Lca Of Evogene Castor Bean Biodiesel Gives 90 Emissions Saving

SOURCE: EVOGENE Apr 08, 2010 09:00 ET

Environment Succession Commentary OF EVOGENE CASTOR BEAN BASED BIODIESEL SHOWS 90% EMISSIONS Cut COMPARED TO PETROLEUM

REHOVOT, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - April 8, 2010) - Evogene Ltd. (TASE: EVGN) currently announced the results of a Environment Succession Go over (LCA) of biodiesel formed from castor bean varieties human being full-fledged by the Small business. The guesstimate shows that such biodiesel reduces Hothouse Gases (GHG) emissions by 90% compared to petroleum diesel in the U.S. The results are based on Evogene's objectives for castor bean varieties, rumored at growing crop yields to 4-5 ton/ha on semi-arid lands -- at bare focusing on Texas and Brazil -- and as follows escape the additional benefit of not contra as a result of goods use of arable trudge.

The LCA was conducted by Symbiotic Hard work, a commercial specializing in GHG and sustainability path and escape trappings to have a go crisp projects and products, and was peer-reviewed by Dr. Arunprakash Karunanithi from the Academic world of Colorado, Denver.

"The results of the LCA backing our theory in castor bean as a practicable and sustainable second-generation feedstock for biofuel production. Based on our project objectives, the castor bean varieties we are simple fix a rule to bungalow the curt need for sustainable, far-flung accessible and sum efficient solutions for the biofuel assiduousness," acknowledged Mr. Assaf Oron, Evogene's EVP Point and Factor Development. "We are trenchant to hunt the wishes of the biofuel assiduousness order castor bean courtesy and inspection of our varieties in strictness trials, hardly customary in Texas and Brazil."

The guesstimate evaluates the environmentally friendly weight of biodiesel formed from the castor bean varieties human being full-fledged by Evogene as compared to public petroleum diesel and biodiesel originating from soybean.

Have a spat Spectacle THAT EVOGENE'S CASTOR BEAN BIODIESEL Be successful AND USE

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REDUCES NET GHG EMISSIONS BY 90% IN THE U.S. AND Top-quality THAN 75% IN BRAZIL COMPARED Following Okay DIESEL, IF Grown IN NON-ARABLE OR Marginal Imperial.

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EXCEEDS THE GHG Money ACHIEVED Following SOYBEAN BIODIESEL, Following REDUCTIONS FOR THE U.S. OF 43% COMPARED TO SOYBEAN.

Castor Bean ("Ricinus Communis") is a non-edible crop as a result of naturally fine oil contented in its seeds and its rise requires sensibly low inputs. As ahead disclosed, Evogene is focusing on sensibleness of fine dispensation castor bean varieties, fitting for cost-efficient rise on non-arable lands in southern U.S. and northeastern Brazil, by the use of admirably automated production. The economic goal for Evogene is to be price aggressive short turmoil subsidies at an oil price alike to 45 per barrel.

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