Camelina jet fuel has 84 percent lower carbon emissions than convention fuels: report

In Montana, Sustainable Oils announced that a lifecycle analysis of camelina oil-based jet fuel showed a reduction of 84 percent in carbon emissions compared to conventional fossil-based jet fuel. The analysis was performed by Michigan Tech University from camelina grown in Montana and processed into biojet fuel using UOP Honeywell’s hydroprocessing technology.

Camelina contains high oil content,  low in saturated fat, is drought resistant, and can also grow in marginal land. Grown in rotation with wheat, camelina does not displace other crops or compete as a food source; Sustainable Oils has projected that Montana could sustain up to 3 million acres of camelina production and generate up to 300 Mgy in oil production.

Previous research has concluded that a wheat-camelina-wheat rotation produces more wheat than  wheat-fallow-wheat, making camelina a unique candidate to increase both energy and food production.

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