Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2010
A failed large scale jatropha plantation project in Kiambere, Eastern Province suggesting that the plant requires irrigation to produce healthy seeds that can produce commercially exploitable oil. Photo/ISAIAH ESIPISU …
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2010
As we require, the farmers had lightly intercropped Jatropha with beans on deforested hillsides that seem to be waiting only to slide. The roots of the plant will hold the hills and bring value to the exhausted soil
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2010
During a time when there are major differences between developed and developing nations as how to mitigate global warming, Project Jatropha aims to demonstrate the commitment of the youth in developed countries to environmental issues …
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2010
The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have higher yields, can withstand frost and grow in temperate …
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2010
Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he hopes the partnership will speed up efforts to turn jatropha into a commercially viable alternative to petroleum-based fuel. It will cultivate 408 acres of land in three locations, including in Kalol …
Posted in Uncategorized, biofuel on Mar 31st, 2010
General Motors Corp. just announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. DOE to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2010
The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have high yields, can withstand frost, and grow in temperate …
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2010
The goal of the project is to demonstrate that jatropha can produce significant quantities of oil for conversion to biodiesel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have high yields, can withstand frost, and grow in temperate …
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 30th, 2010
The goal of the new project is to demonstrate that jatropha , a weed that produces an oil that can be refined into biodiesel, will produce significant quantities of fuel and to develop new varieties of the plant that have higher yields, …
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 31st, 2009
TOYOTA Tsusho Corp., the trading affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp., plans to start growing jatropha next year in the Philippines as it bets that higher crop yields and oil prices will make the plant a profitable alternative fuel.