Jatropha, few years ago people ignore these plant because the beneficial use hasn't been found yet. Now it could be one of the source of fuel that substitutes fossil diesel.





The hardy jatropha, resilient to pests and resistant to drought, produces seeds with up to 40 per cent oil content.
When the seeds are crushed, the resulting jatropha oil can be burnt in a standard diesel car, while the residue can also be processed into biomass to power electricity plants.

Even Bob Geldof has stamped his cachet on jatropha, by becoming a special adviser to Helius Energy, a British company developing the use of jatropha as an alternative to fossil fuels. Lex Worrall, its chief executive, says:
“Every hectare can produce 2.7 tonnes of oil and about 4 tonnes of biomass. Every 8,000 hectares of the plant can run a 1.5 megawatt station, enough to power 2,500 homes.”