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At first glance, the goal of America becoming fuel-self sufficient through the near 100% replacement of petroleum with plant oils appears unachievable.
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I tend to agree.
Especially if you read these alarming statistics from Tim Flannery.
in
"The Weather Makers" that
in 1997 the world used the equivalent of 422 years of fossil sunlight.
(p77)
and
6 billion people are using four times as much energy as their grandfathers 100 years before.
and
"If humans were to look to biomass as a . . .replacement, we would need to increase our consumption of all primary production on land by 50%"
(p78)
and
between 1800 and 1980 humans produced 244 petajoules of energy.From 1980-99 humans produced 117 petajoules
About half of the total emitted over the previous 180 years)
(p79)
and
". . .half of the energy generated since the Industrial Revolution has been consumed in just the last 20 years"
(p167) say since the first cotton mill in 1733?
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Vietnam Biocarburant Company: production of gas oil containing jatropha curcas
In 2005, Vietnam had to import 7,93 million tons of gasoline and of oil, that is to say 92% of the national needs. The success in the production of gas oil bio containing seeds of jatropha curcas contributes to lower the imported volume of the fuels and to protect the environment.
The Institute of tropical biology obtained successes in the experimental production of gas oil containing seeds of jatropha curcas, opening a new orientation of investment for industry and agriculture Vietnameses.
"By 2050, the world could face a serious energy crisis, because of the insufficiency of the renewable resources.
Therefore, the green fuel has interested considerable scientists and investors in the United States, in Germany, in China and in India ", pointed out Thai Xuân Of, a person in charge for the Institute of tropical biology, while underlining the asset of its discovery.
The jatropha curcas is a robust plant originating in India perfectly adapted to the climatic conditions of Vietnam and particularly to the arid grounds of the Center.
In India, the objective laid down by its government is to produce 40 million tons of gas oil at base of seeds of this plant, it explained.
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Courrier du Vietnam
(+ babel fish)
Tubang-bakod
Jatropha curcas
PURGING NUT TREE, BIG-PURGE NUT
Tubang bakod / Jatropha curcas / PURGING NUT TREE, BIG-PURGE NUT: Philippine Alternative Medicine / Medicinal Herbs / StuartXchange
