Man uses canola seeds to produce biodiesel fuel

Danville News (Virginia)

By Sarah Arkin
Published: July 26, 2008

Dean Price smiled Tuesday as he eagerly dug his hands into what he thinks will be the next black gold: six acres’ worth of tiny, round, black canola seeds.

In those seeds, cascading into the pronounced 100-foot tall grain bin on U.S. 220 in Bassett, Price sees the next wave of non-petroleum options and the future of America’s energy industry.

In just a few days and with some chemical conversions, that canola — grown at the Upper Piedmont Research Center at the Chinqua Penn plantation in Rockingham County, N.C. — will be ready as fuel for trucks and tractors.

It also can be used for home heating.

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