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Renewable energy has taken off. Wind and solar in particular had grown rapidly, since they can be installed on a small scale and connected to the grid. This has created a number of problems for utility companies while failing to deliver the promised benefits because energy storage technology has not… Read more »

Decentralized Finance, or “DeFi” for short, is an entire finance industry whose alternative class of finance and lending operations is powered by the blockchain. Along with that comes all the features and benefits of the blockchain that have made cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin (the first ever currency to operate using a… Read more »

Environmental management is a broad field that includes many different job roles. People working in environmental management may work in a private company, government agency, non-profit organisation, or university. A career in environmental management may be right for you if you have a passion for the environment and want to… Read more »

Malaysia is located in a region where biomass productivity is high which means that the country can capitalize on this renewable energy resource to supplements limited petroleum and coal reserves. Malaysia, as a major player in the palm oil and sago starch industries, produces a substantial amount of agricultural biomass… Read more »

With Bitcoin going big, mining has become a costly and intense exercise. It takes a lot of computing power to validate the millions of transactions that happen on a daily basis. This is why environmentalists are down on Bitcoin as a viable mainstream currency. Mining Bitcoin uses the same electrical… Read more »

Food waste in the United Kingdom is a matter of serious environmental, economic and social concern that has been attracting widespread attention in recent years. According to ‘Feeding the 5K’ organisation, 13,000 slices of crusts are thrown away every day by a single sandwich factory. More recently, Tesco, one of… Read more »

The major contaminant in biogas is H2S which is both poisonous and corrosive, and causes significant damage to piping, equipment and instrumentation. The concentration of various components of biogas has an impact on its ultimate end use. While boilers can withstand concentrations of H2S up to 1000 ppm, and relatively low… Read more »

Malaysia is gifted with conventional energy resources such as oil and gas as well as renewables like hydro, biomass and solar energy. As far as biomass resources in Malaysia are concerned, Malaysia has tremendous agricultural biomass and wood waste resources available for immediate exploitation. This energy potential of biomass resource is… Read more »

Wood processing industries primarily include sawmilling, plywood, wood panel, furniture, building component, flooring, particle board, moulding, jointing and craft industries. Biomass from wood processing industries is generally concentrated at the processing factories, e.g. plywood mills and sawmills. The amount of waste generated from wood processing industries varies from one type… Read more »

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also called Industry 4.0, is the rapidly growing automation of industrial and traditional practices with modern intelligent technologies. Like all industrial revolutions, the Fourth could raise incomes and improve the quality of life around the world. You can now make taxi or flight bookings, do shopping,… Read more »