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Jatropha Curcas, The Nut of Choice for Biodiesel!

By on February 19, 2009 in Jatropha Biodiesel

Major new expansions being made with Jatropha Curcas being processed into a clean green biodiesel fuel. Green Gold Ray Energies Inc. announced today that its biodiesel refinery in Nasipit Port, Agusan del Norte will be opened in the next 90 days. Below is the perspective view of the GRYE Processing & Refinery Plant, capable of [...]

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? Nope, Myanmar.

By on December 16, 2008 in Jatropha Biodiesel

Will a Small Nut Save the World? Picture Credit: C Mulvany I remember meeting with a research scientist last summer who’s background was biofuels and engineering. We talked about various feed stocks for biodiesel and when the topic came to Jatropha Curcas, he surprised me with the following statement: “Jatropha won’t make it because it [...]

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Jatropha Curcas Takes Flight With Rolls Royce

By on November 14, 2008 in Jatropha Curcas

Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel will be flying high as Rolls Royce Completes Testing on Jatropha Based Biodiesel before upcoming Air New Zealand Test Flight. 747-400, Picture Credit: The _Skunk_Works 2 Thu 6 Nov 2008 – The jatropha-based jet biofuel to power one of the four engines on the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 test flight set [...]

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Will Corn Ethanol Flunk EPA Emissions Requirements?

By on November 10, 2008 in corn ethanol

In 2007, increased ethanol use was mandated by EPA and U.S. Congress as the fuel of choice to help America cut its appetite for oil. Is ethanol really the answer? There has been a ongoing discussion on whether or not ethanol can meet current EPA emission standards to reduce greenhouse gases. What good are mandates [...]

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Has the Ethanol Boom Run Out of Gas?

By on November 4, 2008 in corn ethanol

VeraSun files for bankruptcy! News Flash: VeraSun, one of the largest ethanol producers announces filing for bankruptcy protection. From the Los Angles Times: VeraSun Energy Corp., the second-largest U.S. ethanol producer, filed for bankruptcy protection after making bad hedging bets on corn, a raw material used to make the fuel. The petition for Chapter 11 [...]

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The Impossible Dream? 50% Cellulosic Ethanol

By on October 20, 2008 in ethanol

Picture Credit: Anemergencystop Is the U.S. Falling behind on Meeting its 2022 Goal of 50% Mandated Cellulose Ethanol (biofuels)? The government has ordered (mandated) that 36 billion gallons of biofuel be blended into the fuel supply by 2022. Of that, 16 billion must be cellulosic ethanol. No more than 15 billion can be corn ethanol, [...]

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Some Pig: Bailout Dollars Allocated to Green Projects

By on October 17, 2008 in pork earmarks

Pork Rules Pork Rules Picture Credit: Denver Museum of Nature We use to hear about government subsidies for the people, but with the massive bailout just completed, I believe we the people are subsidizing the government more ways than we can imagine. The bailout bill had some real goodies for the environment and green projects. [...]

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Is Jatropha Curcas Biodiesel Losing out to Algae Biodiesel?

By on October 13, 2008 in Biofuels

Picture Credit: Benjamin Arseguel A recent post on Chemically Green “The Truth About Jatropha Curcas” lists the pros and cons for growing Jatropha Curcas. India, which has researched extensively in growing Jatropha, has been investing heavily in Jatropha Curcas for biofuel production for their own automobile transportation. Early reports on Jatropha Curcas stated this bush [...]

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