Creating Biodiesel - Part 1
Channel: IPREFER Pennycress
Date: 2020-04-02

Dr. Pamela Tas is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a member of the IPREFER research project team. Dr. Tas presents how to create biodiesel and green aviation fuel using the plant known as pennycress. Dr.Tas also discusses how to produce biodiesel and the benefits to the environment from using biomass to create transportation fuels. This video is the first in a three-part series. The material is intended for advanced high school and college students interested in ag-based biofuels. The IPREFER research project has a goal of commercially launching pennycress as a cash cover crop in 2021.

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Learn more about the IPREFER project at www.iprefercap.org. IPREFER is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2019-69012-29851 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.