Fill up your machine for free with a diesel tree

Forestry companies have thrown their weight behind North Queensland's latest biofuel concept, diesel trees, and are expected to plant up to 1000 hectares of saplings this spring. As seen on www.farmonline.com.au From agricultural news, weather, classifieds and market reports to properties for sale, job vacancies and rural events, farmonline has it covered.

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[Voice0fEnergy]

Awesome! Fuel straight from a tree. You cant get more efficient than that.

[JimmyJamesonJnr]

3 years ago, so anyone.. does this work

[superbungabunga]

@geofftp so basicly less than 1 tank per tree, i would need alot of trees to drive all year round

[dufusrunescape]

try using the fruit of the maclura pomifera

[roidroid]

oh wow, just did a quick google - it seems (in a tropical climate) these Copaifera Trees can produce twice as much oil per acre as Oil Palms.

I wonder why tropical Oil Palm farmers arn't planting these Copaifera Trees instead? There must be a reason. Anyone know?

[geofftp]

30 to 40 liters of hydrocarbons per year per fully grown tree

[tomliordos]

what kind of amounts are we talking about?

[Davossssss]

is it true that not all copaifera trees planted will produce oil?