The Kauai local planning commission has approved construction of a biomass power plant on the island. The plant will be owned and operated by Green Energy Hawaii and will use albizia trees as a renewable energy resource. The plant will provide 10% of the island's energy needs.
Sustainability In Hawaii
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
February 27--Kauai, Hawaii
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
February 26--Malmo, Sweden
Friday, February 22, 2008
February 22--Malawi, The Warm Heart of Africa
The new biofuels market has the potential to make a huge difference in Africa's agriculture economy as well as help with the country's Green Revolution. Using farm land for biofuels may attract funds for rural developement. In 2007 Malawi began selling corn to the UN's World Food Program and exported thousands of tons of corn to its neighbors. Had they converted the excess food into biofuel, they would have replaced all of their imported fossil fuel at once and become entirely oil independent.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
February 21--Costa Rica
Finca Bellavista: A Sustainable Rainforest Community is located at the base of a primary rainforest mountain on the South Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The community strives to implement sustainable energy sources such as hydroelectric and solar power. Each unit captures its own rainwater. There is a community garden as well as a recycling center.
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