June 18, 2007 at 12:53 pm · Authored by Alex · Filed under Operators

Link: Biofuels Power Mobile Base Stations

Indian mobile operator Idea Cellular, Ericsson and the GSM Association’s Development Fund have revealed that four mobile base stations powered by locally produced biofuels have extended Idea’s commercial mobile network in rural India.

The biodiesel for the base stations initially comes from fish oil and waste vegetable oil - essentially used-frying oils from local restaurants. In the long term, locally produced jatropha oil will be used. The selected sources for biodiesel have low environmental impact and follow responsible environmental practices for biodiesel production.