Ancient Pongamia Tree Breathes New Life Into Sustainable Aviation Fuel
The hardy bean-producing pongamia tree is carving out a niche in the sustainable aviation fuel industry, with the potential for producing human food, and animal feed as well.
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So far the green recovery movement has focused on clean power, but agriculture is also gearing up for a COVID-19 makeover.
More from Pongam, the “Ginsu Knife” of Biofuel Crops
Last week we introduced you to an up-and-coming biofuel tree called pongam, which we called the “Ginsu knives of treedom” because they seemed to have a thousand and one uses – aside from extracting oil from their seeds for making biofuel, that is. Well, it looks like we just … [continued]
Poisonous Purple Pongam Tree Could Be Next Biofuel Superstar
If the name Pongamia pinnata doesn’t ring a bell in terms of biofuel crops, it soon will. Also known as pongam tree, karum tree and poonga-oil tree, the fast growing, drought hardy evergreen boasts delicious-looking lavender flowers that develop into a lush display of pods bursting with oil-soaked seeds. Are … [continued]
