Energy crop company SG Biofuels has identified rust-resistant hybrids of jatropha through its global network of field trials. Identification of the trait provides a critical defensive attribute to ensure plant health and yield preservation.
Algenuity launched its Algem photobioreactor in Europe and Middle East markets May 15. It enables researchers to run simultaneous, comparative algal growth studies in two 1-liter flasks, and has three light wavelengths from red, white and blue LEDs.
Today, obligatory and voluntary ethanol and biodiesel blending mandates are set in more than 40 countries. At the same time, supply-oriented policies (e.g., RFS in U.S., RED in EU) call for rapid acceleration in the production of advanced biofuels.
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, the global demand for glycerol was 1,995.5 kilo tons in 2011 and is expected to reach 3,060.4 kilo tons by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 6.3 percent from 2012 to 2018.
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JOil and Agritech will explore development of 600,000-plus acres of jatropha plantations intercropped with food crops using JOil's elite, high-yielding jatropha varieties. The field trials will be carried out in Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin.
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