Salman Zafar Bio

Salman Zafar is a Renewable Energy Advisor, Consultant, Writer and Entrepreneur. He obtained Masters degree in Chemical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India) in 2004. Salman is actively engaged in creating mass awareness on renewable energy technologies and waste management systems. He has successfully accomplished a wide range of cleantech projects, mainly in the areas of biogas technology, biomass utilization, waste-to-energy and solid waste management. Salman has participated in numerous national and international conferences as a keynote speaker, session chair, invited speaker, panelist, roundtable moderator etc. Salman is a prolific writer and has authored more than 55 popular articles in reputed journals, magazines, newsletters and blogs on renewable energy and environmental issues. He can be reached at salman@bioenergyconsult.com

About Sustainable Solutions

All human activity viz., domestic, commercial, industrial, healthcare and agriculture generate some amount of waste. The quantity and nature of the waste vary with the activity and with the level of technological development in a country. If not managed properly, these wastes can have an adverse impact on the environment and public health arising from contamination of soil, water and pollution of air and through spread of diseases via vectors living on waste. While there is an obvious need to minimize the generation of wastes and to reuse and recycle them, the technologies for recovery of energy from wastes can play a vital role in mitigating the problems. Besides recovery of substantial energy, these technologies can lead to a substantial reduction in the overall waste quantities requiring final disposal, which can be better managed for safe disposal in a controlled manner while meeting the pollution control standards.