Wednesday, 23 March 2011
A golden feather to Clean and Green Tiruvalla
Plastic shredder started operation at Thukalassery
Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil switching on the Plastic Shredder. Bishop Thomas Samuel, Rev. Saji. K. Sam and Joy Ommen (Proprietor)are seen.
Modern Plastic industries joins hands with Clean and Green Tiruvalla Project. No need to worry about the menace of plastic, just hand over it to the Modern Plastic industries and earn money. The dreams comes true - a place without plastic waste.
A golden feather adds to Clean and Green Tiruvalla(CGT) Project by starting operation of Plastic shredder at Thukalassery Tiruvalla. This has been inaugurated by Bishop Thomas Samuel. “This initiative offers a solution to the issue of plastic waste. Rather than a business, it promulgates the message of environmental conservation.” He said. While addressing after the switch on function, Rev Dr. Mulamoottil (Principal, MACFAST) said, “It is a most relevant step to the project – Clean and Green Tiruvalla. This is an apparent evidence to prove the notion ‘waste as resource and wealth from waste’. This effort to reduce plastic waste shall admire by all by ensuring support. Our project team will provide all the technical help and develop a scheme for segregated collection. Environmental consciousness for people is a need of this hour. Radio MACFAST 90.4 will join hands with Modern Plastic Industries to publicize this initiative for raising environmental consciousness among people”
Mr. Joy Ommen (Proprietor, Modern Plastics) and Mr. Rajendran D (General Manager, District Industrial Center) beside the shredder
Well cleaned plastic bottles and covers can process through this shredder. It will crush down plastics in to small particles that has huge demand in recycling industry, even it can use for road tarring. “Materials like rubber, footwear and bags can process through another technology. This has enormous opportunity and a lucrative business” Mr. Rajendran D (General Manager, District Industrial Center) said. Rev. Saji. K. Sam and Joy Ommen (Proprietor) addressed. “This unit has the capacity to process 250 kg plastics per hour and there are around 6 employs working here. Currently plastic bottles are collecting directly from the shops. People can give their plastic bottles, covers and other plastic materials to Modern Plastics”. Joy Ommen and Shibu Joy (Proprietors, Modern Plastic industries) said. Contact: 0469 – 2630268, 944743284.
Friday, 18 March 2011
Ask yourself one question
Ask yourself one question
Every day in our offices and homes, several documents and sometimes copies of the same ones are printed out, most of which become outdated soon. Rough estimates show that only one out of ten prints that we take finds their way into our files! The rest, burn to ashes or turn to soil. So every time our hand moves to click the print button, STOP! And ask yourself this one question – Do I really need to print this? You’ll be surprised to hear the number of ‘NO’s that you say to yourself! Go ahead, make it a habit of questioning your own actions.
For a great future. Be part with GO GREEN
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Best Regards
CGT Team
Clean and Green Tiruvalla (CGT) an initiative of MACFAST College in association with Tiruvalla Municipality which promulgate micro level decentralization of waste management.
Visit: www.cgc.macfast.org
Listen Clean City Green City Program at RADIO MACFAST 90.4 on every Fridays from 7.30- 8.30 p.m. and on every Mondays and Tuesdays from 2.00 - 2.30 p.m
Contact 0469 3058001, 9745482028
Say NO to Plastic. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Cool our Earth. Curb global warming through Your small actions
SAVE OUR EARTH. GO GREENBe a herald of Green Habits
Don't Print. Think Green
Earth Hour 2011.
Dear All,
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Project Officer
Best Regards
CGT Team
Clean and Green Tiruvalla (CGT) an initiative of MACFAST College in association with Tiruvalla Municipality which promulgate micro level decentralization of waste management.
Say NO to Plastic. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Cool our Earth. Curb global warming through Your small actions
SAVE OUR EARTH. GO GREENBe a herald of Green Habits
Don't Print. Think Green
Please prepare for Earth Hour 2011. Now once again, India gets ready for participation in WWF’s Earth Hour- a global movement in which people around the world switch off their lights for an hour in the biggest single mobilization against Climate Change. WWF-India will be running the third national edition of the event on March 26 at 8:30 pm.
The message of Earth Hour this year is to go beyond the hour, and commit to a more sustainable way of living, everyday and not just for an hour. Earth Hour 2011 marks the start of a new phase for this extraordinary people’s movement, which is also reflected in the all new ‘60 logo for Earth Hour 2011 representing a commitment to add a positive act for the planet.
The message of Earth Hour this year is to go beyond the hour, and commit to a more sustainable way of living, everyday and not just for an hour. Earth Hour 2011 marks the start of a new phase for this extraordinary people’s movement, which is also reflected in the all new ‘60 logo for Earth Hour 2011 representing a commitment to add a positive act for the planet.
In the midst of our complaints against authorities, let's think what we can do for our earth. Be ready for big impacts through small but great steps.
One behalf of World Wild Life Fund We, Clean and Green Tiruvalla request You all to participate in Earth Hour 2011 by just off Your lights between 8.30- 9.30 pm March 26.
N.B: Please pass it as possible
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Project Officer
Best Regards
CGT Team
Clean and Green Tiruvalla (CGT) an initiative of MACFAST College in association with Tiruvalla Municipality which promulgate micro level decentralization of waste management.
