In some parts of the world, including Latin America and the USA, manually harvesting Jatropha is not economically viable, and mechanical harvesting machines offer a cost-effective solution.

At 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, Oxbo International Corporation, and BEI International LLC share their breakthroughs in Mechanised Harvesting, which have been tested on jatropha farms.  

At the conference, Max Lint, CEO of BEI and Mr. Scott Korthuis, Product Manager at Oxbo share essential information on requirements for Mechanical harvesting including:

• Proper row spacing
• Row length
• Row ends
• Good field conditions

For now, we are pleased to share with you demonstration videos below, that show how in field tests, these mechanical harvesters were able to pick only the ripe fruits, leaving the flowering fruits and bush intact.

Click on the links below to view them.

Oxbo International Corporation-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68wcBFI7Bv4

BEI International LLC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5oaeTRZpOo

While it is hard to untangle the impact of the global financial downturn from general disenchantment with jatropha itself, it is fair to say that the investment gotten way ahead of the plant science!

But if you see yourself in Jatropha for the long-haul, you should take 2 days off to attend 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas in Miami on 3-4 December, because here is a platform where you can fill in the gaps in your experience and knowledge of the jatropha business.

In short, we throw out the hype and ‘wishful thinking’, to present the scientific findings and valuable data you can use to take your Jatropha business to the next level.

In 2 days, you can get facts and valuable information on:

• Improving the Productivity and Economics of Jatropha Projects
• The Ideal Production Model for Commercial Jatropha Production
• Securing Project Funding and Raising Capital during the Recession
• Carbon Credits Potential for Jatropha Projects
• Tapping Mechanized Harvesting, Tissue Culture Breeding & Jatropha Genomics research to improve your overall Jatropha productivity.
• Effectively Expelling and Purifying your Jatropha oil for sale.
• The primary buyers of Jatropha oil and their expectations.

>>Find out more here<<

And of course, if you need a little extra help, you’ll really benefit from our “MINI Workshop”, a highly interactive session conducted by 3 leading Jatropha experts, which we have integrated into the 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas program.

The seminar style workshop on 4th December will take you through the entire Jatropha Biodiesel Value Chain Model, an approach designed to help you procure financing effectively, establish the principal Drivers of your business and enhance shareholder value. >>Find out more here<<

So what are you waiting for? Confirm your attendance at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, the best investment you will ever make for your Jatropha business. >>CLICK here to sign up<<.

TOP Jatropha Strategist Shares Startling Revelation! Returns from Jatropha Biomass can EXCEED returns from sale of Jatropha Oil

“Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues” is an insightful video presentation featuring Drs. William Ludwig Nolten, Asia Director of Waterland Group, and one of the world’s most cutting-edge Jatropha researchers. The presentation, made at the JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 conference, was one of the highest rated in terms of usefulness and relevance.

Drs.  Nolten thoroughly debunks the idea that jatropha seedcake and biomass residues are waste substances. According to Drs. Nolten, jatropha PPO represents only 14% of the jatropha fruit. The other 86% are biomass, consisting of fruit shell (30%), seed husk (26%) and kernel (30%). The utilization of these resources provides additional revenuesand carbon credits for a jatropha project.  

Watch & find out how you can use Jatropha in the following applications:

• Organic Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner from Jatropha’s Agricultural Wastes- going completely green!
  
• Pharmaceutical use of Jatropha seedcakes and residues- A Highly Lucrative sector
  
• Potential use of seed kernel meal as livestock feed ingredient – can be traded at 30% higher than soybean meal
  
• Agro-energy pellets for cooking and heating needs in rural areas
  
• Biogas production from seedcake-a potential source for CDM and Carbon Credits

...Plus Many More...

Register today to access the 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas Video Presentation at NO COST.

Why you can’t afford to miss this opportunity to tap Drs.  William L. Nolten’s expertise!

Drs.  William Nolten is the Asia Director of Waterland Group which has planted over 60,000 hectares in Indonesia and as of this year, has over 12,000 hectaresalready producing oil. 

Unlike many so failed startups, Waterland Group entered the jatropha sector after ten years of intensive research and pilot projects.  The Waterland group has successfully commercialized jatropha for biofuel use and has developed sustainable agronomic practices and socially-responsible business model which is economical.

Besides cultivation in Indonesia, the company has also established a joint venture in Vietnam last year which will see the set-up of two jatropha nurseries and R&D centre to further expand WaterLand’s model in the country.

