Using Common Sense to Grow Biofuels
US - The future of the Earth could well hinge on the future of earth, the soil beneath our feet. One statistic makes clear why – soils and plants growing on them contain 2.7 times...

Amelot Announces Formation of Jatropha Biofuel Technologies
CHEYENNE - Amelot Holdings Inc. has announced the formation of a new subsidiary, Jatropha Biofuel Technologies, Inc. ("JBTI").

Majors to Cooperate in Jatropha Biodiesel Project
GLOBAL - Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Bayer CropScience AG and Daimler AG plan to jointly explore the potential for a biodiesel industry based on Jatropha (Jatropha curcas...

Go bio-diesel to soften blow of high fuel prices, Way Kurat says
NABUNTURAN - "Let's go biodiesel," Compostela Valley 1st District House Representative Manuel "Way Kurat" Zamora said.

Mission signs deal for Jatropha seeds
AUSTRALIA - The Indian subsidiary of Perth-based Mission Biofuels has signed a deal with an Indian district controlled entity granting it exclusive access to existing plantations of...

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.