| ign="center"> | | | | tree is now seen as a valuable plant whereas for |
| It is quite possible that the best source of renewable | | | | generations it was only a pest and relegated for the |
| energy in the near future will be provided by the | | | | purpose of forming farm hedges. |
| Jatropha Curcas plant - a source of quality green bio | | | | Jatropha oil is already used to power diesel transport |
| fuel. For investors, the plant offers an exceptionaly | | | | as well as electricity generating stations and has |
| high return on investment. | | | | successfully completed trials in an Air New Zealand |
| Jatropha Curcas plants:- | | | | jumbo jet. It is a remarkable little tree. |
| (1) Are already producing a fuel oil that could is | | | | A single Jatropha tree can produce around one litre |
| supplementing reducing mineral oil supplies. | | | | of oil per annum in average conditions i.e. without |
| (2) Provide investors with an investment vehicle | | | | forced watering - irrigation. Since they are planted at |
| offering the Investors outstanding returns on their | | | | a density of 1000 trees per acre, it follows that one |
| investment and provides the capital to develop the | | | | acre can yield 1,000 litres of oil every year. This |
| Jatropha plant farms. | | | | would be enough to keep a diesel car going for the |
| (3) Make use of fallow stretches of dessert land | | | | whole season. Jatropha farming does has |
| unsuitable for normal plants. | | | | characteristics that at first sight may be thought of |
| Exploration for new oil reserves continues, but | | | | as disadvantages, but upon closer inspection turn out |
| discovery rate is lower than current consumption | | | | to be advantageous. These apparent weaknesses in |
| rate. Experts may disagree about how long existing | | | | the Jatropha oil model are that the plants only |
| oil reserves may last, but they do all agree that it is | | | | survive in tropical areas and that farming and crop |
| being used faster than it is being found. BP's chairman | | | | gathering is fairly labour intensive. Now consider the |
| recently indicated that in his opinion, based on today's | | | | upside of those limitations. |
| extraction rates, there remains only forty-two years | | | | By virtue of their very location, tropical, and the |
| supply of crude oil left in the ground. | | | | quality of the land, poor to marginal, Jatropha |
| This paints a bleak picture for the future for nations | | | | plantations tend to be in areas of poverty or at best |
| relying on natural underground oil deposits. The | | | | areas when subsistence farming is the norm. But with |
| chairman of British Petroleum is quoted as suggesting | | | | a little investment and assistance, the local can literally |
| quite clearly that we are on a fast-track to complete | | | | grow a better life for themselves for the cost of a |
| depletion of our natural oil reserves. he gave a time | | | | few seedlings and some basic training. It's a win-win |
| span of well under 50 years at present usage rates. | | | | situation for the local farmers and the investor alike. |
| Oil experts across the world differ on the timescale | | | | It is through well prepared and well managed |
| but all agree on one thing:- It's going faster than new | | | | Investment Programmes that these third world |
| reserves can be found. | | | | nations could attract the Wrests' investment for the |
| It's a dire situation, beyond doubt. If we can't | | | | Jatropha projects. The investors would be helping the |
| uncover more natural deposits of oil than we are | | | | poor countries to raise themselves out of poverty |
| using then one thing is inevitable. The oil will run out | | | | and energy-dependence at the same time as |
| one day. | | | | enriching the indigenous people and helping to reduce |
| While experts do disagree on the time left before | | | | global warming. In return the investor would have the |
| 'doomsday', no one disagrees that consumption is far | | | | satisfaction that it is his contribution that has allowed |
| outstripping discovery of new reserves. On the | | | | all those benefits to arise and would he would be |
| subject of the size of existing reserves, one | | | | financially rewarded by a very significant return on his |
| respected figure, Peter Sutherland of UKs PB group | | | | investment. |
| put a time limit of just over forty years on the | | | | If you are interested to investigate what these |
| availability of existing known oil reserves. | | | | Jatropha Investment Programmes can offer, then I |
| A sobering thought indeed. | | | | there is a new company in the United kingdom that |
| The concern over the last few years about the | | | | can provide information. They offer an annual return |
| greenhouse effect and the global climate change is | | | | of 93% which is quire remarkable. They claim that |
| adding to the concerns over the shortage of oil. It's | | | | the they have insured the Fund against risks like Acts |
| not surprising that governments and commercial | | | | of God and civil unrest, so it may be a secure |
| companies in the west are urgently seeking | | | | investment. |
| alternative sources of energy. | | | | Patricia Ellis from marketing agents Jatropha Green Oil |
| Well aware of the two issues of climate change and | | | | Investment comments, "This is an exciting new |
| crude-oil dependency, India has already taken the | | | | green investment opportunity which has the genuine |
| step of turning over massive swathes of land to | | | | potential of generating a total return of 345% |
| Jatropha green oil plant farmers, well before other | | | | meaning that an initial investment of £10,000 |
| countries have realised the economic and | | | | (E11,120.00) would grow to £44,500 |
| environmental benefits. | | | | (E49,484.00) in the space of five years. It is also |
| Around the Equator there are millions of acres of land | | | | great news for those with lower performing pensions |
| of such poor quality and in such a poor environment | | | | as they can now invest in Jatropha Curcas via a SIPP |
| that normal plants perish.In these regions, though, the | | | | pension scheme." |
| Jatropha tree blossoms and produces a biannual crop | | | | Contact Patricia Ellis in the United kingdom on +44 (0) |
| of green fruit that when crushed discharges a liquid | | | | 845 226 2931 |
| that can be processed into diesel oil. The Jatropha | | | | Or go to the website. |