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Air New Zealand Boeing powered by biofuel jatropha
(26/01/2009)

Jatropha is a plant that grows to approximately three metres high and produces seeds that contain inedible lipid oil that is used to produce fuel. Each seed produces between 30 and 40 percent of its mass in oil and jatropha can be grown in a range of difficult conditions, including arid and otherwise non-arable areas, leaving prime areas available for food crops. The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by the sustainable second-generation biofuel jatropha has been successful... [more]

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