Bioenergy Feedstocks

Due to increasing oil demand and unpredictable climate changes related to CO2 emissions, interest grows in producing sustainable fuels from primary and particularly secondary

Aquatic biomass is attracting a lot of interest for the production of biofuels. Algae are regularly in the news as the promising alternative for fossil fuels, providing feedstock for biodiesel and even jet fuel.

This FACT sheet is based on a Dutch report on biofuels, prepared by Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.

GUBIZ, MITTELBACH, TRABI: BIOFUELS  AND  INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS  FROM J. CURCAS Chapter 4: Toxity , Nicaragua Conference  2001

Jatropha is a species with significant and valuable agricultural attributes, it is hardy, fast growing, early to fruit, productive and diverse in its physiology; the development and breeding str

The Pacific Island Countries including the Fiji Islands are heavily dependent on imported petroleum fuels for their energy needs.

Currently many eyes are focussed on and a lot of money is spent in renewable energy projects, because one day they are supposed to substitute fossil fuels and nuclear power.

This FACT sheet is based on a Dutch report on biofuels, prepared by Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

This FACT sheet is based on various inputs, from published papers, internet resources, but also from own experiences with Castor in the FACT-Gota Verde Project in Honduras.

This manual has been prepared to support practitioners in growing Euphorbia Tirucalli (ET) plants as an energy crop.