More Signs Of Green Recovery From COVID-19 Sprouting In Agriculture (#CleanTechnica Interview)
So far the green recovery movement has focused on clean power, but agriculture is also gearing up for a COVID-19 makeover.
So far the green recovery movement has focused on clean power, but agriculture is also gearing up for a COVID-19 makeover.
Last week we introduced you to an up-and-coming biofuel tree called pongam, which we called the “Ginsu knives of treedom” because they seemed to have a thousand and one uses – aside from extracting oil from their seeds for making biofuel, that is. Well, it looks like we just … [continued]
If the name Pongamia pinnata doesn’t ring a bell in terms of biofuel crops, it soon will. Also known as pongam tree, karum tree and poonga-oil tree, the fast growing, drought hardy evergreen boasts delicious-looking lavender flowers that develop into a lush display of pods bursting with oil-soaked seeds. Are … [continued]