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A new three-legged platform for the advanced bioeconomy? The Castor, jatropha, pongamia strategy.

A new three-legged platform for the advanced bioeconomy? The Castor, jatropha, pongamia strategy.

December 16, 2014 |

Castor, jatropha, pongamia — the three steps that Bosques Energeticos is taking in piloting its way to success in fuels, chemicals and other markets. Can the early-stage company thrive, based on its uncommon approach to intercropping? The Digest investigates. In science, there exists the difficulty in developing a new energy crop —  improving yields and stress tolerance, […]

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Bio Revolution Americas to invest $200 million in Bahaman pongamia project

Bio Revolution Americas to invest $200 million in Bahaman pongamia project

December 8, 2014 |

In the Bahamas, Bio Revolution Americas plans to invest $200 million in a pongamia biodiesel project based on an outgrower model that would spread across unused arable land on several islands. The company says it has already installed two oilseed crushing plants in the US and plans to install six more in the next two […]

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Biofuels International Fiji loses $500,000 in pongamia trees due to fire

Biofuels International Fiji loses $500,000 in pongamia trees due to fire

August 7, 2014 |

In Fiji, Biofuels International Fiji says it has lost about a half million dollars’ worth of pongamia trees due to arson. About 200,000 trees have been planted, but repeated arson attacks since 2012 has led to the loss of thousands of trees. Local police authorities say that fires resulted from neighboring farms whose fires burning […]

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Biofuel company plans to start production from pongamia in Fiji next year

Biofuel company plans to start production from pongamia in Fiji next year

February 26, 2014 |

In Fiji, Biofuel International plans to start producing biofuel from pongamia next year following four years of growing trials. The company has planted more than 250,000 pongamia trees. It claims annual production of 125kg of seeds per tree with up to 40% oil. They say 4kg of seeds are required to produce 1 liter of […]

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Tree Oils India, CRIDA to collaborate on pongamia study

Tree Oils India, CRIDA to collaborate on pongamia study

August 19, 2013 |

In India, Tree Oils India will study the feasibility of pongamia as a feedstock for biodiesel in a five-year collaboration with the Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture. The study will currently take place on TOIL’s R&D farm and the laboratories of CRIDA in Hyderabad, but may also include the pilot integrated pongamia plantation project […]

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India’s Vayugrid signs MOU to develop Pongamia biofuels in Ethiopia

India’s Vayugrid signs MOU to develop Pongamia biofuels in Ethiopia

November 19, 2012 |

In Ethiopia, VayuGrid has signed an MOU with multiple parties to create a biofuels cluster for pongamia in Ethiopia. The cluster will generate $2.5M in investment opportunity as Ethiopia moves toward developing a biofuel park. Phase 1 of the project will involve bringing in a local partner to acquire land and labor, and to secure […]

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TerViva and Mason & Morse Farmland partner for pongamia tree projects

TerViva and Mason & Morse Farmland partner for pongamia tree projects

July 20, 2012 |

In California and Florida, TerViva and Mason & Morse Farmland are partnering to develop pongamia tree projects.  The pongamia tree is native to Australia and India, and yields a nut crop harvestable with conventional shakers.  The seed produced by the tree has a 40% oil content that can be easily refined into a very high-grade […]

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Pongamia – better than jatropha?

Pongamia – better than jatropha?

October 31, 2011 |

In Qatar, a report indicates that the pongamia pinnata tree may be replacing jatropha as the new wonder-feedstock of biofuels. Although the crop can take a year or two longer than jatropha to mature, the yield double of that of jatropha at up to 60 kilograms of oil per tree per year; and the trees […]

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The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Terviva

The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Terviva

December 20, 2023 |

Terviva is a food and ag innovation company partnering with farmers to grow pongamia, a climate-resilient tree which produces abundant, protein- and oil-rich legumes. Pongamia is uniquely suited to meet today’s environmental challenges. Chief Business Officer Ashley Kleckner presented these slides on the company’s promise and progress at ABL:C Next 22023.

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Petronas and Idemitsu collaborate to accelerate development of SAF for the aviation industry

Petronas and Idemitsu collaborate to accelerate development of SAF for the aviation industry

October 11, 2023 |

In Japan, Malaysian oil firm Petronas said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Idemitsu Kosan Co. to collaborate on the development of sustainable aviation fuel. Under the terms of the MoU, Petronas and Idemitsu will focus on a feasibility study to scale-up bio feedstock possibilities, production cost analysis and security in ensuring a […]

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