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"The issue with biodiesel has been cost. Since a high fraction of the cost is in the production of the oilseed, a low input crop like camelina is desirable."
- Grant Jackson, MSU agronomy professor at the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center in Conrad.
Sustainable Oils News Releases
Sustainable Oils Opens Expanded Camelina Research Facility in Bozeman
06-14-2010
North America’s Largest Camelina Research Program Expands to Deliver Improved Varieties to Growers Even More Quickly
June 14, 2010 - Bozeman, MT - A new, larger camelina research facility in Bozeman will allow Sustainable Oils to deliver improved camelina varieties to growers even more quickly. Sustainable Oils' research team moved into the new location in March and has already planted its 2010 research and breeding crop in the adjacent research fields.
Sustainable Oils will be hosting an open house on Tuesday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the new location, 214 W. Shepherd Trail Suite F, in Bozeman.
Sustainable Oils Supplies Camelina-based Biofuel for U.S. Navy's F/A-18 “Green Hornet” Test Flight
04-23-2010
Earth Day test is first supersonic flight to use 50-50 camelina-based, traditional jet fuel mix
April 23, 2010 - Bozeman, MT - Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, supplied the camelina-based biojet fuel that successfully powered yesterday's Earth Day test flight of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 “Green Hornet” aircraft. Taking place at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent River, Maryland, the flight was the first to demonstrate the performance of a 50-50 blend of camelina-based biojet fuel and traditional petroleum-based jet fuel at supersonic speeds. Yesterday's use of this camelina-based fuel, which was produced by Honeywell's UOP using its renewable jet fuel process technology, marks a significant milestone in the certification and operational use of camelina-based biofuels in military aircraft.
Images from the Green Hornet test flight are available for download on the U.S. Navy’s website at:
www.navy.mil.
Sustainable Oils Produces Camelina-based Fuel for Historic U.S. Air Force Flight
03-26-2010
First aviation flight to have 50-50 traditional-renewable fuel mix in all engines
March 26, 2010 - Bozeman, MT - Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, powered the historic and successful flight of a U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II which flew on a 50-50 blend of camelina-based jet fuel and traditional jet fuel. The 90-minute flight, which took place March 25th at Eglin Air Force Base, in Florida marked the first time that any aircraft has been powered by conventional and biomass-based fuel in all engines. Footage of the historic flight is available for download here: http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=video/video_show.php&id=81785
Sustainable Oils Honored by Industry Publication
01-05-2010
Shares “Biofuels Digest Company of the Year Award” for Achievement in Commercialization with other Aviation Biofuel Pioneers
Sustainable Oils was one of five companies associated with the advancement of aviations biofuels jointly named as Biofuels Digest Company of the Year award for Achievement in Commercialization. Read the full Biofuels Digest news release here.
14 Airlines Sign Landmark MOU for Camelina-based Renewable Jet Fuel & Green Diesel
12-15-2009
14 Airlines Sign Landmark MOU for Camelina-based Renewable Jet Fuel & Green Diesel
Subsequent purchase agreements for up to 750 million gallons of renewable fuels would remove 14 billion pounds of C02 over 10 years
New biojet production facility to be built in Washington state
SEATTLE (December 15, 2009) Seattle-based AltAir Fuels today announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with 14 major airlines from the United States, Mexico, Canada and Germany, led by the Air Transport Association (ATA), to negotiate the purchase of up to 750 million gallons of renewable jet fuel and diesel derived from camelina and produced by AltAir Fuels. This unprecedented announcement demonstrates the airlines’ determination to reduce emissions and accelerate the deployment of renewable jet fuel. The renewable fuel, to be produced at a new facility in Anacortes, Wash., would replace about 10 percent of the petroleum fuel consumed annually at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, reducing carbon emissions by about 14 billion pounds over 10 years.
Sustainable Oils Adds Nick Flaman to Canada Camelina Production Team
12-09-2009
Sustainable Oils to Supply 100,000 Gallons of Camelina-based Renewable Jet Fuel to U.S. Air Force
10-01-2009
Domestic, renewable and low-carbon fuel selected to power military aircraft
October 1, 2009 - Bozeman, MT - Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, low carbon and domestically produced camelina-based fuels, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) to supply camelina-based jet fuel for the Air Force. The contract is for 100,000 gallons of HRJ-8 beginning 2009 through 2010, and includes an option to purchase an additional 100,000 gallons between June 2010 and December 2012.
Sustainable Oils to Supply Navy with Camelina-based Jet Fuel
09-09-2009
Sustainable Oils to Supply Navy with Camelina-based Jet Fuel
Fuel will be used to support Navy's certification testing program
September 9, 2009 - Bozeman, MT - Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, environmentally clean, and high-value camelina-based fuels, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel. The fuel will be delivered to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) fuels team in 2009 and will support the Navy's certification testing program of alternative fuels. The contract includes an option to supply up to an additional 150,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel.
2009 Camelina Harvest Underway
08-24-2009
August 24, 2009–Combines and trucks are rolling across Montana and Southern Canada as farmers are harvesting the 2009 camelina crop. However, the harvested oilseeds will soon be powering a higher-flying form of transportation.
High oil content, low fertilizer requirements and co-product use combine to lower carbon footprint
April 27, 2009 – Bozeman, MT –Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emissions by 84 percent compared to petroleum jet fuel. The research, in collaboration with UOP, a Honeywell company, was conducted at Michigan Tech University, a leading research university. The study was based on camelina grown in Montana and processed into biojet fuel using UOP hydroprocessing technology.
Sustainable Oils Successfully Closes 2009 Camelina Contracting Season
04-12-2009
April 14, 2009 – Bozeman, MT – Sustainable Oils has successfully closed its camelina contracting period for the 2009 growing season. Growers across Montana and southern Canada are now gearing up to plant the 2009 camelina crop.
JAL Flight Brings Aviation One Step Closer to Using Biofuel
01-30-2009
Camelina-based Aviation Fuel Cleared for Takeoff: Sustainable Oils to Participate in Historic Flight
12-16-2008
Sustainable Oils Adds Mike Waring to Montana Camelina Production Team
10-27-2008
Oct. 20, 2008 – Bozeman, MT – Sustainable Oils has named a leading agricultural chemical, seed, and biotechnology industry professional as the company’s general manager. Scott Johnson will be responsible for the company’s continuing efforts to build camelina production and marketing opportunities for farmers in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Johnson joined the company on Oct. 1.
Sustainable Oils receives regulatory approval for feeding camelina meal in livestock diets
09-24-2008
(November 20, 2007) HELENA, Mt. – U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Jon Tester (D-MT), Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer and representatives from state agriculture will join Targeted Growth, Inc. (TGI), a renewable energy bioscience company, and Green Earth Fuels, a vertically integrated renewable biodiesel energy company, as the two companies announce the formation of a joint venture called Sustainable Oils, Inc. (www.susoils.com). The new venture will produce and market up to 100 million gallons of Camelina-based biodiesel by 2010, launching the single largest U.S. contract for the unique biodiesel-specific feedstock. Nearly all of the initial Camelina production is expected to be grown in Montana.
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