Rapeseed oil as fuel for farm tractors
| Item Type |
Report |
| Author |
A. Ammerer |
| Author |
J. Rathbauer |
| Author |
M. Worgetter |
| URL |
http://www.senternovem.nl/mmfiles/135533_tcm24-124336.pdf |
| Date |
2004 |
| Accessed |
2009-05-23 17:42:43 |
| Series Title |
IEA Bioenergy Task 39, Subtask „Biodiesel“ |
| Institution |
BLT Wieselburg |
| Abstract |
In the development of vegetable oil fuels the adaptation of the fuel to conventional
engines has been preferred in the last decade. Programmes for the alteration of the
engines have only been supported to a low extent. Obvious advantages of changes
in engine technology (low expense of oil production, decentralised solutions) are
above all stressed by proponents in the agricultural and environmental sector.
If pure rapeseed oil is used as a fuel for tractors technical changes are required. For
a market introduction technical and non-technical barriers have to be overcome.
The agricultural centre Weihenstephan has developed a rapeseed oil quality
standard which could support the development of rapeseed oil as a fuel. A
demonstration project (“100-tractors-project”) supported by the German Federal
Government is to provide results on the current state of technology of modification
devices. First results show some problems, however, the difficulties seem to be fewer
than expected.
In Austria a vegetable oil tractors project is also planned on the basis of the results of
the German demonstration project. In this project which could already start in 2003,
35 modified tractors are to be operated with accompanying scientific reasearch. |
| Date Added |
2009-05-23 13:42 |
| Added By |
Forest Gregg |
| Date Modified |
2010-02-26 09:34 |
| Modified By |
Forest Gregg |
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