The MVU Biodiesel Project
Activity Photos
The AusAID sponsored VIDA volunteer talking with a diesel seller in one of the surrounding local communities. Pictured are 3 large drums with hand pumps, which are rural Cambodia's equivalent of petrol pumps.
The VIDA volunteer working with locals at the Poipell Agricultural training facility. Clearing the land in preparation for the plantation of the Jatropha Curcas crop is a very manual process, unaided by the help of modern machinery.
The VIDA volunteer talking with a member of the local community about the differences between diesel and biodiesel, and the benefits that using biodiesel will bring to his business. This man both sells diesel and earns additional money filling up the tyres of motorbikes with air, using a compressor powered by a diesel engine.
A local MVU staff member and the VIDA volunteer, preparing chemicals in the biodiesel making process.
Local community members talking with MVU staff and the VIDA volunteer about the opportunities that locally grown Jatropha Curcas can bring to the community.
Some of the locals living near the Poipell Agricultural Training Facility who will benefit from the work that the plantation provides.
Building on the seed extraction room, where the Jatropha Oil will be crushed and made ready for biodiesel production.
Taking a break from clearing the land at Poipel
Building of the nursery
Construction of the biodiesel plant
The Biodiesel Refinery
Collected used-cooking oil
An example of the correct pruning applied to a 6-month old tree at the Jatropha plantation
The pumping station built that helps to irrigate the land using underground well water.
The biodiesel being tested on campus in a small diesel engine