Visit: www.cgc.macfast.org
Listen Clean City Green City Program at RADIO MACFAST 90.4 on every Fridays from 7.30- 8.30 p.m. and on every Mondays and Tuesdays from 2.00 - 2.30 p.m
Contact 0469 3058001, 9745482028
Say NO to Plastic. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Cool our Earth. Curb global warming through Your small actions
SAVE OUR EARTH. GO GREENBe a herald of Green Habits
Don't Print. Think Green
Scalene launches innovative 'clean energy'
Scalene launches innovative 'clean energy' Energy produced from any organic material: first of its kind globallyScalene Energy Research Institute (SERI), the research wing of Scalene Cybernetics Limited (SCL), a leader in innovative technologies in Bio Medical Engineering, Biotechnology and Power Engineering is all set to make a pioneering contribution to the world starved of clean energy. SERI has developed a highly controlled biological reaction process, which yields in the production of high purity combustible gas. The energy thus produced is not only carbon neutral, but also carbon negative. Thus it reduces the carbon footprint drastically. Dr. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), inaugurated the power plant. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India. A host of other dignitaries including Mr. Murali Kasi, Executive Director of SGCL, Shri. Ramachandra Gowda, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt of Karnataka, Shri. N. S. Srinivasa Murthy, President, FKCCI, Smt. Poornima Srinivas, Corporator, Ward No. 53, BBMP, Shri. A. R. Krishnappa, Former Minister for Social Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, Industry leaders and others attended the function. Scalene will provide the technology know-how to companies who wish to set up their own power plant. The cost of this plan will be substantially lower; and far more important, is environmentally safe. Even the bi-products of the process such as high NPK, Nitrogen fixed fertilizers and Phosphate solubilised high alkaloid pest repellants can be a boon to the farming community. Companies such as the UB Group and Malankara Plantations have signed agreements with Scalene to have such power plants set up in Nelamangala, Bangalore and Kottayam respectively. Others organizations who are setting up the plant include Prabha power corporation, Hyderabad. House of Khoday's, Bangalore. Global Green Energy Parks, Bangalore. Krish Power & Gas Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad and many more. Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India said, "It is heart warming to know that a technology like SPARSE was developed in Bangalore. This technology will enable organizations and households to have their own source of energy, which is carbon neutral, thereby radically changing the production and usage of energy. I am sure that this technology will be one of the most significant contributions to the world, which is badly in need of clean energy. This technology has the potential for utilization of both lower capacity household usage as well as higher capacity; this includes production of clean gaseous fuel upgraded to forms such as CNG for various applications like cooling, refrigeration, water pumping, vehicular applications and power generation. In addition to cooking, the bio- fertilizer and bio pesticides available in solid and liquid from the plant win enhance organic food production." SERI Organic Fuels Technology, a proprietary technology, is the first of its kind in the world that has given rise to this unique concept. This is the result of over 20 man-years of research. The entire energy production process is simple: It processes any organic feedstock using specifically designed Microbe Incubated Bio-Reactor (MIBR) and a natural gas refinery to produce pipeline grade natural gas called SERIGAS.Thus produced "organic" natural gas is enriched using a proprietary technology called Spiral Protium Accelerated Reactor Super Enrichment (SERI) before using it as a fuel in an engine designed for SPARSE technology. SERIGAS can also be filled in cylinders or pipelined for cooking purposes, Automobiles and industrial usage. The feedstock includes, on one hand the wasteful substances arising out of our day to day living: wasted food, parts of animals, poultry and fish that is not eaten, non-consumable part of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural waste, municipal solid waste, oil effluents, excreta of humans and animals that add to green house gases year by year. On the hand, weeds such as water hyacinth, water lettuce parthenium, and the like, that clog our water bodies or cause allergies also make for excellent feed for this unique energy creation. In the light of the recent quest to derive alternate energy sources, this finding comes as a significant step forward in alleviating the need for 'clean energy'. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar, Group Chairman, Organization de Scalene said, "It is a proud moment for us today. We believe that this technology will cause a revolution in the way we produce and consume energy. At a time when the entire world is facing a severe energy crunch, this will allow for production of energy at both enterprise as well as individual levels. We have already seen a very positive response for this technology from across the world, and we are excited about the changes it can bring about not only in India, but globally as well" The carbon equivalent of 200 million barrels of oil are burnt each day to support the Planet's growing population of approximately 6 billion persons' search for prosperity. Carbon dioxide build up in the atmosphere has reached levels that are about 30 percent higher than at any time in the last 170 years. Recently the thermosphere, an upper layer of Earth's atmosphere has collapsed in an unexpectedly large con-traction. The thermosphere, which does the role of protecting the planet by blocking harmful ultraviolet rays, normally expands and contracts rhythmically with the solar activities. Now as green house gases increase, it has a cooling effect at such high altitudes, which further contracts the thermosphere. Environmental damage and health threats due to air, water and food chain pollution have reached every area of the planet. Continued dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to public health and is an extremely dangerous experiment that may have no point of return for our civilization, as we know it. World's largest killers are not Cancer, Heart Disease or AIDS and the like.. it is simply the Air we breathe, the Water we drink and the Food we eat, all of which are highly polluted. Profile of Organization de Scalene Scalene Cybernetics Limited is a public company incorporated under the companies' act of 1956. Established in the year 2001 as part of Organization De Scalene with an aim to develop intell!gent and unique technologies for the benefit of mankind. Organization De Scalene was established in 1993. Scalene Cybernetics limited has its corporate office spread over 86000 sq.ft. at S-CARD campus, on Seegehalli main road, a suburb of Bangalore, India. Scalene Cybernetics, with offices at Malaysia, Singapore, Netherlands, Dubai, North America and several European countries, has its interests in telecommunications, cutting-edge medical technologies like medical Nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, environmental sciences, power engineering and energy generation among others. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore, which is committed to break through scientific innovation. In Medical Engineering his two important breakthroughs have been the Cytotron and Haemoseis 256 3 0 Vasculography, both of which are advanced therapeutic and diagnostic devices respectively. | |
| Cytotron is an innovative technology, which applies low-spectrum radiation to alter the cellular signalling pathways, and finds applications in regeneration (in case of Osteoarthritis) and degeneration (in case of Solid malignant tumors) of human tissues. Haemoseis 256 3 0 Vasculography is an avant-garde, non-invasive device for early identification and management of life threatening cardiovascular diseases. The device makes use of advanced patented technologies of trans aortic signal wave modulation (T ASWM), Flow turbulence Accelerometry (FT A) to measure and record minute changes in the cardiovascular system every millionth of a second, and provides more than sixty vital cardiovascular parameters, which directly aid the Doctors in decision making. Scalene Greenenergy Corporation Limited (SGCL) is a part of Organization de Scalene. SGCL aims to develop and implement intelligent and unique technologies for generation of clean and green energy using advanced fuel enrichment techniques, various natural resources and also achieve the best-cost performance ratio. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore. SGCL has set up a 2.4 MW experimental power plant at its head quarters in S-CARD campus, Bangalore. Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar hea~s Organization De Scalene as the Chairman and Chief Scientific officer of the group. | |
Haryana barricades polythene bags entry (Aug 2010)
Haryana barricades polythene bags entry (Aug 2010)
In another attempt to safeguard the environmental and not add insult to the already injured state of the planet, like the govt. of Delhi, Haryana govt. has also decided to prohibit polythene bags in the state. The ban includes a complete no-no of recycling, storage and usage (in any form) within the state. A suggestion to this aftereffect has been supported by Bhupinder Singh Hooda (the honorable Chief Minister of the state), an authorized agent said in the capital on Saturday. The resolution was taken as it was empiric that fractional forbid on use of polythene bags of a clearly defined array bracket did not crop the needed consequences. There was consistent ambiguity over the array of poly bags in exercise and it had as well been discovered that nibbling of a great number of polythene bogs had resulted in deaths of cows on a regular basis, he said. This type of thinking and resolutions are the only way through which we can combat and better the ailing state of the plant Earth. If all other cities and states like previously Delhi and now Haryana think about the hazards the polythene bags can cost, we will be having better standards of health and hygiene.
In another attempt to safeguard the environmental and not add insult to the already injured state of the planet, like the govt. of Delhi, Haryana govt. has also decided to prohibit polythene bags in the state. The ban includes a complete no-no of recycling, storage and usage (in any form) within the state. A suggestion to this aftereffect has been supported by Bhupinder Singh Hooda (the honorable Chief Minister of the state), an authorized agent said in the capital on Saturday. The resolution was taken as it was empiric that fractional forbid on use of polythene bags of a clearly defined array bracket did not crop the needed consequences. There was consistent ambiguity over the array of poly bags in exercise and it had as well been discovered that nibbling of a great number of polythene bogs had resulted in deaths of cows on a regular basis, he said. This type of thinking and resolutions are the only way through which we can combat and better the ailing state of the plant Earth. If all other cities and states like previously Delhi and now Haryana think about the hazards the polythene bags can cost, we will be having better standards of health and hygiene.
