JATROPHA CURCAS A BIO-DIESEL SOURCE

With Jatropha cultivation becoming an intensifying worldwide trend, how to ‘Do It IN Right Way’ centering on the best practices in Jatropha for maximum returns.

Food production and transport are particularly dependent on diesel engines and bio-diesel is a crucial part of bringing energy security benefits to the global food supply. In times of international terrorism, there are heightened concerns about nuclear proliferation, and Energy Security argues that the future must belong to bio- energy. If we can achieve energy security we can’t only free ourselves from dependence on fossil fuels - we can also realize environmental security and a whole host of other central developmental and poverty alleviation goals.

Given the realities of the bio-diesel markets, a successful bio-diesel business plan begins with an effective feedstock strategy from which process design flows. To make biodiesel a long-term business opportunity, attention must be to the critical issue of availability of right feedstock at right cost. Jatropha will be a vast source of bio-fuel and a key to reducing our dependence on fossil fuel jatropha can bring significant environmental benefits. It can replace jet fuel and diesel from petroleum without interfering with food crops or leading to the clearing of forests. The good thing about jatropha is that you're producing a tree shrub that lives for a long time and does its job, producing oil, while it also sequesters.