Biodiesel in Africa, African Bio-diesel, Biofuels Trends - Reference & Resources

Biodiesel in Africa

This section contains resources for Biodiesel status and trends in Africa. Do let us know (narsi at esource dot in) if you have a resource that fits in this section.

Biodiesel Africa Web Site

Africa: Growing Biofuel – from Bioconversion Blog

Africa Archives @ Biodiesel Investing Blog 

Jatropha in Africa - Fighting the Desert & Creating Wealth - by Keith Parsons, August, 2005 - Jatropha isn't a well known biofuel, like corn or sugar cane, but when it comes to producing bio-diesel, Jatropha may be have the highest energy payback of any biofuel. Moreover, unlike corn or sugar cane, Jatropha is a perennial, yielding oil seed for decades after planting, and it can grow without irrigation in arid conditions where corn and sugar cane could never thrive. Read the full report from here @ EcoWorld

Africa to become the world's biodiesel supplier? - Posted Mar 2007 by Dane Muldoon, Autoblog Green - The new kid on the biodiesel feedstock block, Jatropha oil, is gaining widespread acceptance as a more environmentally friendly and less economically volatile route to a widespread biodiesel future. Jatropha's popularity is seeing money being pumped into African agriculture for biodiesel production. The long-living plant is being viewed as the spark that can revive the African economy, says this article. Read the full report from here @ Autoblog Green

Green Star Products has announced that it has signed an agreement with De Beers Fuel Limited of South Africa to build 90 biodiesel reactors. Each of the biodiesel reactors will be capable of producing 10 million gallons of biodiesel each year for a total production capacity of 900,000,000 gallons per year. Read the full report from here @ Biophile Magazine (18 November 2006)

Biofuel: Africa's new oil? - Biofuel holds great promise for Africa but the research isn't yet in place to reap the rewards, or analyse the pitfalls, reports Kimani Chege.

 Africa: Biodiesel Plant - Milestone for Country - The commissioning of Zimbabwe's first biodiesel plant is a major milestone in the country's efforts to harness available energy resources and promoting the use of renewable energy as a long-term strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Africa's first biodiesel plant - The Zimbabwe Gazette Daily News Online - Giving the real news dimension than any other newspaper!, Africa's first biodiesel plant

Biodiesel in South Africa—Tokara Winery - South Africa is not a country that gets too much green coverage, but that’s not to say there isn’t plenty of stuff going on. Previously we’ve mentioned the likes of organic Rooibos Tea, Malaria monitoring watches, rural and youth

Brazil urges Africa to join "biofuel revolution" - Speaking during an African tour; Lula said Brazil's experience with biofuels showed the environmental and economic benefits of mass producing ethanol and bio-diesel.

Biofuels and Africa - Africaresource.com is an educational portal that develops and distributes content. We offer educational materials, academic research and products on Africa and Diaspora. We publish peer-reviewed journals, bibliographies, poetry, artworks, stories, art exhibitions, autobiographies, who's who directory of scholars and innovators, and much more.

NGOs warn Africa on the dangers of biofuels and genetic engineering in the fight against Climate Change - A number of NGOs have written an Open letter (attached below) to the African nation delegates urging them to call for rejection of large-scale Biofuels or Genetic Modification (GM) technology as possible ways to achieve fast growth or more efficient fuel conversion under the Clean Development Mechansism (CDM). They point out that dependence on Biofuels and GM technology may in fact exacerbate the problems of climate change, environmental degradation, social inequality and poverty, particularly in Africa.

Africa | Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - Biodiesel stocks, ethanol stocks, biodiesel and ethanol plants, trends, and industry news.

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