Cedarford said:

“Sorry Dave, that’s mildly deranged. Poppies are not a viable oil source or able to make “exciting ethanol source” even.”

I beg to differ.

Yields in gal/acre:

corn 18
hemp 39
soybean 48
safflower 83
sunflower 102
peanuts 113
opium poppy 124
rapeseed 127
olive 129
oil palm 635

source:

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_yield.html#ascend

Before you get into lye and alcohol needed for transesterification, consider that this oil will run straight from the press if it is preheated to lower the viscosity. Diesel engines get hot.
Run the coolant through your 55 gallon drum supply tanks = hot fuel.

Use a little lye and alcohol and you have straight diesel to kick start the process.

Their are African countries using this process for electricity right now.

I bet the Afghani’s already burn this stuff in their Petromax lanterns. (Finest Lantern ever made).

Americans are making Biodiesel out of soybeans (check it’s position on the list and selling it as commercial biodiesel for at least the same price as diesel. I think they call it B-1.

Notice the yield of opium poppy vs. soybean on that list.

Take a look at that list again and see that the quest for control of Israel could be construed as a “War for Oil”