Cultivation and use of rapeseed oil for Icelandic transportation

12.3.2010 OR/REYST lecture to be held at Bæjarháls 1, conference hall 1st floor, March 17 at 12:00:12:40.The lecture is free of charge and open for everyone to attend.

Title: Cultivation and use of rapeseed oil for Icelandic transportation

Author: Jón Bernódusson, MSc, Deputy Director of Research and Development Division, Icelandic Maritime Administration (IMA). 

Topic: The presentation gives a overview on experimental project, which is run by IMA. The goal of the project is to threshing the plants, chill (Brassica rapa var. oleifera) and rape (Brassica napus var. oleifera). The oil from their seeds is possible to create biodiesel which can be used for transportation.