• Justin Kuepper holds a BBA in Finance with a Real Estate emphasis. He serves as Senior Analyst for Accelerize.
• Thom Buschman graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin and went on to do statistical analysis of financial and opinion data for business and research centers.

The idea of bio-diesel dates back to 1885 when Dr. Rudolf Diesel build the first diesel engine, designed to run on vegetative sources. The inventor noted at the time that “… the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may in the course of time become as im-portant as petroleum and the coal tar products of present time.” This bit of prophecy has materialized in the present day, as fossil fuels have proven dangerous and costly.

Bio-diesel is a substitute for, or an additive to, diesel fuel that is derived from the oils and fats of plants, such as sunflowers, canola or jatropha. These bio-fuels can help reduce dependence on foreign oil imports and reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels like crude oil. In fact, bio-diesel produces 80% less carbon dioxide and no sulfur dioxide emissions, which can help reduce cancer by more than 90% in some areas.

These benefits have prompted many countries to incentivize the use of bio-fuels in their economies. The Philippines has been a pioneer in these initiatives and now requires all of its diesel fuel to have 1% bio-diesel, similar to the United States’ ethanol requirements. Combined, these incentives, along with the technology itself, has created enormous opportunities for companies like GreenGold.

What Are Jatropha Plants?

Jatropha is a plant that many experts are hailing as the next big thing in bio-diesel. The seeds from the golf-ball sized fruit contain a yellow liquid that can be converted into bio-diesel. But unlike other biodiesel crops, jatropha can be grown almost anywhere, including in deserts, trash dumps and rock piles. It doesn’t need much water or fertilizer, and it isn’t edible. Combined, these traits make for an environmentally-friendly and high-yield crop that is perfect for renewable energy.

The jatropha to bio-fuel conversion process is relatively simple has been refined by companies like GreenGold. The jatropha seeds are first harvested and the oil contained within the seeds is extracted. Then, the raw oil is pressed and transesterified into bio-diesel that can be used independ-ently or blended with traditional diesel in order to help improve the environment and lower costs!

The economics of jatropha plants are also very attractive compared to the alternatives. One hectare of jatropha can produce more than 18 barrels of oil that have 95% of the efficiency of diesel. This compares to around 9 barrels of oil and 91% efficiency from rapeseed oil—jatropha’s nearest competitor. Meanwhile, jatropha oil itself is competitively priced with crude oil at around $43 per barrel.

Jatropha plants are also very good for the environ-ment. The trees can capture more than four tons of carbon dioxide per acre while the emissions from use of the bio-diesel have almost no harmful by-products associated with standard diesel.

Because the plants reduce carbon dioxide, jatro-pha growers are often eligible to receive carbon credits at a rate of one carbon credit per ton of CO2 reduced. These credits can then be sold on the open market to companies that need to offset their carbon emissions under the Kyoto Protocol and similar programs in the United States.

The full potential of jatropha is far from being realized for both technical and economic reasons. Growth and management of the plant is poorly documented and there is little experience marketing its end products. Therefore, growers often do not achieve the highest output of products that would bring the greatest reward. However, companies like GreenGold are quickly changing the landscape by creating this documentation, patenting their processes, and finding new ways to increase the plants output and monetization for farmers growing the plant. There has also been some concerns that jatropha-based fuels may harm engine performance. However, recent studies have shown that a 40 to 50 percent blend with standard diesel oil provides opti-mum performance without any engine modification and preheating of the blends. This equates to huge demand if governments begin to impose minimum blends similar to that of ethanol.

News & Media Coverage

“Renewable energy, it turns out, does grow on trees. The fruit pods plucked from jatropha trees have seeds that produce clean-burning diesel fuel. But unlike corn and other biofuel sources, the jatropha doesn't have to compete with food crops for arable land. Even in the worst of soils, it grows like weeds.” - Time Magazine (01/29/2009)

“By some estimates, the per-barrel cost to produce biofuel using jatropha -- about $43 -- is about half that of corn and roughly one-third that of rapeseed, two other leading materials for alternative energy. At those prices, jatropha biodiesel would be competitive with fuel made from crude oil without significant government subsidies.” - Wall Street Journal (08/24/2007)

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