Innovative bio gas
Energy produced from any organic material: first of its kind globally
Bangalore, 11 October 2010: Scalene Energy Research Institute (SERI), the research wing of Scalene Cybernetics Limited (SCL), a leader in innovative technologies in Bio Medical Engineering, Biotechnology and Power Engineering is all set to make a pioneering contribution to the world starved of clean energy.
SERI has developed a highly controlled biological reaction process, which yields in the production of high purity combustible gas. The energy thus produced is not only carbon neutral, but also carbon negative. Thus it reduces the carbon footprint drastically.
Dr. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), inaugurated the power plant. The Principal Guest was Ms. Shobha Karandlaje, Honorable Minister of Power and Energy, Govt of Karnataka and the keynote address was delivered by Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India.
A host of other dignitaries including Mr. Murali Kasi, Executive Director of SGCL, Shri. Nandish Reddy, Honorable Member of Legislative Assembly, Govt of Karnataka, Shri. Ramachandra Gowda, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt of Karnataka, Shri. N. S. Srinivasa Murthy, President, FKCCI, Shri. Murugesh N Nirani, Honorable Minister for Medium and Large Scale Industries, Govt of Karnataka, Smt. Poornima Srinivas, Corporator, Ward No. 53, BBMP, Shri. A. R. Krishnappa, Former Minister for Social Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, Industry leaders and others attended the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Madhavan Nair said, Text Box: HIGHLIGHTS • Can be derived out of any organic waste and is absolutely carbon negative • Cost per unit of electricity production is very less compared to a conventional plant • Can be used as cooking gas or for automobiles or can generate electricity • Very low cost of installation compared to Solar and wind energy • Bi- products are high NPK fertilizers and natural organic pest repellant • Easily scalable • Plant does not require much spaceScalene will provide the technology know-how to companies who wish to set up their own power plant. The cost of this plan will be substantially lower; and far more important, is environmentally safe. Even the bi-products of the process such as high NPK, Nitrogen fixed fertilizers and Phosphate solubilised high alkaloid pest repellants can be a boon to the farming community.
Companies such as the UB Group and Malankara Plantations have signed agreements with Scalene to have such power plants set up in Nelamangala, Bangalore and Kottayam respectively. Others organizations who are setting up the plant include Prabha power corporation, Hyderabad. House of Khoday’s, Bangalore. Global Green Energy Parks, Bangalore. Krish Power & Gas Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad and many more.
Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India said, “It is heart warming to know that a technology like SPARSE was developed in Bangalore. This technology will enable organizations and households to have their own source of energy which is carbon neutral, thereby radically changing the production and usage of energy. I am sure that this technology will be one of the most significant contributions to the world which is badly in need of clean energy. This technology has the potential for utilization of both lower capacity household usage as well as higher capacity; this includes production of clean gaseous fuel upgraded to forms such as CNG for various applications like cooling, refrigeration, water pumping, vehicular applications and power generation. In addition to cooking, the bio- fertilizer and bio pesticides available in solid and liquid from the plant will enhance organic food production.”
SERI Organic Fuels Technology, a proprietary technology, is the first of its kind in the world that has given rise to this unique concept. This is the result of over 20 man-years of research. The entire energy production process is simple: It processes any organic feedstock using specifically designed Microbe Incubated Bio-Reactor (MIBR) and a natural gas refinery to produce pipeline grade natural gas called SERIGAS.Thus produced “organic” natural gas is enriched using a proprietary technology called Spiral Protium Accelerated Reactor Super Enrichment (SERI) before using it as a fuel in an engine designed for SPARSE technology. SERIGAS can also be filled in cylinders or pipelined for cooking purposes, Automobiles and industrial usage.
The feedstock includes on one hand the wasteful substances arising out of our day to day living: wasted food, parts of animals, poultry and fish that is not eaten, non-consumable part of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural waste, municipal solid waste, oil effluents, excreta of humans and animals that add to green house gases year by year. On the hand, weeds such as water hyacinth, water lettuce parthenium, and the like, that clog our water bodies or cause allergies also make for excellent feed for this unique energy creation.
In the light of the recent quest to derive alternate energy sources, this finding comes as a significant step forward in alleviating the need for ‘clean energy’. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar, Group Chairman, Organization de Scalene said, “It is a proud moment for us today. We believe that this technology will cause a revolution in the way we produce and consume energy. At a time when the entire world is facing a severe energy crunch, this will allow for production of energy at both enterprise as well as individual levels. We have already seen a very positive response for this technology from across the world, and we are excited about the changes it can bring about not only in India, but globally as well.”
The carbon equivalent of 200 million barrels of oil are burnt each day to support the Planet’s growing population of approximately 6 billion persons’ search for prosperity. Carbon dioxide build up in the atmosphere has reached levels that are about 30 percent higher than at any time in the last 170 years. Recently the thermosphere, an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere has collapsed in an unexpectedly large con-traction. The thermosphere, which does the role of protecting the planet by blocking harmful ultraviolet rays, normally expands and contracts rhythmically with the solar activities. Now as green house gases increase, it has a cooling effect at such high altitudes, which further contracts the thermosphere. Environmental damage and health threats due to air, water and food chain pollution have reached every area of the planet. Continued dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to public health and is an extremely dangerous experiment that may have no point of return for our civilization, as we know it. World’s largest killers are not Cancer, Heart Disease or AIDS and the like.. it is simply the Air we breathe, the Water we drink and the Food we eat, all of which are highly polluted.
Profile of Organization de Scalene : Scalene Cybernetics Limited is a public company incorporated under the companies’ act of 1956. Established in the year 2001 as part of Organization De Scalene with an aim to develop intelligent and unique technologies for the benefit of mankind. Organization De Scalene was established in 1993. Scalene Cybernetics limited has its corporate office spread over 86000 sq.ft. at S-CARD campus, on Seegehalli main road, a suburb of Bangalore, India.
Scalene Cybernetics, with offices at Malaysia, Singapore, Netherlands, Dubai, North America and several European countries, has its interests in telecommunications, cutting-edge medical technologies like medical Nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, environmental sciences, power engineering and energy generation among others. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore, which is committed to break-through scientific innovation. In Medical Engineering his two important breakthroughs have been the Cytotron and Haemoseis 256 3 D Vasculography, both of which are advanced therapeutic and diagnostic devices respectively.
Cytotron is an innovative technology, which applies low-spectrum radiation to alter the cellular signalling pathways, and finds applications in regeneration (in case of Osteoarthritis) and degeneration (in case of Solid malignant tumors) of human tissues.
