Tag: Philippines
Philippines must cultivate sweet sorghum for success, says Japan
Tweet In the Philippines, biofuel still remains limited by the lack of cultivation of sweet sorghum, according to a study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Additionally, the study names as a problem the limited local market for biofuels crops, which could be addressed with a financial package from the government. The report also identifies […]
Coconut oil exports skyrocket as the Philippines fails to mandate B5
Tweet In the Philippines, coconut oil exports grew by nearly 50% in the last 9 months as the country failed to implement the shift to a B5 biofuel mandate. The current blending requirement is 2%, and the proposal to shift to B5 has yet to secure approval from the National Biofuels Board. Coconut oil export […]
TWA to build new biodiesel plant
Tweet In the Philippines, TWA Inc. is planning a new 30 million liter biodiesel plant in Visayas at a cost of $900,000. The company already has a 30 million liter plant in in Sasa, Davao City. Both use coconut oil as feedstock. TWA offers a B5 blend at its Flying V gas station in Philcoa, […]
TWA to build another biodiesel facility in the Philippines
Tweet In the Philippines, TWA will build another biodiesel facility in the Visayas with a capacity of around 8 million gallons, as the Philippines gears up to raise their biodiesel blend in fuel products. The company, responsible for the Flying V brand of biodiesel, pioneered the use of B5 in their retail stationing Philcoa, Quezon […]
Philippines’ DOE wants to consult stakeholders before boosting to B5
Tweet In the Philippines, the Dept. of Energy wants to consult stakeholders regarding the possible introduction of a B5 mandate before issuing the policy. Currently there is a B2 mandate powered by coconut-based biodiesel. Coconut farmers want to boost their market share by the Secretary of Energy is worried about favoring one industry that could […]
Philippines updating biodiesel standard to be inline with international specs
Tweet In the Philippines, the Dept. of Energy is updating its coconut biodiesel specifications to bring the fuel into line with national and international fuel quality standards. The policy, which is meant to facilitate higher biodiesel blends in the future, includes changes to improve oxidation stability and sulfur content as well as dealing with carbon […]
Philippines trialing B5 based on coconut biodiesel
Tweet In the Philippines, the national coconut authority has teamed with the national center for transportation studies for a 25-day trial using a B5 blend of coconut oil-based biodiesel. The government recently approved increasing the current B2 to B5 in order to support the industry. Boosting to B5 will create 40,000 direct jobs alone.
Philippines to incentivize ethanol production with sugar allocations
Tweet In the Philippines, the Sugar Regulatory Administrator said that conversion of world market sugar for ethanol production will be permitted given the SRA’s sugar allocations for 2014. “It is to inform the world that, finally, we will encourage ethanol production,” said Ma. Regina Bautista Martin, adding that this will be the first ever SRA […]
Philippines raises biofuel blend mandate to 5%
Tweet In the Philippines, the mandated biofuels blend will be raised to 5% from 2% after an announcement from the National Biofuels Board. Not only will the heightened blend requirements strengthen the country’s coconut industry as well as lowering air pollution, but the government will save billions of pesos because of petroleum import substitution, asserted […]
Raizen exploring ethanol production in the Philippines
Tweet In the Philippines, Brazil’s Raizen is exploring setting up ethanol production locally and is investigating possible suppliers and feedstock providers. The company hasn’t yet decided on the production capacity of a would-be distillery. Current domestic production capacity is short by about 500 million liters to meet the existing E10 policy. That fuel is currently […]