If you are someone with a vested interest in growing your Jatropha business, “Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues” is a video you cannot afford to miss.

Here’s to your Success with Jatropha & ending our dependence on Oil!

As part of JatrophaWorld’s commitment in providing quality and useful knowledge, we have incorporated a Mini-Workshop on Jatropha Biodiesel Value Chain into the main program. Using a quantitative model to show you the economic indicators of jatropha projects, you will clearly see the profitability of your project as well as the risk profile.

We understand that the principal need and hurdle to jatropha project development currently is to secure financing, this mini-workshop is specially designed to help you meet funding requirements by showing financiers the shareholder values of a project.

The special feature of this session is that it will be “INTERACTIVE”.  The participants would be given a short questionnaire prior to the Workshop to provide their own top seven variables, of their Jatropha farming, refining and marketing operations for the model.  These variables would be then fed into the model and the outcome in the form of  “Profitability”, “Cashflow” and “Risk Profile” shown to them.  Thereafter, there will be Panel discussions, which would focus on the “Optimization of Jatropha Biodiesel Value Chain” and how each respondent could optimize his/her own Jatropha farming, biodiesel production and marketing operations.  The Financier would be able to pay attention to the “critical variables” that would make a difference in the success of Jatropha Biodisel operations. 

The value-added Mini-Workshop is offered to delegates of 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas at NO EXTRA COST!

You won’t want to miss the valuable insights offered by the mini-workshop.

Sign up for 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas now to secure your seat at the world’s premier Jatropha forum.

See below or visit our website for more details on the Mini-Workshop:

MINI-WORKSHOP: JATROPHA BIODIESEL VALUE CHAIN MODEL - MEETING FUNDING REQUIREMENTS

Day 2, 4 December 2009, 9.05 – 11.05hr

Key Objectives:

• To highlight the importance and methodology of integratingall the variables at a very granular level, as they relate to every aspect of your farming operations, oil extraction, trans-esterification and refining operations and eventually marketing, not only the “biodiesel” but also all the “byproducts”.   
• This would be achieved by developing and building a “quantitative model” whose objectives would be to show the “financial results” of the operations by highlighting the economic indicators of the project such as Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback Period and Present Worth Index. This in turn would go a long way in assisting you to procure finance successfully to fund their operations which seems to be the principal need and hurdle of all Jatropha growers.  
• For the Financier, the Decision & Risk Analysis (D&RA) will clearly establish, what the “Principal Drivers of the Business” are and what the Risk Profile is for the Project, i.e., the probability of enhancing or destroying shareholder value.
• For Jatropha Farmer and Refiner too, this would show which variables they have to improve upon to reduce the “Risk Profile” of the project and enhance shareholder value.

The Panelists:

Modeler:Dr M.V. Krishna Kumar, President & CEO, Tiara International Consulting LLC

Grower:Mr James Love, VP International Operations, Abundant Biofuels Corporation

Financier: Mr Gregory Montgomery, Managing Director, MCF Advisors

» TAKE ME to the REGISTRATION PAGE where I can SIGN UP with my Team, and set my Jatropha project on the path to a successful future!

We are happy to announce that the new dates for 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas are December 3-4, 2009. The conference will go ahead in Miami as initially planned.

Block 3^rd and 4^th December to be at 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas, the region’s largest and most influential gathering for the region’s Jatropha industry.

Confirm your participation at 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas SOON to avoid disappointment, as seats at Americas’ biggest Jatropha conference sell out fast. >>Click HERE<< to register with your team today,and enjoy our special group discount!

On that note, if you are keen on playing a bigger role in the 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas, do email us at cynthia@cmtsp.com.sg to find out more about our customized sponsorship and media partnership packages that will enhance your company’s profile at the world’s largest Jatropha gathering.

We are postponing the 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas.

As a precautionary measure we have decided to postpone the 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and concerns about the H1N1 virus. However, with increased global vigilance and measures in place to curtail the worst of the outbreak, we are confident that the situation will come under control shortly.

Plans are still in high gear for 2^nd JatrophaWorld Americas! We will be watching the situation and confirming the new dates very soon so watch this space.

JatrophaWorld Americas is the biggest Jatropha conference in the Americas, and is attended by all the key stakeholders in the region’s Jatropha Value chain. Over 1700 people from over 90 countries have already benefited from the JatrophaWorld experience.

