Jatropha Feeds Indian Biodiesel Industry
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India s government is putting its support behind the cultivation of jatropha as a biodiesel feedstock. GlobalData reports on how this may help the nation to meet its growing demand for energy.
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India’s growing energy needs have created a demand gap between production and consumption that the country’s oil reserves are no longer expected to fill. As a result, the country’s government has been forced to consider biodiesel as an alternative fuel, and in particular, jatropha, which in oil form is a light hydrocarbon.