Minnesota has been running 2-20% biodiesel for maybe a decade now? Most folk dont even know....
So, the politicians and eco folk are shutting down petroleum. It just is, Im not trying to stir up politics, it just is for now.
That plant was closing, and a different co saw opportunity to use the plant to make bio fuel.
There is a big political push to do that, and the company is trying to move forward with that.
Eco folks are actually against it. They only want electric, no liquid fuels any more.
So we will see if it goes or not.
For farmers and the population in general, it is a good thing.
Many oil seed crops are processed into oil and cake. The cake is used to feed livestock, the oil is used for food, ink, plastics, fuel, and many many other things. If we use more oil crops, we end up with more cheaper livestock feed.
For population in general, we have a shortage of liquid fuels right now. Adding a bit more diesel fuel processing is a good thing.
An argument is food vs fuel, with global food shortages we shouldnt be burning our food. But the oil crops already are separated into oil and cake. We cant eat all the oil, its already being used for many industrial uses.
Soybeans, canola, flax, sunflower, and many other oil crops can be used. Palm oil and other such in other regions of the world.
Corn can be a pretty big supplier too, it does not have a lot of oil but when corn is processed into its different parts of seed hull, starch, protein, and all. It is easy to extract the oil from it. Doesnt take much away from the feed value of the corn.....
Animal fat can also be used, a rendering plant near me has been part of the minnesota bio diesel since the beginning, it is the most difficult, as there have been more problems with the animal fat wanting to revert to lard in the fuel systems, but if the are careful it can work.
So, it seems to bE a real thing that can really work. It has been already in states like minnesota.
There can be a lot of politics involved, but I hope dont go there for now.
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