Jatropha Bio Diesel in India:Saying bye to petrol
Jatropha Biodiesel is cultivated from jatropha curcas, also called physic nut. In Africa, India, Asia and the Americas, Jatropha is one of the most promising feedstock in what is becoming a worldwide bio-fuel bonanza. Experts say that jatropha bio-diesel in India can be used without any problems in modern CDI engines adapted for bio-diesel. DaimlerChrysler, India, which used it to fuel an eye-catching round trip throughout India. A Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI specially modified to use jatropha biodiesel toured the country between April and May 2004, covering around 5,900 kilometers and visiting 11 major cities on a route extending from Pune to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. Europeans are planting and investing in Jatropha fields in all these places and elsewhere. One company in the U.K., D1 Oils based in London, has built a portable Jatropha biodiesel refinery. Even this company plans for D 1 Oils, UK, a global leader in bio-diesel supply, will set up a refinery for jatropha-derived bio-diesel in Bangalore by mid 2007.
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Eric Raymond
Last modified July 20, 2007Author 1433 > has blogged 99 times
