Price		Change	Trades	Volume
14:38 - $ 125.09		0.65 0.52%	88,740	215,171
Range	Open	52 Wk Range	1 Year Forecast
123.52 - 126.44	125.49	85.89 - 145.85	$162.62 / Barrel

JATROPHA : THE GREEN GOLD

JATROPHA CURCAS A BRAZILIAN SHRUB WAS NAMED AS GREEN GOLD BY SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE!

Entrepreneurs target the jatropha plant as the next big biofuel.

A woody shrub with big oily seeds could be the ideal source for biofuel.

Ethanol from corn or sugarcane and biodiesel from canola, soy or palm oil have become major players in renewable energy. In principle, biofuels do not increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, because as the plants grow they trap the CO₂ that is released when the biofuels are burned.

"We know that this plant is environmentally elastic and drought-tolerant. But the aura that this is a wonder crop that you can plant in the desert and harvest gold"

BIODIESEL, THE FUTURE IS NOW

Dr. Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine in the early 1900’s. His first attempts were failures, but when he showed his invention at the 1900 World Fair he had an engine that ran on 100% peanut oil. In 1912 Dr. Diesel stated,

“The use of vegetable oils for fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become, in course of time, as important as petroleum and coal tar products of the present time.”

Unfortunately Dr. Diesel died in 1913 before his vision of a vegetable powered engine was fully realized. Since this time his engine was modified to run on petroleum based “diesel”. Now, 100 years later it is time to revisit the visionary ideas of Dr. Diesel, and the use of vegetable oils as fuel for engines, now known as biodiesel.

Biofuel could provide 15 per cent of fuel by 2030

" More than 100 billion gallons of bioethanol and biodiesel could be being produced by 2030, according to a report from industry research company Global Insight - enough to supply more than 15 percent of global demand for motoring fuels.

In the US, the figure could rise to as much as 35 percent.

Global Insight also suggests that corn and sugarcane will remain the lowest cost source of bioethanol, and that non-food crops such as jatropha, which has the advantage of growing on land of marginal agricultural use, and pond-grown algae could become important sources too.

The report adds that virtually all of today's cars are capable of running with a five percent mix of biofuel (indeed, many UK supermarkets already sell fuel with this mix) and that little modification is required to enable cars to use a 30 percent mix ". REUTERS

BIODIESEL = SAVE THE PLANET

There are many benefits of using biodiesel rather than petroleum based diesel.

Biodiesel is a renewable resource that is significantly cleaner that traditional diesel.
Biodiesel emits up to 100% less sulfur dioxide, a major component of acid rain, and 80-100% less carbon dioxide than traditional diesel.

Biodiesel reduces smoke particulates up to 75%.

Pure biodiesel is biodegradable and breaks down as fast as sugar.

Biodiesel breaks down four times faster than regular diesel, with mostof a spill broken down only 28 days later.

Biodiesel is safer to transport and handle, because it has a higher flash point (greater than 150C) than traditional petroleum (77C), and is non-corrosive for human contact.

Biodiesel can be utilized in conventional diesel engines, the renewable fuel can replace directly by-products of the petroleum.

Petroleum reserves are exhausting and Petroleum is every day more expensive and conflictive

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