Palm | Kelapa Sawit

Govt to procure 5m litre biodiesel plant
Mmegi Online - Mbongeni Mguni - ‎Mar 18, 2011‎
He said a feasibility study into biodiesel production completed last December suggested that the alternative fuel could not be produced at viable costs for motorists, though production for strategic purposes was still possible. ...
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Jatropha as biofuel causes more carbon emissions – Report
Ghana Business News - Emmanuel K. Dogbevi - ‎Mar 22, 2011‎
These fuels seen as an alternative energy source, according to the study by three groups, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, ActionAid and Nature Kenya, could cause up to six times more carbon emissions than fossil fuels. ...
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Food Security Threatened in Ghana
GhanaWeb - ‎Mar 30, 2011‎
Whilst many of these deals are for food cultivation, there is a growing interest in growing crops for fuel agrofuels particularly to supply the growing EU market. In Ghana, development agencies have reported that the spread of jatropha is pushing small ...
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Developing alternative sources of energy
Financial Express Bangladesh - ‎Apr 5, 2011‎
Bio-diesel from jatrofa plants is significantly meeting requirements of fuels for transporters in neighbouring India. Jatrofa plants can grow easily without much care anywhere. A plan to introduce jatrofa cultivation was reported in newspapers sometime ...
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Jatropha hype gets a jolt
India Infoline.com - ‎Mar 29, 2011‎
It said the oil yield of the seed from plants grown on land earmarked for jatropha cultivation in Malindi would determine whether the shrub provided a viable alternative to fossil fuel. Previous land use was another critical factor. ...