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PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEEDSTOCKS The primary issue in any biofuel is the feedstock source. The Company is fundamentally agnostic with regard to feedstocks and is committed to utilizing any and all sustainable and economically viable sources in the fulfillment of its mission, making it relatively unique among renewable jet fuel producers. These include jatropha, camelina, algae, waste biomass and designer sources. The Company holds world class expertise and experience in jatropha. The Company also has camelina cultivation/refining under development in Argentina and is in the planning stages for large camelina projects in Eastern Europe in the U.S. through its joint ventures. The Company also recently entered into a joint venture agreement with a leading Algae developer and maintains relationships with Waste Biomass and Designer feedstock developers such that it will be diversified across all the major potential sources of feedstock and refining technologies. |
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JATROPHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jatropha is a plant that produces seeds containing inedible lipid oil that can be used to produce fuel. Each seed produces 30 to 40% of its mass in oil. Jatropha can be grown in a range of difficult soil conditions, including arid and otherwise non-arable areas, leaving prime land available for food crops. The seeds are toxic to both humans and animals and are therefore not a food source.
CAMELINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camelina is primarily an energy crop, with high lipid oil content. The primary market for camelina oil is as a feedstock to produce renewable fuels. The left over “waste” from the oil extraction can be used as animal feed in small proportions. Camelina is often grown as a rotational crop with wheat and other cereal crops when the land would otherwise be left fallow (unplanted) as part of the normal crop rotation programme. It therefore provides growers with an opportunity to |
diversify their crop base and reduce mono-cropping (planting the same crop year after year), which has been shown to degrade soil and reduce yields.
ALGAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algae are potentially the most promising feedstock for producing large quantities of sustainable aviation biofuel. These microscopic plants can be grown in polluted or salt water, deserts and other inhospitable places. They thrive off carbon dioxide, which makes them ideal for carbon capture (absorbing carbon dioxide) from sources like power plants. One of the biggest advantages of algae for oil production is the speed at which the feedstock can grow. It has been estimated that algae produces up to 15 times more oil per square kilometre than other biofuel crops. Another advantage of algae is that it can be grown on marginal lands that aren’t used for growing food, such as on the edges of deserts. |
WASTE BIOMASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waste Biomass for energy can include a wide range of materials. The realities of the economics mean that high value material for which there is an alternative market, such as good quality, large timber, are very unlikely to become available for energy applications. However there are huge resources of residues, co-products and waste that exist around the world which could potentially become available, in quantity, at relatively low cost, or even negative cost where there is currently a requirement to pay for disposal. There are five basic categories of material:Virgin wood,Energy crops Agricultural residues Food waste, Industrial waste and coproducts.![]() |
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FEEDSTOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JATROPHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CAMELINA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ALGAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WASTE BIOMASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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REFINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BLENDED JET FUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BIO SPK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GREEN DIESEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LOGISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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