ISS Hosting Alternative Energy Crop Experiment
eWeek
The experiment is aimed at learning whether microgravity can help jatropha curcas plant cells grow faster to produce biofuel, or renewable fuel derived from ...

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Small biofuel farm bears fruit
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
But rather than producing food, the land would be used to grow fuel oil. About two years ago they planted jatropha, an oil-rich nut native to South America, ...

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SINDH TODAY

Bio-fuels: Road not taken!
Commodity Online
... Director, Marketing Nandan Bio-Matrix Ltd – a company that is currently operating into bio-diesel manufacturing from Jatropha cultivation. ...
Swati asks nation to look for alternative energy optionsAssociated Press of Pakistan

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SG Biofuels unveils jatropha cultivar
Biomass Magazine
Jatropha is a global market leader for fuel production and may be the only near-term solution for renewable fuel, Haney said. It can grow on marginal land ...
Jatropha could attract PFProject Finance International

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Triple Pundit

Fly the VOC-Friendly Skies?
Triple Pundit
Overall, however, jatropha oil cannot yet scale to the business needs of an fuel-dependent industry such as commercial aviation. Algae-derived fuels also ...



HeatingOil.com (blog)

Former wonder crop Jatropha gets a brand new life
CTV.ca
Haney says his jatropha can produce fuel at just $1.39 per gallon, or the equivalent of $58 per barrel of oil. It also has a much better carbon profile than ...
Genetic Engineering Renews Jatropha's Promise as Biofuel SourceHeatingOil.com (blog)

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SG Biofuels announces 'elite' jatropha cultivar
Los Angeles Times (blog)
SG Biofuels on Monday revealed a proprietary variety of the jatropha curcas plant that the Encinitas-based company said will yield more oil at a more ...
SG Biofuels Launches World's First Elite Jatropha CultivarPR Newswire (press release)
From hot to rot for wonder cropJakarta Post
Another Failing Biofuel MiracleNewsByUs

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Prairie Farmer

Chicago School Builds Biodiesel Processor for Haiti
Prairie Farmer
However, the Iasillo explains the McAuley processor will use jatropha to produce fuel. Jatropha, which grows wild and abundantly in Haiti, ...



BIOTECH: Life Tech joins study of stubborn breast cancers
North County Times
In January, the company expanded to biofuels in a deal with Encinitas-based SG Biofuels to help the company produce fuel oil from the jatropha bush. ...
Life Tech joins study of stubborn breast cancers: Group seeks to turn genomic ...Trading Markets (press release)

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Conversation about Haiti
Galena Gazette
Jatropha is a perennial tropical plant. It grows well in dry and arid conditions and its crop of seed pods can be converted to energy (fuel). ...


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