The Tiny Oilseed That Could Help Power Hawai‘i’s Energy Future - Hawaii Business Magazine

Hawaii Business Magazine

Factuality

Ownership

The Tiny Oilseed That Could Help Power Hawai‘i’s Energy Future - Hawaii Business Magazine

Nothing seems particularly remarkable about camelina, a small, wispy plant that flowers in meadows across North America and Europe. Yet it’s full of surprises. When cultivated, camelina acts as a fast-growing cover crop that can be rotated with crops such as onions and watermelons. The plant’s rows of tiny, hard seeds are packed with oil, which has been used in lamps and kitchens for millennia. After the oilseeds are extracted from their pods a…