Haemoseis 256 3 D Vasculography is an avant-garde, non-invasive device for early identification and management of life threatening cardiovascular diseases. The device makes use of advanced patented technologies of trans aortic signal wave modulation (TASWM), Flow turbulence Accelerometry (FTA) to measure and record minute changes in the cardiovascular system every millionth of a second, and provides more than sixty vital cardiovascular parameters, which directly aid the Doctors in decision-making.
Scalene Greenenergy Corporation Limited (SGCL) is a part of Organization de Scalene. SGCL aims to develop and implement intelligent and unique technologies for generation of clean and green energy using advanced fuel enrichment techniques, various natural resources and also achieve the best-cost performance ratio. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore. SGCL has set up a 2.4 MW experimental power plant at its head quarters in S-CARD campus, Bangalore.
Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar heads Organization De Scalene as the Chairman and Chief Scientific officer of the group.
From Left - Dr Rajah Vijay Kumar of Organization de Scalene, Ex-ISRO Chairman, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Advisor to the Union Ministry of MNRE Dr A R Shukla & Karnataka Planning Commission Dy Chairman R Gowd
SERI has developed a highly controlled biological reaction process, which yields in the production of high purity combustible gas. The energy thus produced is not only carbon neutral, but also carbon negative. Thus it reduces the carbon footprint drastically.
Dr. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), inaugurated the power plant. The Principal Guest was Ms. Shobha Karandlaje, Honorable Minister of Power and Energy, Govt of Karnataka and the keynote address was delivered by Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India.
A host of other dignitaries including Mr. Murali Kasi, Executive Director of SGCL, Shri. Nandish Reddy, Honorable Member of Legislative Assembly, Govt of Karnataka, Shri. Ramachandra Gowda, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt of Karnataka, Shri. N. S. Srinivasa Murthy, President, FKCCI, Shri. Murugesh N Nirani, Honorable Minister for Medium and Large Scale Industries, Govt of Karnataka, Smt. Poornima Srinivas, Corporator, Ward No. 53, BBMP, Shri. A. R. Krishnappa, Former Minister for Social Welfare, Govt of Karnataka, Industry leaders and others attended the function.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Madhavan Nair said, Text Box: HIGHLIGHTS • Can be derived out of any organic waste and is absolutely carbon negative • Cost per unit of electricity production is very less compared to a conventional plant • Can be used as cooking gas or for automobiles or can generate electricity • Very low cost of installation compared to Solar and wind energy • Bi- products are high NPK fertilizers and natural organic pest repellant • Easily scalable • Plant does not require much spaceScalene will provide the technology know-how to companies who wish to set up their own power plant. The cost of this plan will be substantially lower; and far more important, is environmentally safe. Even the bi-products of the process such as high NPK, Nitrogen fixed fertilizers and Phosphate solubilised high alkaloid pest repellants can be a boon to the farming community.
Companies such as the UB Group and Malankara Plantations have signed agreements with Scalene to have such power plants set up in Nelamangala, Bangalore and Kottayam respectively. Others organizations who are setting up the plant include Prabha power corporation, Hyderabad. House of Khoday’s, Bangalore. Global Green Energy Parks, Bangalore. Krish Power & Gas Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad and many more.
Dr. A. R. Shukla, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt of India said, “It is heart warming to know that a technology like SPARSE was developed in Bangalore. This technology will enable organizations and households to have their own source of energy which is carbon neutral, thereby radically changing the production and usage of energy. I am sure that this technology will be one of the most significant contributions to the world which is badly in need of clean energy. This technology has the potential for utilization of both lower capacity household usage as well as higher capacity; this includes production of clean gaseous fuel upgraded to forms such as CNG for various applications like cooling, refrigeration, water pumping, vehicular applications and power generation. In addition to cooking, the bio- fertilizer and bio pesticides available in solid and liquid from the plant will enhance organic food production.”
SERI Organic Fuels Technology, a proprietary technology, is the first of its kind in the world that has given rise to this unique concept. This is the result of over 20 man-years of research. The entire energy production process is simple: It processes any organic feedstock using specifically designed Microbe Incubated Bio-Reactor (MIBR) and a natural gas refinery to produce pipeline grade natural gas called SERIGAS.Thus produced “organic” natural gas is enriched using a proprietary technology called Spiral Protium Accelerated Reactor Super Enrichment (SERI) before using it as a fuel in an engine designed for SPARSE technology. SERIGAS can also be filled in cylinders or pipelined for cooking purposes, Automobiles and industrial usage.
The feedstock includes on one hand the wasteful substances arising out of our day to day living: wasted food, parts of animals, poultry and fish that is not eaten, non-consumable part of fruits, vegetables and other agricultural waste, municipal solid waste, oil effluents, excreta of humans and animals that add to green house gases year by year. On the hand, weeds such as water hyacinth, water lettuce parthenium, and the like, that clog our water bodies or cause allergies also make for excellent feed for this unique energy creation.
In the light of the recent quest to derive alternate energy sources, this finding comes as a significant step forward in alleviating the need for ‘clean energy’. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar, Group Chairman, Organization de Scalene said, “It is a proud moment for us today. We believe that this technology will cause a revolution in the way we produce and consume energy. At a time when the entire world is facing a severe energy crunch, this will allow for production of energy at both enterprise as well as individual levels. We have already seen a very positive response for this technology from across the world, and we are excited about the changes it can bring about not only in India, but globally as well.”
The carbon equivalent of 200 million barrels of oil are burnt each day to support the Planet’s growing population of approximately 6 billion persons’ search for prosperity. Carbon dioxide build up in the atmosphere has reached levels that are about 30 percent higher than at any time in the last 170 years. Recently the thermosphere, an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere has collapsed in an unexpectedly large con-traction. The thermosphere, which does the role of protecting the planet by blocking harmful ultraviolet rays, normally expands and contracts rhythmically with the solar activities. Now as green house gases increase, it has a cooling effect at such high altitudes, which further contracts the thermosphere. Environmental damage and health threats due to air, water and food chain pollution have reached every area of the planet. Continued dependence on fossil fuels is detrimental to public health and is an extremely dangerous experiment that may have no point of return for our civilization, as we know it. World’s largest killers are not Cancer, Heart Disease or AIDS and the like.. it is simply the Air we breathe, the Water we drink and the Food we eat, all of which are highly polluted.
Profile of Organization de Scalene : Scalene Cybernetics Limited is a public company incorporated under the companies’ act of 1956. Established in the year 2001 as part of Organization De Scalene with an aim to develop intelligent and unique technologies for the benefit of mankind. Organization De Scalene was established in 1993. Scalene Cybernetics limited has its corporate office spread over 86000 sq.ft. at S-CARD campus, on Seegehalli main road, a suburb of Bangalore, India.
Scalene Cybernetics, with offices at Malaysia, Singapore, Netherlands, Dubai, North America and several European countries, has its interests in telecommunications, cutting-edge medical technologies like medical Nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, environmental sciences, power engineering and energy generation among others. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore, which is committed to break-through scientific innovation. In Medical Engineering his two important breakthroughs have been the Cytotron and Haemoseis 256 3 D Vasculography, both of which are advanced therapeutic and diagnostic devices respectively.
