AFR – Bedford Biofuels Breaks Floor in Nigeria
Bedford Biofuels provides damaged soil within Kenya to build up the Jatropha curcas nursery. Jatropha can be a sturdy, drought proof sapling, which starts to flower inside six or eight weeks of...
View ArticleTAM Airlines Boosts Its Aviation Biofuel Programme
TAM Airlines has increased its viability study on a value chain of agricultural cultivation, industrial handling, and large-scale distribution of a new renewable and effective fuel option for aviation....
View ArticleSG Biofuels raises 17 million dollars for jatropha development
SG Biofuels raises 17 million dollars for jatropha development Bioenergy crop company SG Biofuels has closed a $17 million (€13 million) round of fundraising to go towards further developments of its...
View ArticleSeveral jatropha-based biofuel projects hit snags
Jatropha: The green fuel is awash in red ink Money may not grow on trees, but for a time it appeared to grow on bushes – specifically, a tropical shrub called jatropha curcas. Over the past decade,...
View ArticleIs Jatropha A Green Fuel Awash in Red Ink
Is Jatropha A Green Fuel Awash in Red Ink Money may not grow on trees, but for a time it appeared to grow on bushes—specifically, a tropical shrub called jatropha curcas. Over the past decade,...
View ArticleJatropha tree showing promise as new biofuel
Jet fuel grown from seeds When word got out several years ago about the promise of a small subtropical tree called jatropha, it became a biofuel sensation. Advocates claimed the fruit tree was...
View ArticleCan the Jatropha tree help with the climate change conundrum?
Can planting trees in the desert help save earth? A group of German scientists say so. They have come up with an environmentally-friendly method they say could mitigate the impact of climate change....
View ArticleAlternative Fuels America recruits United Biofuels of Amertica for “PROJECT...
Alternative Fuels Americas, Inc. (AFAI), an advanced biofuels company, announced today that United Biofuels of America (UBA) has joined AFAI’s Project Jetropha. “UBA has been recognized by Shell Oil...
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