What makes Millettia pinnata a superior, more sustainable biofuel species?

• Millettia grows into a large tree and has a 10 metre taproot, thus creating a substantial carbon sink.
• Millettia biofuel plantations can fix more carbon than is used in the production of fuel - creating a truly "carbon negative" solution.
• Millettia is resistant to a wide range of adverse climatic conditions including drought, light frost, water logging, moisture stress and salinity.
• Millettia is tolerant of extremely poor soil types and does not require prime arable land otherwise used for food production.
• Millettia is a nitrogen & carbon fixing leguminous tree with a 10 metre taproot capable of sourcing water and nutrients well down in the subsoil.
• Millettia's nitrogen fixing qualities also qualify the tree for plantation carbon credits.
• Millettia easily surpasses plantation oil yield of other oil crops such as oil palm and jatropha with high oil content per seed (40-50%).
• Millettia's oil yield in a plantation environment continues to increase until year 15.
• Millettia has a lifespan of 100 years with a known oil seed productive lifespan of 60 years.
• Millettia plantations can be managed by a smaller / unskilled workforce due to lower crop maintenance and ability to utilise mechanical pruning and harvesting equipment.
• Millettia is a legume therefore minimising irrigation and expensive fertilizer requirements.
• Millettia trees at maturity regularly produce 800 - 1,000kgs of seed per tree per year.
• Millettia thrives in temperatures from 0 - 50 degrees celcius

Biofuel / Oil Plantation Crop Comparison

Yields above are based on results from plantations that are professionally managed with high quality plant genetics, adequate soil nutrition, proper harvesting techniques and high quality processing equipment.

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