Local firm, Singapore partners plan six waste-to-energy projects
ASIA PACIFIC Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc., a Makati-based company specializing in waste-to-energy projects using technology from Singapore, is looking at six areas in the Philippines to build facilities that will process garbage into electricity. “We do have plans and we are finalizing concession agreements with a few regions. We have at least six regions, it’s […]
Energy Ministry keen to maintain subsidies for biofuels
The Energy Ministry plans to revoke the seven-year time frame for terminating the subsidies for biofuels, expecting to amend the State Oil Fund Act of 2019 within two years. Viraphol Jirapraditkul, director of the Energy Fund Administration Institute (EFAI), said Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong told the Prime Minister’s Office to consider amending the revised act to […]
Purdue biofuel study addresses concerns over deforestation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The impacts of U.S. biofuel policy on deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia are found to be insignificant, according to the latest research from leading economic modeling experts from Purdue University. The study looked at concerns from renewable fuel opponents claiming that biofuels are to blame for increased agricultural activity in Southeast […]
Indonesia’s Pertamina ends deal with Italy’s Eni for palm oil fuel project -Pertamina CEO
JAKARTA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia state energy company PT Pertamina has ended a partnership with Italian oil, gas and power firm Eni SpA to process palm oil into fuel, Pertamina’s chief executive told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday. Pertamina’s Nicke Widyawati said during the hearing that Eni required internationally recognised certification for palm oil, […]
Why palm oil biofuel simply cannot replace fossil fuel yet in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Is a future where our fossil fuel usage is replaced with 100 per cent biofuel made of palm oil possible? While it may look promising given Malaysia’s status as the world number two in palm oil production, it may still an impossible feat to achieve, as explained by the Malaysian […]
Why palm oil biofuel simply cannot replace fossil fuel yet in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Is a future where our fossil fuel usage is replaced with 100 per cent biofuel made of palm oil possible? While it may look promising given Malaysia’s status as the world number two in palm oil production, it may still an impossible feat to achieve, as explained by the Malaysian […]
TPIPP budgets B8bn for waste-fuelled power plants
SET-listed TPI Polene Power Plc (TPIPP) plans to spend 8 billion baht in 2020 to develop waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in Thailand. Worawit Lerdbussarakam, vice-president for production, said 6 billion baht of the budget is to acquire existing WTE projects and 2 billion baht is to increase production capacity for refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from various types […]
Study: U.S. biofuels not to blame for Indonesia and Malaysia deforestation
Since 1990, the United States has ramped up its production of biofuels—to about 16 billion gallons of ethanol and 1.6 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2017. At the same time, production of palm oil has increased nearly sixfold, mainly for food production, and with it significant deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia. That overlap has led […]
