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| CPL's pioneering work in Bio-diesel | ||
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Clean
Power (CPL) has been working in Bio-diesel since 2001. CPL achieved
groundbreaking success in establishing a locally grown wild tree
as a viable source of Bio-diesel. This tree is known in Urdu as
Sukh Chane; its botanical name is Pongamia Pinnata, and it is popularly
known as Pongame.
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| Pongame in the bio-diversity program | ||
| Pongamia and bio-diversity | ||
| Pongame as a source of Bio-diesel | ||
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per tree seed yield of Pongame is 40-90 kg. The average no. of Pongame
trees that can be planted per hectare is 225. On average 14,000
kg of seed per hectare can be obtained. The per weight yield of
oil from Pongame seeds is 25%. Hence, a minimum of 2,200 litres
of “neat” Bio-diesel can be produced from 1 hectare
of Pongame plantation. Depending upon usage application, this can
be used to prepare B5, B10 etc.
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| Another feather in CPL’s cap is the establishment of a standardized production process of Bio-diesel from Pongame Oil. | ||
| Other sources of Bio-diesel | ||
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has identified and short-listed other resources of Bio-diesel in Pakistan,
mainly divided into two categories – Oil Seeds and Waste Oils. The oil-seeds based resources include 1. Pongame 2. Mustard (including white mustard and black mustard) 3. Canola 4. Castor bean 5. Sunflower 6. Cotton 7. Jatropha The short-listing is based on reasons like easy growth in all types of climate, existing wide-scale cultivation in Pakistan, etc. The
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| Car run on Bio-diesel | ||
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CPL
has demonstrated the use of Bio-diesel as a fuel in vehicles. CPL
ran a diesel car on Bio-diesel for the first time in 2001.
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On the occasion of AEDB’s seminar on emerging technologies,
held at Best Western Hotel Islamabad on 22nd – 23rd August
2005, CPL ran a Toyota Corolla 2.0D on B10. The Bio-diesel vehicle
was started by Special Advisor to Prime Minister (Energy) Mr. Mukhtar
Ahmed.
CPL also demonstrated vehicle run on B10 on the occasion of the
Inaugural Ceremony of Pilot Project
on Bio-diesel between AEDB, Pakistan Railways and CPL. The car
was started by Secretary / Chairman Railways Mr. Shakil Durrani. |
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