biodiesel

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India is one of the world’s leading cultivators of as a feedstock for biodiesel, with over one million hectares planted to date. That figure is set to rise slightly on the news that Hindustan Petroleum and the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) are partnering to plant an additional 15,000 hectares.

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While there are books aplenty today about going green, greening your lifestyle and green for dummies, The Climate Diet is the first to offer you greening solutions in terms of a weight watchers diet. The book also shows how you can not only cut emissions but also save money by cutting out the excess in your life.

The Climate Diet: How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs, And Save the Planet, by Jonathan Harrington, offers readers tips on how to reduce their carbon footprint in areas of their life, such as, heating, transportation, community and home. While it’s a good ‘how to go green’ book, it doesn’t necessa...

Jatropha seed photo courtesy of Mali Biocarburant, a Malian collective biodiesel producer.

One of the byproducts of the biodiesel refining process is glycerin: For every 10 pounds of biodiesel, about 1 pound of glycerin is also produced. In certain countries, Mali in particular, the glycerin is being used in soap making, so as to increase the revenue from a given quantity of feedstock.

In most other places, the rapid increase in biodiesel production volumes has resulted in producers having to pay to get rid of their leftover glycerin, Rice University researcher Ramon Gonzalez told

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Earthrace, billed as "the world's fastest, coolest and greenest powerboat" launches today, seeking to break the world record for circumnavigation in a power boat. Over two years have passed since Earthrace announced their intention to break the record in "one of the most eco-friendly boats ever made". Two years during which even the mainstream experienced intense sensitization to green issues. Will this newly informed public still be enthralled by the excitement of seeing green technology pushed to its limits, or will the question be: "is that the flatten-the-rainforest biodiesel or the take-food-from...

Record breaking attempt: Earthrace, will attempt to circumnavigate the globe running 100% biodiesel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint.

Demonstrating further commitment to the cause, the skipper Pete Bethune underwent liposuction and donated enough to produce 100ml of biofuel, while two other, larger volunteers also had the procedure, making a total of 10 litres of human fat. This in turn produced seven litres of biofuel, which could help the boat travel about 15km.