Bright future for biofuels in Congo, UN says
LONDON - The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Africa's most promising biofuels producers due to its vast amount of farmland suited to a range of crops from palm oil to soybeans,...

Philippine biodiesel meets international standards
MANILA - Initial tests on locally produced biodiesel have yielded positive results, indicating that the Philippines can produce jatropha-based biodiesel that meets international st...

Bio-fuelling the world’s hunger
INDIA - The soaring Sensex is as adrenalin to India Inc. Not many, however, seem to be unduly concerned about the galloping food prices. Almost everyone, from the Prime Minister downwards,...

Brazil's biodiesel mandate comes into effect
BRAZIL - All diesel sold in Brazil's 35,000 fuel stations will contain 2% biodiesel from today onwards. The B2 blend announces the start of president Lula's Pro-Biodiesel Program, which...

Growing appetite for rice pushes prices
KENYA - Kenyan consumers will be hit hard by rising rice prices in coming years if the country continues to consume amounts well above its small production.

CJP Found New Couple Oil Crop Cultivation Technology For Biodiesel Production
JAIPUR - The years of continuous research, experiments and trials have given Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) a big break through in the search for a viable alternative...

The myth of jatropha
INDIA - Three-year-old jatropha plantations have proved that claims on this plant are not true.

Jatropha - it proves that diesel grows on trees
INDIA - The glow from burning jatropha seed torches has often saved Maruti Chindu from treading on snakes, but now he carefully nurtures them for a use that he never imagined before...

Oil firm exec hits jatropha promotion
THE PHILIPPINES - An oil industry executive has scoffed at the government's thrust to promote jatropha curcas (tuba-tuba), describing the move like a "pyramiding scheme."

MP to allot land to 11 firms for jatropha cultivation
INDIA - From the initial demand of 90,000 ha of land by companies, the state government has curtailed it to 22,000 ha.

Noczim urges farmers to grow jatropha
ZIMBABWE - The National Oil Company of Zimbabwe has urged farmers to participate in the State enterprise’s jatropha outgrower scheme during the 2007/8 agriculture season to boost oil...

Forestry minister visits Indonesia project site
INDONESIA - Indonesia’s Minister for Forestry, M.S. Kaban, visited carbonpositive’s nursery and proposed planting sites in the Nusa Tenggara region in late November 2007.

Biofuel venture reaps growing benefits from "diesel tree"
GUIZHOU - A Chinese energy company in the southwest province of Guizhou is awaiting its first harvest of more than 13,500 hectares of a "diesel tree", which will yield 15,000 tons of...

Zimbabwe banks on jatropha for biofuel
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe is aiming to construct biofuel plants in all of its 10 provinces by 2010, the Minister of Science and Technology Development, Dr. Olivia Muchena, told local reporters...

Researchers Fuelling the 'Hydrogen Economy'
UK - Scientists at the University of Leeds are turning low-grade sludge into high-value gas in a process, which could make eco-friendly biodiesel even greener and more economical to...