Acreage Increase for Camelina Production

Here is a post about the development of one of the most versatile as well as a profitable oilseed producing biofuel : The Camelina company- Great Plains Oil And Exploration , a company which contracts for more than 85% of the Camelina cultivated in the North America, have planned to increase the acreage of Camelina by more than 200% than last year. The most interesting fact about this is that this increase of acreage is expected to make Camelina a commercial biofuel. A recent life cycle analysis conducted at Michigan Tech University stated that Camelina-based jet fuel would produce 84 percent fewer carbon emissions than traditional jet fuel (Source :Biodiesel magazine). Research studies reveal that camelina derived biofuel have been used to drive more than 15 million miles so far. Another interesting article, which I came across claims that Camelina is even better than Canola due to the fact that is showing increasing yields every year. (Courtesy:Idaho Business Review) Camelina Company’s CEO Huttenbauer claims that there are many varieties of Camelina, which have been successfully used as renewable fuel. Furthermore, the CEO credits the profitability of this crop grower as well.