Cytotron is an innovative technology, which applies low-spectrum radiation to alter the cellular signalling pathways, and finds applications in regeneration (in case of Osteoarthritis) and degeneration (in case of Solid malignant tumors) of human tissues.
Haemoseis 256 3 D Vasculography is an avant-garde, non-invasive device for early identification and management of life threatening cardiovascular diseases. The device makes use of advanced patented technologies of trans aortic signal wave modulation (TASWM), Flow turbulence Accelerometry (FTA) to measure and record minute changes in the cardiovascular system every millionth of a second, and provides more than sixty vital cardiovascular parameters, which directly aid the Doctors in decision-making.
Scalene Greenenergy Corporation Limited (SGCL) is a part of Organization de Scalene. SGCL aims to develop and implement intelligent and unique technologies for generation of clean and green energy using advanced fuel enrichment techniques, various natural resources and also achieve the best-cost performance ratio. Its nodal R&D center is based in Bangalore. SGCL has set up a 2.4 MW experimental power plant at its head quarters in S-CARD campus, Bangalore.
Dr. Rajah Vijay Kumar heads Organization De Scalene as the Chairman and Chief Scientific officer of the group.
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Plastic in a new avatar
Plastic in a new avatar Jabir Mushthari
Oxo-biodegradable material has entered the market
‘Developing countries using the technology'
Kozhikode: Oxo-biodegradable plastic carry-bags and packaging materials, which offer a possible solution to the plastic menace, made their entry into the Kerala market recently.
And for a district such as Kozhikode, declared plastic-waste-free by the district administration two months ago, they may help to sustain the momentum of the campaign against non-biodegradable plastic, coming as they do during the second phase of the Mass Action for Plastic-waste-Free Kozhikode (MAP).
‘Green Solutions,' the State dealers and stockists of the oxo-biodegradable plastic products, has held discussions with the district administration seeking the possibility of promoting their biodegradable products, including plastic carry-bags, in the district.
“We are waiting for a positive response from the district administration,” K.S. Sreekumar, managing partner of the dealers, said.
A British-based environmental technology group, Symphony Environmental Technologies, has developed the oxo-biodegradable plastic, which is being manufactured by a Chennai-based firm in South India. Invention of a d2w (degrade to water) additive has made possible the degradation of plastic.
The additive is added during the production process, making it oxo-biodegradable.
A. Achyuthan, environmentalist, told The Hindu that many developing countries were already using that technology.
“Many multinational brands are also using it as covering material for their products,” he said.
Quoting from the official website of Symphony Environmental Technologies, Mr. Sreekumar said the plastic had a pre-programmed life. At the end of its useful service life, the process of oxo-biodegradation started, breaking it down into water, carbon dioxide and biomass.
“The plastic will degrade and then biodegrade in the dark or in sunlight, leaving no fragments or harmful residues,” he said.
Oxo-biodegradable material has entered the market
‘Developing countries using the technology'
Kozhikode: Oxo-biodegradable plastic carry-bags and packaging materials, which offer a possible solution to the plastic menace, made their entry into the Kerala market recently.
And for a district such as Kozhikode, declared plastic-waste-free by the district administration two months ago, they may help to sustain the momentum of the campaign against non-biodegradable plastic, coming as they do during the second phase of the Mass Action for Plastic-waste-Free Kozhikode (MAP).
‘Green Solutions,' the State dealers and stockists of the oxo-biodegradable plastic products, has held discussions with the district administration seeking the possibility of promoting their biodegradable products, including plastic carry-bags, in the district.
“We are waiting for a positive response from the district administration,” K.S. Sreekumar, managing partner of the dealers, said.
A British-based environmental technology group, Symphony Environmental Technologies, has developed the oxo-biodegradable plastic, which is being manufactured by a Chennai-based firm in South India. Invention of a d2w (degrade to water) additive has made possible the degradation of plastic.
The additive is added during the production process, making it oxo-biodegradable.
A. Achyuthan, environmentalist, told The Hindu that many developing countries were already using that technology.
“Many multinational brands are also using it as covering material for their products,” he said.
Quoting from the official website of Symphony Environmental Technologies, Mr. Sreekumar said the plastic had a pre-programmed life. At the end of its useful service life, the process of oxo-biodegradation started, breaking it down into water, carbon dioxide and biomass.
“The plastic will degrade and then biodegrade in the dark or in sunlight, leaving no fragments or harmful residues,” he said.
Monday, 7 March 2011
MACFAST becomes first solar campus in India
70 Lakh solar project has been signed between MACFAST College and Hyderabad based Radiant Solar. It has a capacity of 30 KW.
Work order for solar installation gives to Mr.Viswanath Nambiar(President, Radiant Solar) by Fr. Pradeep (Manager, MACFAST College)
Work order for solar installation gives to Mr.Viswanath Nambiar(President, Radiant Solar) by Fr. Pradeep (Manager, MACFAST College)
Immediately after the launching of a flagship project Clean and Green Tiruvalla, MACFAST College has been reaching yet another acme by decorating a position of First solar campus in India. The agreement has been signed by Fr. Pradeep (Manager, MACFAST College) on behalf of MACFAST College and Mr.Viswanath Nambiar (President, Radiant Solar). It envisages to utilizing alternate sources of energy for a sustainable future. This solar project costs 70 Lakhs has a capacity of 30KW and 30-40% of the amount will be funded by central Government as subsidy through ANERT.
While addressing the students at MoU signing, Rev. Dr. Abraham Mulamoottil (Principal MACFAST) pointed out that this new step is to promulgating the need for shifting to alternative sources of energy rather than saving electricity. He expressed hope that this mile stone initiative will give thrust to the recently launched Clean and Green Tiruvalla project. He said that MACFAST plans to shift to LED lights gradually. While explaining about the project, Mr. Viswanathan (President, Radiant Solar) said that first phase plans to make the hostel 'GREEN' and it will produce one third electricity for the campus. The amount can recoup with in 5years through carbon credit facility. He said that by installing this mega solar power plant, MACFAST will become the first and biggest solar education institute in India.
Quantity | Value | Units |
Rated capacity | 27.6 | kW |
Mean output | 4.7 | kW |
Mean output | 112 | kWh/d |
Capacity factor | 16.9 | % |
Total production | 40,758 | kWh/yr |
Average monthly energy consumption of the college campus is 12897units (average per day 430 units) and the hostel is 2105units (70 units per day). The proposed solar power plants for the hostel will daily export 112 units of electricity. So the net power consumption by the hostel will be zero. An energy monitoring and display system will be displayed at the entrance to the college (remote monitoring) that will show the daily energy saving.
This project is based on the guidelines of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. The total cost of the proposed 30KW solar power plant will be Rs 69, 68,000. The subsidy available is Rs 24, 84,000. Therefore college will be investing only Rs.44, 84,000 for this project. The annual saving in electricity tariff will be Rs.3, 96,127.The carbon credit entitled by the college will be approximately Rs.63, 590/year. This is available for 25 years.
