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Plans for Jatropha Biodiesel in India

Quoting from a post I saw at Biodiesel Blog:

"...in certain parts of the world, governments and some corporations consider the jatropha plant, common in hot climates, one of the most promising sources of biodiesel. The plant can grow in wastelands, and it yields more than four times as much fuel per hectare as soybean, and more than ten times that of corn. But the commercial-scale cultivation of jatropha, which has not previously been grown as a crop, raises several significant challenges."

..."So far, the project has signed up 5,000 farmers representing 1,000 hectares of land. The goal is to have 8,000 hectares under cultivation by March 2008, and Adholeya says that the success of the first crops has drawn interest from many more farmers....Eventually, it aims to produce 90 million liters of biodiesel annually."

Source: Biodiesel Blog

Labels: asia, biodiesel, india, jatropha

Indian Govt banks on solar, wind energy to bridge power gap

Times News Network, Apr 26, 2007

NEW DELHI: The Indian government will shortly evolve a feed-in tariff system for wind, solar and other non-conventional sources of energy. This was stated by V Subramanian, secretary at the ministry of new and renewable energy (MoNRE) on Wednesday. Under the feed-in tariff system, solar and wind energy generators will transmit their energy to government-owned grids and help them supply power to starved locations.

Read the full news report from here @ Economic Times

Labels: asia, india, solar, wind

Tatas to invest 100 million dollars in Bangalore solar project

By K G Vasuki, Mar 26, 2007

Bangalore: For power hungry India, a non-conventional energy source like solar power is proving to be a boom.

India's leading solar energy solution providers Tata BP Solar recently inaugurated the new mega solar power plant on the outskirts of Bangalore said they and would invest 100 million dollars in it.

Read the full report here @ Daily India

Labels: india, solar