TNT, one of the world’s leading express companies, has launched a pilot project in India to use biodiesel in its delivery vehicles.
Three trucks will participate in the year-long project between Pune, Nasik and Bangalore, covering a total distance of 45,000 kilometers (28,000 miles) per month.
...TNT’s biodiesel pilot project in India is part of the company’s global “Driving Clean” initiative to improve its environmental performance.
On Location: Jatropha Biodiesel in India is a very interesting introduction to biodiesel in transportation. The presentation is centered on the problems of transportation in India, and relies on video clips of Indian traffic.
Of especial interest is the Jatropha plant which is a prodigious oil producing plant. One of the states of India has embarked on a plan to introduce massive plantings of Jatropha so they can harvest the seeds and create a home grown biodiesel industry.
Philippines President Pushes Jatropha Planting for Biodiesel - covers a plan in the Philippines to plant a lot of Jatropha, so that they can launch large-scale biodiesel production. This follows a similar plan from one of the states in India.
Jatropha produces a high percentage of oil making it valuable in biodiesel production.
