Great Plains Doubling Camelina Acreage in 2010 as Aviation Biofuels Darling Gains Traction
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Camelina has been much in the news of late, as a biofuels feedstock of strong promise, because of its position as one of the few “sustainable, affordable, reliable, available” feedstocks suitable for aviation biofuels.
Two major camelina developers – Great Plains and Sustainable Oils – have announced aviation initiatives in the past two months.
Great Plains announced a partnership with BioJet to produce 200 Mgy of camelina-based biofuels by 2012. Sustainable Oils, meanwhile, will provide camelina oil to the 100 Mgy AltAir diesel and renewable jet fuel plant proposed for Washington state.
With all this activity, the Digest took an opportunity to catch up with Great Plains CEO Sam Huttenbauer on prospects and metrics for camelina. Great Plains has 85 percent market share in terms of grower contracts.
Questions include: What is the current geography for camelina? What is a good proxy for where camelina can grow – wheat? What do end-users ask you about camelina-based biofuels? What is the role for genetics and advanced biotech with camelina? What’s the current acreage? How about price? How are the yields? READ MORE
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