I was watching a local farming show when the topic touched on Jatropha Curcas. It turns out that a lot of people have been heading to the DENR and asking about Jatropha Curcas, the problem was that the local government units were unprepared to answer the barrage questions. So the DENR has stepped up to train their personnel to answer the common folks questions. What was surprising was on the last part of the show the host mentioned that people can register to plant Jatropha in public idle lands.
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A research paper studying the effects of Palm Oil and Jatropha based Biodiesel on Diesel Engines was released (with Petrol Diesel used as a baseline) by a research group from Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia. I had no direct access to the report but am basing my findings on the summary posted by Green Car Congress. The test used 10/90 Biodiesel/Diesel mixture for Jatropha and Palm Oil (B10) as well as full 100% Biodiesel (B100) and normal fossil fuel based Diesel (PetroDiesel).
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