A brief note on biodiesel: cost of production

December 24th, 2010 | Posted by iip in Energy - (2 Comments)

Global demand on biofuel is predicted higher in coming years. Many countries had developed policy to increase their utilization on biofuel, including biodiesel too. This demand growth has been examined by scientists recently in relating to food price increasing.

Some experts suggested prudent approach when studying the impact world biofuel demand on climate change. Previous claim saying that biofuel has neutral impact on green house gas emission, but when it recalculated including the effect on land use change, the result shows very different.

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Indonesia promotes “Nyamplung” as potential source of biofuel

November 18th, 2008 | Posted by iip in Energy - (Comments Off)

Your engine car could be powered by coastal tree-based oil. It seed was extracted than tested to fuel the stove replacing kerosene. For developing countries such Indonesia, kerosene is the important fuel for daily need of cooking. If the oil could be used for cooking, so it can be used for fueling the engine car too. Of course, it need more research.

Nyamplung (Calophyllum inophyllum L.), a coastal tree called as potential source of biofuel, researcher says.  This plant found in west coast of Sumatera, Java, West Kalimantan, Sulawesi to Papua. Nyamplung known as windbreaker and have been planted since 1950 along the coast of Java by forest state-owned company Perhutani. This source of biofuel could be better than edible biodiesel sources, such oil palm. What make this tree become significant as the next biofuel sources?

According to researchers of Indonesia Ministry of forestry, nyamplung has several advantages:

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