I read a study not so long ago saying that palm oil was a great alternative
fuel in warm climates. I don't recall if it was as SVO or biodiesel, I suspect
some mixture of each. IIRC the conclusion was on some of the small caribbian
islands dino fuel importation could be cut by a quarter through use of biofuels.
-Curt
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John M McIntosh wrote:
> "J.P. Morgan forecasts that the average price for crude palm oil in
> 2006 will be 1,540 ringgit (US$408.10) a metric ton,
> compared with about 1,440 ringgit currently. The firm recently raised
> its 2007 forecast to 1,610 ringgit from 1,520 ringgit, citing the
> biofuel factor."
What about rapeseed prices?
If I could get crude for $1-1.50, biodiesel from virgin oil could be
feasible. Palm oil is not good stuff for SVO, how good is it for
base stock for Bio?
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Curt Raymond wrote:
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> I read a study not so long ago saying that palm oil was a great alternative
> fuel in warm climates.
The tropical oils tend to be fluid at tropical temperatures. I guess it's
fortunate that
the conditions needed to make the stuff pumpable exist in the same places you
can grow it.
I'd still use a good bit of preheat, even if I lived in Bermuda.
