BioFuels -Green Dreams

Producing fuel from corn and other crops could be good for the planet–if only the process didn't take a significant environmental toll. New breakthroughs could make a difference.
The National Geographic Magazine, October 2007 Coverpage is dedicated for BioFuel.
Read the full article:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/2007-10/tableofcontents.html?fs=www7.nationalgeographic.com

Some Pictures from the Seminar

Seminar on Bio Gas

The GoGreen Team organized a seminar on Bio Gas at Maharagama
Sri Jayasekararamaya temple, on the 8th Thurseday from 5.00-7.00 pm

We thought it is worthwhile to share the outcome of our attempt:

Chaired By Ven Mollamure Nandarathana Thero, Memember Maharagama Muninicipal Council
Resource Personnel:
Mr. Joseph , Advisor to Ministry of Science and Technology on Renewable Energy Resources
Mr. Bandula Chandrasekera Programs Coordinator Energy Forum

Matters Discussed :
1.Issue of Cost of Domestic Gas
2.Growing of Glirisiedia for Bio Gas Plants,Cattle and Gasifiers
3. Setting up of the Model Plant
4. Issue on Disposing of waste
5. Hand book on Bio Gas was distributed
6. Sponsors Sanasa Development Bank is ready to provide funds under Micro Financing

Decisions taken:

1. Coordinating team headed by Dhammika (School Leaver)
Memebers Eranga - USJ, Chamath - USJ, Harsha ,Tharindu , Kamal, Nimal - HNB Assurance
Chamila - Open University

2.Set up a plant at the Temple

3.Start a Plantation of Glirisidia by Saturday 10th October 2007.

4. Every Saturday Evening (8.00pm) a meeting on Progress Review.

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Present 5 GGs.
1.Ramesh Abeywickrama.
2.Kaplia
3.Devika
4.Nishantha
5.Chamara

Paper Article on "The Island" on 7th November 2007

Our Divaina NewsPaper Article

Success stories : Urban experiences: Weerasiri Café : Kottawa -Sri Lanka

Mr Wickum Weerakkody is a prominent businessman in Kottawa, an urban city located about 10Km from Colombo city limits down Highlevel Road.

He is running his very successful family business which he inherits from his father - "The Weerasiri Cafe". Begin the fully vegetarian hotel at Kottawa, Mr Weerakkody is hitting a very high daily margin, which he serves for so many customers daily .

The premises is located in a very prominent and strategic location in the middle of the town, intern , it is surrounded by so many other businesses as well as pathways to the general public.
Day by day, when the business was growing, Mr Weerakkody had to face an unexpected situation. The business has been disposing large quantities of waste water, combined with cooked food/uncooked waste which created an environmental issue. The situation went so serious as some of the concern neighbours along with the concerned environmental groups went to courts against Mr Weerakkody over his garbage disposal procedures.
There were no escape for Mr Weerakkody, as he too was a prominent member in the same community who had to collaborate with the same neighbours.
The only solution had been to go for a long lasting solution of garbage management system.
Even after trying various methods, Mr Weerakkody finally seek help from a senior Environmental research Engineer.
He is non other than Engineer Mr Athula Jayamanne. Today Mr Weerakkody runs his "Weerasiri Cafe" very peacefully, thanks to Mr Jayamanne's introduction of advance waste water treatment method.

Mr Jayamanne had provided his consultancy to Mr Weerakkody to build his own Bio Gas unit in his premises, while managing his own garbage and waste water. Today Mr Weerakkody uses bio gas in his hotel's kitchen as an alternative energy source to LP Gas.
According to him, "the Bio Gas cooker functions very well, giving a maximum output, which had already recovered the ROI", Mr Wickum Weerakkody concluded his success story.

Our GO GREEN team recently visited Mr Weerakkody’s premises, what we saw was an exemplary saga which is worth to share with all around the world.
We are publishing this as an appreciation of Mr Weerakkody’s silent contribution to the society , we could found out that he is the Kottawa city’s Lions’ Club president as well.
Yet humble man he is, Mr Weerakkody spared more than 3 hours with our team, explaining each step of his Bio Gas setting up project, from his busy schedule.

Posters

Some of the posters we designed: