Links-Resources Biodiesel from Plant Biomass

There are numerous comercial ventures to produce biodiesel from Oil-Rich Seed-bearing plants, here are some:

Nestle’s Jatropha Curcas Nursery in Tagum. The clump here bears fruit every week… so they said… this is what you grind to extract the oil… even while still planted in their black bags they can grow up to 3 ft in height and start fruiting after 6 months… According to them, they got their planting materials locally from the wild Jatropha Curcas growing around them. Now after about a year, they have about 50,000 plantings in inventory… their market is mostly for Manila since not much people from mindanao are buying from them (maybe it’s just a marketing issue)… packed in boxes and with the right amount of moisture, the cuttings can survive a week…
Contact Info:
NESTLE EXPERIMENTAL & DEMONSTRATION FARM
Magdum, Tagum City, Philippines

Earth Biofuels, Inc. (EBOF)Earth Biofuels, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and sale of renewable fuels, with a focus on biodiesel fuel, in the United States. It produces pure biodiesel fuel (B100) through the utilization of vegetable oils, such as soy and canola oil as raw material. The company distributes petroleum/biodiesel blended fuel, such as B20 through wholesale distributors, truck stops, and fueling stations. Earth Biofuels was incorporated in 2002, became public in 2005, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE), headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer of renewable fuel. Founded in 2001, the company has 560 million gallons per year (MMGY) of production capacity through five operating ethanol production facilities in Aurora, S.D., Fort Dodge and Charles City, Iowa, Linden, Ind., and Albion, Neb. VeraSun plans to be the first company to extract oil from Distillers Grains (DDGS), a co-product of the ethanol production process, for use in biodiesel production, thereby creating two biofuels from the same feedstock. Removing oil from distillers grains not only increases the value of the oil for fuel use, the process also enhances the resulting distillers grains as a livestock feed by concentrating protein and reducing fat content.

Biofuel production around the world:

China to Prioritize Food over Biofuels: Read more....

Additional 12,000 Ha Earmarked for Jatropha Plantations

Jatropha fuels country's hope for cheaper energy source PIA Press Release

Low Coconut Production Could Affect Philippine Biodiesel Supply?

Jatropha curcas Farmers in India Facing Problems…

2 Million Ha up for Jatropha Planting in Philippine Idle Lands

China's need for crops may curb biofuel plans.

Bio-diesel demand to propel grain, oil prices higher G. Chandrashekhar

Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts grain and oilseed prices to rise in 2007 from BioFuel Review.

Science News: University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Grain Growers Cooperative bringing biodiesel plant to North Carolina. The $20 million plant, located in Mount Olive, N.C., is predicted to have a capacity of 15 to 20 million gallons of biodiesel, making it the largest in the Southeast. The site was chosen because of its proximity to some 8.5 million acres of soybeans.

There are numerous comercial ventures to produce biodiesel from Oil-Rich Seed-bearing plants, here are some:
Nestle’s Jatropha Curcas Nursery in Tagum. The clump here bears fruit every week… so they said… this is what you grind to extract the oil… even while still planted in their black bags they can grow up to 3 ft in height and start fruiting after 6 months… According to them, they got their planting materials locally from the wild Jatropha Curcas growing around them. Now after about a year, they have about 50,000 plantings in inventory… their market is mostly for Manila since not much people from mindanao are buying from them (maybe it’s just a marketing issue)… packed in boxes and with the right amount of moisture, the cuttings can survive a week… Contact Info: NESTLE EXPERIMENTAL & DEMONSTRATION FARM Magdum, Tagum City, Philippines
Earth Biofuels, Inc. (EBOF)Earth Biofuels, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and sale of renewable fuels, with a focus on biodiesel fuel, in the United States. It produces pure biodiesel fuel (B100) through the utilization of vegetable oils, such as soy and canola oil as raw material. The company distributes petroleum/biodiesel blended fuel, such as B20 through wholesale distributors, truck stops, and fueling stations. Earth Biofuels was incorporated in 2002, became public in 2005, and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.		VeraSun Energy Corporation (NYSE: VSE), headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer of renewable fuel. Founded in 2001, the company has 560 million gallons per year (MMGY) of production capacity through five operating ethanol production facilities in Aurora, S.D., Fort Dodge and Charles City, Iowa, Linden, Ind., and Albion, Neb. VeraSun plans to be the first company to extract oil from Distillers Grains (DDGS), a co-product of the ethanol production process, for use in biodiesel production, thereby creating two biofuels from the same feedstock. Removing oil from distillers grains not only increases the value of the oil for fuel use, the process also enhances the resulting distillers grains as a livestock feed by concentrating protein and reducing fat content.

Biofuel production around the world: China to Prioritize Food over Biofuels: Read more.... Additional 12,000 Ha Earmarked for Jatropha Plantations Jatropha fuels country's hope for cheaper energy source PIA Press Release Low Coconut Production Could Affect Philippine Biodiesel Supply? Jatropha curcas Farmers in India Facing Problems… 2 Million Ha up for Jatropha Planting in Philippine Idle Lands China's need for crops may curb biofuel plans. Bio-diesel demand to propel grain, oil prices higher G. Chandrashekhar Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts grain and oilseed prices to rise in 2007 from BioFuel Review.		Science News: University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Grain Growers Cooperative bringing biodiesel plant to North Carolina. The $20 million plant, located in Mount Olive, N.C., is predicted to have a capacity of 15 to 20 million gallons of biodiesel, making it the largest in the Southeast. The site was chosen because of its proximity to some 8.5 million acres of soybeans.