Vibha Sharma
In the endevour to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions to achieve a clean environment, humble algae appears to be taking a lead over the more-talked-about biodiesel source jatropha.
Experts say that algae farming in less than 1 per cent of India's total land can make the country self-sufficient in liquid fuel. Algae yield from one acre of wasteland can be 10 times more than jatropha and by a conservative estimate over 10,000 litres of oil can be produced from one acre of waste/degraded land, they add.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/biofuel-algae-takes-lead-over-jatropha
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/blue-green-algae
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bio-fuel-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiesel
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/teri
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
