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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Kirk Haney is focused on the business of biofuels. Haney and his crew at Encinitas-based SG Biofuels are working on turning a Central American shrub called jatropha into the next cash crop for “greening” transportation around the globe.
Jatropha seeds contain high amounts of oil that can be used for a variety of bio-based materials, including biodiesel and feedstock substitutes for the petrochemical and jet fuel industries. It can be effectively grown on marginal lands that are considered undesirable for other crops. The nonedible shrub made its debut in the biofuel spotlight a few years ago, but quickly fizzled out of the limelight due to exaggerated and unrealistic promises by some of its proponents. Today, a handful of companies like SG Biofuels have brought jatropha back to center stage and are developing sustainable and viable business plans to go along with it.Read Full Article
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