Green Leaf Report

 I learned about a new plant today: the inedible jatropha plant that grows in scrubland and generates 30 - 40% of its seed-weight in oil.  BP is partnering up with a biofuel company, D1 Oils, to produce this plant in Africa, thus helping struggling economies while lessening the global reliance on non-renewable fuel sources.  BP […]

Companies around the world are evaluating various types of plants as a possible source for fuel.  Algae has always been one of my favorites; the plant grows anywhere we don’t want it, thus is both plentiful and easy to acquire.  But as I read more about companies working on the production of algae, I […]