You can still sign up for the conference by >>clicking here<<. We are keeping the registration open, and we will make it our FIRST PRIORITY to inform you once the dates are finalized.

É possível tirar vantagem de 100% da jatropha? O principal pesquisador da jatropha, Dr. William Ludwig Nolten, falou sobre essa questão durante sua apresentação pioneira “Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropa”.

A maioria dos plantadores da jatropha cultiva e colhe a jatropha curcas principalmente por seu óleo vegetal puro (PPO) para uso como biocombustível e biodiesel. No entanto, já ficou comprovado que o PPO só representa 14% dos recursos utilizáveis dos frutos.

Durante a apresentação da palestra sobre “Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropha”, o Dr. Nolten observou que é possível aumentar o uso da jatropha para 100%.Os rendimentos da biomassa e da pasta de jatropha podem até ultrapassar os retornos da venda do PPO!

“As sementes e os resíduos da biomassa da jatropha não são substâncias descartáveis... é possível converter tudo para fazer do seu projeto um sucesso”, afirma o Dr. Nolten.

Como Diretor do Waterland Group para a Ásia e pesquisador de ponta da jatropha, o Dr. Nolten é amplamente considerado como um dos principais especialistas do setor. O Waterland Group plantou sessenta mil hectares de jatropha na Indonésia e já tem mais de doze mil hectares produzindo óleo.

A apresentação do Dr. Nolten, uma das mais bem avaliadas em termos de utilidade e relevância durante o Jatropha World Asia 2009 realizado em Kuala Lumpur, cobriu também os seguintes tópicos:

• Comercialização da pasta de resíduos de jatropha para a indústria farmacêutica.
• Aproveitamento do lucrativo mercado de biogás.
• Comercialização da farinha de semente como ingrediente altamente lucrativo da alimentação animal.
• Criação de um condicionador de solo e fertilizante orgânico dos resíduos agrícolas da jatropha.
• Produção de pellets agroenergéticos para as necessidades de aquecimento e preparo de alimentos das áreas rurais.

“Tecnologia de utilização da pasta e dos resíduos da jatropha” está sendo lançada juntamente com as iniciativas da 2ª Conferência Jatropha World Americas 2009. Para obter acesso gratuito a esse vídeo imperdível, acesse http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/video2/.

A 2ª Jatropha World Americas 2009 vai reunir os principais cientistas e agrônomos, investidores e financiadores, refinadores de biodiesel, fornecedores de equipamentos e sementes do setor, além de agentes governamentais e representantes de ONGs unidos pelo interesse pela jatropha.

Para inscrever-se nesse evento com dois dias plenos de atividades, a acontecer nos dias 10 e 11 de junho, em Miami, Flórida, acesse http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/attend/.

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Contacto

Centre for Management Technology
Lee Lin, +65 63469146
leelin@cmtsp.com.sg

Es posible aprovechar el 100% de la planta de jatrofa? El investigador principal de la jatrofa, el Dr. William Ludwig Nolten, trata este tema durante la innovadora presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y torta de semillas de jatrofa.”

La mayoría de los agricultores actualmente plantan y cosechan semillas de jatrofa curca principalmente por su aceite puro de planta (pure plant oil, PPO) para uso como combustible ecológico y combustible ecológico diésel. Sin embargo, está comprobado que el PPO solamente representa apenas el 14% de los recursos utilizables en cada fruto.

Durante la presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y tortas de semillas de jatrofa”, el Dr. Nolten observa que es posible aumentar el uso de la planta de jatrofa a un asombroso 100%. ¡Las ganancias de la torta de semilla y biomasa de jatrofa podrían incluso exceder la rentabilidad de la venta del PPO!

“Los residuos de biomasa y semillas de jatrofa no son sustancias de desechos... usted puede transformar todo para que su proyecto sea un éxito”, declara el Dr. Nolten.

Como investigador de última generación de la jatrofa, y director de Waterland Group en Asia, el Dr. Nolten es ampliamente considerado uno de los expertos líderes de la industria. El Waterland Group plantó más de 60.000 hectáreas (148.000 acres) de jatrofa en Indonesia y posee más de 12.000 hectáreas (29.500 acres) que ya producen aceite.

