Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 1st, 2009
Last Friday we arrived in Port au Prince at 11:00 am As is very common in Haiti the vehicle, a small school bus, had needed a new tire by the time it reached the capital so we waited for that…
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2009
He says it’s important not to rely solely on Jatropha as a cash crop, and has learned from his time in Karnataka that, like any plant, Jatropha must be watered and cared for.) At 13 he teamed up with his younger sister, Apoorva Rangan, …
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, india on Jun 10th, 2009
The Amazon is Dying | Greenpeace UK · Australia wind farm gets go-ahead BBC News · Now is the time Daily Kos End MRT · Views on Jatropha as Biofuel Mixed Reuters · India Mulls Ultramega Plans for Solar Power Gerson. …
Posted in intercropping on Feb 18th, 2009
Over the next two years, or about the time it the jatropha seedlings to mature and bear fruit, the farmers will be given squash and corn seeds for intercropping . The produce will be bought by PNOC-AFC to ensure the farmers have a source …
Posted in india on Jan 18th, 2009
General Motors India has pumped nearly US$ 0.5 million to get biodiesel from Jatropha and test it on its vehicles at Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute’s (CSMCRI), the organisation that conducts research in catalysts, …
Posted in biofuel on Jan 18th, 2009
In this time of global economic uncertainty, a top question of Jatropha developers is, “What impact will the current economic crisis have on the Jatropha sector and its prominence as a viable, sustainable biofuel? …
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 14th, 2009
It’s a topic that is likely to come up more and more after President-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House next week. Obama has said that preventing and reversing global warming will be a top priority in his administration–a change from the previous administration’s stance that voluntary efforts would be enough–likely through a mandatory cap-and-trade scheme.
Posted in biofuel on Jan 14th, 2009
In this time of global economic uncertainty, a top question of Jatropha developers is, “What impact will the current economic crisis have on the Jatropha sector and its prominence as a viable, sustainable biofuel?” To address this critical concern and more, a free 20 January webinar has been scheduled.
Posted in biofuel on Jan 8th, 2009
Continental Airlines is the latest to to test-fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.