BIOTECH, India, Turning Food Waste into Biogas

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http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/biotech BIOTECH won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2007. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com BIOTECH has succeeded in tackling the problem of the dumping of food waste in the streets of Kerala through the installation of biogas plants that use the food waste to produce gas for cooking and, in some cases, electricity for lighting; the residue serves as a fertiliser. To date ...

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  • india is a ...

    india is a dysfunctional country - dysfunctional transportation, dysfunctional poverty, dysfunctional government, dysfunctional police, dysfunctional infrastructure, dysfunctional people, dysfunctional religion (hinduism and hindu racist caste system that says 'fair skin is superior')...

    i am not getting this from media...i know this because i visited india in 2007! A DIRTY DIRTY SHITHOLE...

    why can't indians create jobs and clean their own country instead of stealing jobs from others?

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  • This seems like a ...

    This seems like a very feasible system for the Dharavi rehabilitation project. Somebody should contact Mukesh Mehta and the Maharashtra state government to implement this system in the Dharavi project. Thanks for posting this video.

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  • a lot of cool ...

    a lot of cool things are being done with biogas.
    It can really change a village that doesn't have an electricla grid, and cook with wood or dung fires -inside the house!! but GMO's would S**k .

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  • anamtamrin - check ...

    anamtamrin - check out the Ashden Awards website, full details of the system are there, including contact details for Biotech. Cheers, Mike

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  • is anyone could ...

    is anyone could help me to get the detail of the system?

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  • I have to admit I ...

    I have to admit I detest GMO's but THIS is appears to be a decent system. I'll give Biotech credit for this one

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  • Kick Arse Idea! I ...

    Kick Arse Idea!
    I would love folks in the US to adopt this break through!

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  • Very cool. I ...

    Very cool. I really hope this takes off world wide. It seems like a simple process and it releases no major smell, which is probably the home owners main concern. Good Luck.

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