238 | Section 3 - TRACK SESSION 2 : Best Practices in ESD in TVET
INTRODUCTION
Jatropha oil is one of the most promising sources
of bio-fuel today.
This oil can be easily processed
into fuel that can replace or mixed with petroleum
based diesel.
This will...
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238 | Section 3 - TRACK SESSION 2 : Best Practices in ESD in TVET
INTRODUCTION
Jatropha oil is one of the most promising sources
of bio-fuel today.
This oil can be easily processed
into fuel that can replace or mixed with petroleum
based diesel.
This will relate to savings on imported
petroleum oil.
As potential source for biodiesel,
the jatropha plant can produce an oil content of 3058%, depending on the quality of the soil where it is
planted.
Its seeds yield an annual equivalent of 0.
75
to 2 tons of biodiesel per hectare.
Based on a March 2006 study commissioned by the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
potential areas for Jatropha plantation in the
Philippines is at 2 million hectares.
If farmers will
be encouraged to plant even in field boundaries or
hedges and to practice intercropping, a total of 5
millionhectarescanbeutilizedforthejatrophaplant.
With 1.
1 million hectares dedicated to jatropha, 5.
5
million metric tons (MMT) of biodiesel feedstock
can be produ
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