What happened to biodiesel from jatrofa plant ?
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
NOT only solar power, it is high time to try and popularise other non conventional forms of energy to reduce dependence on conventional, expensive and wasteful energy sources like petroleum, diesel or gas. They also create external dependency. But the alternative energy sources hike solar power, biogas, wind energy and wave energy are not only environment friendly but also particularly suitable for Bangladesh.
Specially, a project for biodiesel from the fruits of the jatrofa plants needs to be pushed hard. It was reported sometime ago that the government was planning to go for jatrofa plantations in some of the reserved areas to meet the total annual diesel requirement of the country. But no more has been heard about the project since. India and some other countries are known to be meeting substantial parts of their fuel needs from biodiesel or diesel produced from jatrofa plants. Jatrofa plants can be grown effortlessly in Bangladesh on fallow land, by the side of flood embankments, highways and other places.
The government should adopt an appropriate policy without wasting time to popularise the alternative energy sources extensively. Even a developed country like Britain, is meeting substantially its national energy needs from unconventional sources.
Quayuum Chowdhury
Eskaton, Dhaka
Specially, a project for biodiesel from the fruits of the jatrofa plants needs to be pushed hard. It was reported sometime ago that the government was planning to go for jatrofa plantations in some of the reserved areas to meet the total annual diesel requirement of the country. But no more has been heard about the project since. India and some other countries are known to be meeting substantial parts of their fuel needs from biodiesel or diesel produced from jatrofa plants. Jatrofa plants can be grown effortlessly in Bangladesh on fallow land, by the side of flood embankments, highways and other places.
The government should adopt an appropriate policy without wasting time to popularise the alternative energy sources extensively. Even a developed country like Britain, is meeting substantially its national energy needs from unconventional sources.
Quayuum Chowdhury
Eskaton, Dhaka