Darrell Proctor is a publishing industry veteran with more than 30 years' experience writing about business, technology and sports. He spent more than a decade at the St. Petersburg Times and later the Rocky Mountain News, where he authored the Mile High Tech blog and was noted for his reviews of consumer electronics and technology. Questions for Darrell? Drop him a line at techexaminer@gmail.com.

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Jatropha - fuel of the future?

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August 11, 4:25 PM

by Darrell Proctor, Business Examiner

Jatropha seeds can be ground up, with their oil then used for fuel.

Biofuels are big business as governments search for alternative energy sources.

The Jatropha curcas could be one of the more unusual sources for biodiesel. The plant (also known as Barbados nut or Physic nut) is a poisonous non-food species, so its use won't diminish food supplies.

You can get a lot more information here, and you can read about the technology behind oil production from the plant here.

Several of the world's poorer countries are looking at Jatropha as a cash crop. India already has a national program devoted to the crop's development.

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106 miles per gallon - not just hot air?

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August 8, 3:23 PM

Here's a technology that might have traction - cars that run on compressed air and fuel and provide as much as 106 miles per gallon.This CNN article says a French company called MDI has been working on the technology, and now New York-based... Read More
Topics: Cars , MPG , Fuel