by Carolyn Fortuna
Image courtesy Proud Green Building
A biorefinery in India will convert bamboo into biocoal, which will be one of the sources used to fuel a combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant. Clean Electricity Generation and Stork, a Fluor Co., will build and maintain new biocoal production facilities in Estonia in late 2018. Biomass Secure Power, Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with a Natchitoches, Louisiana power plant and will commence shipping biocoal in the third quarter of 2019.
So what’s this excitement over biocoal all about?
Biocoal is a product produced by thermally upgrading biomass in an inert environment (no oxygen) at high temperatures. From forest product residuals to sugarcane bagasse, from Hibiscus Cannabinus to hemp, the term biomass is used to describe anything with a cellulosic structure. And while biomass itself is often used as a fuel source, upgrading biomass to biocoal offers many benefits. The conversion of biomass to biocoal creates a product with similar characteristics to traditional fossil-based coal, making it a viable option for coal consumers looking to reduce their emissions.
Full Article:
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/05/30/smoke-this-clean-biocoal-from-hibiscus-cannabinus-hemp-helps-reduce-ghg-emissions/
Month: May 2018
Pennsylvania researchers trying to grow hemp in coal waste using mine water
JIM LOCKWOOD The (Scranton) Times-Tribune (AP)
Ray Angeli gives a tour of the facility next to the greenhouse at the NEET center in Mayfield, Lackawanna County, where hemp will be grown for research. (Jake Danna Stevens / AP)
Hemp is coming to Lackawanna County. The state recently awarded a hemp research permit to the nonprofit U.S. Ecological Advanced Research & Conservation Hub in Mayfield and Lackawanna College for them to grow and explore potential industrial uses of hemp, the college announced.
Hemp cultivation and research will take place at the Northeast Environmental Technology Center greenhouse and lab in Mayfield. Students from Lackawanna College’s new Sustainable Agriculture program will participate in the research and work.
Hemp cultivation and research will take place at the Northeast Environmental Technology Center greenhouse and lab in Mayfield. Students from Lackawanna College’s new Sustainable Agriculture program will participate in the research and work.
Full Article:
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nws-pa-hemp-lackawanna-research-20180526-story.html
3D Print With Improved Hemp Filament
by Hanna Watkin
Save the planet and print using hemp: 3Dfuel is now offering a new, improved Entwined hemp filament with some “pretty big” changes from their v1 first release of the material.
Although we believe 3D printing could save our environment by reducing waste and speeding up manufacturing processes, there is yet some way to go to produce a popular filament for hobbyists which is good for the planet too.
However, 3D printing filament company 3Dfuel is working on creating specialized 3D printing filaments which have a focus on sustainability and eco-friendliness.
Full Article:
https://all3dp.com/entwined-hemp-filament-v2-now-available/