Future includes many feedstocks for biodiesel
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide
Jatropha oil - From a shrub also known as the physic nut, jatropha is native to Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Paraguay. ...

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ISS Hosting Alternative Energy Crop Experiment
eWeek
Cell cultures of the jatropha curcas plant were sent to the space station in February in special flasks containing nutrients and vitamins. ...
Do biofuels grow better in space?Wired.co.uk
Space Studies to Promote Biofuel Production A new experiment is underway on ...Softpedia
Light weight, heavy burdenThe Australian

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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

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Small biofuel farm bears fruit
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
About two years ago they planted jatropha, an oil-rich nut native to South America, on 250 acres in Keaau on Hawaii island. They have leased another 750 ...

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HeatingOil.com (blog)

Genetic Engineering Renews Jatropha's Promise as Biofuel Source
HeatingOil.com (blog)
If SG's new-and-improved jatropha plant proves to be a highly cost-effective biodiesel source, supplies of biodiesel heating oil will increase, driving down ...
Former wonder crop Jatropha gets a brand new lifeCTV.ca

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Shapoorji, Ethiopia ink 50000ha land deal
Livemint
Though considered a good feedstock for biodiesel, pongamia pinnata plants take about eight years to grow, according to Mulugeta, whereas jatropha takes ...

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Bumpy ride with biofuels
The Australian
There is considerable interest across Asia in the jatropha plant. An Indonesian government agency is investigating whether marginal land can be used to grow ...



'Keep open mind on nuke option'
Business Mirror
He added that using jatropha as a biomass feed for the power plant is impractical. “We might as well plant jatropha on every inch of land in Sarangani to ...

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SG Biofuels unveils jatropha cultivar
Biomass Magazine
SG Biofuels is a plant oil company specializing in the development of jatropha as a low-cost, sustainable source of oil and has the largest library of ...
Jatropha could attract PFProject Finance International

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Going green by growing green
Lexology (registration)
The jatropha plant, farmed in the Yunnan Province, has typically been regarded as a pest, not a mover for major economic production. ...

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