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Can this be a reality for our future? In the wet tropical region of North Queensland, Australian farmers have bought over 20,000 diesel trees with the intention that in 15 or so years, they’ll have an oil mine growing on their farmland. The Brazilian “Copaifera langsdorfii” can be tapped just like rubber trees, but instead of rubbery latex, this tree it gives up a natural diesel. “One hectare will yield about 12,000 litres annually,” says the nurseryman selling the trees. It doesn’t need any complex refining, so once it’s filtered, it can go straight into a diesel tractor or truck. A single tree can continue to produce fuel oil for 70 years. It seems the only negative is this particular form of diesel has to be used within three months of extraction.  Farmers in North Queensland are doing their bit to be environmentally friendly by investing in a tree that produces diesel. Over 20,000 trees have been sold to farmers in the tropics by the man who introduced the diesel tree from Brazil. The tree produces an oil that can be extracted, filtered and used to power vehicles and farm machinery. It is estimated a one-hectare crop could produce enough fuel for an average-sized family farm.
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| rocketranger on Apr 8, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
Add this to the US coal reserves, ANWAR oil,
Biofuels, solar & wind- Bye Bye OPEC
I dont trust Corn Ethanol fuel.
All others Yes.
Nice.
Now a whole forest of diesel trees in our parkspaces.
Radical.
Need 100M for fuel.
OK Sierra club? |
rocketranger on Apr 8, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments
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