 First ever sustainability assessment of Jatropha plantations - Sustainability is a key success factor for biofuels. However, the Jatropha industry lacks experience in assessing the sustainability of the production of Jatropha. The project “Towards sustainability certification of Jatropha biofuels in Mozambique”, implemented by the Jatropha Alliance, now tackles this issue for the first time ever. > read more |
| 23 July 2010 Report finds bioenergy production can expand across Africa without displacing food > read more |
| 7 July 2010 Airlines Going Green? Waterland International to Deliver its First Shipment of Jatropha Oil for Use by the EU Airline Industry > read more |
| 7 June 2010 Global airline industry soars toward recovery > read more |
Jatropha comes to the US
A video by TIME Magazine shows Jatropha opportunities and Jatropha growing in Florida.
Videos about Jatropha based jet fuel test
- Air New Zealand - Jatropha Biofuel Test Flight
- BOEING Presentation - Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight
- UOP Presentation - Air New Zealand Biofuel Test Flight
26 February 2009: JatrophaBioJet Corp
JatrophaBioJet Corp Will Develop the Jatropha and Advanced Biofuels Market for Aerospace Applications: Interesting article about JatrophaBioJet Corp, a new established company willing to operate at the intersection of Jatropha biofuels, aerospace, and carbon offsets.
10 February 2009: JetBlue alternative fuel trial
JetBlue readies for alternative fuel trial: Announcement of a planned second-generation biofuel test flight from JetBlue Airways in cooperation with Airbus and UOP.
09 February 2009: Auf grünem Kurs
Auf grünem Kurs: Comprehensive report about the bio fuel test flights and the airlines effort to achieve a better carbon footprint by the biggest daily German newspaper. Unfortunately only available in German.
February 2009: Boeing planes fly with biofuels
Boeing planes successfully fly with biofuels: This article covers the different biofuel test flights conducted by Boeing.
30 January 2009: JAL Flight Brings Aviation Closer to Biofuel
JAL Flight Brings Aviation One Step Closer to Using Biofuel: Comprehensive report about the biofuel test flight conducted by Japan Airlines. It was the first demo flight using a combination of three sustainable biofuel feedstocks (Camelina, Jatropha, Algae).
27 January 2009: Chicken parts as jet fuel?
Chicken parts as jet fuel? Pond scum? It's possible: USA today highlights the worldwide efforts to develop alternative jet fuels, by mentioning all possible options as of today.
07 January 2009: Flying on Vegetables
New York Times - Flying on Vegetables: Green blog hosted by NYT suggesting that converting the airline industry to bio fuels maybe easier than converting the car industry to bio fuels.
07 January 2009: Continental Gives Flight to Algae-Jatropha Jet Fuel
Continental Gives Flight to Algae-Jatropha Jet Fuel: Coverage on the first American bio fuel test flight conducted by Continental Airlines.
30 December 2008: Airline Flies a 747 on Fuel From a Plant
New York Times - Airline Flies a 747 on Fuel From a Plant: Coverage on the successful Air New Zealand Jatropha based test flight.
