Jatropha (Jatropha curcas Linn.) is a non-edible oilseed plant with adaptability to marginal semi-arid lands and wastelands. The Indian Government is promoting jatropha to reduce dependence on the crude oil and to achieve energy independence by the year 2012, under the National Biodiesel Mission. Adaptive trials on J.
Germany's lower house of parliament on Thursday gave final approval to government proposals to cut the target amount of biofuels to be blended into fossil fuels this year.
The lower house approved a plan to cut the 2009 blending target to 5.25 percent biofuel content in fossil fuel in 2009 from the 6.25 percent originally intended.
Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings Plc said it has received approval to use 400,000 hectares of land to plant coconut trees in the Philippines to make alternative auto fuel, which it aims to sell to Japanese users in five years.
A directive from the Indian petroleum ministry banning the sale of biodiesel as transportation fuel directly to consumers has forced several manufacturers, already squeezed by a pricing cap, to slow production.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will focus on renewable fuels during his visit to Beijing this week, hoping to team up with China to develop bio-fuels, the Caijing Magazine has reported.
Lula arrived in Beijing on Monday and will pay a state visit for three days.
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) is holding a seminar here on National Bio-Diesel Programme on May 18 for strategizing commercial scale production of bio-diesel in the country. The recommendations of the seminar will assist in consolidating the policy and regulatory framework for bio-diesel currently being formulated by AEDB.
This white paper synthesizes existing scientific data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to the production and expansion of biofuels. It is specifically focused towards assisting organizations that are developing sustainability standards for biofuels with the collection and interpretation of data.
Effect of auxins (IAA, IBA and NAA) and vitamin B1 (thiamine) on rooting response of branch cuttings and air-layers of Jatropha curcas during spring and monsoon seasons was studied. Spring season was found best for clonal multiplication of genetically superior material in jatropha. Cuttings treated with 600 and 800 mg l
BIOFUELS first became popular in the western world and much debate has centred around their environmental impact as well as cost comparative to fossil fuels. Most debate has been generic and has compared the two in
