Pacific Renewable Energy
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| Website | www.pacificrenewableenergy.com.au |
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History
In 2003 the directors of PRE, who were the primary founders of The Australian Biodiesel Group Limited, began their search for a sustainable replacement for used cooking oil and Tallow which are currently used for biodiesel production in Australia.[1] Their search ended on finding Pongamia Pinnata and visiting the fledgling Pongamia oil industry in India.[2] They followed up this with a search for viable Australian native trees and then in the formation of Pacific Renewable Energy in January 2006.[3] After learning the high variability of seed grown trees, they talked to Professor Peter Gresshoff of the University of Queensland's legume research division.[4]
Research
PRE has partnered with CILR to plant a pilot plantation at Roma with Origin Energy.[9] PRE also has its own trial plantation at Caboolture and trials in a number of other locations.[10][11][12]
External links
References
- ^ ABGbiodiesel.com Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine'How Biodiesel is Made'
- ^ PRE overview Archived 2009-10-24 at the Wayback Machine India visit, Page 10
- ^ ASIC Listing Pacific Renewable Energy P/L
- ^ PRE Overview Archived 2009-10-24 at the Wayback Machine History of PRE, Page 1
- ^ CILR Report, March 2008 - Pre funding CILR, Pages 1 & 8
- ^ CILR Report, November 2007 Project Overview - page 14
- ^ PRE Overview Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Branching out into Biodiesel - Courier Mail August 09, 2008
- ^ Plantations to yield clean green fuel August 09, 2008
- ^ PRE overview Archived 2009-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - Origin Energy, Roma Trails, Page 11
- ^ CILR Report Aug/July 2008- Spring Gully Trail - Page 5
- ^ CILR Overview December 2008 - Origin Energy Spring Gully Trail, Sunshine Coast Trial, Page 3