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About Us
Terasol LABS is a leading plant biotechnology
company focused on the development of biodiesel crops.
Our primary goal is to discover and develop high yielding
crops that generate the most bio-energy per hectare
of land. We are currently working with jatropha, castor
and sweet sorghum.
- We have identified and developed new elite varieties
of feedstock optimized for production under different
agro-climatic conditions, economic and social factors.
- We provide large quantities of the highest quality
planting materials of elite varieties through pure
line selections, hybrids, clonal selections and tissue
culture propagation for nursery development and for
setting up larger plantation initiatives.
- We are developing processes to create high value
uses of feedstock and biodiesel production byproducts
such as jatropha and castor cake.
At Terasol LABS, we have a strong
culture of innovation and development. We have developed
one of the largest germplasm banks for jatropha. We
have worked to identify and cultivate accessions of
the jatropha crop that correspond with various global
agro-climatic conditions. We have done so through close
collaborations with plantations and research centers
across Brazil and India. We have also developed clonal
propagation of jatropha from global selections through
our advanced techniques of plant tissue culture development.
We produce jatropha plantlets through axillary shoot
proliferation and direct organogenesis. Through the
use of tissue culture we are further developing our
germplasm bank and developing hybrids and clonal improvements.
Vision
A change is necessary…
- The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes has almost
doubled in the last 30 years.
- Malaria has spread to higher altitudes in places
like the Colombian Andes, 7,000 feet above sea level.
- The flow of ice from glaciers in Greenland has
more than doubled over the past decade.
- In order to prevent the worst consequences of global
warming, an 80% decrease in U.S. global warming pollution
is required by 2050.
- The US fire season has increased by 78 days over
the past 20 years, which has been linked to increased
temperatures and earlier snowmelt.
- 200 million people around the world could be displaced
by 2080 due to rising sea levels and subsequent flooding.
1 Emanuel, K. 2005. Increasing destructiveness
of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years. Nature
436: 686-688.
2 World Health Organization
3 Krabill, W., E. Hanna, P. Huybrechts,
W. Abdalati, J. Cappelen, B. Csatho, E. Frefick, S.
Manizade, C. Martin, J, Sonntag, R. Swift, R. Thomas
and J. Yungel. 2004. Greenland Ice Sheet: Increased
coastal thinning. Geophysical Research Letters 31.
4 2007 Jan 16. Global Warming by the Numbers: Challenge
is Clear for the New
Congress Accessed 2007 Oct 30.
Our Vision
By applying advanced plant science technologies
to energy crops, our vision is to reduce global dependence
on fossil fuels. It has become apparent to the global
community that cooperative change is necessary for quality
of life, but also for our survival. We are dedicated
to creating cleaner forms of energy as a means of protecting
our environment, while creating new opportunities for
independent farmers and rural communities.
History
Terasol LABS was born out of the collaboration between
Terasol Energy and a group of scientists with world-renowned
expertise in the biology of oilseed crops.
Locations
We are the leading global company focused on biodiesel
crop science. We are based in Chennai, India with offices
in Brazil and the United States.
Contact Us
We would be happy to hear from you. Please contact us
at info@terasol.net
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