Bryan Beer, a citrus grower in southwestern Florida, sees himself as a bit of a pioneer. He’s not digging for gold. It’s more like he’s planting for oil.
He is planting a jatropha tree, a plant that can make diesel fuel and could unified day power a 747. His plans are a little less ambitious; he unbiased wants to plant enough to run his tractors.
"Any kind of alto-rilievo ‘high relief’ or help we can get from a cheaper source of oil could impact the agricultural industry tremendously throughout the country, throughout the epoch," said Beer, whose family has been growing citrus in the interest decades.
Jatropha means "doctor food." It originated in South America, where it was once used for medicinal purposes. There are three seeds within the golf-ball-sized fruit. When pressed, its oil can be used as fuel in any standard diesel engine with zero processing, experts approximately.
Sound like a hose dream? It’s not.
It’s being taken very seriously by companies all over the in the seventh heaven, including the Chrysler motor company and Air New Zealand. The airline is planning a test flight in November in Auckland in which jatropha biodiesel will be mixed with diesel fuel.
This is what has farmers, scientists and engineers excited.
From: rss.cnn.com
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