As the population of the world is growing, urbanization is developing rapidly in many cities around the world. People living compact in the same area can have many benefits. However, at the same time, pollution continues to increase in these areas. For example, air pollution rises as the demand for energy,...
Biomass/Bio-Fuels
Caribbean Biomass Initiative
BACKGROUND Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo, Caribbean Initiative Director The 23 Caribbean island countries with their 42 million inhabitants share a common history of colonization and agriculture that has shaped their economic, social and cultural development. The rise and fall of the sugar cane industry has been one of the most significant...
Biomass
Biomass is currently one of the latest sources of renewable energy. Together with solar energy and wind power it makes a convincing argument for not using fossil fuels anymore and rather reverting to natural processes to obtain the energy / power that we need. Biomass consists of plant matter that is...
JCCCP Supports Study on Biogas and Renewable Energy from Biomass and Organic Waste in Belize
Waste to Energy has great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly and to produce valuable assets. Capturing greenhouse gases like methane on the one side and producing energy in form of electricity and/or heat on the other side is in any case a win-win situation; benefiting our environment, energy...
Types of Alternative Sources of Energy
Solar Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it usable. Today, the technology produces less than one tenth of one percent of global energy...