ICBU Selects Technology For First Biodiesel Plant
US - International Coastal Biofuels, Inc., a manufacturer of biodiesel renewable fuel, announced today that it selected Cavitation Technologies, Inc. as the provider for equipment,...

Madhya Pradesh Turns toJatropha
INDIA - Plans to lease out waste land in India could turn the Chambal valley in Madhya Pradesh into a future source of energy.

Jatropha Offers Hope to Local Economies
JAPAN - Jatropha, a biofuel source, which is already being cultivated in Japan, could offer hope to local economies in Japan.

GreenGold Ray Energies Expands Jatropha Plantations for Increased Biodiesel Oil Productions
PHILIPPINES - GreenGold Ray Energies is expanding its Jatropha plantations in Marinduque Island, to increase the company's plantation sites to over 10,000 hectares.

Malaysia Sees Potential in Jatropha
MALAYSIA - Jatropha has a strong potential as a biofuel, but the cost of growing it need to be fully researched before smallholders can make it a commercial enterprise.

Cocoa Giant Ivory Coast Targets Biofuel Production
IVORY COAST - Ivory Coast is diversifying into the booming market for biofuels by growing jatropha, with several projects already underway and with plans to refine the oil domestic...

India Turns to Jatropha for Biofuel
INDIA - The Indian Government is establishing a national policy on biofuels, which analysts believe will follow the Philippines model.

Vietnam Keen On Bio-Fuel Development
VIET NAM - Viet Nam is to explore new renewable energy sources in a bid to stave off the threat that traditional fuels could run out.

Gov't To Build Jathropa Seed Centers, Refinery
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Oil Company – Alternative Fuels Corporation (PNOC-AFC) will start the first phase of the construction of seed collection centres, crude jathropha...

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.