Solution to plastic pollution
Solution to plastic pollution
SOMA BASU
Photos : G. Moorthy
INDEFATIGABLER.Vasudevan, Dean and Head, Department of Chemistry, TCE
The gravel is heated at 170 degrees C and shredded plastic sprayed over the hot stone aggregate. The plastic instantly melts and coats the gravel without releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere. Immediately, bitumen heated at 160 degree C is mixed at 155 degrees C and used for laying the road. Molten plastic with liquid tar has proven to be more resistant to water permeation, heat and high pressure than the normal mixture of stone aggregate and bitumen, without the plastic.
A fter the city's rain-fed potholes, the transition to smooth roads within the campus of the Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is more than a treat. The man behind the tar-topped tracks, is known as Madurai's ‘Plastic Road Man'.
Always sporting a striking namam on his forehead, he is as much at ease when he experiments with chemicals in the science lab, holding beakers over flames as under a peepul tree when he talks with a bunch of students at lunch break, teaching them shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita.
He could easily be mistaken for a Sanskrit pundit if you heard him quote the holy text as a solution to any problem in the world. Mesmerized students remain tuned in to his discourse. Ever since he joined TCE in 1975, he has carried the Gita as a manual for leading life and voluntarily conducted classes uninterrupted for 36 years.
But Dr. R. Vasudevan, Dean and Head of the Chemistry Department, is better known as a man with a mission, and . “Clean India” is his campaign. The low -profile professor says, “I want to change the general garbage culture of the people.”
After a decade's hard work and persistent efforts, his simple invention of a technology to use -- plastic waste to lay roads, patented by TCE, finally got a shot in the arm last month with the Centre approving its wider application.
The day we met Dr. Vasudevan, the skies burst open. Yet, students assembled in his office room for the ‘Gita class'. And it turned out to be a lucky hour. The professor, at his table cluttered with samples of bitumen blocks, was waving a special gazette notification of the Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 4th February, 2011, directing all municipal authorities across the country to “encourage use of plastic waste by adopting suitable technology such as in road construction...”
Dr. Vasudevan was elated. “This is the first response of its kind to waste management.,”
It was in 2002 that Dr. Vasudevan laid the first plastic tar road within the TCE campus. It remains intact. His interest in the subject began when he heard a doctor on a TV programme mistakenly sayingthat plastic “dissolved” in water bodies and caused pollution. “It set me thinking … after all, plastic's raw material is petroleum only. I immediately came to my lab and started mixing some waste plastic in heated bitumen (tar).” And there and then was born a new idea.
When then President Dr. A.P.J. Kalam visited TCE in 2001, the professor presented his project on the good bonding and binding factor of plastic and its potential use as a coating over pebbles for laying roads. He recalls with a gentle smile, “he told me, one day your test will become the convention. Don't worry if people don't approve or get convinced. You just do your work at your place. As a sample, lay a plastic road within your campus first. Once the results are there to see, people will come automatically.”
Dr. Kalam's words proved prophetic. With full support from the college correspondent Mr. Karumuttu T. Kannan, Dr. Vasudevan laid the first 60-foot -long plastic road within the campus. “Application of knowledge is very important,” he says. “We learn and know so many things but on most occasions fail to see how and where our knowledge could be implemented. That is wisdom.”
Getting his technology patented was the next hurdle. After four years and numerous visits to the Chennai office, the technology was registered in 2006. “An officer advised me that I should not apply for the product's patent because it is not new, the road is already there. Instead, I should patent the process,” he says. “God has always sent the right people to me at the right time.”
Though plastic waste has been a nagging problem for civic authorities, with thousands of tonnes of garbage generated every day, it took years of discussion for Dr. Vasudevan to be acknowledged by organizations like the Central Pollution Control Board, National Rural Roads Development Agency, Central Road Research Institute, Indian Centre for Plastic Environment and the National Highways Authority of India. In every forum, he painstakingly explained and demonstrated the benefits of road laying using a polymer-aggregate-bitumen mix.
Even as his technology was being debated in the government, Dr. Vasudevan started receiving offers from private companies both within and outside the country to sell the patent. “But I think it my duty to serve my country first and therefore, I gave it free to the Indian Government.” What he laments is the slow progress, “the plastic binding with bitumen is an ideal option for roads that bear the brunt of torrential rains.” Also, he underlines, if citizens treat their waste properly by segregating and collecting the plastic, the country will soon be free of plastic litter and boast safer and better roads.
His department is now evolving a cold process technology as well. The Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned a ‘green chemistry' project at TCE for producing a 'cold emulsion' to coat the aggregate instead of using hot bitumen. Such a process would be highly useful in laying roads in cold regions. Widener University, Philadelphia, has already shown interest in the cold process.
With a low- cost technology that finds a ready solution for plastic waste management, Dr. Vasudevan's invention undoubtedly offers a lesson for all municipal corporations. “It serves the twin purpose of increasing quality of roads and also solves the problem of plastic disposal. The vision should be to eventually replace all existing roads and lay every new road with this technology,” says the professor.
THE BENEFITS
Low cost (using less bitumen)
Simple technology
Spot use of waste plastic
Water proof roads that last up to 60 years
Doubling of road strength
Higher load- carrying capacity
Almost zero maintenance
A new surface without rutting, cracking or potholes.
PLASTIC ROADS LAID
Officially, the industrial town of Salem was the first in the country to lay a 350 m road on an experimental basis using plastic tar technology in 2004.
In Tamil Nadu, the District Rural Development Agency laid 1,200 km of plastic roads in 29 districts across the state under the TN Urban Local Bodies Road Development Project 2005.
One km towards Vilacheri from near Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, in March 2005. Sri Sundareswara Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Attukulam village near Melur , Madurai, has a road entirely laid with plastic waste collected by the students.
Several plastic roads were laid in Wellington, Chennai, Puducherry, Hindpur (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadakara, Calicut, Kothamangalam and Kochi) in the last few years. Plans are afoot to lay demonstration roads in Hyderabad.; Mumbai Municipal Corporation now proposes to lay longer stretches of tar-polymer roads across Mumbai. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company, a Tata enterprise, approached Dr. Vasudevan last November for using plastic waste in laying roads in Jamshedpur
THE PATENTED PROCESS
To lay one km of plastic road 3.75 m wide, 9 tonnes of bitumen and 1 tonne of waste plastic are required for coating. A normal road requires, 10 tonnes bitumen for each kilometer. So a plastic road saves 1 tonne bitumen for every kilometre laid. Each tonne of bitumen costs Rs. 50,000 to 60,000. One tonne of plastic waste is equivalent to 10 lakh carry bags. Chocolate and biscuit wrappers, tea cups, polythene bags or any other form of waste plastic, can simply be shredded and used. Different types of plastics collected need not be segregated. To make enough plastic available, people need to sell their domestic plastic wastes instead of throwing them into the dust-bin. Nearly 4,000 self-help groups and hundreds of schools in Tamil Nadu are now involved in collecting and shredding waste plastic.
