Cars run on ... coconut oil!

People on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found a ' secret ' to deal with rising energy prices: coconut oil. They are currently developing refineries to produce coconut oil to replace gasoline.

(Artwork: oliomobile.org) From police to priests, people . at Bougainville are operating their vehicles and generators with coconut oil fuel. Not only is it cheap, it is also an environmentally friendly fuel. Currently this fuel is attracting the attention of countries such as Iran, European countries.

For years, Bougainville people have relied on expensive imported fuel. The lack of fuel often occurs because companies are " quiet " to raise prices.

The use of coconut oil energy is not new in Bougainville. The islanders have experienced many years of unrest with thousands of people killed in the war for independence in the 1990s. The situation of limited supply of fuel has forced people to find alternative sources and coconut oil. is their choice.

In peacetime, new technology is taking the coconut processing industry to a new level.

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