Tuesday, May 15, 2007

India's Big Plans for Biodiesel

Researchers are developing new methods for cultivating a plant called jatropha.
By Michael Fitzgerald

Biodiesel could be an important renewable substitute for fossil fuels. And, in certain parts of the world, governments and some corporations consider the jatropha plant, common in hot climates, one of the most promising sources of biodiesel. The plant can grow in wastelands, and it yields more than four times as much fuel per hectare as soybean, and more than ten times that of corn. But the commercial-scale cultivation of jatropha, which has not previously been grown as a crop, raises several significant challenges. ........................
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