Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2010
After signing the contracts, Jatoil Limited and PT Waterland International are to embark on a joint venture in Indonesia. In Central Java, the two companies will attain around 2000 hecta…
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2010
Oil giant BP, which planned to spend almost £32m on a joint venture to set up jatropha plantations, has now pulled out and the charity ActionAid today warns that jatropha needs to be cultivated on prime food-growing land to produce …
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 11th, 2010
Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) International* investigates the potential of Jatropha to improve livelihoods in Zambia where 96% of rural households survive on less than 1. African Renewable Energy Technology Platform, AFRETEP …
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 1st, 2009
Jacam Energy Co., a joint venture between Cambodia and Japan, will begin proof of concept scale production of jatropha oil in October, raising production to an expected 5000 liters per day for local consumption. Jatropha can be used to …
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 30th, 2009
NCT Jacam Energy Co., a joint venture between Cambodia and Japan, will begin production of jatropha oil in October, raising production to an expected 5000 liters per day for local consumption. Jatropha can be used to make biodiesel and …
Posted in Uncategorized, india on Jul 30th, 2009
Several factors make Wal-Mart India unique. The store goes by a new name: Best Price Modern Wholesale. The name change reflects the fact that Wal-Mart India is a joint venture with Indian business conglomerate Bharti Enterprises.
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Jul 18th, 2009
Jatropha “is considered the leading contender to make biodiesel,” said Kevin Smith, vice president for Latin America for Abundant Biofuels, a company formed three years ago. Jatropha “resembles a coffee bush.” Smith said.
Posted in D1 Oils, Uncategorized, biofuel on Jul 17th, 2009
Biofuel producer D1 Oils has announced that it will acquire BP’s 50 per cent interest in D1-BP Fuel Crops, a joint venture for planting jatropha curcas, a biodiesel source crop. BP and D1 Oils formed the joint venture in June 2007. …
Posted in D1 Oils, Uncategorized, biofuel on Jul 17th, 2009
(Adds details from a separate statement; background) July 17 (Reuters) – D1 Oils Plc, a British biofuels technology company, said on Friday it conditionally agreed to acquire BP Plc’s stake in the D1-BP Fuel Crops joint venture for 0.5 million pounds ($818,900) in cash.
Posted in D1 Oils, Uncategorized, biofuel on Jul 17th, 2009
LONDON (SHARECAST) – Biofuels outfit D1 Oils powered higher Friday after it agreed to buy BP’s 50% share of the D1-BP Fuel Crops joint venture at a significant discount to net asset value.