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EAI presents Cleantech Snapshots: a quick summary of some of the most interesting and innovative areas in clean technology that will drive the sustainability movement in future. This snapshot focuses on BIPV. Within this page you will find An overview of BIPV It’s types BIPV and its building aesthetics Innovations...

EAI presents Cleantech Snapshots: a quick summary of some of the most interesting and innovative areas in clean technology that will drive the sustainability movement in future. This snapshot focuses on Bioremediation. Within this page you will find An overview of Bioremediation It’s key components Types of bioremediation Stages involved...

The last time I travelled to the US, in Sep, I had asked for the cheapest flight possible, and I got my wish - a relatively cheap round trip on Kuwait Airways. Fast forward to Nov 15, and I had already changed my decision from booking on the cheapest possible...

  EAI presents Cleantech Snapshots: a quick summary of some of the most interesting and innovative areas in clean technology that will drive the sustainability movement in future. This snapshot focuses on Bioplastics. Within this page you will find An overview of Bioplastics It’s types Compostion Drawbacks Bioplastics Case studies...

EAI presents Cleantech Snapshots: a quick summary of some of the most interesting and innovative areas in clean technology that will drive the sustainability movement in future. This snapshot focuses on Biochar. Within this page you will find An overview of Biochar It’s composition Comparison of biochar with synthetic fertilizers...

When all is said and done, more is said than done when it comes to sustainability. Why are we at this state of affairs despite the myriad awareness campaigns from both the public and private sector? Awareness is not enough We at EAI came to realise that awareness is necessary...

A brief chat I had yesterday with Pashupathy Gopalan of SunEdison brought to me an important point - the Indian solar sector is unique in its cut-throat competitiveness and really low margins, something surprising for an industry that is nascent. I personally saw how in the US the margins for...

Castor oil is increasingly finding application in the manufacture of polyurethane foams. The polyurethane is produced from polyols based on castor oil.  Polyols can be reacted with diisocyanates to make polyurethanes. There are a limited number of naturally occurring vegetable oils (triglycerides) which contain the unreacted hydroxyl groups that account...

I had briefly touched upon the possibility of having castor oil as a feedstock for biodiesel in my earlier post. I will expand on this theme a bit more in this post. While castor oil is unlikely to be a significant contributor to the biodiesel industry in the next 3-5...

You might be wondering what castor oil is doing in a blog about renewable energy and sustainability. But castor crop and oil are closer to sustainability and renewable energy than most of us think. The castor plant has been known to man for ages. Castor beans have been found in...