Sentences with word «jatropha»

The Yucatan Peninsula, in addition to being a corn producing region in Mexico, also contains abandoned sisal plantations, where the growing of Jatropha for biodiesel production would not displace food.

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D1's position as a leading developer in jatropha plant science differentiates us significantly in a market that increasingly requires biofuels that are not only competitive but also sustainable.

Under the joint venture Myanmar Bio Energy Company, the Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture, the Japan Development Institute, and the Japan Bio Energy Development Cooperation will be expanding cultivation of Jatropha curcas, establishing a refining / trading center and conducting education and training.

The Indonesian government has so far ruled out subsidies for Jatropha oil, which currently sells for US$ 0.5 per liter of raw oil.

D1's work on jatropha cultivation continues, with some 260,000 hectares (640,000 acres) planted in Zambia and India.

«Brazil's first commercial jatropha biodiesel project goes into operation this month following the delivery of BioDiesel Technologies» (BDT) processing unit.

As the company has demonstrated elsewhere in the world, it is possible to make jet fuel from plant oils — whether they come from jatropha seeds, the flowering weed camelina or any other oil - producing plant.

U.K. biodiesel company D1 Oils has planted 150,000 hectares of jatropha in Swaziland, Zambia and South Africa, as well as in India, where it is part of a joint venture.

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Continental jet 516 — a two - engine Boeing 737 - 800 — completed a two hour test flight out of Houston today with one engine powered by a 50 - 50 blend of regular petroleum - based jet fuel and a synthetic alternative made from Jatropha and algae.

For plant oil — based biofuels, such as jatropha, the main obstacle is the lack of research and practice in large - scale commercial cultivation, as well as mechanized harvesting.

Village panchayats (essentially, local assemblies), aided by biodiesel refiners, provide farmers with technical assistance with Jatropha cultivation.

The Hedge plant Jatropha Curcas is native to the Americas, produces even more oil per acre / year, and uses far less water & fertilizer, and doesn't need tilling and replanting.

Both parcels of land will be used to cultivate Jatropha curcas, the seeds of which will be refined into biodiesel.

We haven't heard much about jatropha biofuels lately, perhaps partly because in the sub-tropical and tropical plant doesn't survive even a nip of frost, making it less attractive in

In order to characterize the biological properties of soil treated with biochar, the team incorporated torrefied plant residual biomass from the biodiesel crop Jatropha curcas into aridisol, a type of soil found in arid regions such as Botswana, and compared several soil properties with samples that had not been treated.

The consequence of this has been large scale ventures into jatropha plantations in at least ten states of India, with a confusing array of mixed reports from the field.

Whether made from shrubs like jatropha or, even better, algae that can thrive on dirty water, bio-kerosene is being tested by everyone from the U.S. Air Force to Air New Zealand, as well as jet engine - makers Boeing and Rolls Royce.

Jatropha does not self - propagate and its establishment has been predominantly through human intervention.

To help this, the government aims to have 1.5 million hectares of Jatropha under cultivation by that time.

Planting the shrub jatropha in arid regions worldwide could sequester enough carbon to offset the annual CO2 pollution of China, the E.U. and the U.S. combined.

Though The Guardian is calling it a biodiesel breakthrough, the announcement by D1 Oils that they are (finally) on track to deliver their first commercial quantity, 1000 tonnes, of raw jatropha oil by December of this year seems to

Bachtiar Parmus, of PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia: «The government should issue regulations to help develop jatropha biofuel.

The ecological implications of the establishment of commercial Jatropha Curcas L plantations in South Africa.

Though Jatropha - based biodiesel usage continues to expand in India, there are many issues surrounding it which aren't all good: Despite claims of growing on marginal lands, good yields require watering; and, those «marginal

Though plenty of reports have been done in the past two years indicating that while jatropha curcas does grow in marginal conditions, to produce consistent crops yields at levels suitable for

Biodiesel can not compete with current petroleum prices, which are relatively low, so jatropha would be better suited for local projects that improve rural livelihoods and basic energy services.

No word on what feedstocks will be used in that fuel yet, other than the stipulation that no food crops are used: Biofuel to be Mixed 50 - 50 with Petro - fuel Jatropha, camelina and algae are all in the running says the Navy's Rick Kamin, but whatever the exact feedstock mix — that will be determined by whatever company is awarded the contract, expected to happen later this month — the fuel will be mixed 50 - 50 with petroleum - based jet fuel in these tests.

The most common bio-diesels are derived from vegetable oils such as soy, palm, rapeseed, sunflower, and jatropha oils.

The oil - rich jatropha plant and other so - called «energy crops» being grown on the island may also pass through the industrial plant, as long as growers are willing to part with it for free (though that may prove unlikely).

Currently most jatropha and castor are grown on smaller, independent farms.

There is also ongoing controversy surrounding some of the plants used to make the jet biofuel, which include not only camelina and algae but also Jatropha, among others.

Henning has found Brazilian jatropha seeds that contain 40 percent oil — about the same as canola and more than twice the 18 percent contained in soybeans.

But the aura that this is a wonder crop that you can plant in the desert and harvest gold» is a dangerous notion that threatens social and economic sustainability, Joos says, adding that jatropha needs to be managed like any other crop.

Henning agrees that it is smart for jatropha growers to start small.

In addition to establishing plantations, jatropha boosters are starting to identify, select and propagate the best varieties for biodiesel production.

Jatropha seems to offer the benefits of biofuels without the pitfalls.

This new strain would allow for highly sustainable Jatropha production and furnish high quality, low cost biodiesel to the fuel marketplaces of the Western Hemisphere.

The much - touted biofuel crop jatropha isneither a profitable nor a sustainable investment, according to this report.

Parameters to Take Into Account When Looking for an Alternative as Heat Transfer Fluid or Thermal Energy Storage Material for CSP Plants: The Case of the Use of a Vegetable Oil, Namely Jatropha Curcas Crude Oil

In Chhattisgarh, central India, government partnerships with industry covered 1.6 million ha of «fallow» lands with approximately 290 million jatropha saplings in 2005 - 06.

While there is no single solution to biofuel production, public safety measures should be considered, especially in light of research showing that there may exist non-toxic jatropha varieties.

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«Our experimentation with jatropha shows us that it is unsuitable for Indian small farmers due to its need for watering, manuring and its long gestation period,» says Srinivas Ghatty of Tree Oils.

In Rajasthan's Udaipur district farmers became hostile to jatropha after seeing their cattle die from eating the toxic leaves of the plant.

Here are some excerpts: Jatropha Toxicity & Cattle, Marginalization of Communities, More