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Global Brains: Rajnish Jain

April 8, 2014

Every year northern India experiences devastating forest fires. The problem is the trees themselves. Thousands of pine needles on the forest floor fuel the fires.

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Rajnish Jain has found a new use for this energy source. He's developed a small power plant fueled by the needles to produce cheap, clean energy.