In The United States the renewal of the bio-diesel blending credit has begun to put life into the biodiesel business world. In conjunction with the elevated cost of fossil based fuels it is just a perfect storm for bio-fuels market segment. As of the writing of this short article the cost of used oils for biodiesel production is:
White Grease (cnt/lb) 50.98
Yellow Grease (cnt/lb) 45.00
Tallow (cnt/lb) 49.50
Soybean Oil (cnt/lb) 55.52
These prices indicate the price per pound in cents. To find the correct cost per gallon you want to multiply the cents price by the number of pounds in a gallon.
With the ascending price of feedstock oil what else could you do as a biodiesel manufacturer to control cost? The resolution is easy, grow and maintain your own biodiesel feedstock. It’s well known Soybean Oil, Corn Oil & Canola Oil are all food crops and compete for space on our dinner tables, however did you know there is another option? Camelina Oil. What’s Camelina you ask?
Camelina has long been grown in European countries for thousands of years for cooking oil. It grows fastest in a cool, arid environment
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The plant will grow 1-3 ft tall and yields pale green leaves and tiny seeds. Camelina is cold temperature and drought tolerant, needs little fertilizer and can be produced with standard equipment. It can be broadcast or drilled at the end of fall, winter or spring, and straight combined in early July. Camelina has a 90-day growth cycle and current crop yields range between 500 to 3,000 lbs/acre. The two planting methods used are broadcast seeding or direct drilling. Sowing rate with each method is 5 lbs seed/acre.
Camelina is an oilseed crop in various Countries in europe (Austria, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and the USSR) and a feedstock for biodiesel production.
Pure Camelina is cold-pressed oil produced from Camelina Sativa seeds. It is among the best sources of omega 3 essential fatty acids you can find.
Although Camelina oil has been used for thousands of years, it is just now getting the notice it deserves for its usage as a biofuels oil resource.
Additionally it is a safer source of omega 3 than fish oils. (Fish oils are at risk of mercury contamination). Pure Camelina oil is better than fish oil.
Camelina is an under-utilized plant and it provides market alternatives for the demanding Biofuels industry. The method of oil extraction is cold pressing. The added advantage of using Camelina oil is it’s similarity to soybean oil for cold flow properties, which happens to be an important aspect for cold weather biodiesel producers. The seeds contain 29-45% oil and 23-40% protein and are loaded with omega
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Traditional high, water-use crops like cotton, corn and wheat need to have about 30 inches of rainwater or more to generatte satisfactory yields. Camelina is known as a low- water use alternative crop with numerous marketing opportunities.
Therefore the very next time you have a board meeting to go over ever rising cost of biodiesel feedstock oil, advocate farming of Camelina, your board members and investors will most likely be grateful for the suggestion.
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