In Nepal, the ubiquitous prayer flags associated with the region’s Buddhist traditions are now available in natural, biodegradable materials as the country looks to reduce plastic waste. Colorful prayer flags, dubbed Lung ta, are often affixed to Himalayan summits, pilgrimage sites, temples, and mediation spaces. It is believed that wind spreads blessings and goodwill from […]
In Nepal, the government has decided to take another stab at biodiesel, specifically with a focus on giving jatropha another try, with a six-member expert panel establish to determine the viability of the policy plan. With more than half a million acres of underutilized land that could be converted to jatropha production to produce biodiesel, […]
In Nepal, a restaurateur in Kathmandu learned how to produce biodiesel from the waste cooking oil generated at his café by watching the Discovery Channel and some trial and error. He now runs his car on 20% biodiesel, partially avoiding the major fuel crisis the country is suffering from due to an Indian blockade. He […]
Today on Twitter: IowaFarmWriter Per panel: RFS doing its job, biofuels represent future of fuel: better emissions, less outside dependence. niawag2011 it makes more sense to enable plants to soak up carbon dioxide through reforestation…than #biofuels nature_brains: Communities in Nepal turned a profit by turning #invasive plants into #biofuels:
In Nepal, despite the government imposing an E10 blend for all public transport vehicles as of January 2004, the policy remains unimplemented and the country’s sole ethanol plant—built in 2004 at Shree Ram Sugar Mills at Gadura—has never come online other than for trial runs when it was first constructed. The country imports 150,000 liters […]
In Nepal, Basanta Community Forest and Sri Krishna Community Forest have commenced planting jatropha, in partnership with Crystal Bio Energy Nepal. The groups, based in the Kanchanpur district, have planted 30,000 jatropha plants on 10,000 hectares, with a goal of making Nepal diesel-independent by 2020. The first harvests are, curiously, expected by the group within […]
