Energy Oil Trees

The World over BioDiesel is produced from every kind of Oil like Sunflower, Rapeseed, Linseed, Canola, used vegetable Oils etc.

However in view of the food-versus-fuel concerns, the potential of producing BioDiesel from non-edible Oil from Tree-borne Oils ( TBOs ) seeds is gaining momentum.

Names of many known TBOs are given in the list on the right. Pictures and information about them is given below.

Some of the Energy Oil Trees are :

Pongamia Pinnata
Jatropha Curcas
Copaifera langsdorfii
Ximenia Caffra
Pappea CapensisCamelina
Camelina
Moringa Oleifera
Simrouba
Crambe
Jojoba
Babussa
Niger
Mahua
Neem

More TBOs list being added.....

     
Pictures of Oil Trees & Plants

Pongamia Pinnata Tree   

                   
  Seed Pod                    Seeds fruiting on         Oil Seeds                   Young Pongamia Tree
  outer Shell with            Tree                           ready for crushing
  seed inside

  
   Pongamia plantation

   Click here to download applications of Pongamia Oil and Cake
    

   Jatropha Curcas shrub

   
                       
   Seeds fruiting on           Seed & Shell        Oil Seed ready for       Young Jatropha Plant
   Plant                                                       crushing
 

      
  Jatropha young Plantation



  Jojoba bush


              

  Jojoba seeds                       Jojoba pods on plants        Jojoba fruit



     


   Jojoba plantations in California                    Wild Jojoba plant in Arizona


Click here to download report on all about Jojoba


Click here to download report on Jojoba plantations in Australia


 Camelina crop

   

  Copaifera langsdorfii
  The real Brazilian Diesel Tree
 

       
   Harvesting the diesel              Diesel Oil drops in trunk             Seeds

Crambe Oil crop

              
           



......more pictures to be uploaded