FOR HYDROCARBONS

Calotropis procera is a potential plant for bioenergy and biofuel production in semi arid regions of the country. At the global level, according to recent estimates by FAO the annual tropical deforestation rate for the decade 1981 to 1990 was about 15.4 mi ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 28 2009 - 9:28pm

SOME POTENTIAL PLANTS FOR BIO-ENERGY in Semi arid and arid regions.

The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23°3’N and 30°12’ N latitude and 69°30’ and   78°17’   E longitude. The total land area of the state is about 3,42,239 km 2, out of which about 1,96,150 km 2   is arid and rest is semi-arid. This arid and semi-ari ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 28 2009 - 9:29pm

STRATEGIES FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

 A large number of hydrocarbon yielding plants like Calotropis procera, Euphorbia antisyphilitica have been reported to yield bio-fuel products. Attempts have been made to increase their growth and hydrocarbon yield potential. ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 29 2009 - 4:19pm

IMPROVING GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF EUPHORBIA ANTISYPILITICA; A POTENTIAL BIO-FUEL PLANT

Present study was aimed to increase latex yield in Euphorbia antisyphilitica. It was observed that GA 3 supported maximum above ground plant height and fresh weight and biomass yield of the plant while the auxins (NAA and IAA) promoted growth and biomass ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 29 2009 - 4:19pm

STUDIES ON BIOMASS UTILIZATION IN A RURAL INDIA AND ITS IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON ENVIRONMENT WITH SUGGESTION FOR POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES

Around 80% of the population lives in rural areas which primarily utilize biomass for their energy requirement. Depending on the agroclimatic zone by diversity and plant productivity the biomass utilization varies in different parts of the country. A larg ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 29 2009 - 4:18pm

PRODUCTIVTY OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA IN SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF RAJASTHAN AND ITS USE AS

 India has over 180 million of wasteland out of which 90 million ha is uncultivable. The degraded and denuded lands arise ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Aug 29 2009 - 4:17pm