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Most folks have never heard of the humble Jatropha plant. Yet it is almost certain to become one of the biofuel superstars of the next 100+ years. But before we can appreciate the JCurcus we need to understand what a biofuel actually is, and why it’s so important to our planet.

What Is Biofuel Energy?

Biofuels come from renewable resources, rather than resources like oil and coal, which have a finite supply. Primarily, they come from oily plants – like the Jatropha – but other sources are used oils, like those from fast food restaurants, or wastes from municipalities and industries.  Read more... (605 words, estimated 2:25 mins reading time)

One way to go green is with: Alternate Energy Research which has gone in many different directions.  One of these directions is in biofuels.  Many different parts of the world are looking at this from many different angles including palm oil, soybeans, sugarcane and corn to form bioethanol.

It has been noticed that there are different amounts of water needed to produce a gallon of bioethanol depending on the area’s climate and farming techniques. For dry regions that need irrigation to grow plant need to make biofuel, it may take up to 2100 gallons of water to produce just one gallon of bioethanol while in the mid west it is less than 100 gallons of water.  Read more... (319 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)