Capitol bridges set up toward reengineering
Bohol Chronicle – Tagbilaran,Bohol,Philippines
As point person of the provincial government’s jatropha project, Pernia’s additional tasks entail a lot of traveling that may cause him to sacrifice some …
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EcoStar Workshops
Nashoba Publishing – Ayer,MA,USA
Dr. Jesse Reich will describe how his company, Baystate Biofuels will be providing biodiesel derived from the jatropha plant.
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UK firm plans 5500 ha biofuels project in Tanzania
Walta Information Center – Addis Ababa,Ethiopia
Britain’s Sun Biofuels plans to grow about 5500 hectares of the biofuel plant jatropha in Tanzania in the next 10 years, the firm’s local subsidiary said on …
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German consortium eyes Malta for R&D
di-ve.com – Malta
Jatropha is being seen in West Africa, Brazil and Asia as a “miracle” plant, which provides high yields of oil that can be used as a biofuel, relieving much …
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Nandan Bio in deal to get $30 m PE fund
Financial Express – Bombay,India
The company has initiated projects in Southeast Asia and Africa for jatropha cultivation in catchment areas and establishing the entire value chain for …
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Air NZ’f flight NZ8 cuts fuel burn and emission
The Australian – Sydney,Australia
In December, the airline is due to fly a Boeing 747 jumbo jet partially powered by fuel refined from the seeds of the jatropha, a fast-growing plant that …
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Jatropha World Hamburg Conference Geared Toward Increasing Biofuel …
elEconomista.es – Madrid,Madrid,Spain
Jatropha oil has long been heralded as an environmentally and socially friendly alternative energy source. However, as Jatropha moves closer to …
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Militant groups claim army harassment on farmers
Cebu Daily News – Lahug Cebu City,Philippines
Dugay claimed that the bombing was meant to harass farmers as part of the military’s “Oplan Bantay Laya” program and the jatropha plantation program of the …
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INTERVIEW-UK firm plans 5500 ha biofuels project in Tanzania
Hemscott – London,UK
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s Sun Biofuels plans to grow about 5500 hectares of the biofuel plant jatropha in Tanzania in the next 10 years, …
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US organizations move toward nontraditional feedstocks
Biodiesel Magazine – Grand Forks,ND,USA
Texas-based GreenGold Ray Energies Inc.’s jatropha plantations on Marinduque Island in the Philippines will be expanded to more than 24700 acres, …
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