Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
Posted in D1 Oils, Uncategorized, biofuel, jatropha curcas on Oct 10th, 2009
Two years ago singer–songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited about biofuels he even became the special advisor to biomass company Helius. At the time, Geldof visited jatropha curcas plantations in Swaziland run by UK biodiesel producer D1 Oils.
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Oct 8th, 2009
Two years ago singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited about biofuels he even became the special advisor to biomass company Helius.
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Oct 8th, 2009
Two years ago singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited about biofuels he even became the special advisor to biomass company Helius.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2009
The second important characteristic of these new land acquisitions is that they are focused on staples (e.g. wheat, maize, rice, jatropha ) or bio fuels. For example, in 2002 Sudan signed the Special Agricultural Investment Agreement …
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2009
MELBOURNE, Fla.—-PetroAlgae , an emerging renewable energy company, today announced that it has issued a Special Letter to Shareholders to update existing PetroAlgae investors on the current status of the Company and, more importantly, its future growth outlook.
Posted in biofuel on Dec 1st, 2008
If you have heard or read anything about biofuel production in the last year or so, you have probably heard about the plant Jatropha curcas, or simply jatropha . As our special report from correspondent Idy Sy Diop explains, jatropha can …
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2008
The Jatropha family of shrubs gets a bad rap in some parts of the world where it is known as ‘black vomit nut’. In Australia where it’s a declared weed it’s called ‘bellyache bush’, and makes humans and livestock ill if eaten. ..
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2008
One of the plane’s four engines will contain a 50/50 blend of conventional fuel and fuel made from jatropha seed oil. The jatropha plants used in the test were harvested in east Africa and can be grown in a variety of difficult …