Jatropha Curcas News
Ready market for jatropha in Indonesia
Jatropha should be regarded as a promising commercial crop as its market is assured by Bio Oil Nasional (Bionas). Bionas group executive chairman Mohd Safi'e M Jaffri said Bionas had started to
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) using jatropha in Hainan plant
In China's southern Hainan province, China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has begun the first government-run project to produce biodiesel using jatropha feedstock. CNOOC is China's largest off
Airbus to test biofuels when available
Airbus Industrie is sure that biofuels, the 'green' hope of the aviation sector, will work in its planes and is looking forward to testing them, a senior official for the European airliner builder
Australia's Jatoil to intercrop stevia at jatropha biodiesel plantations
Australian jatropha developer, Jatoil Ltd., is preparing integrate a crop into its Asian biofuel farms that is valued for its sweet leaves, being 40 times sweeter than sugar. Along with two other Aus
Philippines launch vehicle testing facility for jatropha fuel
A P100-million Vehicle Testing Research Laboratory (VTRL) has been put up to test the technical viability of the jatropha methyl ester (JME) which has so far gone through successful pilot testing at
SG Biofuels and Life Technologies Team to Advance Jatropha as Sustainable Biofuel
SG Biofuels, Inc., a plant science company, today announced a strategic alliance with Life Technologies Corporation, a provider of innovative life science solutions, to advance the development of Jat
GEM BioFuels to make first Crude Jatropha Oil (CJO) shipment
GEM BioFuels expects to make its first shipment of crude Jatropha oil by mid-January. This will comprise two 20-ft shipping containers (approx 20 tonnes each), which are destined for Australia whe
Toyota to produce jatropha
In Japan an affiliate of Toyota Motor corporation will grow jatropha to use its oil as an alternative fuel in 2010. Toyota Tsusho is in negotiations with a Philippine banana plantation to introduc
Indian Oil to grow biodiesel crops
The state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is reportedly in discussions with the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire and plant biofuel crops on land in the Indian state. The company plans to acquir
Mission New Energy signs $4bn supply deal for biodiesel to US
Biodiesel refiner Mission NewEnergy has signed a $US3.5 billion ($3.82bn) five-year offtake agreement with US energy group Valero, leading its shares to jump sharply. Mission announced yesterday t
Valero Adds Jatropha to Its Biofuel Business
Building on the success of their ethanol program, which posted profits of 120 million over two quarters this year, Valero recently announced plans to add fuel made from the jatropha plant to their ro
BioVentures Brasil secures jatropha funding
Sugarcane central Brazil is now seeing a shake-up in feedstocks and the type of biofuels it produces. BioVentures Brasil will receive $1 million from the InterAmerican Development Bank for a pilot
Tanzania puts faith in jatropha plant
The small village of Miririnyi village lies in the sun-baked province of Arusha in northern Tanzania. The ancient crop jatropha grows wild here. It is extremely hardy and can survive in dry, barre
Jatropha plantation begins on community wastelands
ALLAHABAD: Jatropha (bio-diesel) plantation has started on community lands under the Jeevan Jyoti project. The project envisages the use of wastelands in rural areas under the ownership of local panc
Jatropha program in Philippines will aid small farmers raise income
The Philippine Forest Corp. (PFC) cited its Jatropha Plantation Program (JPP) as a sustainable source of income for small farmers during these times of economic crisis exacerbated by the typhoons tha
Malawi Advocates Jatropha as Eco-Friendly Energy Source
Malawi is considering creating two new biodiesel plants to diversify energy resources. The landlocked southeast African country has launched a multimillion-dollar program focusing on large-scale f
Japan-Cambodia joint venture to start production after ministry approval
NCT Jacam Energy Co is set to begin producing jatropha oil this month once approval from the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy is received, according to company President Chheuy Sophors. The
BioJet sells 4 million barrels of mostly jatropha based aviation fuel
In the US BioJet has agreed to sell 4 million barrels of aviation biojet fuel to Las Vegas oil and fuel broker E85. The contract is likely to go into effect in 2011, once jet biofuel is projected
Colombia builds jatropha biofuel plant in Mexico
Colombia has started to build a new biofuel plant in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The plant will use technology developed by a Colombian agricultural research institute to produce 20,000 litres o
Jatropha oil may cruise to success as stand-alone fuel
Puerto Rican energy company Energia Alterna has announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises and Celebrity Cruises will participate in trials of different blends of Marine Gas Oil (MGO) and jatropha crude