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Jatropha Curcas is seen by many to be the perfect biodiesel crop. It can be grown anywhere and in very poor soils, it actually generates top soil as it goes.
It is also drought and pest resilient, and has seeds with up to 40% oil content, which can be used for any diesel engine without modification.
Jatropha absorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and therefore earns carbon credits.The discovery of Jatropha Curcas as a substitute main feed stock for bio-diesel has helped solved the many problems associated with diverting a food based feed stock such as oil palm to the energy sector and has caught the interest and imagination of the industry in a major way.
Bio-diesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable fuel. It helps to reduce serious air pollutants such as particulates, carbon monoxides, hydrocarbons and air toxic.
With the depletion of primary fuels and the rising worldwide demand for cleaner burning fuel, the global market for bio-diesel is poised for explosive growth in the next ten years.
In the USA, the market for biodiesel is growing at an alarming rate – from 25 million gallons per year in 2004 to surpassing 100 million gallons by 2006.
In Europe, biodiesel represents 2% of total transportation consumption and is expected to reach 6% by 2010. In China, India, Brazil and Europe, import dependency, along with economic and environmental security concerns are giving birth to new government targets, aimed at reducing petroleum imports and increasing the consumption and production of renewable fuels. Europe, Brazil, China and India each have targets to replace from 5% to 20% of total diesel with biodiesel.
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