Trans-Asia Renewable Energy Corp. shared that Jatropha Curcas is not as hardy a plant as its supporters tout it to be. They said that after experimenting in their Jatropha Curcas farm at Laguna they found out that the plant actually needs a lot of water and it won’t grow in just any type of land. This in turn affects the commercial viability of the plant as a feedstock for biodiesel. With this revelation they also announced that they are dropping any plans to enter the biofuel industry.
Jatropha Curcas has been touted as the miracle plant for biodiesel production because it can grow anywhere, therefore removing the need to encroach in land that is planted with crops used in food production.
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Category: Biodiesel, Jatropha, Biofuel
