Published Paper Details:

The rising demand for fuels poses a problem for modern scientists. There are decreasing amounts of fossil fuels left to use. As a result, biodiesel has emerged as a promising alternative fuel for the future of the planet. It's a fuel that won't harm the planet. Many scientists have made concerted efforts to develop compression ignition engines that can run on biodiesel generated from plant oils. There is a wide range of raw materials to choose from, such as Pongamia Pinnata, Neem seeds, cashew nuts, waste vegetables, cotton seed, etc. Biodiesel fuel and lubricants are made from non-edible oil seeds and vegetable oils such palm oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, and canola oil. However, Pongamia pinnata shows promise as a raw material source because it can be collected from the wild with relative ease. The Pongamia pinnata tree is a nitrogen-fixing, drought-resistant, semi-deciduous legume. In this paper, we look at the feasibility of producing biodiesel on Vanua Levu's 58,897 hectares of marginal, underutilised land. According to the output forecast, it is possible that the available land area might yield 488 million litres of Pongamia oil and 645 million litres of biodiesel. For all discount rates up to 10%, the benefit-cost ratio is greater than 1, and the net present value of the project is positive, as determined by a cost-benefit analysis.