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On policy Wise, we have frequently discussed the issue of biofuels with Jatropha frequently projected as the best alternative. Now Maharastra has taken the lead among Indian states and wants to use Public-private model to encourage farmers to plant Jatropha.

To meet the growing need for biofuel to save fast depleting natural fuel resources and clean [...]

Biofuels have been offered an alternative to conventional energy sources. But new research from the Nobel prize winning chemist Paul Crutzen suggests that they might end up causing more damage,
German Nobel-prize winning chemist Paul Crutzen and his team of researchers have calculated the emissions released by the growth and burning of crops such as maize, [...]

The lowly jatropha which can be grown virtually anywhere can provide a partial solution to the global energy crisis,
Goldman Sachs recently cited jatropha as one of the best candidates for future biodiesel production. A Bear Stearns analysis last year found that U.S. farmers only have the capacity to replace about 7% of the [...]

With the increasing political instability in the Arab world and the galloping oil prices, there has been increasing emphasis on biofuels to meet the growing energy needs of the world. Even the Bush administration., a key supporter of Big Oil wants to move towards an era of bio fuels and energy Independence.
However, a new U.N [...]