Oil and gas accounts for over 70% of energy consumed in Nigeria, according to the World Bank. Considering this dependency on fossil oil and possibility of it running out in the future, there should be an urgent intervention to look into other ways to generate energy in Nigeria. The world is moving away gradually from…Read more Biomass Energy in Nigeria: An Overview
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UK invests £100m for renewable energy projects in Africa
Hundreds of thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa will get access to electricity for the first time thanks to an extra £100 million of funding from the United Kingdom government. Read the full article at IOL.co.za. Power produced from new projects is expected to save around three million tonnes of carbon over their lifetime, compared…Read more UK invests £100m for renewable energy projects in Africa
There is NO Reason that Low Maize Prices Should Put Farmers Under Pressure!
Earn extra revenue from maize cobs. They are an ideal feedstock for (furfural) biorefineries.
US biobased Economy Growth: $24billion/year (+ 200,000 new jobs)
Since we reported on the 2015 report, the biobased industry now contributes 4.2 million jobs and $393 billion to US economy. Each job in the US bioeconomy adds 1.76 jobs in adjacent sectors. In Africa, we can expect an even higher job creation rate (See: GreenEnergyPark™ biorefinery).
African Smallholders to get Stress-Tolerant Maize
(Image Credit: Xochiquetzal Fonseca/CIMMYT) A new project that aims to provide farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa with stress-tolerant maize varieties has been launched to help the region boost food security. The Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) project will apply conventional breeding techniques to develop maize varieties and hybrids capable of resisting environmental shocks, including drought,…Read more African Smallholders to get Stress-Tolerant Maize
Biorefineries Give Local Farmers Opportunities for Additional Income
In Africa we recommend to use the cobs, only or indigenous energy crops. We also have smaller biorefinery solutions, like the µ-Biorefinery or the GreenEnergyPark, which have the same economic outcome as in the USA: Additional income for the farmers. The article below appeared on Energy.gov (US Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy): For…Read more Biorefineries Give Local Farmers Opportunities for Additional Income
Bioeconomy: $369bn and 4 Million Jobs Added to US Economy in 2013
Each job in the US bioeconomy adds 1.64 jobs in adjacent sectors. An economic impact analysis of the US biobased products industry showed that in 2013 4 million jobs and US$369bn were added to US economy. In Africa, we can expect an even higher job creation rate (See: GreenEnergyPark™ biorefinery). The following report was obtained…Read more Bioeconomy: $369bn and 4 Million Jobs Added to US Economy in 2013
Connecting-the-Dots™ of a New Agricultural Economy
GreenEnergyPark™: Empowering Africa's New Agricultural Economy DalinYebo's GreenEnergyPark™ will contribute to Africa's food security and create permanent rural jobs, because these small economic hubs are located in the centres of agricultural areas and its profits will flow back to the farming community. The anchor tenants of the GreenEnergyPark™ are a furfural biorefinery and an electricity co-generation…Read more Connecting-the-Dots™ of a New Agricultural Economy
The Non-Food Biofuel Sector Should Grow Significantly
Originally Published in the ECOreport. The biofuel industry has been enjoying a 19.6% annual growth since 2005. That is about to change. The World’s 53.2 billion gallon biofuel industry could grow to over 60 billion gallons during the next few years. Much of this will come from riskier next generation technologies. Approximately 65.9% of global…Read more The Non-Food Biofuel Sector Should Grow Significantly
BioPlastic in Automotive sector
The furfural industry makes natural fibre reinforced bioplastics (example: dalinyebo.com/item/456-new-green-materials) for the automotive industry. New developments of lightweight structural panels from natural fibres and furfural-derivatives are aimed at products for car and aircraft interiors.
Industry trend: high end compounds and fiber reinforced compounds gradually replace metal in automotive parts
Injection molded Ketaspire Gear Wheels
Engineering plastics and thermoset materials have already succeeded in replacing metal in multiple markets. The key driver for this substitution is weight reduction and, consequently, lower fuel consumption for vehicles of all types.
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