Moment of truth for pioneering biofuel project

Ishimoto squeezes Jatropha seed into biodiesel
Ishimoto squeezes Jatropha seed into biodiesel

A one-hectare plot containing 1,526 Jatropha trees bears the country’s hopes for greater energy diversity and the promise of an alternative revenue source for farmers. This week, Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, finds that after four years of research in testing conditions, the wonder plant project has reached a moment of truth

Through the fire, through the rain.  In its four years, the country’s pioneering hectare of Jatropha plants at Sebele has witnessed frostbite, heatwaves and hailstorms.

Researchers keen to prove the plant’s potential as an alternative energy source for both diesel engines and woodfire have picked up the pieces each time and plodded on.

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