With the TCE's patented technology under Dr. Vasudevan's guidance:
The first ever plastic road (60 feet long) was laid inside the TCE campus in 2002, followed by a 700 m road in Lenin Nagar, Kovilpatti, the same year.
Officially, the industrial town of Salem was the first in the country to lay a 350 m road on an experimental basis using plastic tar technology in 2004.
In Tamil Nadu, the District Rural Development Agency laid 1,200 km of plastic roads in 29 districts across the state under the TN Urban Local Bodies Road Development Project 2005.
One km towards Vilacheri from near Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, in March 2005. Sri Sundareswara Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Attukulam village near Melur , Madurai, has a road entirely laid with plastic waste collected by the students.
Several plastic roads were laid in Wellington, Chennai, Puducherry, Hindpur (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadakara, Calicut, Kothamangalam and Kochi) in the last few years. Plans are afoot to lay demonstration roads in Hyderabad.; Mumbai Municipal Corporation now proposes to lay longer stretches of tar-polymer roads across Mumbai. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company, a Tata enterprise, approached Dr. Vasudevan last November for using plastic waste in laying roads in Jamshedpur.
| Concerned about a world strangled by plastic, Dr. R. Vasudevan, tells SOMA BASU how he adds value to the waste by using it in laying all -weather roads |
The gravel is heated at 170 degrees C and shredded plastic sprayed over the hot stone aggregate. The plastic instantly melts and coats the gravel without releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere. Immediately, bitumen heated at 160 degree C is mixed at 155 degrees C and used for laying the road. Molten plastic with liquid tar has proven to be more resistant to water permeation, heat and high pressure than the normal mixture of stone aggregate and bitumen, without the plastic.
A fter the city's rain-fed potholes, the transition to smooth roads within the campus of the Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE) is more than a treat. The man behind the tar-topped tracks, is known as Madurai's ‘Plastic Road Man'.
Always sporting a striking namam on his forehead, he is as much at ease when he experiments with chemicals in the science lab, holding beakers over flames as under a peepul tree when he talks with a bunch of students at lunch break, teaching them shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita.
He could easily be mistaken for a Sanskrit pundit if you heard him quote the holy text as a solution to any problem in the world. Mesmerized students remain tuned in to his discourse. Ever since he joined TCE in 1975, he has carried the Gita as a manual for leading life and voluntarily conducted classes uninterrupted for 36 years.
But Dr. R. Vasudevan, Dean and Head of the Chemistry Department, is better known as a man with a mission, and . “Clean India” is his campaign. The low -profile professor says, “I want to change the general garbage culture of the people.”
After a decade's hard work and persistent efforts, his simple invention of a technology to use -- plastic waste to lay roads, patented by TCE, finally got a shot in the arm last month with the Centre approving its wider application.
The day we met Dr. Vasudevan, the skies burst open. Yet, students assembled in his office room for the ‘Gita class'. And it turned out to be a lucky hour. The professor, at his table cluttered with samples of bitumen blocks, was waving a special gazette notification of the Ministry of Environment & Forests dated 4th February, 2011, directing all municipal authorities across the country to “encourage use of plastic waste by adopting suitable technology such as in road construction...”
Dr. Vasudevan was elated. “This is the first response of its kind to waste management.,”
It was in 2002 that Dr. Vasudevan laid the first plastic tar road within the TCE campus. It remains intact. His interest in the subject began when he heard a doctor on a TV programme mistakenly sayingthat plastic “dissolved” in water bodies and caused pollution. “It set me thinking … after all, plastic's raw material is petroleum only. I immediately came to my lab and started mixing some waste plastic in heated bitumen (tar).” And there and then was born a new idea.
When then President Dr. A.P.J. Kalam visited TCE in 2001, the professor presented his project on the good bonding and binding factor of plastic and its potential use as a coating over pebbles for laying roads. He recalls with a gentle smile, “he told me, one day your test will become the convention. Don't worry if people don't approve or get convinced. You just do your work at your place. As a sample, lay a plastic road within your campus first. Once the results are there to see, people will come automatically.”
Dr. Kalam's words proved prophetic. With full support from the college correspondent Mr. Karumuttu T. Kannan, Dr. Vasudevan laid the first 60-foot -long plastic road within the campus. “Application of knowledge is very important,” he says. “We learn and know so many things but on most occasions fail to see how and where our knowledge could be implemented. That is wisdom.”
Getting his technology patented was the next hurdle. After four years and numerous visits to the Chennai office, the technology was registered in 2006. “An officer advised me that I should not apply for the product's patent because it is not new, the road is already there. Instead, I should patent the process,” he says. “God has always sent the right people to me at the right time.”
Though plastic waste has been a nagging problem for civic authorities, with thousands of tonnes of garbage generated every day, it took years of discussion for Dr. Vasudevan to be acknowledged by organizations like the Central Pollution Control Board, National Rural Roads Development Agency, Central Road Research Institute, Indian Centre for Plastic Environment and the National Highways Authority of India. In every forum, he painstakingly explained and demonstrated the benefits of road laying using a polymer-aggregate-bitumen mix.
Even as his technology was being debated in the government, Dr. Vasudevan started receiving offers from private companies both within and outside the country to sell the patent. “But I think it my duty to serve my country first and therefore, I gave it free to the Indian Government.” What he laments is the slow progress, “the plastic binding with bitumen is an ideal option for roads that bear the brunt of torrential rains.” Also, he underlines, if citizens treat their waste properly by segregating and collecting the plastic, the country will soon be free of plastic litter and boast safer and better roads.
His department is now evolving a cold process technology as well. The Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned a ‘green chemistry' project at TCE for producing a 'cold emulsion' to coat the aggregate instead of using hot bitumen. Such a process would be highly useful in laying roads in cold regions. Widener University, Philadelphia, has already shown interest in the cold process.
With a low- cost technology that finds a ready solution for plastic waste management, Dr. Vasudevan's invention undoubtedly offers a lesson for all municipal corporations. “It serves the twin purpose of increasing quality of roads and also solves the problem of plastic disposal. The vision should be to eventually replace all existing roads and lay every new road with this technology,” says the professor.
THE BENEFITS
Low cost (using less bitumen)
Simple technology
Spot use of waste plastic
Water proof roads that last up to 60 years
Doubling of road strength
Higher load- carrying capacity
Almost zero maintenance
A new surface without rutting, cracking or potholes.
PLASTIC ROADS LAID
With the TCE's patented technology under Dr. Vasudevan's guidance:
The first ever plastic road (60 feet long) was laid inside the TCE campus in 2002, followed by a 700 m road in Lenin Nagar, Kovilpatti, the same year. Officially, the industrial town of Salem was the first in the country to lay a 350 m road on an experimental basis using plastic tar technology in 2004.
