Rio Tinto to launch biofuel seed farming for renewable diesel production in Australia

Rio-Tinto-Chief-Decarbonisation-Officer-Jonathon-McCarthy-flanked-by-Pongamia-trees. The Pongamia pilot will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot. The project will explore the potential of Pongamia seed oil as a feedstock for renewable diesel, a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels. The pilot aims to determine if Pongamia seed oil can contribute to Rio Tinto’s renewable diesel […]