- Much of the Biodiesel feed stock will come from Australian farms. Local industries will grow from making their own fuel as has occurred throughout Europe. Those jobs are predominantly located in rural areas, mostly in the trade industry. The small and medium sized enterprises which are the key motor of any national economy.
- Biodiesel is helping maintain our competitiveness in international markets. And potentially create alternative income streams in farming.
- There are cost savings in freight, storage and infrastructure
- The country can have a Secure fuel supply.
- Rural communities will benefit; Localized production, increase in variety of farm produced products with access to alternative markets, employment in various fields from valuable byproducts. Such as soap, Oh yes, the byproduct of biodiesel production is glycerin, which you make soap from. The other is ethanol, which you clean and put into the next batch.
- Cost of producing vegetable oil. Versus the Av. diesel consumption of 21,000 litres is an average oilseed yield 1.7t/ha , or about 74 tones.
- A renewable fuel, from seed to fuel in 200 days