In Tamil Nadu, the District Rural Development Agency laid 1,200 km of plastic roads in 29 districts across the state under the TN Urban Local Bodies Road Development Project 2005.
One km towards Vilacheri from near Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, in March 2005. Sri Sundareswara Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Attukulam village near Melur , Madurai, has a road entirely laid with plastic waste collected by the students.
Several plastic roads were laid in Wellington, Chennai, Puducherry, Hindpur (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadakara, Calicut, Kothamangalam and Kochi) in the last few years. Plans are afoot to lay demonstration roads in Hyderabad.; Mumbai Municipal Corporation now proposes to lay longer stretches of tar-polymer roads across Mumbai. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company, a Tata enterprise, approached Dr. Vasudevan last November for using plastic waste in laying roads in Jamshedpur
THE PATENTED PROCESS
The gravel is heated at 170 degrees C and shredded plastic sprayed over the hot stone aggregate. The plastic instantly melts and coats the gravel without releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere. Immediately, bitumen heated at 160 degree C is mixed at 155 degrees C and used for laying the road. Molten plastic with liquid tar has proven to be more resistant to water permeation, heat and high pressure than the normal mixture of stone aggregate and bitumen, without the plastic
WHAT IT TAKESTo lay one km of plastic road 3.75 m wide, 9 tonnes of bitumen and 1 tonne of waste plastic are required for coating. A normal road requires, 10 tonnes bitumen for each kilometer. So a plastic road saves 1 tonne bitumen for every kilometre laid. Each tonne of bitumen costs Rs. 50,000 to 60,000. One tonne of plastic waste is equivalent to 10 lakh carry bags. Chocolate and biscuit wrappers, tea cups, polythene bags or any other form of waste plastic, can simply be shredded and used. Different types of plastics collected need not be segregated. To make enough plastic available, people need to sell their domestic plastic wastes instead of throwing them into the dust-bin. Nearly 4,000 self-help groups and hundreds of schools in Tamil Nadu are now involved in collecting and shredding waste plastic.
With the TCE's patented technology under Dr. Vasudevan's guidance:
The first ever plastic road (60 feet long) was laid inside the TCE campus in 2002, followed by a 700 m road in Lenin Nagar, Kovilpatti, the same year.
Officially, the industrial town of Salem was the first in the country to lay a 350 m road on an experimental basis using plastic tar technology in 2004.
In Tamil Nadu, the District Rural Development Agency laid 1,200 km of plastic roads in 29 districts across the state under the TN Urban Local Bodies Road Development Project 2005.
One km towards Vilacheri from near Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, in March 2005. Sri Sundareswara Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Attukulam village near Melur , Madurai, has a road entirely laid with plastic waste collected by the students.
Several plastic roads were laid in Wellington, Chennai, Puducherry, Hindpur (Andhra Pradesh), Kolkata, Goa, Mumbai, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Vadakara, Calicut, Kothamangalam and Kochi) in the last few years. Plans are afoot to lay demonstration roads in Hyderabad.; Mumbai Municipal Corporation now proposes to lay longer stretches of tar-polymer roads across Mumbai. The Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company, a Tata enterprise, approached Dr. Vasudevan last November for using plastic waste in laying roads in Jamshedpur.
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Towards Building SOLAR INDIA
The National Solar Mission is a major initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge. It will also constitute a major contribution by India to the global effort to meet the challenges of climate change.
In launching India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change on June 30, 2008, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh stated:
“Our vision is to make India’s economic development energy-efficient. Over a period of time, we must pioneer a graduated shift from economic activity based on fossil fuels to one based on non-fossil fuels and from reliance on non-renewable and depleting sources of energy to renewable sources of energy. In this strategy, the sun occupies centre-stage, as it should, being literally the original source of all energy. We will pool our scientific, technical and managerial talents, with sufficient financial resources, to develop solar energy as a source of abundant energy to power our economy and to transform the lives of our people. Our success in this endeavour will change the face of India. It would also enable India to help change the destinies of
people around the world.”
The National Action Plan on Climate Change also points out: “India is a tropical country, where sunshine is available for longer hours per day and in great intensity. Solar energy, therefore, has great potential as future energy source. It also has the advantage of permitting the decentralized distribution of energy, thereby empowering people at the grassroots level”. Based on this vision a National Solar Mission is being launched under the brand name “Solar India”.
In launching India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change on June 30, 2008, the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh stated:
“Our vision is to make India’s economic development energy-efficient. Over a period of time, we must pioneer a graduated shift from economic activity based on fossil fuels to one based on non-fossil fuels and from reliance on non-renewable and depleting sources of energy to renewable sources of energy. In this strategy, the sun occupies centre-stage, as it should, being literally the original source of all energy. We will pool our scientific, technical and managerial talents, with sufficient financial resources, to develop solar energy as a source of abundant energy to power our economy and to transform the lives of our people. Our success in this endeavour will change the face of India. It would also enable India to help change the destinies of
people around the world.”
The National Action Plan on Climate Change also points out: “India is a tropical country, where sunshine is available for longer hours per day and in great intensity. Solar energy, therefore, has great potential as future energy source. It also has the advantage of permitting the decentralized distribution of energy, thereby empowering people at the grassroots level”. Based on this vision a National Solar Mission is being launched under the brand name “Solar India”.
for more follow this link: http://mnre.gov.in/pdf/mission-document-JNNSM.pdf
Eco Office
1.1.1. Eco Office
The concept eco office aims at adopting 100% eco-friendly practices in all the offices in Municipality area which mainly targets at the reduction in the use of energy, paper and water. It also aims at improving the aesthetic appeal and air quality of office spaces by placing indoor plants and avoiding the use of plastics wherever possible. Eco office envisages persuading the entire offices to be 100% Eco-Friendly by the end of December 2011. To enhance this process, every office shall depute an eco-office coordinator and use posters, desktop wallpapers and
e-flyers that may be used to spread the message of Environment Responsibility among the employees.
e-flyers that may be used to spread the message of Environment Responsibility among the employees.
An Eco friendly practice does not necessarily mean huge investments but it is indeed an important and responsible business practice. A study of companies and pollution prevention showed that companies that had been environmentally proactive had a 4% higher rate of return on investment, a 9% higher sales growth, and nearly a 17% higher operating income growth.
Here are some tips/guidelines to develop an eco office. Innovators can add their creative ideas to make their office eco friendly.
Energy Saving Tips
· Switching off lights and fans when ever and where ever it is not necessary.
· Use fans along with air conditioners – it cools better and faster
· Buy a multifunction machine – fax, copier, scanner and printer in one
· Choose a printer with a double sided print capability
· Simply turn off the computers and copiers when not required – it reduces energy use by 65 to 75%.
Paper Saving and Office Tips:
· Use both sides of the paper for printing or photocopying
· Reuse envelopes, bags and mailers
· Use e-mail or internal faxes
· Avoid using cover sheets for faxes
· Share periodicals with associates
· Use rewriteable CD’s
· Use mechanical pencils and refillable pens
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