Airline Industry Executives Call On Govts To Promote Biofuels Use

The global airline industry wants stronger government efforts to promote using biofuels, with new regulations and economic incentives for its production. It is working to meet the growing air-passenger demand without a proportional increase of carbon emissions, industry executives said Thursday.

March 15, 2012 – First Ripe Fruit and Seeds

David Kombe and John Mitchell on Bedford Biofuels Jatropha plantation Flowers on the Jatropha trees A cluster of 10 fruit on the Jatropha tree on Kitangale Ranch David and John showing some of the first Jatropha fruit Fruit and flowers on the Jatropha trees First ripe Jatropha friut on Kitangale Ranch Ripe for the picking!  First ripe fruit from our Jatropha trees
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First Fruit and Many Visitors – 02/06/12

We've had many visitors from the neighboring Ranches anxious to hear about our progress so far First fruit of the season First fruit of the season Looking SE toward the compound NW corner looking towards compound John showing off plants with 7 stems at 3.5 months 3 birds on trees Dik Dik at our site
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Jatropha trees at 3 months – 1/30/12

Looking West - wide view from tree top Trees all lined up and looking good John is happy to see the trees so healthy and growing so well Four foot tall plants at 3 months Trimmed grass with healthy plants Looking south toward the site Workers cutting grass between rows DLPO and DAO at Jatropha plantation
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Boreholes and Roads – 1/30/12

5 meter borehole by Kongoni Locals filling up water buckets at a 5 meter borehole by Kongoni Cutting trees to clear new road Cutting trees to clear new road Cutting trees to clear new road Cutting roadway for drill rig Cutting down the methengate brush along the B8 Looking south towards borehole 4 (2.7 km)
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Storage Containers – 1/30/12

Containers in a row Septic tank cap behind washrooms Containers looking good Containers all lined up Placing containers Bully and Harry lining up containers on slab and back foundation wall One more load of sand needed is what Ed says Area between slab and wall filled with sand in prep for putting containers in place
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Tana Delta Phase 1 • Ten weeks after planting

grasshopper on Jatropha leaf Bird on site Wide view of Jatropha trees at 10 weeks Looking north - Jatropha trees at 10 weeks work slab and rear footing for 4 containers Side view of new washrooms Close up view of Jatropha trees - Jan. 11th 10 weeks after planting Bahola in new guard post
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Bedford on Tarmac for Thai Airways Inaugural Biofuel Flight

December 22, 2011 – Bedford Biofuels and its strategic partner for downstream activities, COVE Energy, were at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand for Thai Airways’ Inaugural Biofuel Flight on Wednesday. The invite only event saw full media coverage of the delegates, panel members and representatives from PTT, Boeing, Thai Airways, and Rolls Royce to [...]

Tana Delta Phase 1 – December 8, 2011

local Tana residents sitting on a bag of rice Engine break down on the side of the road in Menjila Road side engine overhaul Kids having fun in the flood waters kids playing in the flood waters. Watch out for crocs! Villager carrying out possessions from flooded villages Tana River making new course east of Idsowe due to flooding Main Tana River is on the other side of the big trees
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Biofuel Bulletin – November ’11

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