SG Biofuels, Brookhaven National Lab, NYSERDA partner for jatropha testing

In California, SG Biofuels announced a strategic partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory to accelerate the analysis and testing of oil produced by its Latin American Jatropha plantations.

In the project, jatropha will be blended with residual oil combusted in a commercial boiler that has been used by Brookhaven National Laboratory to test other biofuel blends over the past few years. During the tests, measurements of gases and particulates in the stack will be made to evaluate the differences made by the blending.

An undisclosed amount of funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will be allocated to Brookhaven National Laboratory to expand the evaluation of combustion properties in Jatropha oil.

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