La presentación del Dr. Nolten, una de las mejor calificadas en cuanto a su utilidad y relevancia en la conferencia Jatropha World Asia 2009 realizada en Kuala Lumpur, también cubrió los siguientes temas:

• Comercialización de tortas de semillas y residuos de jatrofa en la industria farmacéutica.
• Cómo incursionar en el muy rentable mercado del gas ecológico.
• Comercio de granos de semillas como un ingrediente de alimento para ganado altamente lucrativo.
• Creación de fertilizante orgánico y acondicionador de suelos con desechos agrícolas de jatrofa.
• Creación de gránulos agro-energéticos para las necesidades de cocción y calentamiento de las áreas rurales.

La presentación “Tecnología de utilización de los residuos y torta de semillas de jatrofa” se lanzará junto con las iniciativas de la 2.^a conferencia Jatropha World Americas 2009. Para obtener acceso libre a este video imperdible, visite http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/video2/.

La 2.^a conferencia Jatropha World Americas 2009 reunirá a los principales agrónomos y científicos, inversionistas y financistas, refinadores de combustible ecológico diésel, proveedores de semillas y equipos de la industria, como así también a funcionarios del gobierno y representantes de ONG unidos por su interés en la jatrofa.

Para inscribirse en este gran evento de 2 días de duración, programado para el 10 y 11 de junio en Miami, Florida, visite http://www.futureenergyevents.com/jatropha/attend/.

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Contact:

Centre for Management Technology
Lee Lin, +65 63469146
leelin@cmtsp.com.sg

It’s a great time to be a Jatro-Entrepreneur
(Pictured-JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 Panellists)

Most Jatro-Entrepreneurs are consolidating their projects, fine-tuning their practices and racing the final laps to commercialisation. With the first supplies of Jatropha oil expected to hit the markets soon from matured Jatropha projects, the sector remains buoyant and energised!

The eagerly anticipated first leg of the Jatropha World 2009 series, JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 convened in Kuala Lumpur on 16-17 February. The conference brought together the Jatropha community in the world’s most authoritative Jatropha forum to lend an Asian perspective to the latest developments in Jatropha around the world.

And the general view among all attendees was, “Jatropha remains competitive!”

We saw participants join us from over 31 countries from all five continents. Most of them, who have a vested interest in Jatropha cultivation, came to JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 to find out more about the latest technologies, best practices in Jatropha cultivation and processing, and more importantly, network with their fellow Jatro-entrepreneurs, many of whom they had met at previous Jatropha World conferences.

The atmosphere was convivial; Jatro-entrepreneurs remain confident despite the global economic uncertainties, buoyed by the growing global interest in alternative energy, emissions reduction and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

The JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 panel was made up of the world’s most influential Jatropha players including the top executives from Biotins Energis, Jatoils, Bioenergy Development (Thailand), D1-Willamson Magor, Abundant Biofuels Corporation, Neste Oil Corporation, plus many more, and these industry leaders did not hold back their enthusiasm in conveying their continued commitment towards the growth of the Jatropha sector.

The conference got rave reviews from all participants. Mike Vanstone, Director at New World Energy from Australia, and a Jatropha World regular said “I enjoyed Jatropha World Asia 2009 even more than I did Jatropha World 2008!”

Kaushik Saika, Plantation Manager at D1-Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd, one of India’s largest Jatropha projects was so excited by his experience at Jatropha World Asia 2009, that he remarked “Jatropha World 2009 will play a significant role in the consolidation of the Jatropha and Biodiesel industries.”

Tarja Myllymaki, Global Feedstock Manager at Finland’s Neste Oil was very impressed by the type of people she got to meet at Jatropha World Asia 2009. She observed, “Everyone I met at JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 are deep into the subject and many have actual experience.”

As Alfred Araneta, president of Philippine’s Asian Fuels Inc. summed up, “JatrophaWorld is an excellent venue to keep ourselves updated, informed and educated about the complex but exciting business of Jatropha!”

JatrophaWorld Asia 2009 was a great start to the Jatropha World 2009 series, and has set the bar very high for the upcoming 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas conference, which will be held on 10-11 June in Miami, USA.

Have you marked the dates yet?

Make sure you are at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, to meet the Jatropha community and hear more about how Jatropha can play a part in cutting down dependence on fossil fuel!

>>CLICK HERE<< to block your seats at 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas early!

And don’t forget to watch this space for updates on 2nd JatrophaWorld Americas, BONUS Free downloads, live webinars and other exciting developments.

>>CLICK HERE<< to read the Jatropha Sustainable Biofuels Alliance's review of JatrophaWorld Asia 2009!