1. Afghan Energy Project Special Meeting on Cotton Producing Fuel from Cottonseed Panel Bill Allmon Energy and Power Division U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) bill.allmon@us.army.mil Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

2. Why ARL is involved? Energy security for all locations of current and future operations around the globe. Research use of alternative fuels where petroleum- based fuels are not readily available and/or are dangerous and costly to deliver. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

3. One Approach Expeller Commercial Generator Ruggedized Commercial Biodiesel Processing System (Michael Jacobs/Courtesy photo)

4. Accomplishments Evaluated small expellers. Lab tested small expellers. Evaluated small biodiesel processing systems. Developing an oil identification and quality measuring process. Created a draft design of a portable extraction system. Produced a draft CONOPS. Partnered with the Marine Corp Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O) concerning cottonseed.

5. Future Directions Researching the availability of various feedstocks throughout world. Select the best candidate feedstocks. Extract oil from these feedstocks and blend with JP8 and/or biodiesel and test operation in generators. Develop a properly scaled system to extract oil and mix with JP8. Monitor the development of other alternative fuel areas.

6. Producing Fuel from Cottonseed Oil Extraction – Richard Barton Traditional Processes – Jeremy Butz Automated Processes – Russell Teall Magic Processes – Peter Bell Advanced Processes – Jennifer Holmgren Discussions