China Approves Biodiesel Pilot Projects
CHINA - China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has given the go-ahead to three biodiesel pilot projects with a total capacity of 170,000 tonnes.

Jatropha Plantation for Hainan
CHINA - Commercial planting of Jatropha is to be started in the Hainan province of China.

Farmers Benefit From Selling Jatropha Seeds
PHILIPPINES - Two years ago, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ordered the Department of Energy to expand its propagation of jatropha plants in all possible areas in the country as...

Reliance’s New Biofuel Business Model
INDIA - An Indian company believes it has the answer to the food versus fuels debate.

Gov't Acquires Jathropa Expeller
PHILIPPINES - A set of equipment necessary to get oil from jatropha was recently acquired by the Philippine National Oil Company – Alternative Fuels Corportation (PNOC-AFC) to fast...

Farmers Beginning to Gain Additional Income From Jatropha Plantations
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines government's alternative fuel programme is on track with farmers now reaping additional income from their jatropha plantations.

Developing Algae Facility for Biodiesel on Maui
US - HR BioPetroleum, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALEX), Hawaiian Electric Company and Maui Electric Company, subsidiaries of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE), today...

Jatropha Production Expanded in India
INDIA - India is one of the world's leading cultivators of jatropha as a feedstock for biodiesel, with more than 1 million hectares planted to date.

"Miracle Biofuel" Growing in Florida
US - Jatropha coulkd be replacing oranges as a crop for Florida.

Joint Jatropha Biofuel Venture in Philippines
THE PHILIPPINES - A consortium of investors from Japan, South Korea and the Philippines has launched a pilot project to develop biofuels in the Southern Philippines.

HPCL and Chhattisgarh Tie Up in Jatropha Venture
NEW DELHI - State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp said it has formed a joint venture company with the Chhatisgarh government and Chhatisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency for jatropha...

NEPC Blames Dwindling Agriculture on Primitive Practices
NIGERIA - The Acting Executive Director of the NEPC (Nigeria Export Promotion Council), Aliu Mohammed Lawal has placed blame on the declining fortune of the Nigerian agricultural sector...

Jatoil Urges Government to Permit Jatropha Cultivation
AUSTRALIA - The Australian government has banned jatropha as a weed in the northern regions, but Jatoil Ltd. is trying to persuade it to permit cultivation of the plant.

Zubiri: Jatropha Seeds as Biofuels Source
THE PHILIPPINES - With no end in sight to the skyrocketing of fuel prices, the national government is looking into alternative fuel sources to avert a looming economic catastrophe.

Jatropha to Aid Unsettled Farmers
INDIA - A company based in the North, IKF Green Fuel Ltd., plans to invest a hundred crore rupees on a jatropha plantation and a refinery in Vidarbha.